Welcome to District 101 Toastmasters

A Toastmasters district that serves the area from Mountain View to King City, including most of Santa Clara county and all of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties.

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District 101 Toastmasters

District 101 is a lively and diverse Toastmasters organization that prides itself on putting members first. We have a supportive community of Toastmaster members of all levels who are here to learn about how to reach goals together.

Our District Director’s theme for the year 2024-25 is Your Story Matters

“Your Story Matters” is more than a theme—it’s a call to share the chapters that define us. Each narrative of resilience, triumph, and growth, whether personal, professional, or within Toastmasters, has the power to inspire, influence, and impact others. Let’s celebrate our narratives, unlocking their transformative potential to inspire a ripple effect of connection and growth among the district members.

Programs & Events

Throughout the year, D101 provides a variety of opportunties through Events & Conferences and Speech Contests, Education/Training to grow your speaking and leadership skills and District Programs to help grow your club and reach educational goals. Get the most out of your membership by participating in all the district has to offer!

Great Events

Great Event: Train the Trainer

Being an effective workshop facilitator is quite different from being an effective speaker. In this fast-paced workshop the best best practices to add to your communications toolkit will be shared. Whether you know nothing about training or want to brush-up on your skills, this session will help you learn the invaluable skill of how to conduct a session to promote sharing the knowledge and experience with others

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Education/Pathways

Pathways After Hours

Pathways After Hours provides an opportunity to discuss the Pathways Experience. We will discuss common Pathways challenges members may be having and learn from each other in a collaborative way. Pathways questions are welcome.

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District Programs

District Programs are club incentives for club goals reached by participating in District Programs that help grow your club. By participating in these District Programs, clubs can earn District Credits that can be used for one of three purposes:

Buy items at the Toastmasters store. There are lots of gadgets that are very useful to clubs – get some meeting equipment, awards, gifts, and so on. These will spruce up your club meetings, make your club look more professional, attract guests and new members, and reward achievements.
Convert the credits to physical gift certificates for use at the store later, or to give as gifts. Gift certificates don’t expire.
Free tickets to the District conferences! Clubs can use District credits to cover registration fees of district conferences so your members attend for free. Many of us in the District can attest to the inspiration, enrichment, and information we learned from the amazing speakers at these conferences, and we highly encourage our club members to attend.

District News

A Monthly Newsletter from our District Director

November 2024

Raji Bandanapudi, DTM, reflects on giving and receiving feedback and how a balanced evaluation helps foster community.

November

A new podcast, events to learn from and unique incentives to help grow your club, plus Thank a Toastmaster contest.

Announcements

Congratulations Annual Leadership Award Winners:

Vilvakumar Sundaramoorthy – Club Officer of the Year

Manini Pattnayak – Area Director of the Year

Hrishikesh Gokhale – Division Director of the Year

Kari Lynn Morgan – Toastmaster of the Year

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Toastmasters International Convention 2024

Reflections on the convention:

It was an incredible opportunity to connect with fellow leaders from around the globe, exchanging ideas and insights. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about all the upcoming changes, meeting the newest board members, and, of course, witnessing the inspiring World Champion of Public Speaking. The experience was both invigorating and enlightening, setting a positive tone for the year to come.

Raji Bandanapudi, DTM, District Director 2024-25

It was an eye opening experience for me. The positive energy and enthusiasm of people around the world was incredible . I enjoyed every program, from the flag ceremony, Hall of Fame, to business reports, just to name a few. It was spellbinding to watch speech contestants shine on stage. I’m loaded with energy and ideas.

Toastmasters know how to have fun and be chic. In the evenings, some in colorful national costumes, others in the 1920s glitters and gold, we mingled and danced under disco lights. My highlights include hanging out with D101 Toastmasters family and being on stage to accept the President Distinguished Award on behalf of our district.

Wendy Fan, DTM, Club Growth Director

The 2024 Toastmasters Convention was my first time attending a Convention event, and I was deeply impressed and emotional during the opening flag ceremony. Attending the Convention felt like diving 20,000 leagues under the sea, gaining a profound understanding of the organization, while at the club level, we’re just trying to stay afloat. I made international friends, felt united, and am now excited for the next trip in Philadelphia.

-Tam Le, DTM

True Talking Toastmasters

Toastmasters Convention 2024 ( 100 year) was a complete package with activities for all age groups and interests. I particularly liked the Toastmaster store and bought keepsakes for all the club members and saw a different side of every Toastmaster by spending more time with them. I have made deep connections with people from my club and will cherish the memories for a long time! The laughs and excitement are unmatchable and is deeply ingrained in my aura!

Priya Shastri, Saratoga Big Basin Toastmasters Club

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