by excellence | Mar 1, 2021 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 1 March 2021 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts, New Member Moments
For the larger part of my life I have been known as timid and shy. As I was growing and aspiring to become an outstanding leader, it became clear that I had to first redefine this narrative. I thought to myself what better way to break out of my shell, speak boldly ...
by excellence | Mar 1, 2021 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 1 March 2021 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts, Mentor / Mentee
Being a Toastmaster for over three years and almost reaching DTM level, I wondered what’s next? What could I still do for my club and for myself? While Toastmasters offers an opportunity to experienced members to transfer their skills to those coming into the...
by excellence | Mar 1, 2021 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 1 March 2021 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts, Emissaries
In 2017 I visited three Toastmasters Clubs in Singapore. Since March 2020, with advent of online meetings, the contact was rekindled resulting in me becoming a member. Facebook and Zoom have given me a hundred and more chances to visit Toastmasters clubs around the...
by excellence | Mar 1, 2021 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 1 March 2021 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts, Emissaries
My name is Roger Swenson. I have been a Toastmaster for the past 41 years. I belong to six clubs in the Boston Cambridge Massachusetts area in the United States. I have been an Area Governor 5 times, a Division Governor twice and I have been virtually visiting many...
by excellence | Mar 1, 2021 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 1 March 2021 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts, Social Events
Has your Club ever been through a real shake-up? Our club, Tarentaal Toastmasters Club in Windhoek, Namibia, went through a rough patch this past season (Dec 2020/ Jan 2021). After a long period of cultivating a somewhat monotonous climate the oldest Toastmasters Club...
by excellence | Mar 1, 2021 | Achieving Excellence - 1 March 2021 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts, Social Events
The name Siyakha means “we are building” in Zulu. It was birthed from the idea of building more clubs in Soweto as there was only one chartered club for more than 14 years. This idea was founded in 2019 by members of the first club chartered in Soweto. Siyakha went...
