Do I really want to get back to the “abyss”?
Not long after the District 30 Spring Conference, it appears work is now under way for the Fall Conference coming up on November 13th and 14th. After last Thursday’s North Suburban meeting, one member...
View ArticleVideos from past Toastmaster events
Tim Bolger, who has been our video cameraman for some of the District 30 events the last 3 years, has put some recent videos online at Motionbox. Events include the last District 30 and District 54...
View ArticleSome thoughts leading to the District 30 Fall Conference
With the Fall Conference taking place next weekend, here are some things I’m thinking about as I look forward to some of the festivities: Looking forward to seeing many old friends and new faces as the...
View ArticleTwitter made the Fall Conference fun!
As mentioned in the last post, I was considering using Twitter to give my updates when I was at the Fall Conference. Turns out that the conference committee was encouraging using the social media...
View Article2009 Fall Conference videos NOW ONLINE!
Well this is Tim Bolger’s finest hour, over 12 hours of video from last weekend’s District 30 Fall Conference can be viewed here. Most notable include both the Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests,...
View ArticlePlans for 2010
My 11th year in Toastmasters should be an interesting and challenging one, at least when it comes to my skills. Here are some plans I have for this year: Submit a proposal for the upcoming District 30...
View ArticleBefore you vote for the next District 30 Governor, consider this…
I served as an Area Governor for the 2nd time in 2006-2007 Toastmasters year, five years since I took that role for the first time. Unlike the first time, I knew far more people in District 30, knew...
View ArticleMy plans for the 2010 District 30 Spring Conference
The District 30 Spring Conference will be taking place this Friday and Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Elk Grove Village. In my 11 years in Toastmasters, this is the latest the Spring Conference is...
View ArticleFundamental changes needed for District 30 conferences
I would consider the last District 30 Spring Conference to be the most disappointing among those I’ve attended over the years, and that included the one which I was humiliated as Contest Chair. Not...
View ArticleIs this “change we can believe in”?
Hard to believe that there is only a month and a half till the Fall District 30 Conference to be held on November 5th and 6th at the William Tell Holiday Inn in Countryside. Looking at the conference...
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