OPS Meeting
2022-12-03
For OPS team members and invited guests.
Detailed meeting information will be provided to attendees.

Club Growth After Hours
2022-12-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Meeting
The Club Growth After Hours provides an opportunity to discuss membership building and retention ideas. This hour is dedicated to provide additional information and skills to create greater success in the clubs. It also encourages discuss any challenges that they may be having with officers from other clubs who might be facing similar challenges or have faced them in the past. The idea is to help each other out in a collaborative way.
Monthly Event Schedule
1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6PM
Oct 4th, Oct 18th, Nov 1st, Nov 15th, Dec 6th, Dec 20th
Click here to register!
Questions?
Contact Club Growth Director, Raji Bandanapudi, DTM at growth@d101tm.org

Club Officer Training - Online
2022-12-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to Lead, Serve & Grow Together.
Get trained.
Agenda:
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6:00pm: Login / Networking
6:15pm: Keynotes
6:30pm: Officer Training Sessions
8:00pm: Adjourn
Date: Tuesday December 6, 2022
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division A Director, Raghu, raghu.toastmaster@gmail.com\

GREAT Event: Tall Tales Tips
2022-12-08 18:00 - 19:15
Title:
Blarney! Tall Tales Tips from Three Wild Irishmen and a Lovely Lass to Keep Them in Czech
Description:
This workshop focuses on the keys to effective tall tales: Imagination, Exaggeration, Vocalization, and Visualization. District champions and Distinguished Toastmasters Brendan Murphy, Declan Shalvey, Jana Lannen, and Dennis Dawson will talk about the skills they use to capture and delight their audience with tales of hyperbolic improbability, then let audience members try it themselves. If you don’t walk out of the workshop a consummate purveyor of pure preposterous pabulum, you will have the skills to convince everyone you do.
Speaker Bios:
Dennis Dawson is a Distinguished Toastmaster and past district champion in the Tall Tales contest.

Jana Lannen is a Toastmasters enthusiast, who competed twice in the International Speech Contest District Level.

Declan Shalvey is a Distinguished Toastmaster and the winner of the 2020 Fall Fusion Humorous contest.

Distinguished Toastmaster Brendan James Murphy is a past District Table Topics and District Humorous Speech Champion.

D101 Holiday Party
2022-12-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Synopsys Building 1, 800 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, United States
Mark your calendars, District 101 would like for members to come together and enjoy with food, games and getting to know each other as we all welcome upcoming holidays!
If you would like to participate in planning send an email to dd@d101tm.org.

Club Officer Training - Online
2022-12-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Online Meeting
Get equipped with tools and techniques to Lead, Serve & Grow Together.
Get trained.
Agenda:
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6:00pm: Login / Networking
6:15pm: Keynotes
6:30pm: Officer Training Sessions
8:00pm: Adjourn
Date: Monday December 12, 2022
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Questions? Contact:
Division C Director, Priya Shastri, priya.shastri@gmail.com

GREAT Event: Connecting with Others
2022-12-15 18:00 - 19:15
Title:
Connecting with Others: What Effective Leaders Do Differently
Presenter:
Ramesh Dewangan, DTM
Description:
Connecting with others is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them
The Talk “Connecting with Others: What the Most Effective Leaders Do Differently” will cover how leaders display genuine interest in their audience and team members. Without the right connections, the efforts of leaders may be wasted. While the merits of strong relationships and connections may appear straightforward, forming connections requires planned and purposeful adherence to a select set of principles and practices. The talk will explore several principles and practices using real-life examples and discussions.
Speaker Bio:
Ramesh Dewangan is the Founder and CEO of Quantum Vision Consulting, and a leadership coach for mid-level professionals. He is a best-selling author and certified coach, speaker, and trainer.
He has led global teams in software development, product management, and marketing in his 30+ years of career. He is an MBA from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and an Electrical Engineer from NITK India. He is a Distinguished Toastmaster.

GREAT Event: Evaluate with Empathy
2022-12-19 18:00 - 19:15
Title:
Evaluate with Empathy
Presenter:
Dennis Dawson, DTM, PDG
Description:
Evaluation is the heart of Toastmasters – it’s the core of our education program, and it’s how we show we care. Dennis Dawson discusses the importance of giving honest criticism in a way that the speaker is able to incorporate the feedback and build their skills. The workshop will include a practical example with a target speaker and evaluations from three attendees who will try out Dennis’s techniques in real time.
Speaker Bio:
Dennis Dawson has completed the traditional Toastmasters education program two times to earn two Distinguished Toastmaster awards. He is a Past Governor of District 57 Toastmasters. Dennis is a district champion in the Humorous, Tall Tales, and Evaluation contests. He teaches drawing at local elementary schools, and volunteers as Santa Claus at San Jose Christmas in the Park.
