Toastmasters love to connect, so take advantage of it. The Talk Up Toastmasters membership program is the chance to encourage your members to invite guests to a special meeting where prospective members can learn about Toastmasters’ many benefits. Then add five new, dual or reinstated members with a join date between February 1 and March 31, and you’ll receive a special Talk up Toastmasters ribbon to display on your club’s banner. Qualifying clubs can also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order. (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer.)

Applications and payments for members with a join date between February 1 and March 31 must be received at World Headquarters or online no later than March 31. The addition of transfer and charter members does not count towards Talk Up Toastmasters credit.

The winning clubs will be revealed online within a few weeks of the submission deadline. Winning clubs should allow up to 10 business days to receive their award if they are located in the United States, and up to 21 business days if they are outside of the United States.

Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) is a training program that happens in the summer and winter season of the program year. It is a great opportunity for you to learn more about Toastmasters as well as learn what your club officer role entails. The summer season of TLI begins in June and ends in August. The winter season of TLI runs from November to February. The training includes Core Officer Training (COT) and several electives. The District encourages you and all your club officers to attend both the summer and winter sessions to get the most benefit from TLIs. Trained club officers are the best predictor of a club’s success. Remember, teamwork makes the dream work!

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/406575958637

This training is for Division Directors and anyone who wants to learn about organizing a speech contest in District 27. Come out and learn how to organize a virtual speech contest by District 27 Speech Contest Chair, Alonzo White, DTM. This workshop will cover how to run a virtual speech contest for the Spring 2023 Speech Contest Season. The 2023 Spring Speech Contests will include the INTERNATIONAL SPEECH & EVALUATION contests categories. Areas must finalize their Area representative by March 26, 2023, and Division Directors must conclude their Spring Speech contests between April 1, 2023, and April 22, 2023. 

Please register for this virtual training via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/490314422637. Please contact District 27 PQD Jeanna Lee, DTM, with any questions or concerns at pqd@d27-tm.org.