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Comment on Toastmasters: You’ve finished your DTM, now what? by Rob Christeson

Rob Christeson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:50:21 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on Toastmasters: You’ve finished your DTM, now what? by John Lesko

John Lesko — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:04:18 +0000

It’s quite encouraging to see another leader within Toastmasters summarize a discussion found on Linked In and then share such wisdom with others. Well done and good luck with this blog.

Comment on Toastmasters: What does YOUR club need? by Rhonda Green

Rhonda Green — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:20:07 +0000

Hmmmm

Comment on Happy New Year! by Cheri Standiford

Cheri Standiford — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:52:46 +0000

Rock on! I think Christmas is way too commercial anyway, I like the old fashioned Christmas ideas where everyone makes gifts for one another, and the real meaning of Christmas isn’t forgotten in all of the pretty papers and ribbons….

Comment on Book Review: Million Dollar Coaching by Rob Christeson

Rob Christeson — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:59:05 +0000

Alan, my pleasure. I did really appreciate your book. I was hoping Webster would add the “jist” spelling, but I guess I’ll conform…

Comment on Book Review: Million Dollar Coaching by Alan Weiss

Alan Weiss — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:48:57 +0000

Thank you for your very kind review of my book. I love your rating system. But I think you mean “gist.”

Comment on Mark Brown’s breakout – Power Presentations by Fall 2011 Conference – Saturday Wrap-up | District 22 News and Information

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:20:31 +0000

[...] saw this Power Presentaions session (45 min version) in Las Vegas in February. Here are the notes. I’m looking forward to the expanded version [...]

Comment on Toastmasters: 20 isn’t the goal by Teresa Dukes

Teresa Dukes — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:35:17 +0000

Not pushing growth in itself says ‘limiting’ to me. Enthusiasm and passion is all very contagious. So with your help you can help light the fire to inspire them to share what they are learning with others who are as shy or retiring as they were before they found Toastmasters. ;o)

Comment on Toastmasters: 20 isn’t the goal by Rich Hopkins

Rich Hopkins — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:47:17 +0000

They aren’t ‘limiting’ as much as not ‘pushing growth’. This club nearly died in June, and went from 3 then to 8 now. They enjoy the TM program and manuals, but aren’t terribly interested in the organization itself beyond the club.

As they grow, hopefully some members will come in that might want a bit more out of the experience, and I’ll be there to let them know what goes on outside of the room we meet in every week.

Clubs with 20 plus members are few and far between here in the western mountain states – the culture and population base in Colorado, Utah, and Eastern Washington State, where I’ve been a TM for the last 11 years, is simply too laid back. We have some power clubs, but a healthy club out here is lucky to have 20 paid members – with attendance of 15 seeming large.

I have noticed Colorado is a bit better – but Denver is a much bigger city than Salt Lake or Spokane, as well.

Comment on Toastmasters: 20 isn’t the goal by Michael Raffety

Michael Raffety — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:21:53 +0000

I would say it depends on the members. An advanced club with 12 COMMITTED members who regularly and fully participate may be OK, but that seems rare to me. More often, there’s some range of committed to not-so-committed, and that’s where the need for 20 (or more) arises.