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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Looking to join a Toastmasters club? D101 has the right club for you!
Member Resources
Tools to help maximize your experience
Officer Resources
A one-stop source for tips and tools
Become a District Leader
Explore new ideas outside your club
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District 101 Toastmasters
“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
Great Event: English Unlocked! Grammar Skills For Effective Communication
Do you ever feel like your message isn’t as clear or impactful as you want it to be?
Are you unsure if your pronunciation affects how others understand you?
Do you wonder how to emphasize the right words to make your ideas stand out?
This workshop is designed to help you refine your communication skills by focusing on three key areas: grammar, pronunciation, and emphasis.
Through practical tips and exercises, you’ll learn how to express yourself with clarity and confidence, ensuring your ideas are heard and understood. Whether you’re speaking in professional, academic, or personal settings, this session will give you the tools to communicate effectively and leave a lasting impression.
Great Event: How to be a great contest judge
The Speech Contest Judges Training is a seminar that helps define and refine a Toastmasters speech contest and refine a Toastmasters speech contest judging skills.
It’s important that all speech contests are conducted properly and good judging is vital to this. Good judging imparts a feeling of fairness to contestants and the audience and that the right choice was made.
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.
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
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
Our Latest Blogs
On Fear
Public speaking is an art that can be both empowering and intimidating. For some, the thought of standing before an audience induces feelings of...
On Gratitude in Evaluations
“We should be thanking you.” Incorporating gratitude into speech evaluations helps you provide impactful workplace feedback and maximize your...
Member Spotlight: Jayaprakash Sundararaj
Jayaprakash Sundararaj has been a long-standing member of the Los Gatos Toastmasters Club for about 8 years taking up various roles as a part of...