Division D

Speech Contests are coming up soon. Are you ready for the fun? This year our contests will be held in-person ONLY. Debbie Allmon will be running the Area and Divisions contests this year because I am not local to Bakersfield at this time. Some important meeting dates...

We are approaching the halfway point for the Toastmaster year. By now, all officers are getting ready for the second round of Club Officer Training. In this round, we should also be inviting prospective Club Officers for next year to join the training. If you are a...

We work hard on our speeches and projects. When members complete a Pathways Level it is always fun to congratulate on their success. In November we had several levels completed but what I find most interesting about it all is that everyone achieved the awards in the...

What are the Districts goals for each Division? Well, obviously we want all Divisions to be Presidents Distinguished, all Areas to be Presidents Distinguished, and all Clubs to be Presidents Distinguished. We can of course kiss all this good-bye if the Clubs do not...

Congratulations to Dr. Ying-Ming Lee our newest Toastmaster of The Year Award recipient. Each year the District Leadership goes through all the members of our District to determine who is The Toastmaster of The Year. Ying-Ming out shown over 1,800 members in the...

OMG, REALLY? You were a Club Officer at time! Well, what are you supposed to do now that you accomplished that goal? I cannot tell you how many times I had this conversation with other Toastmasters. They know that there is something beyond the club level but refuse to...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. What a wonderful year we are having. People are learning and growing into awesome leaders. Our members are becoming terrific speakers. A new Pathways was rolled out for us. Clubs are starting to go hybrid and meeting in person. Woo Hoo....

The second half of the year is upon us. Time for those Club Visit Reports again. So far this half no Club Visits are scheduled. Every year Toastmaster International requires that the Districts send a representative to visit each Club within the District. That duty...

A club sponsor is assigned to each new club attempting to charter and plays a fundamental role in successfully creating a new Toastmasters club.  The Club Extension Committee assigns club sponsors based on inquiries or applications from members progressing towards the...

What is a club coach? Not just anyone can be a club coach. If they could then we would never have any clubs in trouble because everyone would know what to do. No, the club coach needs to be an experienced Toastmaster. The coach must be from OUTSIDE the struggling...