Growth Series #4 – Let's write a speech in 5 minutes!
2025-05-12 19:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Meeting
Next Session: May 12
Growth Series #4 – Let’s write a speech in 5 minutes!
Presenter: Raji Murty Bandanapudi, DTM, D101 District Director

Have you ever signed up for a speech slot, only to back out at the last minute because you didn’t have time to write one? Or need a pocket speech but never got time to write one?
If so, you’ve come to the right place! Our District Director and Distinguished Toastmaster Raji will share her secrets on how to write a speech in 5 minutes. By the end of the session, you’ll have a ready-to-go speech that you can confidently present at your next club meeting. And if you stick around until the end, you’ll get exclusive tips to elevate your speech even further!
You’ll also get the chance to ask questions after the session for personalized feedback and one-on-one coaching with Raji.
Don’t miss out on this amazing learning opportunity!
Get the tools you need to grow faster and speak stronger—register now to save your spot.

2025 Annual Conference
2025-05-17 07:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-18 07:00 - 15:00 | Synopsys Building 1, 800 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, United States
Join us for exciting keynote speeches, workshops, and contests that will challenge you beyond your comfort zone. Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or a new Toastmaster, there will be something for everyone at this conference.
For more information and to register, go to https://d101tm.org/conference/

Growth Series #5 – Mastering Impromptu Speaking
2025-06-02 19:00 - 20:00
Growth Series #5 – Mastering Impromptu Speaking
Presenter: Declan Shalvey, DTM
Do you fear Table topics? Want to nail the elevator pitch? Or answer interview questions with confidence and finesse?
Fear no more. In this dynamic 45-minute workshop, award-winning speaker and seasoned coach Declan Shalvey will guide you step-by-step how to build cohesive answers to any questions inside or outside Toastmasters.
You will learn:

An easy-to-use framework for impromptu speaking
Proven tools and techniques to listen, decide, organize and express a cohesive response
Role-plays that illustrate and cement the techniques shared

You’ll also get the chance to ask questions and stick around after the session for personalized feedback and one-on-one coaching with Declan.
Don’t miss out on this fun learning experience!
Get the tools you need to grow faster and speak stronger—register now to save your spot.
Questions? Reach out to Wendy, Club Growth

Growth Series #6 - Storytelling
2025-06-16 19:00 - 19:45
Next Session: June 16
Growth Series #6 – Storytelling
Presenter: Declan Shalvey, DTM
Want to be the most powerful person in the world? Master your storytelling!
That was the theory of Steve Jobs when he founded PIXAR. In this dynamic 45-minute workshop, our award-winning speaker, seasoned coach, and tireless educator Declan Shalvey (DTM), will share tools and guide you step-by-step to tell a clear and powerful story of your own topic / life experience.
You’ll learn:

The secret to the power of storytelling
The structure and key elements of a story
How to weave in emotion and logic to connect and drive action
Putting it all together

Do you have a story to tell? Bring a story idea and take advantage of the hands-on learning experience to cement the techniques.
Get the tools you need to grow faster and speak stronger—register now to save your spot.
Questions? Reach out to Wendy Fan at growth@d101tm.org

District 101 SPEECH-A-THON
2025-06-28 10:00 - 12:00
Do you need Speeches to be evaluated to meet the Distinguished Club Status?! We are here to help!!!
Sign up to speak and/or to Evaluate other speakers in the District.
Together We Rise and Hit Distinguished Levels as a D101 Family!
Agenda:
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10:00 AM: Login / Networking / Welcome
10:05 AM: Speeches in the order of sign up.
Date: Jun 28, 2025 (SAT)
Time: 10 am-12pm Pacific Time
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Register: https://d101tm.wufoo.com/forms/speechathon-june-28-2025-sat/
Questions? Contact Program Quality

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-07-10 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Keynote
6:15 PM: Officers training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: July 10, 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Program Quality Director Chirag Mapara, chirag.toastmaster@gmail.com

D101 Leadership Luncheon
2025-07-12 11:30 - 15:00 | Moreland School District, 4711 W Campbell Ave, San Jose, CA, 95130, United States
Let’s celebrate the recent term with a Lunch, Recognition, & Roast. We will recognize our outgoing district leaders and welcome the incoming ones.
Saturday July 12, 2025
11:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Moreland School District: 4711 W Campbell Ave, San Jose, CA 95130
Agenda
11:30 AM Check-In & Networking
12:00 PM Lunch
12:45 PM Recognitions
1:40 PM Roast of Immediate Past District Director, Raji Bandanapudi
3:00 Close & Clean-Up
Registration: https://d101tm.wufoo.com/forms/pacp5eu0jyabla/
$10 before Wednesday, July 9, 12 AM
$15 after Wednesday, July 9, 12 AM
Roast Roster:
Let’s thank Raji Bandanapudi for her hard-work and dedication as our immediate Past District Director with many a good roast. If you know and love Raji for all her brilliance and idiosyncrasies, then please add your name to the Roast Roster in registration form.

