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January 2011

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Upcoming Events
  • Mid-year Club Leader Training. January marks the halfway point for many club leaders, and Mid-year Training can help you reach your second-half goals. You'll build new skills that will make your second half stand out. Visit your district's Web site to find out if club leader training is provided, and for more information about location, time and dates for training. Take advantage of this opportunity to improve your leadership skills.
     
  • Watch Those Month-end Closing Dates. In order to process your submittals and provide month-end reports promptly, Toastmasters' month-end closing dates are not always the last calendar day of the month. Be sure to review the schedule often.
     


Succeed in Your Club
Leadership Role

Remember that you don't have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to club leadership. Toastmasters International provides the information you need to succeed in your role as a club leader.


Talk Up Toastmasters
ChecklistArtworkThis popular club-building contest begins Feb. 1 and will require the participation of all your club members to ensure success. Is your club ready? Evaluate your group before the contest to make sure. Try this handy checklist and prepare to win!






Upcoming Events
  • How to Arrange a Corporate Recognition Award. Since September 2010, 17 Corporate Recognition Awards have been presented to corporations around the world. Remember to order Corporate Recognition Awards early (four weeks in advance of your district's visit date) for the Spring 2011 district visits by a region advisor, international director, international officer and International President.
     
  • Audited Mid-year Treasurer's Report Due. The treasurer's report and supporting documentation for the first half of the year is due February 15. Submit these to your audit committee early and ensure timely submission of the audited documents to World Headquarters.
     

Submit Financial
Supporting Documents

Wondering what financial supporting documents the district needs to send to Toastmasters International? Visit this page in the District Finance Corner. For questions e-mail districtfinancialreports@toastmasters.org.


Mid-year District Leader Training
Toastmasters International provides essential training to help you succeed as a district leader. In January and February, seven mid-year training sessions will be held for the 14 regions.  Participants found the District Leader Training held in August in Palm Desert to be beneficial. You will build on that foundation during Mid-year Training!


Audit Committee Guidelines
The updated Audit Committee Guidelines for the 2010-2011 year will be available to view mid-January. This will be located in the Toastmasters District Finance Corner.


News to Share
 
February 2011 Board Briefing
The February 2011 Toastmasters Board Briefing will be held on Saturday, February 19, at 10 a.m. (PST) in Portland, Oregon. The Board will share the results of its meeting in this open-to-the-public briefing at the Doubletree Hotel Portland. This year, for the first time, all Toastmasters members will be able to view the Board Briefing. A video recording of the Briefing will be posted to the Toastmasters Web site within hours of the event. Please bookmark this page and return to watch the video at your convenience. www.toastmasters.org/February2011boardbriefing.


New Member Kit Updates
As of January, new members will receive two separate communications from Toastmasters International:
  1. New Member Kit mailing. This will include a welcome letter plus the Competent Communication manual and the Competent Leader manual.
  2. New Member Welcome e-mail. This will include links to the Member Achivement Record and products flier, as well as links to downloadable PDFs of the Effective Evaluation, Gestures: Your Body Speaks and Your Speaking Voice booklets. In addition, they will be given a link to Project 1 in the CC manual as well as links to the New Member page and My Profile section of the Web site.

The online materials will soon be available in Arabic, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), French, German, Japanese and Spanish.

The New Member Kit will be lighter and easier to handle. Also, new members will enjoy greater flexibility in how and where they access the materials they need.


Find the Toastmaster Magazine Faster
To quickly locate the most recent issue or share an article with a prospective member, just click on the new magazine button on the left side of the Toastmasters home page. This easy-to-find icon, featuring images of the magazine, takes you directly to the Toastmaster magazine section, where you can read the current issue once you log in with your user name and password. Interested writers can also read the Writer's Guidelines on how to contribute articles for publication.


The 2010 Toastmaster Magazine Article Index in Online
Looking for an article that appeared in last year's Toastmaster magazine? The article index will point you to the expert advice you're seeking. Each indexed article is available for download in PDF format.

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