We are distinguished!

Getting your club to President's Distinguished is a lot of hard work, and it can take a real team effort with the whole club contributing. Well, imagine getting an entire Area, Division or even District to Distinguished status!

Congratulations

In the 2014-15 Toastmasters year, District 72 (New Zealand) was a Distinguished District – a big achievement that required 8 new clubs to start, as well as membership growth of around 160 members throughout the country, and at least 40% of our clubs to be Distinguished. Congratulations to the District team on this success!

Congratulations Division E

As well as that, Division E was President's Distinguished, meaning that at least one new club started and more than 70% of the clubs in E achieved Distinguished status. 

And five of the Areas were Distinguished or higher, too! Congratulations to the immediate past Division E team!

• Ian Lankow – Division E Governor – President's Distinguished
• Larrie Talbot – Area E1 Governor – Select Distinguished
• Sanjiv Jetly – Area E2 Governor – Select Distinguished
• Billie Searle – Area E3 Governor
• Lillian Morrison – Area E6 Governor
• EJ Willmot – Area E7 Governor – Select Distinguished
• Rob Barton-Howes – Area E9 Governor – Distinguished
• Terry Cave – Area E10 Governor – President's Distinguished

Owen Winter presents ...

The whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Owen Winter, Area E6 Director, allowed his speech to be videoed  at our last Club Leadership Training Session.  It can be a very confronting thing to do as seeing yourself as others see you can be quite a shock.

Is that really me? Do I sound like that? Do I actually move like that?

Despite the surprises, it's a great learning experience, as Owen found out.

 The bigger picture of Toastmasters

Owen on the experience of seeing himself ...

"When the suggestion was made during the Club Leadership Training session on Monday night that we could video my presentation on the bigger picture of Toastmasters I was very gungho.  

In all my years as a Toastmaster I had never actually seen myself present - although as a speech contestant I had been told it would be valuable.

As I was uploading the video and reviewing it I was reminded how surreal and confronting it can be to see yourself on video - but more than anything it was hugely useful!  Watching myself present I was able to see aspects that people had commented on - both the recommendations and commendations received for both this presentation and others. 

With Toastmaster clubs across the division preparing for contest season I would highly recommend that anyone is serious about entering the Humorous Speech or Table Topics contests at any level to video yourself and watch for the traps you have been told about whether it's body language, vocal variety or the use of the stage.  You may think you are aware of how your speech is going, but when you are able to see it play live in front of you suddenly you see a whole new view!"

Have you videoed yourself? What have you thought about seeing yourself?

Your comments are welcome!

Wellington Toastmasters who's who

Here's the folk who lead Toastmasters in New Zealand (District 72) and in the Wellington region - Division E.

District 72 leadership team

District Director: 
Carol Mitchell DTM
Email: governor@toastmasters.org.nz

Programme Quality Director: 
David Templeman DTM
Email: education@toastmasters.org.nz

Club Growth Director: 
Sarah Bate DTM
Email: marketing@toastmasters.org.nz

Public Relations Manager: 
Marlene Krone DTM
Email:  pro@toastmasters.org.nz

Finance Manager: 
Tania Fraser CC, ALB
Email: treasurer@toastmasters.org.nz

Administration Manager: 
Judy Love DTM
Email: secretary@toastmasters.org.nz

Parliamentarian: 
Chrissy Meyer DTM
Email:  parliamentarian@toastmasters.org.nz

Immediate Past District Governor: 
Kingsley Moody DTM
Email: pastgovernor@toastmasters.org.nz

District Supplies
Vaughan and Kath Cherrie ACS, ALB
Email: districtsupplies@toastmasters.org.nz

District Webmaster
Dale Hartle DTM
Email: webmaster@toastmasters.org.nz

Division E

Division E Director
Gael Price
Email: division_e@toastmasters.org.nz

Area E1 Director
Simon Lin
Email: area_e1@toastmasters.org.nz
Clubs:
- Capital
- The Gourmet
- Wellington Assurity Testmasters
- Public Service
- Cupcake Communicators

Area E2 Director
Amanda Hillock

Email: area_e2@toastmasters.org.nz
Clubs:
- Habourside
- Capital Chatterers
- Capital Breakfast
- Business Breakfast
- Vodafone Capital Toastmasters

Area E3 Director
Sam Masters
Email: area_e3@toastmasters.org.nz
Clubs:
- High Noon Bankers
- Willis Quarter
- Taxing Toastmasters
- BNZ Harbour Quays
- Up Top

Area E6 Director
Owen Winter 

Email: area_e6@toastmasters.org.nz
Clubs:
- DIAlogue
- FearBusters
- Statistically Speaking
- Toast Health

Area E7 Director
Mike Mckee
Email: area_e7@toastmasters.org.nz
Clubs:
- Peninsula Presenters
- Mount Victoria
- Turbine Talkers
- Island Bay
- Cook Strait Progressive

Area E9 Director
Rob Barton-Howes 

Email: area_e9@toastmasters.org.nz
Clubs:

- Five Crowns
- Victoria University
- Terrace@12
- NZX Wordstock

Area E10 Director
Kai Chan
Email: area_e10@toastmasters.org.nz
Clubs:
- Te Aro
- Wellington Professional
- Mid City
- Wellington Speechcraft
- Advanced Wellington
- Pipitea