Program Quality Director – Weekly Wednesday Webinar – What’s coming up November 2023
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Program Quality
Praise for the District 71 Parliamentary Procedures course
District 71 Parliamentarian, Larry Lyons, recently created a training course about Parliamentary Procedure that was well attended and received great praise. A number of participants have created videos about their experience. In addition, Toastmasters International Director, Jean Gamester DTM, was the guest of honour at the final session of the Parliamentary Procedure training on 6th December. International Director Jean was fulsome … Read more
Success for Aspiring Parliamentarians in District 71
Toastmasters International Director, Jean Gamester DTM, was the guest of honour at the final session of the Parliamentary Procedure training on 6th December. She congratulated each of the nine course members and presented them with a certificate of participation. International Director Jean was fulsome in her praise for the District 71 Parliamentarian, Larry Lyons, for taking the lead in this important area, and the success … Read more
Launch of the Toastmasters Yoodli Partnership
On 8th December 2022, Matt Kinsey, the President of Toastmasters International announced an exciting partnership with the Yoodli system. Here is the announcement: As you know, practice and feedback are at the heart of the Toastmasters learning experience. Building on that foundation, I am excited to share that Toastmasters Yoodli is now live! Alongside your … Read more
Special Early Bird tickets for the Liverpool Come Together conference
I am delighted to tell you that the District 71 ‘Cometogether2023’ conference, in Liverpool, was officially launched at the Winter Summit on 3rd December. You can now book your early bird ticket (link above) which is available until end of January. There is an added incentive to book early. The names of the first 25 … Read more
Pathways adoption figures for Q1 2022-23
We are now quarter of the way into the Toastmasters Year, a good time to reflect on the progress being made by your members and clubs in reaching their goals. As Program Quality Director, I have also been reviewing the Q1 data. The Pathways Adoption figures show that many club officers have yet to adopt … Read more
Congratulations to Triple Crown Awardees
The Triple Crown is an award given to a Toastmaster who completes three awards in the Toastmasters program e.g. three levels in Pathways, two levels in Pathways plus the Pathways Mentoring Program. This year, each member who achieves a Triple Crown will achieve a Triple Crown Pin. I encourage every member to strive to achieve … Read more
New date for the District Conference – 26 – 28th May 2023
It was announced last week that Liverpool has been chosen as the host city for the Eurovision Song Contest on 12-14 May 2023. This has blown our plans, to host the District 71 conference that same weekend, out of the water! The new date for the 2023 District 71 Conference is now 26-28th May 2023. Please … Read more
Join the D71 Parliamentary Procedure Network
The D71 Parliamentarian, Larry Lyons, is seeking to create and train a network of members in the essentials of Parlaimentary Procedures, based on Robert’s Rules of Order (book available from Amazon). The training will equip members with the knowledge necessary to run efficient and effective meetings, raise and amend motions, run fair elections and lots … Read more
Train the Trainer course – coming soon
The Program Quality Team is pleased to offer you a ‘Train the Trainer’ course, led by Phillip Khan-Panni, trainer, poet and contest champion. The training sessions will help you to progress from presenting information as a speaker to becoming an accomplished facilitator who fosters an interactive training process. Attending the training will prepare you to lead training at … Read more
