Club Officer Handbooks Update

Our district governor just got off the phone with TI here is what he said:

" Club Officer manuals were sent out by the printer in Michigan on Jul 22nd. The Jul 14th date I have given out was the expected day of shipment, it actually happened on the 22nd. They say 7 to 10 business days for delivery. That puts and end date of Fri Aug 5th for expected delivery. The manuals are consolidated as they said earlier. In the shipment will be your 7 manuals, one for each officer. They also point out that the PDF versions are on-line at Toastmasters.org " Sometime next week the manuals will show up. Please look for them and have your predecessor look for them also.

TLI

I'm happy to report that all of the clubs in the area have made the officer training requirements for the summer TLI. We had twenty-six officers trained during this TLI round. A special shot out goes to the officers of Comquest and Capitol Toastmasters Clubs. All of their officers attended the training. Excellent job! Dues, re-branding, and contest are coming up. Keep up the good work. See you all in September.

Two New Members Plus an Ice Breaker

Comquest have two new members. They are: Queniya Lassiter and Mark Haller. Queniya also completed her first icebreaker speech. Good Job! Welcome to Toastmasters and Area 33.

Club Officer Handbooks Update

From our District Governor:

"Just got off the phone with WHQ reference Bill Harris' request to know status of Club Officer Handbooks.

They were mailed out Thurs, July 14th with standard shipping. They went to the 2010 Officers of record. You may call 949-858-8255 to find out who they were mailed to. I would wait a few more days before calling so that the existing mail can be delivered.

I know what the changes are and this might help. They have consolidated the 7 manuals into 1 manual. There was a lot of redundancy so they are probably no bigger than before. That was the case when they consolidated the 3 Trio manuals, Division and Area Governor manuals, District PRO and District Secretary/Treasurer into 1 manual. Still about the same size.

The cover will be changed to reflect the new color scheme.

The actual material inside the manuals has not changed. You can go to toastmasters.org, club officer resources, club roles, click on the office and download last years pdf version.

I'm expecting they will 'reward' the Trio with giving us our handbooks in August."

Leadership Opportunities - C33

I have three leadership opportunities, they are:

Assistant Area Governor

Area Dues Chairman

Fall Area Contest Chair (Tall Tales/Table Topics)

Assistant Area Governor - duties: assist the area governor, accomplish area visits, coordinator with clubs.

Area Dues Chairman - Coordinate among club treasures in area to insure dues are sent into TI on time, coordinate with area chair (if applicable) and district chair.(August-September time frame)

Fall Area Contest Chair (Tall Tales/Table Topics) -Responsible for the planning and execution of the Area Tall Tales -Table Topics Contest(last week of September first week of October time frame).

If you are interested in these opportunities please contact me.

TLI -Division D

The make up TLI given by Division D will be on July 26, 2011 from 6:30-9:00 at the Puyallyp City Hall. The address is:

333 S Meridian

Puyallup, WA 98371

TLI- Division B

The make up TLI given by Division B will be on July 18, 2011 from 6:30-9:00 at the Poulsbo Fire Department. The address is:

911 Northeast Liberty Road

Poulsbo, WA 98370-8573

(360) 779-3997

TLI - Division A

The make up TLI given by Division A will be on July 21, 2011 from 6:30-8:30 at the Lakewood Library. The address is:

6300 Wildaire Road Southwest

Tacoma, WA 98499

(253) 582-6040

Olympus Club Visit

This past Thursday I visited the Olympus Toastmaster club. I was warmly greeted by Mary Jane the club president. I was asked if wanted to say a few words since one of their speakers had to cancel at the last minute. I jumped at the opportunity to speak, since I had a speech in my hip pocket. The meeting started on time and guided superbly by Jim (Chairman) and Phyllis (Toastmaster & Master Evaluator). I talked about “Change” as it relates to the club, area, and Toastmasters International. I appreciated the feedback I received from Gretchen. I had the opportunity to listen to a presentation from the Better Speaker Series on “Selecting Your Topic”; Karl did an excellent job of conveying the message of the training. I had a sense that everyone got something out of it. I absolutely loved the Table Topics that was led by Liz. The table topics involved scenario conversations between a celebrity and random generic person. One of the scenarios was president Obama at a car accident with an old person. I’m planning to steal her idea and try it at my club. The meeting was well attended and it was fun and enjoyable. I can’t wait to visit the club again in September.

Smedley Award

Program Dates: August 1 – September 30

Membership applications and payment for members who join between August 1 and September 30 must be received at World Headquarters or online no later than September 30. Each member's join date as listed on the application must be no later than September. Transfer and charter members do not count for credit. In addition to the ribbon, qualifying clubs will also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order. Discount code expires six months from date of issue and is not valid with any other offer.

