Honest! I look better in person (and I'm a lot more fun than this picture indicates).
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Greetings!
My name is Richard Frantz Jr. and I am the 2003-2004 Area governor for Area D-3. I'm looking forward to an educational, exciting and enjoyable year. This page will eventually become a site to display news and information useful to the members of Toastmasters in D-3.
Here's my 'mug shot' from the District 53 Directory.
Honest! I look better in person (and I'm a lot more fun than this picture indicates).
Contact me.
| District 53 | District 53 |
| International | Link to Toastmasters International |
| Deadlines | Calendar of Deadlines and Important Dates |
| International's Reports | Link to the New international reports |
| International's FAQ on the Reports | International's FAQ on the Reports |
| 865 | Greater Stamford (O) | TI Info | Club Web Site |
| 2507 | Purdue (R) | TI Info | |
| 2785 | Norwalk (O) | TI Info | Club Web Site |
| 607869 | Toast of the Town (R) | TI Info | |
| 608696 | Toastmasters at the Towers (O) | TI Info |
I demanded that Millie Calesky, our district 53 Speechcraft Coordinator, give me a answer in only one paragraph. Here is her answer:
Speechcraft is a public speaking course put together by TM. It is put on by individual clubs and offered to the public. It is an excellent way to promote TM and to attract new members. It is presented in 4, 6, or 8 sessions. During these sessions, participants get to write and present speeches. If they decide to join the club, they get credit toward their CTM. TM International has created a Speechcraft Coordinator's manual that provides all the info necessary to run the Speechcraft course (item 204 in the catalog). Each participant receives a speechcrafter's handbook (item 204-H in the catalog.) There is also a starter kit available.
In order to have achievement it is necessary to have goals. Goals should be attainable, objective, measurable and useful.
Toastmasters international has established 10 goals as the Club Distinguished plan.
Then the District gives Area Governors a set of 4 goals that summarize all of those.
I'm going to simplify it to be even easier here.
A succcessful club requires 3 things:
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Good officers are a combination of good, dedicated, motivated people and good training.
Good training is the responsibility of the District. The premier officer training for District 53 is Toastmaster Leadership Institute (aka TLI). TLI will be held this year on Saturday August 2nd, 2003 at Rensselaer at Hartford (used to be called the Hartford Graduate Center).
TLI for 2003 has past. About what you missed at TLI.
Officer training summary for Area D-3
Distinguished Club Program (DCP) and Club Success Plan (CSP)
District Useful Resources for Club Officer Training Pay particular attention to the Summary of Club Offic er's Duties from Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A). that Tom Corrigan posted (the first set of links on the page).
This fall the two contests will be the Humorous Speech Contest and the Table Topics Contest. The area contest will be 7:00PM Monday, September 29th, The Greater Stamford Toastmasters club has generously volunteered to host it. Directions
Club Contests must be completed by September 20th.
International Speech Contest rules (link to International's site)| Focus on 'Customers' |
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| Clubs |
| Members |
| Potential Clubs and Members |
| Warning signs of Customer (CLub) Distress |
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| Low membership or low attendance at club meetings |
| Declining membership or attendance |
| Few club educational completions (CTMs, ATMs) |
| Poor club programming |
According to Joe Zafian the best leadership advice he ever received was: "One thing you can never do too much as a leader is thank people.".