Wow! This Toastmasters year has brought us adventure, change and opportunity like we have never seen before. I, for one, am eternally grateful that I had the good fortune to go through all of it with you.  My goal for the 2019-2020 Toastmasters year was to put in...

We are rapidly approaching the end of our Toastmasters year. Congratulations to our members who have participated in the educational program! Completing an educational achievement took planning and dedication. All members who earned awards can be found here. D32's...

We’ve had online club elections, and now it’s time to have online club officer induction ceremonies! It’s a great opportunity to connect with your new District leaders and celebrate the achievements of your club over the past year. First, choose the meeting that you...

This year has been unpredictable with many challenges tossed into our path, altering our plans. As outgoing Program Quality Director, I have been looking at the TI Dashboard (dashboards.toastmasters.org) to see how clubs and members are doing.  Congratulations,...

Have you ever experienced the joy and reward of teamwork? The kind of teamwork that produces results when someone has a great idea but cannot bring the idea to completion by themselves. This backstory is a peek at 5 different Toastmasters who were drawn together to...

Does your club need a membership boost? Or would you like to be a Club Coach? Now that many clubs are meeting online, you could be a coach in Washington, even if you live in Alaska, or vice versa. The D32 DTM Committee wants to help members earn the requirement of...

-Ginny Grabowski, District Director NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. NEW WORLD OPPORTUNITIES. I had an opportunity to meet with the SpaceWorks Business Incubator students this week to talk about Toastmasters and business leadership.  You may think that when you’re...

Wow! After canceling contests due to Covid-19, we hustled to hold online contests. D32 successfully held both Evaluation and International Speech contests for 20 areas, 6 divisions, and the district along with dry runs for the combined events. We could not have done...

Training Dates: Tuesday June 23, Training Event #1 Thursday July 9, Training Event #2 Monday July 20, Training Event #3 Join us online for District-Wide training sessions. Meet other club officers across the district. Together, we support our members and each other as...

Our District 32 contests are right around the corner! These events are online and each requires registration to attend; come out to support them!Registration links for the two dates are below! The time schedule for BOTH contests, which are happening on SEPARATE days,...

Thanks go to all of District Officers this year. They rose to the challenges and demonstrated their leadership and flexibility in trying times. We look forward to their sharing of their expertise as we welcome our new leaders during this transition period.  Our new...

Congratulations to the newly elected leadership team for the 2020-2021 Toastmasters Year!  On Saturday, May 2, we held our District Council Meeting (also known as our Business Meeting).  All Presidents and VPEs of all clubs were invited as voting members. ...

It’s hard to believe that this club year is ending in less than 2 months! This year has been filled with many unique challenges which District 32 members and leaders have handled in stride. While we’re all learning new skills and new ways to get the most out of being...

This year, D32 had two candidates for the Club Growth Director position. This position is the first of a four-year commitment to support and encourage Toastmasters throughout District 32. Lori and Roberta, thank you for demonstrating courage, bravery, and willingness...

Judy Young and Christine Devine, D32 Contest Co-Chairs Don’t miss the best that District 32 Toastmasters has to offer in our first online International Speech and Evaluation Contests.  You can watch from the comfort of your home.  It’s easy to...

How many of you can recite the Toastmaster’s Promise? One part of the promise is to serve as club officer when called upon to do so. This year, your club may need you to serve as a club officer. Since we are an education and training organization, we encourage you to...

It’s time for the annual Beat the Clock! Toastmasters International membership building campaign to help clubs finish the year strong. The campaign runs from May 1st until June 30th, and gives the following awards to any club that gains 5 new, reinstated, or dual...

Also, the Nerdmasters have created a couple of Google Docs folders full of useful information about Using Zoom for Contests...as well as Using Zoom for Meetings. Last week's Sound Advice discussion of Running Contests on Zoom is now on our District's Youtube Channel;...

Ladies and Gentlemen Toastmasters, we may be witnessing, aye, even partaking, in some of the greatest changes faced by Toastmasters since the organization began.  Perhaps Pathways comes to mind when you hear me write such things, but I am writing about the...

Question:  Our club is meeting online.  With Officer elections coming up, we’ll discuss nominations in April, and we will conduct our election of club officers during our first meeting in May.  Can you suggest how to do a confidential vote in a virtual setting, in...