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-07-14 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Keynote
6:15 PM: Officers training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: July 14, 2025 (Monday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division B Director Aniruddha Tarodekar, aniruddhatarodekar.toastmasters@gmail.com

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-07-16 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Keynote
6:15 PM: Officers training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: July 16, 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division B Director Aniruddha Tarodekar, aniruddhatarodekar.toastmasters@gmail.com

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-07-22 11:45 - 13:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
If you are a first-time officer please plan to attend an alternative 90-minute training session.
Agenda:
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11:45 am: Login / Networking
12:00 pm: Welcome and Officer Training
1:00 pm: Adjourn
Date: July 22, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division C Director Vincent Tang, vincelamonttang@gmail.com

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-07-30 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Keynote
6:15 PM: Officers training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: July 30, 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Program Quality Director Chirag Mapara, chirag.toastmaster@gmail.com

Toastmasters Leadership Institute
2025-08-02 08:30 - 14:00 | Online Meeting
Join us for the Special Beta Test Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) with Club Officer Training (COT). This is a Special Beta Test Event coordinated by the D101 Club Officer Training Working Group and Toastmasters International.
District 101 was chosen as a Test Site for the evaluation of the new Club Officer Training program that will be released to all Toastmasters in the 2026-2027 term. The evaluations from the attendees will help determine the future of all Club Officer Training. Even if you’ve already attended a Club Officer Training recently, your attendance and participation will have an invaluable impact on future Toastmasters and Club Officer Trainings.
Date: Saturday, August 2nd
Time: Saturday 8:30am – 2:00pm
Agenda:
08:30 AM: Network and Streaming Hall of Fame
08:50 AM: Welcome from D101 District Director Anna Garcia, DTM
09:00 AM: Introductory Comments
09:10 AM: General Session, Part 1
10:10 AM: Feedback
10:15 AM: Break
10:25 AM: Individual Club Officer Breakout Sessions
11:25 AM: Feedback
11:30 PM: Break
11:45 PM: General Session, Part 2
12:45 PM: Feedback Completion
12:50 PM: Discussion
1:30 PM: Adjourn
Please note: Registration will close at 8:30 AM August 2, 2025.
Attendees are requested to remain for all the sessions so their feedback can be provided to Toastmasters International.
Register:
https://d101tm.wufoo.com/forms/d101-special-beta-test-tli-august-2-2025
Contact:
Chirag Mapara, Program Quality Director
quality@d101tm.org
Photo Release. By registering for the D101 Events you grant permission to D101 PR Team to use videos or photographs of you for educational purposes or promotion of the events for D101. If you want to be excluded, please email pr@d101tm.org.

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-08-04 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Keynote
6:15 PM: Officers training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: August 4, 2025 (Monday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Program Quality Director Chirag Mapara, chirag.toastmaster@gmail.com

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-08-08 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Keynote
6:15 PM: Officers training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: August 8, 2025 (Friday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division G Director Manoj Kumar Biswal, manojtoastmaster@gmail.com

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-08-11 11:45 - 13:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
If you are a first-time officer please plan to attend an alternative 90-minute training session.
Agenda:
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11:45 AM : Login / Networking
12:00 PM : Welcome and Instructions
12:05 PM : Officers training
1:00 PM : Adjourn
Date: August 11, 2025 (Monday)
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division C Director Vincent Tang, vincelamonttang@gmail.com

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-08-13 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Keynote
6:15 PM: Officers training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: August 13, 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division G Director Manoj Kumar Biswal, manojtoastmaster@gmail.com

Club Officer Training - Online
2025-08-16 08:45 - 11:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. Get trained.
Agenda:
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8:45 am: Login / Networking
9:00 am: Welcome and Instructions
9:05 am: Keynote
9:15 am: Officers training
11:00 am: Adjourn
Date: August 16, 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division A Director Kari Lynn Morgan, karilynnmorgan@me.com

7-in-1 Club Officer Training - Online
2025-08-25 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. While this training is open to all Club Officers, this training is for officers who have previously served in their role or have more than one role they need to be trained for.

Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Officers Training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: August 25, 2025 (Monday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM PDT
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Program Quality Director, Chirag Mapara, chirag.toastmaster@gmail.com

Club Success Plan Working Sessions
2025-08-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-09 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-09-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Meeting
We’re inviting all club officers to join a focused working session to collaboratively draft their Club Success Plan. This is a hands-on session designed to bring our ideas together, align on goals, and set a clear roadmap for the year ahead.
📌 Why join?

Complete your Club Success Plan to qualify for the Club Distinguished Plan this year.
Deadline for submission – Sep 30, 2025
Collaborate with fellow officers in real time
Ensure your plan reflects the needs and ambitions of our members
Chance to earn $30 district credit if you submit before Sep 15 (send pdf confirmation to d101tm.am@gmail.com)

Please register using the form below:
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7-in-1 Club Officer Training - Online
2025-08-29 17:45 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to lead, serve, and be part of the Toastmasters community. While this training is open to all Club Officers, this training is for officers who have previously served in their role or have more than one role they need to be trained for.

Agenda:
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5:45 PM: Login / Networking
6:00 PM: Welcome and Instructions
6:05 PM: Officers Training
8:00 PM: Adjourn
Date: August 29, 2025 (Friday)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM PDT
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Program Quality Director, Chirag Mapara, chirag.toastmaster@gmail.com

GREAT Event: From X to 10X: The AI Inspired Toastmaster
2025-09-20 08:00 - 10:00 | Saratoga Big Basin Toastmasters, 14376 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, 95070, United States
Focus: Transforming into an AI-powered professional.
Workshop Leader: Satish Shenoy, DTN
Learn To:

Leverage AI tools and techniques
Increase productivity dramatically
Drive faster and better decision-making
Enhance creativity
Shift from incremental to exponential growth

This event is free and open to everyone. Light refreshments will be provided.
Recording:

District 101 Fall Business Meeting
2025-09-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Online Meeting
Calling all District Executive Committee Members, Club Presidents, and Vice Presidents of Education…
Join us for an important business meeting where your voice helps shape the direction of District 101.
Zoom registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/az7mjg8PSyerQS1pNAWYvg?_x_zm_rtaid=rQHgpZcfRD-ef6CrHMhusg.1757530561891.67019efba6ff34cf9c32b548ab7d3090&_x_zm_rhtaid=150#/registration

Bay To Bay Toastmasters Pilot Episode
2025-10-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Midpeninsula Media Center, 900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, United States
Bay to Bay Toastmasters provides a unique opportunity:

To practice delivering a complete half-hour program on time, to the second
To adapt gracefully if technical or logistical hiccups occur
To demonstrate the same confidence and teamwork required in real-life speaking situations

The structure of each show:

Host introduction
Speaker (5–7 min) + Evaluation (2–3 min)
3-minute club profile video
Speaker (5–7 min) + Evaluation (2–3 min)
Host wrap-up & credits

How You Can Get Involved
Be part of the pilot episode! We need 5 participants:

2 speakers
2 evaluators
1 host

Feature your club! Volunteer to be the subject of a 3-minute video profile in a future episode—an excellent way to spotlight your club’s culture and attract new members.
For more information and to get involved, go to this link on our website.

Peninsula Pros Open House
2025-10-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Monterey Black Bear Diner, 2450 N Fremont St, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
Peninsula Pros Advanced Toastmasters Club invites you to a ghoulishly fun Open House where mystery meets mastery.
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 @ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMWhere: Monterey Black Bear Diner, 2450 Fremont St, Monterey, CATheme: Beware!
This special Halloween-themed meeting (costumes optional!) is ideal for Toastmasters looking for a new challenge.
Our meetings take place in a real dining setting, which helps speakers learn to connect with their audience, even with the distractions of restaurant life.

Prepared speeches from advanced Toastmasters
Round-robin evaluations by members and guests
A friendly and supportive atmosphere

At Peninsula Pros, we go beyond the basics:

In-depth feedback from experienced speakers and leaders
Opportunities for longer, advanced speeches and projects
A place to gain experience and ideas to bring back to your home club

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