Page 10 - August 2020 Voices

PJ’s PERSPECTIVE

DUI’s

(District Updates & Incentives)

PJ Kleffner, DTM - District Director

The D7 Trio spent two of the past five weekends may look easy from a distance, and you might

being trained by Toastmasters International. think to yourself, “I can do that.” The reality is
The Trio in turn spent the other three weekends it’s often like the duck-on-a-pond analogy—looks
training our Area and Division Directors. We calm and peaceful on the surface, but you’re
also provided Club officer training on June 27th, paddling like crazy under the water. The good

and ongoing makeup sessions through July and news is that you CAN do it, and you will find it
August. to be a very rewarding experience.
I have been thoroughly trained, so why do I My biggest take-away from the past five
still feel like I don’t know what I’m doing? If you weeks—both as trainer and trainee—is the

are new to a leadership position, whether at the importance of planning. A lot of our training was
Club, Area, Division or District level, you may about developing our Club, Area, Division, and
be feeling the same way. Welcome to leadership! District Success Plans. If you have a solid plan
Being a leader is one of those jobs that requires and know where you are going, you are much less

hands-on, in-the-trenches, on-the-job learning. likely to get distracted (or thrown completely off
Yes, books and training courses are helpful, but course) when you encounter an obstacle. A good
there is nothing like real-world experience to plan includes contingencies to handle obstacles
bring it home. It’s also one of those jobs that and get you back on track as quickly as possible.

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