AN OFFICIAL MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR

DISTRICT 65 JULY 2017 • VOLUME 1

FROM THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR...

2017-2018District Officers

District DirectorEllen Pieklo, DTM

Program QualityDirectorLillian Knight-Faison, DTM

Club Growth DirectorKeith Maderer, DTM

Administration ManagerColette Croop, ACB, ALB

Finance ManagerJulie Ricchiazzi, ACB ALB

Public Relations ManagerChristine Wolbert, ACG ALB

ParliamentarianWarren Musselman, DTM

Logistics ManagerMichael Reinbolt, ACG, ALB

WebmasterRoger Morehouse, DTM

Region 9 AdvisorRaisa Serebrenek, DTM

Imm. Past District DirectorSherry Hunt, DTM

District 65 Websitetmdistrict65.org

ToastmastersInternational Websitetoastmasters.org

Ellen Pieklo, DTM, CISSP writes...

Welcome to the new Toastmasters year. I look forward to meeting with many of you during our timetogether as we all have much to learn from one another. The 2017-18 theme for District 65 Toastmastersis: “Make Toastmasters Part of Your Story.”While we want to succeed as a district, what mattersmore is that we all have much to learn and gain as members and officers within District 65.

As you start this year’s Toastmasters journey, you will find some important changes to note:

• Nearly 100% of this year’s District Executive Committee (DEC) were trained during sessions held in June. While District 65 asks clubs to train their leaders, we feel it’s equally important for theDistrict 65 leadership team to set the precedent by completing their own training, as well.

• District 65 has elected to move out the club contest date to September 15 to ensure that all clubshave two additional weeks to finish the Fall contests. Our hope is to have more participation andby extending the date, this can be accomplished. To accommodate this change, the area contestswill be shortened to a two-week timeframe, as well as the division contests. Please work with yourarea and division directors and identify members who will be able to serve as judges and othercontest functionaries.

• To address the frequency (or lack of) email correspondence from District 65 leadership, beginningthis month, the D65 Team will publish a single newsletter monthly. The newsletter will have keydates and news that should interest many of you – information will also be available on the D65website.

• The D65 Team is evaluating current incentive programs andhopes to have new incentives ready to rollout soon. I will alsoidentify the criteria for winning the District Pride Cup.

• Pathways will be rolling out during the 2017-18 Toastmastersyear. While the date is identified as “Coming Soon,” ToastmastersInternational has assured us that the program is almost here.According to districts who have gotten a sneak peek, it willbe worth the wait!

Below, please find a link to the letter from Mike Storkey,our Toastmasters International President. This containsimportant information about completing a proxy-holder foryou to cast your ballots at the Toastmasters InternationalBusiness meeting to be held in August.

Click here to read the letter!

Two Month Rolling CalendarMonth of July 2017

7.08 TLI: GCC, Batavia7.15 TLI: BCBS, Syracuse7.15 Begin Club Contests: Evaluation and Humorous Speeches Club contests must end by 9/15!

7.31 Deadline: International Proxy Votes

Month of August 2017

8.01 Contest Start: Smedley Award Membership-Building (Ends 9/30)8.23 Toastmasters International Convention, Vancouver BC8.31 All Club Officer Training must be completed and submitted

Click here for the completeDistrict 65 Calendar!

the scoop VOLUME 1JULY 2017

(Press Release)Jonathan Brooks, of Rochester, NY is one stepcloser to the title of World Champion of PublicSpeaking. Brooks recently took first place at theDistrict 65 International Speech Contest wheremore than 1,000 local participants competed to winthe district-level completion of the ToastmastersInternational Speech Contest. Brooks will participatein the World Championship of Public Speaking tobe held August 23-26 in Vancouver, BC.

Brooks stated, “I entered the completion because it was uncomfortableand therefore I knew it would be a growing experience.” His goal injoining Toastmasters was never to win contests, but to grow personallyand professionally. Brooks expressed that people need to do uncom-fortable things in order to grow and improve. The competition was anew challenge to come up with an inspirational speech. Each levelof the contest had encouraged Brooks to improve different nuancesof public speaking, from vocal variety to humor and speech structure.

Brooks is employed at Xerox, Webster, NY, attended Houghton College,and has been a member of Postprandial Toastmasters Club of Rochesterfor two years. Brook stated, “My father was a Toastmaster and I wasaware of the organization from a young age. Toastmasters was oneof those things I knew I should probably join, but I never consideredjoining until I went through a series of interviews. I found myselfstruggling to articulate myself well and lacking the confidence tospeak up. That was the moment I knew I needed to join.

When Brooks was asked why he joined Toastmasters he replied, “Ijoined Postprandial because of the people. Truthfully, I have neverbeen around such a group of supportive individuals who genuinelywant to see you improve and are willing to come alongside you. As ayoung professional, I am able to receive feedback and encouragementfrom accomplished speakers, lawyers, judges, professors, engineersand business people. Where else do can you get such a diversegroup of people willing to help?”

