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ONLINE: THE NEW NORMAL

augh/Light. We make our meetings FUN. now become an easier path and will open our
LEven online, we can laugh and have fun. Toastmasters Community to new members. And,
The fact that we do not have to be the carrier adoption of Pathways, being online, may become

or receiver, brings some comfort. Physicality easier for those who resisted previously. Those
shouldn’t limit us. We as Toastmasters can be that know Pathways will be the rafting guides
light hearted as we continue forward from for those who do not. We applaud all of you in
where we are. It is easy to fall prey to all of the advance for stepping forward in advance and

fear out there and in the media. We strive to sharing what you know. This will help all of us
be safe and put on our life jackets by staying on our forward journey. Thank you!
home. We know in the rafting example, by
wearing our life jackets, we can travel the river ffective/Energy. We will have more fun

with more confidence. E because we will think of ways to bring
our energy and enthusiasm into our meetings
lluminate/Imaginative. Ideas and and life in general. Our energy steers our raft in
I imagination help us see the goal to the direction we wish to go. Pointing it toward

continue our meetings and grow in our our goals of growth and learning will move us
leadership and communication skills. While the forward. What we put into our journey we will
rest may be huddling in the darkness, we are get out. I urge all of us to use our energy in
sharpening our minds. Our shared imagination positive ways. Each club is a raft that we share!

and ideas will be that splash of fresh water that Find and share ideas with us that will bring fun
wakes us up on our journey forward! to our situation.
I am impressed by the response from our
ew Normal. Online meetings will be our Leadership Team. The Mock Online Evaluation

N New Normal for the time being. We Contest was a success. Our Division Directors
will learn and we will help each other adapt. stepped up in a big way to learn the ropes
Online meetings will become more important and how to paddle. Our Area Directors have
to our “New Normal.” Blended Clubs may continued their outstanding service to our Area

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