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The Flow of a Pathways Project

By Sean F. Forrester, DTM Chief Pathways Guide, District 48 Members who have been working within their chosen Pathways path for a while may have noticed a familiar pattern or flow to their projects. In fact, there are 9 standard steps that you must follow, from initiating to completion, for each project within the Pathways…
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Flow Charts of Pathways

By Sean F. Forrester, DTM, Chief Pathways Guide, District 48 Many fellow Toastmasters have confided that it is difficult to visualize the flow of requirements for the new Pathways educational program. Thankfully, we are blessed with being one of the last Districts to transition into Pathways, which gives us many great resources from others who…
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Where’s the CC & CL?

By Sean F. Forrester, DTM, Chief Pathways Guide, District 48 Seasoned veterans who have been involved in Toastmasters for a while often ask why the Competent Communicator (CC) & Competent Leader (CL) Awards are not available within the new Pathways educational program. While it is true that the awards themselves are being phased out at…
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What is Toastmasters… The Essay

Immediate Past International President, Balraj Arunasalam (left), and Immediate Past District Director Vj Nair (right) present Christopher Pritchard, DTM (center) with the Outstanding Division F Toastmaster award. By Christopher Pritchard, DTM Member since 2010 | Home Club – Naples Advanced Toastmasters What is the future of Toastmasters? It is the same as the past. A…
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What IS Table Topics Jeopardy?

As in the game show format, we came up with six categories and six questions under each category. The levels in each category run from 100 to 600 with the aim that each successive higher level had a slightly more challenging question. Levels 500 and 600 had an extra movement requirement to further stretch the…
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Pulling It Out of Our HAT: Innovative Ideas for Club Rejuvenation

It was a about a year ago this month and the Herald Tribune Advanced Toastmasters (HAT) club was on some shaky ground.  The club is full of current and former district officers and we could all read the numbers on the DCP dashboard.  Our membership renewals were down. No one was sending in their completed…
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