Page 12 - February 2017 Voices

FROM THE DESK

I Toastmasters

by Donna Stark, DTM—Program Quality Director

Olympia Beer claimed “it’s the water” that
made it special. In Toastmasters, it’s the people!
I’m not a beer connoisseur so I have no idea if
Oly was an outstanding beer or not, but I am a
Toastmaster and can confirm there are a lot of
outstanding people in District 7!
It was good to see so many outstanding
Toastmasters at TLI. Thank you for your
patience and cooperation as we scrambled to
address the challenges of relocating to a venue
that would accommodate us on short notice.
If you attended and haven’t yet provided feed-
back, please do!
If you are a club officer that hasn’t attended
training this winter, I encourage you to seek
out an officer training session by February
28th. Your Area Director will know what is
scheduled in your division, or you can check
the D7 calendar to find a training session that
fits your schedule. The number one common-
ality among outstanding clubs is that their club
officers have attended training. Don’t miss out
on your opportunity to be an outstanding club
officer!
I’m excited about the upcoming Spring
Conference in May, featuring one of District 7’s
outstanding people, Cathey Armillas! Cathey,
the author of, “How to Rock a TED Talk” and a
TEDx speaker herself, will share how TED talks
are different, and how to use those differences
in our own presentations. The first 75 registered
will get the outstanding early bird registration
for Saturday of $55! Cathey will also present a
Friday evening workshop.
Why do IYToastmasters? Because of
outstanding Toastmasters like YOU!

12 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 8 FEBRUARY, 2017