District 62
2021-2022 Club Officer Training
Lead Where You Are!
Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI)
Saturday, November 6, 2021
9:00 am - 1:00 pm (EDT, UTC -4)
Lance Miller, DTM
2005 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking
Building a Championship Club
Laura St. Louis, DTM
District 62 Immediate Past District Director
Building on Achievement for Continued Success
Club Officer Training
Breakout Rooms for All Club Officer Roles
Hall of Fame
Awards for the 2020-2021 Toastmasters Year
We have an exciting TLI planned for you.
Special guest Lance Miller, the 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking, will give you strategies that you can use to build a championship club.
Laura St. Louis, our District 62 Immediate Past District Director, will help you look at your clubs’ challenges and opportunities to help you plan for success!
We'll have our Hall of Fame to celebrate club and member achievements from the 2020-2021 Toastmasters Year
And, we'll have club officer breakouts, of course, to help you lead your club to success this year ... and beyond.
All that for free – and from the comfort of your home!
Register soon, you don't want to miss this very special event!
But Wait . . . There's More!
We will have an extra optional session after the main TLI ends, starting at 1:10pm. There are two options and you can attend either one (or switch between them).
Question & Answer time with Lance Miller, DTM
The New Pathways Level 1 with Lori Haynes, DTM
Building a Championship Club
Lance Miller, DTM
2005 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking (WPCS)
Is your club struggling? Lance was instrumental in building his home club, Renaissance Speakers to 95 members and the #4 Club in Toastmasters International. He will share actions you can use to create a successful dynamic club culture, build membership, handle difficult people, and get the show on the road!
Lance Miller is an award-winning speaker and trainer. He has delivered over 5,000 speeches in over 60 countries on public speaking, leadership and overcoming failure and adversity. His real-life experience brings fun, lively and entertaining presentations to the podium. Lessons of leadership, integrity, responsibility and honesty are the Hallmark of his messages. He is a member of the National Speakers Association, Rotary International and Toastmasters International. In 2005 he emerged from a field of 40,000 contestants from 110 countries to win the title of Toastmaster’s World Champion of Public Speaking.
Lance is the CEO of TerraX LLC, providing sustainable products and technologies to the agriculture, commercial, industrial and marine markets. His business experience spans serving as an executive with the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, Nestle & Anheuser Busch to developing sales and marketing programs across 8 different industries and completing 5 new business start-ups.
Building on Achievement for Continued Success
Laura St. Louis, DTM
Immediate Past District Director
Do you want your club to be successful? Of course you do. The goal of any Toastmasters club is to have a happy, healthy, vibrant club. But a goal without a plan is just a dream. In this session, Laura will have you look at the Moments of Truth and the Club Success Plan to identify your club's challenges and opportunities and create a plan to help your club be successful this year.
Laura joined Toastmasters in January of 2015. She has held all club officer roles. She has held a number of district roles, including Division Director, Club Growth Director and was our District Director last year. Laura is no stranger to training. Since joining Toastmasters, she has trained on Growing Club Membership, Building a Healthy Team, Creating a Quality Club, Leading the Club to Success, and has led a number of officer breakout sessions.
You'll need two documents for this session:
Moments of Truth: Please also download the Moments of Truth handout: (https://bit.ly/Moments_of_Truth).
Club Success Plan: Please have your completed Club Success Plan. If you do not have a completed plan, you can download a blank template here: (https://bit.ly/Club_Success_Plan_Blank).
District 62 Club Officer Training
(Officer Breakout Presenters and Resources are below)
Club officers are crucial to the success of a club and its members. By providing leadership and support, you foster a positive environment that’s conducive to your members’ personal and professional growth, allowing them to achieve their goals.
At our officer training you can:
Connect, collaborate and share with your peers
Brainstorm on how you can grow in your position and as a leader
Get input from your peers on challenges your club is facing
Share successes and best practices
Get energized, inspired, and ready to go for the 2nd half of the year
District 62 Hall of Fame
Laura St. Louis, DTM Immediate Past District Director
Avar Laws-Wright, DTM District Director
Awards for the 2020-2021 Toastmasters Year
We'll celebrate our member and club achievements from the 2020-2021 Toastmasters Year during the Hall of Fame portions of the TLI.
First we'll congratulate our members for all of the educational awards that they earned, and we'll give a shout out to our Distinguished, Select Distinguished and President's Distinguished clubs!
In the second part of the Hall of Fame, the District 62 annual awards will be presented. These awards include:
District Toastmaster of the Year
Longtime Toastmaster Award
Club President of the Year
Spirit of Success Award
Division Director of the Year
Area Director of the Year
Special Achievement
For a brief description of these awards and last year's recipients, go to: bit.ly/D62AnnualAwards.
Officer Breakout Presenters and Resources
President
Lock Lyon, PM3
Lock is the Area 11 Director. He has been a Toastmaster for 11+ years, and is a speaker and author. He served as President of the "Speaking of Banking" club, and has held every club officer position at least once.
VP Education
Lathishia Ramanyahka
Lathishia is an English Lecturer at the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management. She is an Area Director in District 50 and a Club Coach. A member of 9 Toastmasters clubs, she has completed all 11 Paths.
VP Membership
Nadia Roumanos, IP5, DL5, VC1
Nadia is a healthcare analyst and joined Toastmasters in 2019. She has served in a number of club officer positions and is a past District 63 Area Director. This year she is VPE in C Division Advanced Speakers and VPPR in All Rounders (D43).
VP PR
Larry Deavenport, SR5
He is currently the Division E Director and is a past director for Areas 10 and 16. He retired from the Amarillo Copper Refinery as a mechanical and instrumentation technician. Larry now dedicates his time to retirement, Toastmasters, senior center activities, and researching new space propulsion technology.
Secretary
Lisa Waalkes, DTM
Lisa is a 3-time Distinguished Toastmaster and has served in many leadership roles over the past 20+ years for our District, including Past District Governor. She has held every club officer role and is a mentor to many in our District.
Treasurer
Diane Sinclair, IP5
Diane Sinclair is the Division E Director. She is the Treasurer for Eloquents and Lansing Lucidas clubs. The Treasurer is an important role in the club, so join Diane in learning how to manage the money!
Sergeant at Arms
Richard Chulski, ACG, ALB
RJ joined Toastmasters in 2011. His first club officer position was Sergeant at Arms. This position is the glue that holds the club together. Just like our Ice Breaker speeches, this position can be the easiest role and, at the same time, the hardest.
Other Resources
Building on Achievement for Continued Success
TLI Chairs
Nyrhe Royal, ACB, ALB
Nyrhe joined Toastmasters in 2015. She's a member of Regulatory Ramblers and Lansing Lucidas. She was the Area 13 Director in 2020-2021. In her free time, Nyrhe likes to read, quilt, and spend time with her family.
Owen Monday, Jr.
The Team
Monica Morgan
Toastmaster
Owen Conner
Zoom Host
Thomas Baucus
Transitions
Tara
McCoy-Jones
Timer
Lori
Haynes
TLI Website
District 62 TRIO
Avar Laws-Wright, DTM
District Director
Mary Gibbs, DTM
Program Quality Director
Douglas Brinker, DTM
Club Growth Director
District 62 Website and Social Media
