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New Year - New Opportunities

Phyllis Harmon, DTM, PDG - Publisher/Editor

uly! A brand-new, squeaky-clean Toastmasters year! I love when the
Jcalendar flips over to a new beginning and a fresh start. We have an
opportunity to apply the lessons learned last year to make this year a success!

The best way to do that is to collaborate with each other on what went well
and what needs fixin’. Every year I ask my Clubs to undergo a Moments of
Truth meeting where every member has the opportunity to have their voices

heard. Yes, I know. There are always those who say “we don’t need no stinkin’
Moments of Truth meeting!” These are the same folk who are taken by surprise
when their members vote with their feet and move on.

Your members may not tell you what they are thinking unless you ask. We as

an organization seem to tiptoe around the elephants in the room rather than
have those difficult conversations. Opportunities are there to turn irritations into
successes if we just make a point of addressing them. The same opportunities EDITORIAL

exist to set Club goals and then work on them so that at year’s end your Club
is not scrambling to finish the year strong and get your name on the roster of
Distinguished Clubs.

On August 4th, District Director Eldred Brown will be presenting a webinar

on the Moments of Truth. You can find the details on the D7 event calendar.
Check it out and attend if you can. The replay will appear in
next month’s issue of Voices!

Volume 8 Issue 01 July 2021 Monthly Columnists 2021-22 Officers Administrative Manager
Publisher David Freedman, IP3 District Director Graham Smith, PM2
Phyllis Harmon, DTM Eldred Brown, DTM Eldred Brown, DTM
Emilie Taylor, DTM Public Relations Manager
Senior Editor Harvey Schowe, DTM Program Quality Director Charissa Yang, IP4
Phyllis Harmon, DTM Jennifer Schmidt, EH2 Lorri Andersen, DTM
Lee Coyne, ATMS Club Growth Director
Associate Editor Lorri Andersen, DTM Jim Robison, DTM Voices! is published monthly by District 7
Leanna Lindquist, DTM Paul Fanning, DTM Toastmasters. First issue published August
PJ Kleffner, DTM Finance Manager 2014. Submit articles or contact us at
Jamie Gould, CC voices@d7toastmasters.org

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