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Strengthening Leadership Across District 71: Reflections on the Regional Advisor’s February Visit

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Day 1– The opening day brought together a combined Club Officer Training and round-table engagement. Participants repeatedly expressed that the sessions were unlike anything they had experienced before- dynamic, deeply engaging, and transformational in both content and delivery. The conversations surrounding club growth, member experience, leadership pipelines, and new club creation reflected a renewed enthusiasm … Read more

Testimonials From Regional Advisor’s Visit

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After a very warm round of introductions we proceeded to learn how the TM has experience has impacted people from different clubs around the country. Always positive, the conversations were most stimulating! We also learned how we can improve guest experience, service and retention within the clubs. The speakers were truly excellent. A pleasure to … Read more

Testimonials From Regional Advisor’s Visit

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The question of how we grow our clubs, and even build new Toastmasters clubs doesn’t really matter to most of us, until suddenly it does. Perhaps it’s a calling? Perhaps it’s about being “voluntold”. Or maybe setting up a new club, isn’t all that different from the weekly commitments of being a committee member of … Read more

Testimonials From Regional Advisor’s Visit

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I attended the programme with modest expectations but was pleasantly surprised by how engaging and valuable it turned out to be. The warm, well‑organised atmosphere, supported by friendly facilitators and thoughtful refreshments, set a positive tone for the day. The sessions on running a club and tracking goals were insightful, and the Q&A added meaningful … Read more

Testimonials From Regional Advisor’s Visit

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Attending the Edinburgh event was genuinely worthwhile. It was great to meet members from across the country and put faces to names you usually only see in meetings and online. The sessions were high quality and, importantly, interactive — not just listening but doing, discussing and seeing concepts visually, which really helped things stick in … Read more

Growing Scotland

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At the start of February, the DLT and Region 10 Advisor Lilian Shaftacola travelled to Edinburgh to meet with clubs from Scotland. The event was very well organised by Julia Martineau and her team. We are very grateful to Julia for the many hours she dedicated to ensuring everything went smoothly. The purpose of the … Read more

Member Recognition – Carl Peach

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Carl Peach joined Milton Keynes Confident Speakers on 1 March 2025. He is visually impaired after losing his sight at the age of 59 and is now becoming an established motivational speaker talking about overcoming visual impairment. Making the decision to overcome his challenges, doing 10 million steps to raise money for Northamptonshire Association For … Read more

Member Recognition – Olya Onyshchuk – Catalyst for Change

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Olya is the Secretary and Deputy VPE of Stevenage Speakers online club. She is based in Ukraine. I would like to recognise Olya’s committment to the Toastmasters Promise and Core values. Her efforts has contributed to the club growing from <12 members to 19 members. Her professionalism and dedication to excellence ensures that the meeting … Read more

Member Recognition – James Lumumba – Empowering Young Voices Through Mentorship

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James Lumumba, a dedicated member of Tallaght Toastmasters, has been providing invaluable mentoring and coaching support to a group of students from Citywise Education, helping them strengthen their communication and presentation skills. The accompanying photo captures a recent speaking event where James, alongside fellow Toastmasters members, delivered constructive evaluation feedback to participating students. This collaboration … Read more