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Meet Jim Kohli, DTM—Region 2 Advisor
Greetings fellow Toastmasters! established in August 2010
I’m Jim Kohli, your Region Advisor for the 2014-2015 by Toastmasters
International. Their original
Toastmasters year. My role includes the following
responsibilities: purpose was to assist
Districts with their marketing
Train an coach your district Trio to be even
better than they already are plans. Since the program was Jim Kohli, DTM
established, the RA role has
Work with them to attain a high level of
performance as a district been enhanced year after year. The Toastmasters
International website has this to say currently
Provide marketing training, support, and
presence about the RA role:
“Region advisors are a valuable asset to the growth
There’s also a more subtle task that I take up – that
of encouraging you all to consider the opportunities of Toastmasters International. Every region is
assigned one RA. The volunteers who serve in these
in service leadership that are provided within the
Toastmasters organization. roles help to increase clubs and members. They
support district leaders in a number of important
If you are happy with club life but want to
accelerate your professional career, consider a path ways: 1) With district operations such as district
success planning; 2) in identifying marketing
to district leadership, starting with the area
governor role. While leadership within the club is strengths and needs of the district; 3) By developing
and mentoring future district leaders; 4) By
essential to club success, the experiences of
facilitating district leader training held at the
leadership outside of the club provide increasingly
International Convention and at mid-year.
broad experiences in communication, delegation,
and, above all else, influence. The RAs are a vital link between districts and World
Headquarters. They have expert knowledge about
Oh, did I say above all else? I misspoke-- fun is
above all else. It -is- fun. Ask your district leaders marketing-related issues and trends within the
regions they serve.”
some time if they enjoyed the training sessions that
Two members of District 7 have served as RAs
we shared in Kuala Lumpur or the excellence of
since the program was introduced. Both have
networking with other district leaders to pool
been from Capitol Division: Adele O’Neal 2011-
experience and expertise to solve common
2012 and Allan Edinger, 2013-2014. RAs are
problems. We all learned from each other while
appointed following an in-depth, multi-part
increasing our ownills skin planning,
understanding others, and building teams. interview process, and serve for 16 months.
Some day when you’re the area governor, you will During their tenure, they visited each District
assigned to them, worked with the District
want more. Some day, when you’re the division
governor, you will want even more. Some day, when Governor and Lt. Governor Marketing to increase
you’re the district governor, you will want even more new clubs and membership. They participated in
corporate visits, attended award ceremonies,
to provide service leadership to Toastmasters
spoke at district events, and supported the Trio in
members. You will want more because you are
managing the district. District 7 appreciates their
giving more and it is helping others as well as
yourself. Give it a shot. You will be glad you did. contributions to our continued success.
Jim Kohli, DTM 2014-15 Region 2 Advisor .
The Region Advisor (RA) Program was
Article submitted by Phyllis A. Harmon, DTM
13
Greetings fellow Toastmasters! established in August 2010
I’m Jim Kohli, your Region Advisor for the 2014-2015 by Toastmasters
International. Their original
Toastmasters year. My role includes the following
responsibilities: purpose was to assist
Districts with their marketing
Train an coach your district Trio to be even
better than they already are plans. Since the program was Jim Kohli, DTM
established, the RA role has
Work with them to attain a high level of
performance as a district been enhanced year after year. The Toastmasters
International website has this to say currently
Provide marketing training, support, and
presence about the RA role:
“Region advisors are a valuable asset to the growth
There’s also a more subtle task that I take up – that
of encouraging you all to consider the opportunities of Toastmasters International. Every region is
assigned one RA. The volunteers who serve in these
in service leadership that are provided within the
Toastmasters organization. roles help to increase clubs and members. They
support district leaders in a number of important
If you are happy with club life but want to
accelerate your professional career, consider a path ways: 1) With district operations such as district
success planning; 2) in identifying marketing
to district leadership, starting with the area
governor role. While leadership within the club is strengths and needs of the district; 3) By developing
and mentoring future district leaders; 4) By
essential to club success, the experiences of
facilitating district leader training held at the
leadership outside of the club provide increasingly
International Convention and at mid-year.
broad experiences in communication, delegation,
and, above all else, influence. The RAs are a vital link between districts and World
Headquarters. They have expert knowledge about
Oh, did I say above all else? I misspoke-- fun is
above all else. It -is- fun. Ask your district leaders marketing-related issues and trends within the
regions they serve.”
some time if they enjoyed the training sessions that
Two members of District 7 have served as RAs
we shared in Kuala Lumpur or the excellence of
since the program was introduced. Both have
networking with other district leaders to pool
been from Capitol Division: Adele O’Neal 2011-
experience and expertise to solve common
2012 and Allan Edinger, 2013-2014. RAs are
problems. We all learned from each other while
appointed following an in-depth, multi-part
increasing our ownills skin planning,
understanding others, and building teams. interview process, and serve for 16 months.
Some day when you’re the area governor, you will During their tenure, they visited each District
assigned to them, worked with the District
want more. Some day, when you’re the division
governor, you will want even more. Some day, when Governor and Lt. Governor Marketing to increase
you’re the district governor, you will want even more new clubs and membership. They participated in
corporate visits, attended award ceremonies,
to provide service leadership to Toastmasters
spoke at district events, and supported the Trio in
members. You will want more because you are
managing the district. District 7 appreciates their
giving more and it is helping others as well as
yourself. Give it a shot. You will be glad you did. contributions to our continued success.
Jim Kohli, DTM 2014-15 Region 2 Advisor .
The Region Advisor (RA) Program was
Article submitted by Phyllis A. Harmon, DTM
13
