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District 7 Web Links

District 7 Toastmasters Members Page .....link to the website for all the details of District 7 events

District 7 Timberline Newsletter ..... View the District 7 newsletter, "Timberline"


Club Information

Record Your Award Progress (80kB pdf) ..... progress chart for recording your award achievements (CTM, ATM, DTM, CL & AL)

Distinguished Club Program ..... links to TMI website to track the progress of our Club towards achieving Distinguished Club status for the year. Enter Club Number 5653 to see results.

District 7 Reports ..... very informative - lists up-to-date reports relating to D07 (eg list of members and what educational achievements they have achieved recently (eg CTM, ATM, CL etc), officer lists and monthly DPR reports.

Educational Programs and Goals ..... CTM, ATM and DTM speech requirements explained. Leadership Track details for Competent Leader and Advance Leader. Toastmasters Better Speaker and Success Club Series requirements explained.

More Information ..... links to Toastmasters International website and covers everything from forms and documents to Club information and programmes.


Educational Tools & Downloads

A Toastmasters Wears Many Hats ..... roles of a member (260Kb pdf)

Idea Cookbook ..... "Club Planning Idea Cookbook" Excellent guide to planning enjoyable, educational meetings by District 6 Toastmasters (240Kb pdf)

Speaker's First Aid Kit ..... first aid kit for all speakers

Personal Success ..... 6 techniques for personal success

Confidence Building ..... 3 confidence building techniques

Evaluation Hints ..... some useful evaluation hints towards your next role as speech evaluator

Different Speaking Roles ..... hints for preparing different types of social speeches

Planning Your Speech ..... the 4 P's - Planning, Preparation, Practice and Presentation

Vocal Variety ..... the verbal and vocal components of communication and how to improve them

Body Language ..... the visual component of communication (and reference to vocal variety)

Impromptu Speaking ..... some useful hints towards your next impromptu speech (Table Topics)

Overcoming Nerves ..... some useful hints on overcoming nerves and stage fright

Use of Visual Aids ..... hints on the use of visual aids or props to enhance a speech

Microsoft Powerpoint ..... guidelines on the use of Microsoft Powerpoint for presenatations

Using a Microphone ..... hints on the best ways to handle a microphone

Master of Ceremonies ..... the role of Master of Ceremonies (MC)

Recipe for Successful Meetings ..... ingredients to ensure a successful 'informal' meeting at work (decision making etc)

Business Meeting Procedure ..... role of Chairman and Secretary, agendas, minutes, motions etc for a 'formal' business meeting

Chairing a Meeting ..... conducting a meeting and what the Chairman says and when

Debating ..... how to conduct a debate and the roles of each speaker

Effective Listening ..... techniques for becoming a good effective listener

Useful Website Links ..... links to websites that can help you plan and prepare your next speech


The Toastmaster Magazine Index

The Toastmaster Index 1 ..... just can't remember which issue that special article was in - then search the index. Links to Toastmasters International website and covers all issues back to 1995.

The Toastmaster Index 2 ..... go to Toastmasters New Zealand website for a downloadable index as a pdf or a zipped Word document indexing all articles since 1984