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FROM THE DESK

Lessons &

Insights

Emilie Taylor, DTM

Club Growth Director

Three weeks ago, I was inspired by Sean, one of • Go with the flow, be flexible and be creative
my club members, when he quoted an African with your approach.
proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you • The value of Toastmasters—it’s worth
want to go far, go together.” This ties in with spreading because I saw firsthand its impact.

my experience two weeks ago, when Jim Kohli, The value of the program goes beyond
International Director, visited District 7. While corporate life, and into every other facet of
he was here, he was the one “going together” with one’s life.
me during the corporate visits. Having Jim Kohli and, last December, Charlie

As the District’s Club Growth Director, Payton, Region 2 Advisor, mentoring me as we
I am responsible (along with my team) for visited different companies allowed us to truly go
coordinating and implementing the District
mission of building or chartering new clubs.

I had an excellent opportunity to learn how
to explain the value and benefits of having If you want to go
Toastmasters clubs in the companies we visited.
I learned these valuable lessons:

• Being positive goes a long way when far, go together
approaching companies.
• People can relate to personal experiences.
Explaining how Toastmasters changed your

life in ways you didn’t expect makes sharing
at a deeper level more meaningful.
• Always be ready for the unexpected.
Oftentimes in these corporate visits, we

only see one or two managers. One of the
companies we visited had around 16 people
on the floor ready to listen to our pitch on the
values and benefits of the program!

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