We’ll kick off this week’s edition of Toastmasters News and Notes with a shoutout to my favorite club in District 13.
Cranberry High Noon congratulates the following members for completing their pathway levels. These accomplishments will go toward another successful year for the Cranberry High Noon Toastmasters club. Right now the club is at 29 members strong with four goals met. That number will grow. Here’s the people who have achieved success in CHN.
Willie Mae Starr-White: Leadership develpment Level 2
Jyoti Khare: Presentation Mastery Level 3
Maha Maharajan: Presentation Mastery Level 5
Congratulations members on your achievements! Will Cranberry High Noon win club of the year honors at the Fall Symposium? We’ll just to wait until October 16 to find out.
That leads me into my next topic, the upcoming 2021 Fall Symposium. The agenda has finally been set and it looks like a great event has been planned. It will take place October 16 online and will run from 9:30am to 3:00pm. Registration is now open and is $15 for Toastmasters and $25 for non-Toastmasters.
There will be an awards and recognition ceremony during the event. The District will celebrate the 2020-2021 achievements and accomplishments of our Toastmasters family and friends. This was big for me as I won the Spirit of Toastmasters award along with Tina Kramer and Nate Stephens. That translated into having a panel discussion at the Winter Club Officer Training last December.
Featured speakers will include Jackie L. Gartner-Schmidt, Ph.D., and Karen Issacs, DTM. Dr. Gartner-Schmidt is co-director of both the University of Pittsburgh Voice Center and the Upper Airway Exercise Breathing Center. Ms. Isaacs serves as the Region 6 Advisor.
Isaacs is a Business Consultant with over 30 years ofexperience at a major health insurance company. Karen holds a B.S. in BusinessAdministration from Duquesne University and a Certificate of Paralegal Studies from College of Mount St. Joseph College (Cincinnati, Ohio). As a Professor of Otolaryngology, and Director of Speech-Language Pathology-Voice Division at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Jackie’s clinical and research focus specializes on care of the professional speaking voice, as well as clinical effectiveness of voice therapy and respiratory retraining.
Karen joined Toastmasters in 2004 to improve her communication skills and found copious opportunities to utilize and develop her leadership skills. Jackie is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences and has also presented a TEDx Talk on voice and perception.
It’s a joy to have both ladies presenting at the upcoming Fall Symposium.
This red carpet event is not to be missed. I’ve been really wanting to attend a club meeting but it’s been hard to with my work schedule. Regardless of whether or not make this event, I plan to attend a regular meeting on November 23. Deadline to sign up is this Sunday, October 10.
I had the opportunity to meet the faces behind this new Toastmasters chapter in Fayette County at the DTM Gala held at Westmoreland County Community College. They’re a budding club and I hope they have continued growth in this Toastmaster year. To date, Laurel Highlands Toastmasters is at 25 members, up from their base of 21 members. They have two goals met so far and six of the officers were trained at the summer club officer training. Here are the faces responsible for getting the club chartered.
That was a great night at WCCC when we celebrated the DTM’s and danced so hard that we set off the fire alarms 🚨. That’s my Toastmasters News and Notes. Enjoy the Fall Symposium next week and remember that contest season is just a month away. I’ll cover that in next week’s Toastmasters blog.
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