Page 24 - January 2020

PERSPECTIVES
track and with limited speaking time available,
any further communication track awards either.
Thus, I can now decide what I want to do in the
Pathways program and no longer worry about
June 30th. I will have three DTMs, and four each
CCs, CLs and ALBs to my credit.
On the second level, that would be what the
club officers and members can do to support
those individuals working on their “traditional”
awards and their speech or role fulfillment. I
would recommend that the VPE or a member
of the educational award committee of your
club do a quick survey on what members may
be working on, and what they need to complete
their awards. Is Toastmaster Smith working on
her Advanced Communicator Gold Award? Yes,
she is! What does she need? To be a mentor. With
almost six months to go, this could be an easy
or challenge goal-but someone may need help
in their first three speeches. Thus, TM Smith
will complete her award on-time and receive it
providing that it is submitted prior to 30 June
2020. What about Toastmaster Jones and his
Advanced Silver Award? Ah, he hasn’t served a
complete term as a district officer. There would
not be any way he could become a district officer
next week and receive credit for an entire year
of district officer service! (Note-you may have
someone in your club serving as a club coach
and if their club they are coaching becomes
distinguished by June 30th, they could receive
this credit. However, they would have to be in
place now in that role.)
Toastmaster Kwan has been working on her
CL award since she joined the club. She has only
a few items left to do-but it seems like other
people always take the roles she needs for her
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projects or become the membership or special District 7 Toastmasters Conference
activity club chair she needs. Can you help her?
Yes, of course you can. She knows exactly what April 24-25, 2020
she needs. Let the club members know that this
is one of her objectives in Toastmasters-and
that everyone can help her achieve it! Help
and schedule the roles she needs. Let her be an
activity or special event chair-there are always
events in a club needing someone to organize
them. Take the time to help her-which in the long
run helps each member and club be successful
and have a positive membership experience. By
her achievement-the club achieves as well.
Dear friends and fellow Toastmasters. Please
make a careful note that the intent of this
reflection has been positive and supportive of
the upcoming changes within the Toastmasters
International Education Program. There’s no
complaint that this is happening, but acceptance
of the change, and the goal has been embracing
it and moving on. I’m excited to see what the
coming months and years bring to us as we
continue to journey on our Pathway of personal
growth and development as individuals, leaders
and mentors.
Ready for the District Conference in April?
Perhaps you’ll see me there, standing silently.
Now excuse me, I need go and surf the web for
a brown robe and sandals. My sign is painted,
ready to go, and it boldly proclaims “THE E.N.D.
IS NEAR!”