Outgoing Club Officers - Now that you have had your club elections to choose your officers for next year, please make sure to remember to submit your new officer list to Toastmasters.org (Go to Leadership Central/Club Central/Club Officer Assignment). You must submit the new officer list before 11:59pm Mountain time on June 30th to achieve Goal... Continue Reading →
It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Distinguished Toastmaster Kenneth Henz passed away in his sleep early in the morning on Wed May 29th. He was a passionate and dedicated member of the "A Life Like Yours" club. He was also a past member of the Belvoir, McNamara HQC and Springhill Speakers clubs.... Continue Reading →
Where: George Mason University Merten Hall 441 George Mason Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030 (view map) When: Sat, June 15, 2019, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT (add to google calendar) (add to icalendar) What is "TLI"? Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) provides a free training curriculum for Toastmasters Club Officers as well as ANYONE interested in... Continue Reading →
District 29 Clubs: You may already be familiar with the Toastmasters International Beat the Clock Membership Campaign that runs through May 1st – June 30th. As an extra incentive to add new members to your club, District 29 is adding a bonus incentive of $5 gift cards (for food/grocery stores, coffee shops, etc.) for every... Continue Reading →
According to Deena Metzger (1992), six ideas can help us with the creative process of composing a great speech. From what I have learned anecdotally, about half of the great speakers write their speeches out. The other “half” compose in other ways with index cards, notes (mental or written), or with mental formulation reinforced with... Continue Reading →
Check out the latest episode of the District 29 TV Show – “Mastering Business Communication” (MBC). If you have ideas on and episode or would like to be part of a future taping please contact us. https://youtu.be/MGlStpEGvaI Additional episodes available on our YouTube playlist for MBC TV.
Earlier this May, twenty-nine Toastmasters learned how to go from being a speaker to an effective trainer. Bettie St.Clair and Cheryl Baker trained this class of twenty-nine to take their speaking skills to the next level at the training workshop that took place on Saturday May 18th from 9 am to 4 pm and the... Continue Reading →
District 29 Area Directors - it getting very close to the May 31st deadline to submit your Area Director Reports. In order for your Area to become Distinguished (or Select or President's Distinguished), Area directors must submit Area Director's Club Visit Reports for no less than 75% of their club base by MAY 31st. Here... Continue Reading →
We achieved quorum at the District 29 Business meeting on Sat, May 11, 2019 at the annual conference and the votes are counted. District 29 is happy to welcome the 2019-2020 program year “Trio”: District Director Dana Richard, DTMProgram Quality Director , Narayanan Doraswamy, DTMClub Growth Director Bettie St. Clair, DTM. The District trio makes... Continue Reading →
Click the link below to download a digital copy of the 2019 District Conference Program book. 2019 Annual Conference ProgramDownload Click here to find more conference information. Have you decided what elective session you are attending? Tell us in the comments.
Click below to watch the video! https://youtu.be/WCiDzIxtWlw Click here for 2019 Annual Conference information and how to register.
As a reminder, the members of the District Council are the club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education or their proxies and the members of the District Executive Committee. Members of this District Council are the delegates that may speak, debate, make, second or vote on motions at the upcoming District 29 Annual Business meeting this... Continue Reading →