The Toastmasters International Speech Contest is the world’s largestspeech contest, involving 30,000 participants from 122 countries.Toastmasters is an organization focusing on building confident speakersand strong leaders. Members will find a supportive learn-by-doingenvironment that allows them to achieve their goals at their ownpace. Learn how Toastmasters has changed the lives of members.

District 65 is one of 91 districts, which comprises more than 90corporate and community clubs in Central and Western New York.

Test Drive The New PATHWAYS Ice Breaker Training Moduleby Keith Maderer, DTM – Club Growth Director

Now we can all experience what the New ToastmastersPATHWAYS learning experience will look like.

Club Officers and mentors can now use this great tool tohelp prepare new members for their Ice Breaker speechproject. It is very well laid out with some great worksheets,video content and a progress evaluation.

Even if you are already a DTM, take it for a test drive. I knowI learned something new each time I reviewed it. I bet youwill too.

Click below to access: (no login required)Pathways Training Module - Ice Breaker

SPOTLIGHT ON...Toastmaster Jonathan Brooks–District 65 International ContestChampion

Club Officer Training - Video Tutorialsby Keith Maderer, DTM – Club Growth Director

Toastmasters International has some great training toolsavailable to new club officers and anyone that is interestedin becoming an officer.

There is a focused video tutorial for each of the ToastmastersClub officer roles. There are several modules for each roleand it is a great starting place for any Toastmaster interestedin helping their club by building stronger leadership skills.

Please visit them today by clicking: Club Officer Roles!

Division A DirectorGlenn GordonArea 11 DirectorKaren Moronski-ChapmanArea 12 DirectorPam GormanArea 13 DirectorSusan WillavizeArea 14 DirectorKenneth BlakeArea 15 DirectorAshley Engl

Division B DirectorSam OttoArea 21 DirectorAmber O'BrienArea 22 DirectorAlex TurnerArea 23 DirectorJohn PredmoreArea 24 DirectorDiana Irizarry

Division C DirectorRaymond MulgrewArea 31 DirectorGina WilsonArea 32 DirectorNancy SantacesariaArea 33 DirectorTom PiekloArea 34 DirectorGwen Murphy

Division D DirectorAmanda ChafeeArea 41 DirectorLeo O’Connor Area 42 DirectorRoger MorehouseArea 43 DirectorSharon DeGristinaArea 44 DirectorObi Okafor

Division E DirectorJonathan EdwardsArea 51 DirectorCatherine SturtevantArea 52 DirectorMara MowersArea 53 DirectorJim TuckerArea 54 DirectorTony MioniArea 55 DirectorJoanne SeccurraArea 55 DirectorJulie Moran

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Tips From OurPastEach month we would like to share somegreat tips from our PAST District 65 Governors and Directors. They havebeen there, in the trenches, both locally,regionally and internationally. We can alllearn from their experience and wisdom.

Club Success: It Can be Yours!by Linda Lathrop, DTMPast District Governor 2012-13

Your successand the successof your club isdetermined byyour vision ofthe possibilitiesbut you mustalso have a plan.Realistically you

should review what happened duringthe past Toastmaster year 2016-2017and evaluate what worked and whatneeds to be improved upon, whatchanges are needed, and what excitingnew ideas can you implement. Involveall of your club members.

A few years ago I was the president of a struggling club and we set a goalto reach twenty members and be adistinguished club. The club officersworked together to develop the clubsuccess plan using the manual providedby Toastmasters. Each time the club metI spoke about our plan giving updateson our progress. We celebrated as newmembers joined, we celebrated wheneducation awards were achieved, andwe charted our progress. As a resultwe became a select distinguishedclub!

What you can do...

To continue reading, click: Tips FromOur Past

District IncentivesHere is where you will learn aboutspecial District Challenges.

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District 65 – A Year In Review:2016-17 by Sam Mehta, DTM, PDG

Every new year is an opportunity to strive for improvement. The best way to do this is to take alook at the year that has just finished and reviewall the great accomplishments.

Your District 65 Trio and the entire district councilare reviewing these reports to assess the district'sstrengths and weaknesses. They will then developa strategic action plan to make improvements forour members, clubs and the district...

To continue reading, click: A Year in Review

FUN Meeting Ideasby Keith Maderer, DTM – Club Growth Director

One of the most important ways to build a great club isby having fun, inclusive and engaging meetings. Whileevery club's personality is different, the most successfulclubs have a nice balance between structure and laughter.Every month we will try to share a different idea on howyou can add some FUN to your meetings.

COMICAL COURTROOM CAPER MEETING: Tryto allow 1-3 weeks preparation for this meeting toassign roles and give details of the topic and proceedings.

Choose a member to be the defendant, real orimagined, and assign a crime to them. One of themembers portrays the character on trial. The meetingcan be fun if the charges are something funny. Forexample, they could be charged with stealing thecookies from the cookie jar, Santa Claus damaginga roof, or Popeye selling steroid enrichedspinach...

To view the rest of this article, click: Fun MeetingIdeas!

Do you have something thatyou would like to see in the nextedition of the scoop? Submissions are due no later than the15th of each month.

Please email any contributions or ideasto KeithMadererDTM@gmail.com