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FROM THE DESK

TEAMWORK

def: The combined action of a group of people, especially when effective and efficient.
Jim Robison, DTM - Program Quality Director

On January 20 & 21, District 7 will host two President Public Relations might
important training programs. Friday January 20 make sure that a potential member
is intensive contest training. Take advantage of is able to find the Club information
this opportunity to learn every aspect of being and become a guest. The Sergeant

part of the team that puts on a successful speech at Arms welcomes that guest to
contest. A successful contest takes the combined the meeting and gives them some
action of a large group of people. The Contest introductions. The Vice President
Chair, event Toastmaster, Chief Judge, voting Membership works with the

Judges, timers, ballot counters, sergeants at arms, potential member to complete their membership
facilities support if in person and Zoom masters application. The Treasurer takes payment
if online. This takes significant planning and and submits the application to Toastmasters
organization as well as the work of the contestants International to add the new member. The Vice

to prepare and participate. You can learn how to President Membership then gives that new
complete any of those roles, and how to be a part member an orientation and the Vice President
of the team that puts on great Area, Division, and Education gets that new member signed up for
District contests as well as your Club's contests. participating in meeting roles. The entire process

Saturday morning January 21 join us for is a team effort.
Toastmasters Teamwork Training (TTT) which
focuses on how the Toastmasters Club officers
work together as a team. As a Club officer you

may wonder why Toastmasters provides a single
combined Club Leadership Handbook instead of
separate handbooks for each officer? It is precisely
because the officers work together as a team, not

as individuals completing siloed tasks.
The concept of teamwork is that every team
member has tasks that they take responsibility
for, but they are not alone. For example, the Vice

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