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Sharing with the Wider World About A Widespread Problem and Need...Keeping Community Strong and Clubs Intact

on Mon, 03/14/2022 - 15:16
If it's okay to share here...I am trying to figure out the 'theories, nuts and bolts' about keeping a Toastmasters.org club going that's been in the Southern Berkshires of MA for 25 years and has had a hundred or more members over that time.
I have been a member for many years and hope to learn more about ways the overall organization could lend more guidance and support to help all members know what it takes to transition competently (even to just zoom meetings.)
I feel this is something more states, towns, schools and faith and other clubs and groups would be wise to look into in terms of

A "Last Ditch Effort" to Save Our Ship ( Southern Berkshire Toastmasters MemberSHIP That is!)

on Mon, 03/14/2022 - 05:14

An Open Letter to All Toastmasters In the World (and that's A LOT of Toastmasters, past, present and hopefully Future!) "Houston, We have a problem..." The Southern Berkshire Toastmasters Club which has run in good working order with amazing leadership for a full 25 YEARS as of April 1st (no foolin') is about to Close Up Shop after a lot of heartfelt and steadfast effort to find new members since the club has gone to a zoom format (and even leading up to that in recent years.)

Well, when I realized this was a possibility a few months ago and more recently a 'foregone conclusion' (and have a

My Great Live Training with Schroeder, A Voice Coach, led to getting this info and offer

on Sun, 03/13/2022 - 18:49
Hearing about the benefits and fun of training to warm up my voice from a fellow Toastmaster friend, I followed the tips to join in the efforts with an affiliate link... https://bit.ly/3i1n7IV I had a consult and got to take the training which I recommend for you and it's an evergreen program with lifetime access... Enjoy!
 
 
https://micdrop.thinkific.com/courses/mic-drop-warmup (A recorded class and hour consult)

Marching Into A Brighter Future Together, With PLANting seeds and Dreaming Gardens!

on Sun, 03/13/2022 - 12:36

 Google community gardens and one in England that was the size of a huge field in the shape of an egg with tons of veggie rows and flowers in a sensible design 'filling the egg' like an Easter Egg or as I share about The Jewel Story by me, Catherine Palmer Paton, full of potential and magical growth and transformation...a bit of an Easter story (and other holidays as well but secular with animals and a jewel they discover in the ground...)

Let's keep the inner talents and gifts in mind as we keep digging for treasures in our lives,whether in our memories, papers and pictures from over the

Urgent Opportunities and Making Sense of Life in a Chaotic World! Time to Pull Together As Speakers (and Toastmasters) Like We Mean to Stay in the Game!

on Sat, 03/12/2022 - 05:06
To the Editor of The Lakeville Journal of CT and other Papers too!
With the world overwhelmed with Ukraine's dire takeover by Russia, it's hard to know what to say or how to keep abreast of local, state and national issues. 
 
Things can change overnight and sometimes it's seems 'Might Makes Right' is winning out even if it's Illegal and Denying Basic Human Rights in these modern times.
 
We need independent forums and thinkers in part to object to the erasure of all such venues in Russia and many lower forms of humanity destroying the lives of others.
 
 There are many spiritual views that humanity

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