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LEANNA LISTENS

What skills are you gaining from TV all District 7 clubs to come on the program to

Toastmasters that you are using outside be interviewed or deliver a 5-minute on-air
the club? presentation. The club is a partnership, really,

I’ve learned to edit video and create my own of between 15-20 Toastmasters clubs whose
programs as a creative outlet. Expanding the club members make all this happen.

from one studio to four, I’ve exercised leadership
skills. Our club grew from 8 members to over 20, Why should people join TV Toastmasters?
and we just completed the club’s first President’s To be scared again. Once you’ve overcome
Distinguished Club year in over a decade. People the fear of public speaking, you continue to

fulfill their Pathways and manual speeches by grow by expanding your comfort zone further,
participating in the club, and we have several who and TV Toastmasters has a way to share the
are completing their Distinguished Toastmaster gift of Toastmasters with a broad audience. We
awards this year. hope viewers will find clubs to visit and join.

Our club is advanced, for people already in a We don’t promote TV Toastmasters itself, but
regular Toastmasters club, and we have three past TV Toastmasters takes seriously its mission to
District Governors, the presumed future District promote all the clubs in District 7, to invite the
Governor, and six Distinguished Toastmasters audience to visit clubs, and to show Toastmasters

in our club. It’s a quality group of leaders who in a positive light.
are excited to give greater visibility to the clubs Everyone in our club has a servant’s heart
and members of District 7. We draw guests from and is active every month. Personally, I’ve been

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