Toastcaster 26 - Toastmasters 85 Year Timeline in 10 minutes
October 27th, 2009 — toastcaster greg On October 22nd 1924, Dr. Ralph Smedley created Toastmasters. It’s been 85 years and the organization has certainly come a long way, helping hundreds of thousands of people help improve their communication and leadership skills. In this episode we take a glimpse of that 85 year timeline in less than 10 minutes. Did you know when the first Toastmasters Magazine was published or when women were finally allowed to be members of a club? You can see the detailed timeline by visiting Toastmasters.org. Happy Birthday Toastmasters!
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Recorded live from the 2009 Toastmasters International Convention. We introduce the 
2008 The Finalists e-book 
The Truth Behind TLI - Toastmasters Leadership Institute. Guest - Alice Elliott, ACG. It’s more than just Club Officer Training and more than just for leaders. Listen and find out.
Martin Presse Interview Part 2. Martin offers advice for all Toastmasters on Contests and how competing elevates your abilities. Martin talks about using imagery, the importance of visualizing, why he set new goals and overcoming the the hurdles of not believing in yourself and more… (photo: Martin with his Region IV 1st place trophy)
Photo of Martin Presse, From District 42 after Winning the Region IV International Speech Contest in Rapid City South Dakota.
too far away and here’s how your club can avoid the dues blues
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If you’ve never attended a Toastmasters conference or convention, you don’t know what you’ve missed until you attend your first one - then you’re hooked. Why listen to me when you can hear from attendees themselves. Our Guests on today’s Toastcast: Ganga Dekka, Colt Discovery, just attended his first. Alex Neilson, New Entrepreneurs Toastmasters, attended 2, and the Idea Man himself, Bob Hooey Accredited Speaker and Past District Governor, who really can’t remember how many he attended. When you’re done, make sure you also listen to Volume 8 - the D42 Spring Convention. Listen and Enjoy [Vol#9]
If you’ve never been to a Conference or Convention you don’t know what you’re missing. Get a sneak-peak and hear all about the D42 2008 Spring Convention to be held May 2-4 in Edmonton, as we chat with Toastmaster and Convention PR chair Kerrianne Koehler-Munro. [Toastcaster #8]. Watch for Volume 9 coming soon, where you will hear from a first timer a third timer and a 60th time conference attendee and get their take on what Conferences & Conventions are all about!
It’s this time of the year where we think about resolutions. Many of us break them by Jan 15th. Perhaps we may be motivated by looking at our future instead of just the next 12 months. I had an incredible conversation with 1999 World Champion 
Toastcaster Celebrates 1st Birthday. It was Jan 4, 2007 that the Toastcast was conceived - originally a High Performance Leadership Project as I worked towards my DTM, Distinguished Toastmaster designation. ( Volume 7A). Thanks for the feedback, support and of course for watching and listening. (2:55)
District 42 Distinguished in 2007
