DTM Greg Palmer District 59 Governor, D59: The POWER of FAMILY! District 59 What Difference Will We Make? 21 Sep 08

D59 B40 Family Members Granny Zuzana Papa Palmer Motorcycle Mamma Marketing Mike Tender Loving Tara Cash Kitty Web bINGO B7 Group M9 Group No Rest Lereste Jurassic Jaap Gentelman Ben Otto von D Ally Can! I - van Speak “The Boss” Alexandra Markologist Old School

D59 B40 Family Members T34 Group Jumping Joanne Charming Charlie Giant John Bombastic Barb Giggling Goetz Pertinent Petra Jo - OUCH! DDA (Didier) HELLO Christian! Jolly Joel Tom Cat I Speak! Bill Motivating Monika ABBA Annica Other FAMILY members will earn their names later!

MISSION OF THE DISTRICT ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE and EXTEND THE NETWORK of clubs, thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from the Toastmasters International program by: Focusing on the critical success factors as specified by the district educational and membership goals. Insuring that each club effectively fills its responsibilities to its members Providing effective training and leadership development opportunities for club and district officers.

Four Critical Success Factors Club Building (34) Membership Building (504) and Retention (80%) Competent Communicators (300) Advanced Communicators (150)

WHAT OUR MEMBERS WANT Friendly atmosphere Improve communication skills Master fear of public speaking Develop self as a leader Meet people-shared interests Network professionally Social entertainment-Have FUN Others… LEARN and HAVE FUN!

WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE Know members needs and SATISFY them! Improve Meeting Quality – GREAT CLUBS Coach/Mentor each other, Mentor Club Leaders All Clubs achieve ‘Select Distinguished Club’ All clubs at least 20 members Build at least one new club per area (34) Achieve own personal goals while serving others

How We support the Member Member Area + Council Division + Council District + Council Region (North America Only) World Headquarters Toastmaster International Board of Directors Executive Committee President ? ?

District 59 Theme, The POWER of FAMILY! Think, Act as “WE”, not “I” Seek + Provide Mutual Support Connect People for win-win KNOW and SERVE our Members

THE POWER OF FAMILY Leverage it!!!

FAMILY Brainstorming 1. How can WE improve Club DCP performance? 2. How can WE improve our D59 Website? 3. How can WE improve Officer training? - Club Officer - District Officer 4. How can WE improve club member retention? 5. How can WE get the German CL, minimum of two Advanced Manuals translated by 31 Dec 08? 6. How can we leverage Surveys to increase awareness of member needs?

FAMILY Brainstorming - How 1. Form Groups 2. Brainstorm - write down ALL ideas (20 mins) 3. Prioritize top 5 ideas and present (3 mins) 4. Give solutions to Tender Loving Tara