This interview is the second in a series spotlighting rising stars in Toastmasters District 39. Do your club’s younger members feel the same way? How are you cultivating your next generation of speakers and leaders this year? Q: Hello Rasheed. Which Toastmasters club do you attend and how long you have been a member? A: […]
Author Archive | George Jarosik
Happy Thanksgiving
From Yreka California, down south to Stockton, from Fairfield, to Reno/Carson City Nevada and to all our Toastmaster Friends around the world – thank you for staying your course from presenting your Ice Breaker speech, working on your Distinguished Toastmaster award, creating and energizing healthy, fun clubs to providing excellent leadership. I am grateful and humble […]
Tips for heartfelt Thanksgiving toasts
How to raise a glass and express gratitude with class RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — We all want to express appreciation for family, friends and blessings at Thanksgiving, but the challenge is finding the right words and the best way to say them. Toastmasters International, the global leader in communication and […]
District 39 Member Spotlight: Stephanie Maynard
This interview series will reveal insights about what motivates members to join and succeed in Toastmasters. Q: Stephanie, what was the original catalyst that prompted you to visit Toastmasters? A: I was unemployed in a bad post-college market, looking for anything to give me a leg up. While job shadowing a reporter (my degree is […]
The Road to Distinguished Toastmasters
Honorable, Eminent, Notable—These are some ways that organizations describe those members who have reached the pinnacle of success. In Toastmasters, we call those people Distinguished Toastmasters (DTMs)—the highest award a Toastmaster can achieve. Webster’s dictionary defines distinguished as: successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect. Distinguished Toastmasters are a rare breed. Less than one percent of […]