Additional Incentives from Bill Mansfield (District 32 Governor):

• Those clubs coach qualified (12 or less) achieving the Smedley and win $50 TI Bucks

• Net Growth of 5 new members by October Dues period $50 TI Bucks

• Accomplish 9 or more goals by Jan TLI for $50 TI Bucks

Just think you have the possibility of getting $100 TI Bucks @ the January TLI . Two of our clubs in the area have the possibly of getting the Trifecta, $150 TI Bucks. You could, possibly defray most of the cost of purchasing a banner with the new logo.

PhD Speakers Club Visit - 7/06/2011

I had the opportunity to visit our division’s only advanced Toastmaster club, PhD Speakers. I was warmly greeted by the Dave the president and Cindy the VPM. We had a full agenda with three speakers. What is unique about the advanced clubs is that you get four evaluations for your speeches. You get the traditional manual evaluation but also a verbal, visual, and content evaluations. I experienced this first had when I spoke about “opportunity” and the feedback was wonderful and on point and I didn't felt intimidated. Kate spoke about that “head” thing which was very enjoyable and Melanie practiced her speech that she will give at the semifinal round in the Toastmaster "International" speech contest in Las Vegas. I had such a wonderful time at the meeting. I decided to join PhD speakers that night. Increasing the membership of this club is one of my main goals this year as area governor. I encourage all advanced Toastmasters in the area to support this club.

South Sounders Club Visit - 7/06/2011

Did you know there is a Toastmaster in my area that has a tail? His name is Farley and he is a service dog that belongs to Bernie. I met up with Farley and Bernie in the rotunda of the Natural Resources Building who directed me to the meeting room. It was nice to meet Farley in person, because I heard a lot about this dog in Bernie’s tall tales. We were greeted by Lee who was setting up the room. The club is very”green” the basic outline of the agenda is on a laminated poster board that is held up by magnets on a whiteboard and role players are written on the board with dry-erase marker. Very innovative idea! We had two wonderful speeches given by Leslie and Linden. Leslie’s speech was a tribute to her father-in-law who recently passed away; he had a very full and eventful life. I found out that her father-in law fought on Okinawa. I lived on Okinawa for four years and I can understand and appreciate the struggles and sacrifices her father-in-law and others made on that island. I learned about the importance of flexibility for good health from Linden. Did you know that stretching for 30 minutes a day have enormous health benefits? Besides myself there were two other guests at a well organized and well attended meeting. I had the opportunity to meet with Jeff and some of the incoming officers and I was invited to come back next week to install the new team. I accepted. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and I will be back next week to induct the new officers.

Capitol Club Visit - 7/05/2011

Maya Angelou said “You can never go home again, but the truth is you never leave home, so it’s all right. This is what I felt when I visited Capitol Club this past Tuesday evening because this is where I started my Toastmaster journey 10 years ago. How has the club grown since I was last there! I was asked by Darryl the new club president to induct the new officers and I happily obliged. When I arrived at the Urban Onion was warmly greeted by Roselie and directed to the meeting room. After the induction ceremony and a short break I proceeded to give an Icebreaker speech aptly titled “Hello.” I used this speech to re-introduce myself to the club as the new area 33 governor, the speech was well received and I appreciated the feedback. The meeting was well attended, well organized, and especially fun. Kathy and Margi through their efforts signed up two new members that night, excellent job. Overall I had a wonderful time and I can’t wait to visit the club again in September.

Comquest Club Visit -7/05/2011

I had the privilege to visit Comquest Toastmaster club this past Tuesday. If you never been to this club before it’s “the club where you get a taste of the world without leaving your chair.” It’s true! This club at its core is to help non –native English speakers to be more fluent in English and improve their speaking skills. I was warmly greeted by Teri Hotsko and Olga Peterman. The club stepped up to fill the timer role (Thanks Cindy!) and the meeting was guided effectively by Lucas Doelman. Teri had a presentation on asserting yourself effectively from the Advanced Manual- “Interpersonal Communication”. I need to check out the manual for myself. I enjoyed the role play between Teri and Cindy, it was entertaining and I truly learned something new. As a result of this speech Teri completed the requirements for her Advanced Communicator Bronze Award. Way to go Teri! We had a patriotic themed table topics panel which I won. We had one guest besides me, his name was Matt White and he found the club by googling Toastmasters. Impressive! The club exchanged information with him and I hope that he will come back again to the club for another visit or to join. Afterwards I met with the Cathy English and made plans for my next visit (September 6, 2001) which I will make a speech. Overall I had a wonderful time!