Lessons Learned

Well after at least a couple of years in oblivion, the District 30 website is coming back to life!  Information for the upcoming Fall Conference is up-to-date with the most recent version of the schedule and list of educational sessions.  The menus are now simplified and most items are active as opposed to being “under [...]

Page 23 of the most recent Contest Rulebook has Rule 6B under Timing in the Humorous Speech Contest: Time will begin with the first word uttered by the contestant. However, should the contestant engage in definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience (including the playing of music or other sound effects, a staged act [...]

Saw a recent entry in the ToastmastersPrime Google group that is very interesting about myths in contests perpetuated by those who were supposed to be respected, whether by a current district officer or a long-time Toastmaster.  When LinkedIn’s The Official Toastmasters International Members Group had an entry last month about general Toastmaster myths, I did [...]

Tim Bolger, who has been our video cameraman for some of the District 30 events the last 3 years, has put some recent videos online at Motionbox.  Events include the last District 30 and District 54 Spring Conferences (the D54 one has a visit from then-International President Jana Barnhill), the last D30 Summer TLI and [...]

After a month’s absence from blogging, I’m ready to get back and put in some entries.  We’ve just ended the Area Contests (BTW, no I didn’t win my Area Evaluation Contest), the Division Contests are under way and dues renewals just concluded.  The District 30 Fall Conference is less than a month away.  And hopefully [...]