Did you miss any ofToastmasters' first-evervirtual convention?Catch up on all theShow Highlights!Watch nowTOASTMASTERSINTERNATIONAL.:2020 VIRTUAL CONVENTION
TOASTMASTER ®VIEWPOINTPublisherDaniel RexMagazine Team SupervisorLaura AmannSenior Editor, Executive& Editorial ContentPaul StermanSenior EditorStephanie DarlingAssistant EditorLaura MishkindContent StrategySuzanne FreyDigital Content EditorShannon DeweyGraphic DesignSusan CampbellTOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL ®9127 S. Jamaica St. #400, Englewood, CO, USA 80112+1 720-439-5050www.toastmasters.orgCONTACTING WORLD HEADQUARTERSFor information on joiningor building a club, visit: www.toastmasters.orgArticle submission:Letters to the Editor:To manage preferences,go to:2020–2021 OFFICERSInternational PresidentRichard E. Peck, DTMInternational President-ElectMargaret Page, DTMFirst Vice PresidentMatt Kinsey, DTMSecond Vice PresidentMorag Mathieson, DTMImmediate Past PresidentDeepak Menon, DTMChief Executive OfficerDaniel Rex2020–2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORSNaomi Takeuchi, DTMRegion 1Karen Lucas, DTMRegion 2TK O’Geary, DTMRegion 3Harold Osmundson, DTMRegion 4Mohamad Qayoom, DTMRegion 5Melissa McGavick, DTMRegion 6Sal Asad, DTMRegion 7Roy Ganga, DTMRegion 8Stefano McGhee, DTMRegion 9Elizabeth Nostedt, DTMRegion 10Aletta Rochat, DTMRegion 11Lesley Storkey, DTMRegion 12Sudha Balajee, DTMRegion 13Dorothy Isa Du, DTMRegion 14submissions@toastmasters.orgletters@toastmasters.orgwww.toastmasters.org/SubscriptionsToastmasters International Mission:We empower individuals to become moreeffective communicators and leaders.WHERE LEADERS ARE MADEwww.toastmasters.orgThe Toastmaster magazine (ISSN 00408263) is published monthly byToastmasters International, Inc., 9127 S. Jamaica St. #400, Englewood,Colorado, United States 80112.Published to promote the ideas and goals of Toastmasters Inter national, a nonprofit educational organization of clubs throughout theworld dedicated to teaching skills in public speaking and leadership.The official publication of Toastmasters International carries authorizednotices and articles regarding the activities and interests of theorganization, but responsibility is not assumed for the opinions of theauthors of other articles. The Toastmaster magazine does not endorse orguarantee the products it advertises.Copyright 2020 Toastmasters International, Inc. All rights reserved.Repro duction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.Not responsible for unsolicited material.Toastmasters International, the Toastmaster and the ToastmasterInternational Emblem are trademarks of Toastmasters Internationalregistered in the United States, Canada and many other countries.Marca registrada en Mexico.Undeterred,Unwavering,Unstoppable ...We AreToastmasters!As we entered 2020, none of us could have imagined that we would witness,and be a part of, Toastmasters history. But when the COVID-19 globalpandemic appeared, we were forced to change everything. What we onceconsidered “normal” had left the building.Each of us has had to step into the unknown. This has led to a series of historicfirsts for our members and our organization. For the first time since World WarII we had to cancel our in-person International Convention, and for the first timein history our Annual Business Meeting was conducted online. We began holdingall meetings virtually. We learned we could travel around the world in a single day,visiting clubs without having to empty our bank accounts and experience jet lag!These unprecedented changes are impressive, but to me the most impressivepart has been the way you, our members, quickly responded to challenges andfound opportunities to overcome them. I view challenges as opportunities in theirrawest form. They enable us to view things differently … to try new things … tobreak free from the norm … and to experience change. You proved this to be true.There has never been a time when we have been requiredto stay so far apart yet needed to be so close together.As the challenges continued to roll in like waves on a stormy sea, you remainedundeterred in your commitment to helping one another pursue individual goals. Youfound new ways of staying connected, becoming technology experts in using videoconferencingplatforms. There has never been a time when we have been required tostay so far apart yet needed to be so close together, and you made it happen.Despite the weight of the challenges posed by COVID-19, you remained unwaveringin your commitment to the club, District, and Toastmasters Internationalmissions. You continued to uphold the organization’s four core values: integrity,respect, service, and excellence.Your dedication, diligence, and ability to combat the hardship of this globalpandemic prove that Toastmasters are unstoppable.In the 2020–2021 Toastmasters year, it is highly likely we will again face un expectedadversities and will need to look for new opportunities to overcome them.Your actions have already shown that you’ve got this.I look forward to working with and serving you during this program yearand witnessing what we will achieve, as together we write the next chapter ofToastmasters history.Richard E. Peck, DTMInternational PresidentTOASTMASTER | SEPTEMBER 2020 3
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