A Welcome Message from our Blog Chair, Eddie McMorrow
We all have our own ways to express ourselves and share our feelings, stories, and knowledge with others. Whether you like to communicate through writing, speaking, painting, or other mediums of communication our District 101 community wants to hear your voice. If you have Toastmasters-related content you would like to share with your fellow Toastmasters, please contact us at blog@d101tm.org.
Member & Club Spotlight
Mayuko Sato’s Recipe for an Impressive Speech
Ms. Mayuko Sato, the winner of the Spring 2020 Toastmasters International Japanese Speech Contest, was featured as the guest lecturer of the workshop that was titled, “A Recipe for an Impressive Speech.”
Member Spotlight: Abhijeet Joshi
In less than two years in Toastmasters, Abhijeet Joshi has already won the District 101 Club Officer of the Year 2019-2020 award, become an Area Director … Oh yes, and he also has a full-time job as a materials engineer in Nvidia, specializing in batteries.
Club Spotlight: Excalibur Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program
Our Club Spotlight blog series highlights District 101 clubs that are high achieving, unique or just plain fun. To...
Personal Growth
3 Ways to Improve your Speaking Voice
Vocal variety is the way you use your voice to create interest, excitement, and emotional involvement. It is accomplished by varying your pitch, volume, and timing.
Getting the Most out of Toastmasters using LinkedIn – Part 2 of 2
We provide some practical suggestions to increase one’s professional network using Toastmasters and LinkedIn. Learn how to best share your Toastmasters experiences on your LinkedIn profile.
Speaking with Humor
Speaking with humor can be challenging, especially for those who believe they are not funny. We all have a sense of humor. However, many speakers prefer to keep that sense well-hidden for fear of losing credibility with their audience.
Elements of Effective Evaluations
I focus on how well speakers incorporate and demonstrate mastery of the skills from the Pathways lesson. As members progress, I still watch for the basic skills, but in a more nuanced way….
Club Management
7 Social Media Apps for Toastmaster Clubs
Today, clubs have the opportunity to expand their reach to new members, organize and promote meetings and connect members through the use of social media.
Pathways: Skeptic to Convert
The educational curriculum of Toastmasters is the Pathways program. If you haven’t done so already, it’s past time to embrace the Pathways program.
5 Safe & Convenient Payment Apps for Club Dues
As a relatively new Toastmaster member, I wondered what options members have to pay their membership dues, given the...
BE A FEATURED BLOGGER
You can be a featured blogger! Did you know there is a popular assignment in most of the Pathways programs called ‘Write a Compelling Blog’? Share your Toastmaster experience and get credit at the same time. Submit your idea today!