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Big announcement: This is the last Fall District. We are also providing this before the
Conference. . . major holidays to allow more time for our offi-
As you soak that in, let me tell you why. These cers to be successfully trained, and avoid being
fun and exciting events soak up a lot of time and thrown off-kilter by another “Snowpocalypse.”
energy from your District team and only benefit The warmly received Division level TLI’s will
a few hundred members. We will redirect that also be continued. I encourage you to use these
Waves of Change energy by providing awesome training events events as recruitment tools, and to have as many
that can benefit thousands of our members by
by John Rodke, DTM—Program Quality Director providing actionable, inspirational, and mean- of your members attend as possible. We are
ingful takeaways for use in Toastmasters and life. improving the lives of all of our members by
I highly encourage you to help us send off training dynamic leaders and public speakers.
the Fall Conference in style by going to the D7 We are getting out of our comfort zone, and
Calendar with a link that now works (my snafu), into our growth zone. . . This is where positive
or click here for tickets. The changes to next and dynamic transformation happens. . .
year’s contest season are being discussed. We I look forward to enjoying the adventure of
will present more information on how that will riding these waves of change with all of you.
change at the Fall Conference, where you get the
amazing opportunity to learn from Accredited
Speaker Johnny Campbell, The Transition Man,
as he coaches our District on how to adapt to
constructive change.

Part of our transition this year is hosting
an earlier Toastmasters Leadership Institute
(TLI) on December 2nd. This year is paving the
way for this to be the major Fall event in our

2017-18 Summer District Trio Training Completed, Vancouver, BC. L to R: Emilie Taylor-Club Growth
Director, Donna Stark-District Director, John Rodke-Program Quality Director

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