Author: Big "D" Toastmasters

Hello Big “D” Toastmasters! Renewals Update: There are 13 days until the end of the month. Only 17.7% of current members have renewed. If you are going to participate in the contest (more below) then you really need to have your membership renewed. Do you need the invoice sent to you (again?) If so, please…

Fellow Toastmasters, Quick updates for you this week. Late Summer/Early Fall Gathering Please keep the weekend of September 22/23 open, if possible. Phuong and others are in the late planning stages of planning, and should have details out shortly. Renewals Due As of the moment I write this sentence, 4 people have paid their renewals…

Big “D” Toastmasters! Welcome to meteorological Fall. https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Meteorological-Fall-Begins-But-What-Is-It-492165861.html As we move into the final months of the year, we have some important dates coming up. Thursday, September 27th – Club Contest (At our usual club location.) Saturday, October 6 – Area 31 Contest (3:00 pm Location unannounced) (Incorrectly stated as a Thursday.) Thursday, November 1…

Want to see some Big “D” History? Check out these articles from the Dallas Morning News. Thank you to Catherine Welpton and Janice Nelson for stepping in to help run the 2018 Fall Contest!  

NOTICE: The schedule will be updated TUESDAY. GET YOUR ABSENCES IN NOW. Please make it easier on everyone involved by doing this. We will all appreciate it. (As will you when you are the Toastmaster of the Evening.) CLUB CONTEST: September 27th – In danger of cancellation! So far no one has stepped up to…

We’re just over 5 weeks away from the 2018 Club Contest. This years theme is Humorous Speech and Tall Tales. The contest is scheduled for Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 6:30pm in our usual meeting location. We need the following roles filled: Contest Chair – Coordinate those who wish to compete, assist with data collection…

Websites It’s been brought to my attention that there are some people unhappy with the fact we have 3 different websites, Toastmasters.org, DallasToastmasters.com and app.tmclubschedule.com, that require a log in. While it’s generally frowned upon to use the same username/password for multiple sites, this is one of those times when it’s *probably* not going to…

Hello Everyone! A few things for you this week to make sure you are up to date on the latest in Big “D” news. Meeting Minutes There is now a section of the web site that has previous meeting minutes on there. This is part of my desire to have these records easily available for…

Hello Big “D” Toastmasters! Here is your Big “D” Weekly Update. PS: This update available at https://dallastoastmasters.com/weekly-update-07-28-2018/ Scheduling I’ll be creating the schedule for August 16th and 23rd on MONDAY. If you have still not updated your absences, well … do it, please? Pathways This past week I (Don Teague, VP of Education) attended another TLI…

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