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Welcome to District 101 Toastmasters!
District 101 serves the area from Mountain View to King City, including Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties and most of Santa Clara county – we call it “Silicon to Surf”.

Get on Deck with Slides
Would you like to know the most important question about using a slide deck in a speech? That question is:Do you need slides? I know we’re talking about how to use slides, but the first consideration when choosing any public speaking tool is: does it benefit the...

Dealing with Criticism
hat! "Well - I think it looks like an avocado with a sperm in it." Wow! That is what a close friend declared about something I had just painted. And it was in front of a group of friends. I had envisioned a seed planted deep in the dirt, preparing...

The Magic Numbers for Club Coaching
Who wants to be a club coach? Who needs a club coach?

Our Nervous System

Where Leaders Emerge
Toastmasters Where Leaders are Made. Where Leaders Are Made is our tagline. llow me to share a secret with you: That tagline did not resonate for some members when it was first presented about ten years ago. That includes me. Some members wondered...


