Part II of the Summer TLI blog picks up at the Club Officer Training Sessions and goes on through to the last general sesssion. Nate Stephens led the Presidents’ Training while Bob Johnson and Jing Humphries led the Club Success (which included a panel discussion led by our event chair and Area 24 Director/incoming Division C Director Mary Ellen Vornbrock).
For the Presidents’ Training, Nate used TOASTMASTERS as an acrostic and ended the session with Table Topics-related questions pertaining to challenges Presidents face in their clubs.
Take Charge;
Organize–Plan Ahead!
Achievements
Strategize a Club Success Plan
Training–encourage all officers to get trained. Greensburg had all seven of its officers attend yesterday.
Monitor DCP Goals–I plan on sending my awards to my Vice President of Education to get us closer to my goal of Presidents’ Distinguished. I also share the DCP standing at the business meeting prior to adjourning.
Assessments–Moments of Truth
Share the work–In other words, delegate
Try New Things; also, Themes
Execute Club Officer Meetings
Read District 13 Emails and Newsletters
Spot Talent whom you know will benefit from Toastmasters.
After lunch, Bob and Jing taught us about some very important acronyms in Toastmasters. Those are the DCP, the MOT, and CSP. In the panel discussion that Mary Ellen led, Russell Drake gave us some more acronyms which were tied to the Moments of Truth. Our panelists, Angela, Bob, and Russell, answered questions pertaining to the Club Success Plan. A lot we learned in just over an hour.
We ended the training session a little after 2 o’clock and we were on our way, eager to take what we learned and apply it to our clubs.
Yesterday we had a sort of birthday picnic for me with the most family we’ve had for an event in quite a while. My cousin and her family were home from Eastern PA and the boys were excited to spend time with Cousin A. The spread was perfect with chicken strips, buffalo chicken dip, pasta salad, and so much more. We also had a red, white, and blue marble cake from Giant Eagle.
At a future date, my mom will treat me to lunch at The Olive Garden. This Thursday night however, Kevin and I are celebrating my birthday at Burgatory in Murrysville.
On my day off Monday, I drove up to Cranberry Township to help the Cranberry High Noon Toastmasters club celebrate its 10th anniversary. The club chartered in 2013 and has always been successful. I attended my first meeting as a guest in December of 2016 and since then have become an unofficial member of the club.
My favorite meetings as a guest will always be the December 2019 meeting before Christmas when I promoted my blog. I was greeted very nicely that day and treated like family. November 2021 was another fun meeting as well when we went to Chen’s for lunch.
The speakers highlighted the history of the club and presented awards to the members, as well as inducted the new members. We heard from the club sponsor and club mentor and one of the original members as well. We had some time for table topics. The 10th anniversary celebration was up there with the awesome Laurel Highlands red carpet event and DTM Gala events from 2021 as great ways to celebrate our fellow Toastmasters.
I look forward to seeing how this new team of officers will do in making Cranberry High Noon a successful club. I’ll be planning a September visit during my vacation week, and possibly December.
Time to close off the blog and as I do I will promote Cranberry Township’s retail scene. When I visit Cranberry High Noon, I usually take some time before or after the meeting to stop somewhere so I get the most of my time up there. Sometimes I make a Target run or shop at Michaels or ULTA in Cranberry Mall. Today, I checked out the open-air Streets of Cranberry a few minutes from where our meeting was. It’s a nice little mix of restaurants, gift shops, and clothing stores. I stopped at Old Navy (didn’t buy anything but I looked around for a few minutes). I found a nice little coffee shop and had a cold brew before I made my way to my destination.
Stylish 🍒 