Be Trained, Be Awarded.

Don't miss this final chance to achieve half a point for DCP goal #9! Learn from the presentations of our top district officers and share best practices with other Toastmasters. Grab the opportunity to invite effective evaluators to your club meetings.

Division B, see you at the 2nd round of Officers' Training on January 16, 2010 (Saturday), 1:00PM to 5:00PM at the Meralco TSB in Ortigas. Check out the map below.

For comments or questions, please contact:
Jazz Encarnacion, Assistant Governor for Education and Training. Email: jiencarnaction@yahoo.com. Phone 917-5345299

Block the Date! Double Fun on December 5.

Keep your December 5 free for a Double Event. Be there!

Back to back fun and more fun at the San Carlo Room of the Makati Stock Exchange Bldg.

Start the afternoon, from 1 to 5 PM, by watching rookie toastmasters vie for the Achievers' Rookie Invitational Cup. On its 4th year, this tradition of challenging newbies* to deliver speeches and compete, has been entertaining and educating Toastmasters. Support Achievers Toastmasters and have fun in the process.

After all that, you're allowed a few minutes for a breather, and then you're off to another round of fun, this time to celebrate the holidays and Division B's halfway mark milestone. Yes, it's been 6 months of having a BLAST for the division. It's going to be a big, bold, brave celebration from 5 to 7 PM.

Check out the postcards below for details.

SEE YOU ON DECEMBER 5! Be with Division B.

*Toastmasters who have been with the organization for less than two years, who have at least delivered an icebreaker but have not yet completed their 10 basic speech projects, nor have competed in District Sponsored contests.

Newsflash:

Newsflash: Deadline of membership renewal payment has been extended to November 15! Don’t miss this opportunity to earn 0.5 DCP point.

Learn about Evaluation and Harnessing the Internet

Please mark your calendars for the Division B Educational Session on November 14 (Saturday), 1:30PM to 5:00PM at MSE Building , Ayala Avenue , Makati City. Only 50 slots are available! To register, please contact Asst. Gov. for Education and Training Jazz Encarnacion (Email: jiencarnacion@yahoo, Phone: 09175345299). Please refer to the postcard below for more information.

Division B Explored the Extremes in the Midcon

My heartfelt thanks to the following people who represented Division B in the recently concluded Mid-Year Conference:

•Table Topics with a Twist:
Mahdi Khadematolrasoul (UP Manila TMC)

•Singing Bee Idol (who sang “Eternal Flame”):
Jazz Encarnacion (Silver & White TMC & ButterNToast TMC)

•Talentadong TMs (who danced to the tune of “Nobody” and shared the stage with me):
- Mely Fernandez (Maharlika TMC)
- Cathy Bachoco (Area 16 Governor, Executive TMC)
- Syril Tolentino (Area 15 Governor, Blue Swoosh TMC)
with special appearance of: Elaine Aviola (Achievers TMC)

and the other TMs who were with us through the wee hours of the morning for the love of Division B:
- Khris Albano (Executive TMC)
- Aida Valles (Maharlika TMC)
- Chen Villacorta (PhilamLife TMC)

Congratulations to the TM Year 2008-2009 awardees:

• DTM Philip Iledan – Leadership Awardee for Club Building
• ACS Ed Fabonan – Area Governor of the Year Awardee

Toastmasters International Celebrates Year 85

October 22, 2009
Fellow Toastmasters,

Happy Anniversary!

October 22 is an auspicious date for Toastmasters around the world. It marks the day that a small group of people, led by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, held the first official Toastmasters meeting in the basement of a YMCA in Santa Ana, California, USA.

While the original intent of the group was to teach after-dinner speeches to young men, as we all know, Toastmasters has evolved to become a worldwide leader in communication and leadership development. This evolution was no accident; Dr. Smedley firmly believed that the improvement of a person's ability to communicate his or her ideas was a means of improving life in all its phases, personal as well as professional. It's a philosophy that resonates as clearly today as it did back in 1924.

Since its founding, Toastmasters International has empowered more than 4 million people to achieve their full potential and realize their dreams. Our organization' s long-term success and growth is a tribute to Dr. Smedley's vision. He understood that communication isn't optional and leadership isn't always natural, but both can be learned through doing.

As we celebrate our 85th anniversary, the organization stands at a historic high point. Our membership is at an all-time high of 252,000 and growing, our programs are more expansive and our leaders have developed innovative strategies to keep up with advances and shifting cultural dynamics of the global age.

The next 85 years hold even greater promise as we continue to adapt and evolve in an ever-changing world. Let us work together to build our organization by building our members -- with confidence, leadership and service.

Thank you for all you do to support and serve Toastmasters.


Sincerely,
Gary Schmidt
International President
Toastmasters International

Midyear Conference Postponed to October 30-31

That Ondoy wreaked havoc in the metropolis is no longer news. What is news is that our midyear convention has been postponed to October 30-31.

All other details, including venue, remain the same.