Find out which popular TV character exhibits a leadership style similar to yours. International Director John Smelzer, DTM, shows you how to determine your style in "The Lead in Leadership."

Past District Governor, Geoff Wilson, DTM, a Toastmaster authority on "mentoring" reveals what mentoring can mean to you, your club, and the district.

And learn how to complete tasks with minimum effort, by putting your "stuff" into simple-to-use tracking systems with Jean Lasee of "Agents Against Chaos" in her educational "Making Work Flow" session.

Conference line up: Bring Your Club Banner Contest. Keynoter Joel Weldon. C&L Recipient, Kathleen Mitchell, New Times feature. District Nominating Letter to Presidents, Educational VPs. Nominated Candidates for District Office. Conference FAQs. Speech Contestants.

At the Fall 99 Conference, long-time Toastmaster Jim Sahler, DTM, Aztec, video taped the Humorous and Tall Tales Speech Contests with a new digital camera. Copies of the videos are available from Jim. jimsahler@aol.com Video of the winning Humorous speech by Harry Huffman and Sharon Beth Falk's winning Tall Tale may be available for download.

Marian Sjostrom, ATM-S/CL, Toastmasters of Sedona, seeks feedback on how your club handles personal membership information given to guests. Read Marian's request and send her a note.

Lt. Governor Marketing Virginia Richtar, ATM-S, wants you to be a winner in Toastmasters International and District 3's Beat The Clock membership campaign. Win a $15 certificate, and more with 5 new members.

There is something about learning to communicate well that changes how you see and feel about yourself, according to John H. Schaeffer, author of Impact, A Guide To Public Speaking.

Would you like to have a "Kelli Girl" work for you for one full day? Or, better yet, how would you like for the District Governor to work one full day for you? DG Kelli McDoulett, DTM, says you can have them both by bringing in the most number of new members (minimium 5) between May 1 and June 30, 2000.

What makes a good club officer? Their first three steps speak volumes about the quality of their service to their club and the value they get out of handing a leadership role.

Deadline for early TLI registration is May 31st.

Opportunities still open: To enjoy the Benefits of being a TLI Facilitator, this is Nancy's last call. To be a member of a Distinguished Club, which, according to Kelli, will help us become a Distinguished District.

Have you wondered how Estrella's "Picnic In The Park" faired? "Well," says June Van Valkenburg, "we didn't get a recruit but we had a good time by turning it into a celebration of current members.  Some of the more "seasoned" members hadn't had a chance to socialize with some of the newer members, so it turned out to be a great bonding experience for our club!  We realized that March might be a better time to have this just to make sure it's cooler and we're planning on doing this as a regular thing since it's a win-win situation whether we get new members or not.  Thanks for your interest!
           

An Open House was held May 8 by the Scottsdalians. President-elect Lisa Platt, CTM, said the club mailed flyers and press releases. Articles appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal and the Scottsdale Tribune. One guest joined that night and two others indicated they would become members. Click here for an Open House "How to" kit.

If you accessed the "District Operations Manual" following the May 1 issue and were not able to download the pdf file, try again. A bug which affected some I.E. Explorer visitors has been fixed.

What's new on the District web page? Web enthusiast Rene Hicks has prepared a brief bullet list of Club Officer positions and duties for Toastmasters who were elected to (or soon will be) lead their club the next six months.

When you remove your nametag, pens, pencils and other distractions from your pockets and clothing before you go to the lectern; do you also remove any bad habits? If not, they may be undermining your professionalism and your presentation.