Toastmasters District 24

Toastmasters of District 24, As almost all of you know by now the District 24 Division Speech Contests will be held online, using Zoom.  Divisions A and C will hold a combined contest on March 29th at 1:00pm. Divisions B and D will hold a combined contest on March 28th, time to be determined. In order to prepare for these online contests we need to work out the details of how to handle an online contest. The Competitive Speakers Group regular meeting on Wednesday, March 18th and March 25th, will host the  practice sessions. The sessions will start at 7:00pm and end at 9:00pm.   To join the Zoom Meeting click on this link:  https://zoom.us/j/ 128287954 To join the meeting by phone dial   +1 346 248 7799 and enter Meeting ID: 128 287 954 If you have not downloaded the zoom app or program it will lead you through the steps.  You can use your computer, smartphone, or tablet to participate in the meeting. If...

We would like to make this petition to whq.  Dear TI Educational Services During this COVID-19 pandemic, as Toastmaster events are getting cancelled and meetings are transitioning to online only, we as club coaches find ourselves in a difficult position to complete our duties for clubs to get DCP credit by the June 2020 deadline. This outbreak has already started to impact the economy and many existing and potential members are having trouble in paying their dues. With cancellation of big events such as the District Conferences, Division and District speech contests among others, it is difficult to continue membership building efforts right now.  For many of us advanced members, club coaching is our only unfinished requirement for legacy DTM. Hence we humbly request for an extension to the timeline for completing the legacy program requirements, especially club coaching, by at least 6 months. Please allow us the time to settle into this 'new normal' that we ho...

I am writing to share our experience with online meetings. We have created this page on our club website: https://281.toastmastersclubs. org/Online-Meetings.html   The below email goes over some of our early lessons learned. There is also a link to our meeting from last night as an example of a club using Zoom for online meetings. If I can be of assistance as you or your club members are trying to use online meetings, please let me know. Tom Colling

Toastmasters the best cure for cabin fever! Fellow Toastmasters, this may be the greatest of times! True, you can’t go to your regular meeting. The news, Facebook, Twitter and just about everything else is filled with gloom and doom. You may be working from home or self-quarantined. So where is the upside? Have you wanted to visit another club? Visit with other Toastmasters? It is so easy now. Go to the District 24 website and click on the District Calendar or Zoom Booking. Find the “https//zoom…… link and click on it.   Or use the Find A Club link at www.Toastmasters.org Reach out to a club and they will let you know how to connect from the comfort of you home or phone!  In just a few minutes you will be connected to fellow Toastmasters. How about your club? Have you set up a time for your club to meet virtually? Have you set up the link in Meet-up, Facebook Event, added it to your club webpage? Have you shared it with past members and visito...