by excellence | Oct 15, 2020 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 15 October 2020 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts
If it is not fun then it is not Toastmasters!-Dr Ralph Smedley I would like to propose a Toast from District 74 to the founder of our amazing organisation, Toastmasters International, Dr Ralph Smedley. On the 22nd of October, our organisation celebrates its 96th...
by excellence | Oct 15, 2020 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 15 October 2020 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts
When you step back and look at where Toastmasters started, and how far we have come as an organisation, it’s simply awesome. And this is one of the few times when the word ‘awesome’ is actually appropriate. A lot has changed since then, but mostly for the better. In...
by excellence | Oct 15, 2020 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 15 October 2020 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts
It shouldn’t be about you. Leadership is about stepping back and allowing others to shine too.-Lucinda Harman DTM As a critical thinking leader, Lucinda Harman, the Division L Director, takes the time necessary to make excellent decisions rather than choosing to make...
by excellence | Oct 15, 2020 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 15 October 2020 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts
Will you pay it forward? Mentorship has been a pain point in our District for a series of years and I am delighted that we were able to take a bold move towards it this year. The Mentorship without Borders (MwB) launch event on the 5th of October reminded me of the...
by excellence | Oct 15, 2020 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 15 October 2020 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts
The Speaker Factor is a Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) competition for emerging speakers and it’s open to all Associate Members. The purpose of the contest is discovering, encouraging and nurturing emerging speakers in the PSASA and...
by excellence | Oct 15, 2020 | ----#StriveForProgress, Achieving Excellence - 15 October 2020 edition, Achieving Excellence Posts, New Member Moments
I believe Toastmasters is a place where world class leaders are made. At my club, the Bulawayo Diamond Guests in Zimbabwe, I am learning to speak with confidence, with energy and with a sense of ownership to my presentations. One of my lecturers at university...
