District 52 Program Quality Director Blog Post

As PQD, I am very excited to share that we have a fantastic event coming up.

Toastmasters Leadership Institute on 1/21/23. Here are 5 reasons to come to TLI:

1. Get yourself and your club officers trained…get credit for the DCP point
2. If your club gets 100% club officers trained by 1/21 they will be entered to win 1 of 3 $50 Toastmasters gift certificates to spend in the Toastmasters International store: https://www.toastmasters.org/shop
3. An amazing panel of World Champion of Public Speaking Finalists panel! Learn the secrets to getting to the World Stage with a Q&A session
4. Want to become President’s Distinguished? Wondering how other clubs do it? Come and see some of our top-performing clubs for the Club Success Panel
5. Planning on holding a club contest? Learn how you can participate in Judge’s Training

Still not convinced? You will get to see all your Toastmasters friends. We would love to have you! Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86988052961

The district is also giving away an incentive of $50 in Toastmasters bucks for those clubs that achieve 100% club officers trained by January 21^st 2023, this includes the Toastmasters Leadership Institute Event. Additional club officer training includes:

• January 7^th, 2023 (Saturday), 10 am – 12 pm, registration link: https://d52.me/48338ce0
• January 13^th, 2023 (Friday), 7 pm – 9 pm, registration link: https://d52.me/81927df0

Club Contest season is right around the corner. District 52 is doing two types of contests this year: International and Humorous. In February the clubs will have their contests, in March we will have Area Contests, in April we will have Division contests, and in May we will have the District Contest. For more information about speech contests, you can visit here: https://www.district52.org/information-for-all-area-division-district-contests-for-2023/

CONGRATULATIONS to some of our top performing clubs regarding Distinguished Club Program (DCP) points:

• Toastmasters 4 Writers – 7 DCP points
• Jewel City 29 – 6 DCP Points
• Mindful Communicators – 5 DCP Points
• Neuro Orators Toastmasters Club – 5 DCP Points
• Glendale 1 Club – 5 DCP Points

Additional opportunities/information for the District to help.

• Is your club under 12 members and needs some help? The District can offer you a club coach, someone who will help your club grow and reach
• We also have some really fun and entertaining workshops coming up on January 17^th, 2023 from 6-8 pm Pacific time. We will have some great topics such as Pathways & How to Host an Open House.  The link is: https://bit.ly/3QjaZ5s

Need more help or have questions, please reach out to either your Area Director or Division Director, which can be found here: https://www.district52.org/division-directors-and-area-directors-2021-2022/

Need further assistance, you can contact one of the trio of the District:

• District Director, Rose Abbott at DD@district53.org
• Program Quality Director, myself, at PQD@District52.org
• Club Growth Director, Ruchin Gupta, at CGD@District52.org

Thanks!

Best,

Serena