A Toastmaster quote...

... in an unexpected place.

I received a Christmas card from one of the vendors at work last month and while that is not unusual, the postmark or cancellation of the stamp caught my eye.

The postmark (close-up shown to the right) included a quote by John Adams which seems very appropriate for Toastmasters. It is part of a longer quote...

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak and write." - John Adams

How are you going dare to "read, think, speak and write" in 2009?

How about a High Performance Leadership (HPL) project. Click here for the D53 wiki website about HPL projects.

How about stepping outside your club to promote Toastmasters? There are plenty of opportunities to participate in demonstration meetings, district events and more! Contact Dave Wheeler, D53's LGM, via email at theshot92 [at] gmail.com for info on demo meetings. You can also subscribe to the d53toastmasters Yahoo group for news about district events ... and opportunites !

The d53toastmasters Yahoo! Group List

From: Roger Brown, District 53 Webmaster
Date: Apr 4, 2007 8:30 AM
Subject: Our d53toastmasters Yahoo! Group List

The d53toastmasters group at Yahoo! Groups is a free and easy-to-use email list service and discussion group. Please take a moment to review this message.

As a discussion group, d53toastmasters is for the Q&A and open discussion of public speaking, communication and leadership issues. For example, questions of protocol, effective techniques of speaking, better ways to organize a speech, or the "how to" of Toastmasters speechcraft and youth leadership programs ... to name a few topics. And we could see book reviews, club meeting themes, creative table topics, "how to" be a better club officer, etc.

As an email list, d53toastmasters is for members of District 53 to provide timely news announcements. For example, to announce upcoming Area and Division speech contest events, education or leadership training events or other speaking,

communications, or leadership opportunities. And with the 53toastmasters email list we can share the good news of the District by recognizing the accomplishments and the good works of the members, Clubs and District 53.

Please encourage all Toastmaster officers and leaders to join the d53toastmasters group to keep up-to-date on news and events in the district. To subscribe, simply send a subscribe message to d53toastmasters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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