By Stephanie Lee As we speed towards the holidays, some clubs can see a downturn in member involvement and attendance. This can lead to less engaging meetings and a lack of guests or potential new members. But as with every obstacle, if you reframe your view, it can...

Is your club getting ready for the seasonal celebrations to come? It's a great time to change things up and host a themed meeting, invite the community, and inspire your club to think outside the box! A special club event can be as simple as establishing a theme for...

By Alex Mayo While most reading this article will never set foot behind prison walls, far too many will.  And yet a few of us will do what might seem unthinkable: voluntarily go to prison. So it was on October 16th when I joined Prison Club Sponsors Jim &...

By Carolyn Curley How can we support happy, healthy, vibrant clubs? D32 leaders proposed incentives to encourage clubs, officers, and members through the use of District Bucks. What are District Bucks and incentives? District Bucks are awarded by the district for...

by Sheryl Watkins The calendar is about to turn the page to 2020, so let's savor the sights of 2019 one last time.  Email photos of your club's activities during calendar year 2019 by December 1 to be included! Please identify the date and type of event and...

Hello there, I'm Sandy Allnock - and I'm excited to be the Editor of The View from 32 this year! I thought it might just be time to introduce myself, chat a bit about the changes we've made in the newsletter so far - and how you can interact with the District through...

By Michael Maddox, VP Membership, Professionally Speaking “First timer” . . . that was me at this year’s Toastmasters International Convention in Denver. It even said so on my name tag ribbon. When Toastmasters CEO Daniel Rex asked how many of the hundreds gathered in...

by Kyle Hall, Immediate Past District Director I have heard from a few long time Toastmasters that: "Pathways is not as good as the Legacy System.""I love the manuals.  If I can't do them, I'll just give non-manual talks.""In Pathways Toastmasters has lost its...

by Stephanie Lee, Club Growth Director Imagine three guests come to your next club meeting - one had been a member years ago in a different state, one was told to find a Toastmasters club by her supervisor, and one is the co-worker of your current Area Director....

by Kyle Hall As you may know, at the end of each Toastmasters year we announce a series of awards, generally referred to as “Of The Year” awards. After much consideration, here is our “Of The Year” Awards for our 2018-2019 year! (The recipients of these awards have...

According to Kyle Hall, Past District Director, DTM and long time teacher of evaluations skills, the 3 most common evaluation mistakes are: Repeating the Speech Many evaluators make the mistake of repeating or summarizing the speech we just heard.  Our job is...

by Kyle Hall Years ago, in my old home club of GoldenBell Toastmasters, our Meeting Toastmaster was kicking off the meeting and reviewing that morning's players.  When he came to the Table Topics Master, he told us that my clubmate, Charlie, had that role.  Charlie's...

Some of us are still traveling back from Convention and appreciate your patience as we get all of the information out to you. We will be updating all members and Club Officers about the details of the changes in the next few days, but wanted to share the news: Your...

Dear Club Treasurer: Congratulations on being elected! You’ve attended your club officer training session and know that your primary job is to monitor the financial health of your club. You might have paid some bills already, and it’s time to collect your first round...

According to Kyle Hall, Past District Director, DTM and long time teacher of evaluations skills, the answer to the above question is one word.  If we could make just one change to our evaluations, to take them to the next level,...

by Carolyn Curley, PQD Paths. Projects. How can I use projects beyond my club? I have heard this question from many members. As you work through your path, look at the project titles and descriptions. Create a plan based on project information and your current level....

Moving is unsettling. But sometimes, for clubs - it's necessary. Division D Director, Roxanne Strutz, shares her experiences of changing club locations in the hopes it helps others. I'm Roxanne, and I am a member of two clubs that recently have had to move....the...

By Stephanie Lee, Club Growth Director Last club year, my home club of Untwisted Tongues held an open house. It was a pretty standard story: struggling club plans repeated open house events, with varying results—even sometimes with no guests! Going into our latest...

District 32 was launched into Pathways in spring of 2018, and different clubs have had varying amounts of engagement of their members with the educational program; one of our District's clubs has a number of members, both old and new, who lept in with both feet,...

The members of the 9th Wave Toastmasters Club are learning the value of positive, healthy competition.  This newly chartered club is inside Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen - and Toastmasters is equipping the men inside with communication skills to...