History

Overview

Formerly known as the North Dallas Youth Communication Club (NDYCC), JLTM Toastmasters DFW was founded in 1995 by Jie-Lin Xu, the President of Chinese Institute of Engineers, in a Plano, Texas church. It moved to Legacy Bank in 2001 during the sponsorship by Jassy Chang. The registered members reached its peak at 60 members, with more than 10 people on the waiting list. Many members benefitted greatly from the club through practice of the speech and leadership skills. Quite a few students went to Ivy League universities, like Harvard and MIT. The key contributors to the club over the years were Lie-Lin Xu, Xiao-Feng Lei, Jassy Chang, Joe Lee and January Tsai.

In November 2008, the club voted and changed its name to JLTM (Just Listen To Me) and became a registered club under Toastmasters International. The club counselor was (and still is) Anthony Kung (DTM) and the parent sponsor was led by January Tsai.

On 5/22/2009, the JLTM club conducted its first election and four youth officers were elected by the member themselves; Alex Zhang became the first youth president.

Youth Officer Achievements

• It was the first elected youth officer team who ran all of the events for the entire year.
• It was the first time the club followed the Competent Communicator manual and worked toward CC awards.
• The first club website was launched (continuing improvement is under way).
• The officers conducted the first club-wide speech and evaluation contest.
• The club successfully organized a formal election with a nomination period and prepared election speeches.
• The officers set up a documentation center and established pass-down rules.
• The mentor program (invited graduated members) was launched to help the club grow.
• Membership in the club grew rapidly under youth officers. There are 52 members as of September 2017.

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