Empowering the Best in You through Learning Opportunities

Greetings fellow Toastmasters,

I am grateful for the many ways Toastmasters share their gifts and talents throughout District 6. Recently, our Division and Area Directors and several Toastmasters provided helpful and engaging club officer training. Thank you for empowering our attendees through your training sessions that provided resources to benefit our clubs, club officers, and members. I appreciated comments like the ones below from those who attended the club officer training during Round 1. 

• I am energized to help the officers start a success plan and the club become a DCP.
• Wow! That breakout session was so fun.  🙂
• Great training with a lot of helpful information.
• I’ve been in Toastmasters for 15 years and this was the best club officer training that I have attended. 

I also heard from some attendees that they would appreciate more time in breakout rooms and more time to engage with their fellow officers. Jamie Richter, DTM, our District 6 Training Director and I have heard you and are planning more opportunities for club officers to engage in conversation during Round 2 of club officers training. 

Train the Trainer opportunities:

We are offering two Train the Trainer opportunities to train our Division and Area Directors and any other Toastmaster who wishes to become a certified trainer during Round 2 of Club Officer Training. Here is a video that will explain the Train the Trainer. Division and Area Directors and Toastmasters who wish to be certified to offer Club Officer Training may register for one of the two Train the Trainer sessions via the District 6 Calendar.

• October 16: 9:00 AM – Noon
• October 23: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Club Officer Training

If you are a club officer who attended training during Round 1, please take a moment to confirm that your training credit was recorded. You can check your club’s dashboard or you can check out the club officer training report. If you find a discrepancy, please send an email to linda.dorn@d6tm.org, list the name of your club(s), your officer role(s), and the date that you attended training. All training credit for Round 1 must be registered by the District team by October 31, 2021. 

Round 2 Club Officer training will begin on November 1, 2021 and end on February 28, 2022. You can find the dates and register for Round 2 Club officer training on the District 6 calendar. You may also see the full list of training dates below. Please note, some training hosts are still setting up their registration sites. If the registration link is not set up on the calendar event yet, please check back in a few days. And, don’t forget the winter Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) on February 12; you can receive Club Officer Training Credit by attending the TLI. The TLI registration link will be available in early November. Here’s a video with an overview on what to expect during Round 2 of Club Officer Training. 

Round 2 Club Officer Training Dates. Please note, you may attend any date that works for you, the third column simply shows who is hosting the training on each date. 

Program Quality Team Members:

Please join me in thanking the following Toastmasters who are serving on the Program Quality Team:

• Training Director: Jamie Richter, DTM
• Conference Co-Chairs: Sharon Rollefson, DTM and Nancy Hobbs, DTM
• All of our District Leaders
• Contest Chief Judge: Jill Nauman, DTM
• TLI Chair: Zee Ashenafi, DTM
• Speechcraft Chair: Zee Ashenafi, DTM
• Pathways Chair: Rahul Kashyap 
• Youth Leadership Chair: Tara Bolanda

Learning Labs and New Member Orientation:

The District 6 Program Quality Team will hold virtual opportunities for you to learn and grow in myriad ways, we’re calling them Learning Labs. We’ll host sessions on Pathways, Speechcraft, Distinguished Club Program, Contest 101, and so much more. If you have an idea for a topic, please let me know at linda.dorn@d6tm.org. 

Upcoming Learning Labs:

Register via the District 6 Calendar page.

Learning Lab: Distinguished Club Program

A fundamental part of every club is the Distinguished Club Program and wouldn’t you like to learn more about it? Learn how each member and club benefits so the District and Toastmasters International does too. Join Monica Radtke, PM3 and DCP Chair, for all that you ever wanted to know about the DCP and how it can benefit everyone! Join her for discussion, participation, and an all-around good time learning about how the DCP should be part of YOU!

• October 20: Noon – 1:00 PM
• October 25: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

The District will offer monthly online NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION sessions via Zoom. We’re really excited to welcome our new members, share helpful information about the organization, about club meeting roles, club officer roles, Pathways, and so much more. The next New Member Orientation will be held on Monday, October 18 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Register via the District 6 Calendar. An email invitation will be sent to all new members in District 6 who have joined since July 1, 2021. All Toastmasters are welcome to attend the orientation. 

Incentives:

District 6 has created several incentives, here are just a few to highlight:

• Incentives for Clubs, Areas, and Divisions who complete success plans by October 31
• Reimbursement to clubs who purchase a Speechcraft bundle
• Shopping sprees for being on track to becoming distinguished status and more

Please check out the incentives page for more details. 

Contests

Before you know it, contest season will be upon us! This year, our categories are Tall Tales and International. It’s never too early to start planning for your club, area, and division contests. Here are speech contest resources, which include the Contest Rulebook, Tall Tales contest kit, the International contest kit, contest tutorials and a page full of helpful Toastmasters International contest resources. 

Save the Date!

• Round 2 Club Officer Training November 1, 2021 – February 28, 2022
• Winter TLI: February 12, 2022 (Registration will open in November)
• District 6 Conference: April 29 and April 30

If you have a passion for training or assisting at events and would like to join the Program Quality Team, please send me an email at linda.dorn@d6tm.org.

Linda

Empowering the Best in You!