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COACH CONVERSATIONS












       Club Coaches Rock!




       Paul Fanning, DTM

       Club Coach Coordinator








       I remember the phone call from the then
       District Club Coach Coordinator. “I’ve been              the Club coach, the specific Club, etc. I do the
       told you’d like to be a Club coach,” she said.           same for the Club in need of a coach as well.

       Panic set in. I began to sweat; my pulse racing,         Call me the yenta or matchmaker, but I want
       and the litany of self-doubts began playing in           a successful experience for all. You can begin
       my head. “Why, yes, I would. I need it for my            your process by emailing me at coaches@
       DTM,” I responded nervously. Two minutes                 d7toastmasters.com and I will respond.

       later I had been told the location of the Club              Speaking of successful coaches, I have two
       and their meeting time. Now I was one—a                  I would like to recognize with a tip of the hat
       Club coach.                                              for their achievement thus far this year. Please
           Fellow Toastmasters, the need for Club               help me to recognize:

       coaches is even greater today than before.
       We have Clubs throughout the District who                David Freedman, Club Coach - Swan
       have requested coaches, and we do not have               Island Toastmasters #1421367
       coaches to give them. Your District may lose                David has helped his Club to now be a Club

       several of these Clubs at renewal time for               in good standing (8 or more members) and
       not having enough members to be a Club in                they are on their way to Distinguished status
       good standing since renewals last October.               by the end of the year.
       I humbly ask that you consider becoming a

       Club coach and helping a Club not only gain              Naomi Inman, Club Coach - Liberty
       membership but become a Distinguished                    Talkers Toastmasters #1451910
       Club as well. I promise not to send you to                  Naomi’s skills have guided her to help
       the lions in the arena without any tools or              her Club exceed their June membership

       information. Normally I will ask you to fill out         goal and achieve five or more DCP goals to
       a questionnaire, a discussion about the role of          be a Distinguished Club. If they maintain








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