Events in February 2023

  • Talk Up Toastmasters!

    Talk Up Toastmasters!

    All day
    1 February 2023

    Talk 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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    Monthly Members Education Program

    Monthly Members Education Program


    1 February 2023

    Join 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!

    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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  • Talk Up Toastmasters!

    Talk Up Toastmasters!

    All day
    8 February 2023

    Talk 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


    9 February 2023

    The 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


    12 February 2023

    Monthly 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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  • Talk Up Toastmasters!

    Talk Up Toastmasters!

    All day
    15 February 2023

    Talk 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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    VPPR Officers' Forum

    VPPR Officers' Forum


    15 February 2023

    The VPPR Officers Forum is a quarterly occasion for Vice Presidents to meet together from clubs all around the district. We'll discuss marketing plans, developing advertising, brand recognition, and campaign development.  These are a chance for you to work with one another to build a plan for YOUR club with best practices and ideas from your colleagues in other clubs.

    Forum key: D53-Forum

    The VPPR Forums will occur on 8/24/2022, 11/17/2022, 2/17/2023, and 5/17/2023

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  • VPM Club Officer Forum

    VPM Club Officer Forum


    16 February 2023

    The Vice President of Membership Forum is an occasion to meet with fellow VPMs from across the district, and address the challenges of advertising, marketing, and closing the sale on membership renewals. We'll review how to help members set and achieve goals, and communicate with members who are working with mentors and proteges for success.

    The VPM forums will be held on 8/23/2022, 11/16/2022, 2/16/2023, and 5/16/2023

    event key: D53-forums

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  • Talk Up Toastmasters!

    Talk Up Toastmasters!

    All day
    22 February 2023

    Talk 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.

    More information