Events in February 2023
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
1 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.
Monthly Members Education Program Monthly Members Education Program
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1 February 2023Join Program Quality Director Patti Walter and a range of recurring guests from 7:00 pm to 8:00pm on the First Wednesday of each month from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm for a rotating range of topics chosen by you, the members!
- Recurring meeting, 1st Wed monthly at 7pm
- Tiny Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/D53-MMEP
- Full Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81488367780?pwd=V0Y1cWo3YWxNYkwwL2Vrci9FNW9rZz09
- Passcode: D53MMEP
- Participants can join 10 min early
- All meetings will auto record to zoom cloud
Take the Survey!
Do you have topics you'd like to see covered and discussed? Take our survey, and the Monthly Members Education Program staff will review your requests, and help find subject matter experts to present on these topics.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53-MMEP-Ideas
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FebFest 2023 FebFest 2023
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4 February 2023FebFest Online is a fun and free event for all Toastmasters District 53 members.
This year's event will feature the following activities at the approximate times shown below.
12:30pm - Gathering & networking
01:00pm - Pecha-Kucha
02:00pm - Speech-a-thon
03:00pm - Table Topics MarathonPecha-Kucha is a speech-a-thon where each speaker presents 20 PowerPoint slides and each slide is shown for exactly 20 seconds, for a total time of 6 minutes 40 seconds. The slides advance automatically, and when they’re done, YOU’re done! The challenge is to deliver an effective speech based on your automatically advancing slides. If you want to present a Pecha-Kucha, click the Pecha-Kucha box below. If not – just come and watch!
The Speech-a-Thon is an opportunity to present your next Pathways speech to a broader audience and have it evaluated by someone outside your club. If you want to be a presenter, just click the Speech-a-Thon box in your registration!
If you sign up to present a Pecha-Kucha or a Speech-a-Thon speech, we will contact you with additional information.
The Table-Topics Marathon is an opportunity to practice your impromptu speaking skills with a broader audience. No need to sign up as this opportunity will be available to all participants.
For more details about FebFest Online 2023, please go to our FF2023 webpage.
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Reminder: Nominations Open! Reminder: Nominations Open!
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7 February 2023Reminder! Nominations are Open!
Nominations are open for elected District 53 officers:
You can read more about the nominations process on the District Leadership Committee (DLC)'s page.
The Deadline for nominations is 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday 28 February 2022.
Contact DLC Chair Akihiro Ishii for more information at nominations@d53tm.org
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
8 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.
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Club Coaches Roundtable Club Coaches Roundtable
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9 February 2023The District 53 Club Coaches Roundtable meet every month throughout the year. We bring on new coaches, update progress with existing coaches, and exchange ideas on how to best motivate and educate Clubs and their members to achieve Distinguished status. Serving as a Club Coach is an option for credit towards the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, and a terrific Leadership role. Become part of this highly motivated team of seasoned members, and ask to be assigned a Club that needs your help.
To learn more, visit your own Base Camp and search under “Tutorials & Resources" for “coach” to find the "Club Coach Module". Complete that training to get started, and contact the Club Growth Director, CGD@d53tm.org, or the Club Coach Chair, Steve Lanning: clubcoachingchair@d53tm.org
Via Zoom:
- Meeting ID: 832 3249 6227
- Passcode: 363109
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District Director's Coffee District Director's Coffee
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12 February 2023Monthly Coffee Hour with the District Director, John Hogan DTM.
Bring your questions, comments, concerns and ideas to a round-table discussion together!
This will be every second Saturday, November, 2022 through June, 2023, from 8:30 am to 9:30 am.
https://tinyurl.com/DD-Coffee-Hour
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Reminder: Nominations Open! Reminder: Nominations Open!
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14 February 2023Reminder! Nominations are Open!
Nominations are open for elected District 53 officers:
You can read more about the nominations process on the District Leadership Committee (DLC)'s page.
The Deadline for nominations is 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday 28 February 2022.
Contact DLC Chair Akihiro Ishii for more information at nominations@d53tm.org
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
15 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.
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Talk It Up Toastmasters: Open House Talk It Up Toastmasters: Open House
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16 February 2023Talk It Up Toastmasters, club #8045, will host an Open House on Thursday, 16 February 2023, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm EST. The event will be online. You can find them here on Toastmastersclubs.org or on Find-a-Club at Toastmasters.org
Please contact Steve McGuinness, VPPR, for additional information: stevensnewemail@gmail.com
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Reminder: Nominations Open! Reminder: Nominations Open!
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21 February 2023Reminder! Nominations are Open!
Nominations are open for elected District 53 officers:
You can read more about the nominations process on the District Leadership Committee (DLC)'s page.
The Deadline for nominations is 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday 28 February 2022.
Contact DLC Chair Akihiro Ishii for more information at nominations@d53tm.org
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Talk Up Toastmasters! Talk Up Toastmasters!
All day
22 February 2023Talk Up Toastmasters is a membership building event sponsored by Toastmasters International every year. If a club gets five new members between February 1 and March 31, they qualify for a special ribbon and discounts in the Toastmasters Store!
See the news from District Club Growth Director Bettyann Peck, DTM, or contact her for more details at cgd@d53tm.org.
This news will be repeated throughout the membership campaign.