Toastmaster Testimonial!

As the sitting 2009-2010 District 31 Governor leading 3,500 Toastmaster members in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island I have many duties and responsibilities. In addition to leading District 31 I have many volunteers that assist with our District goals, deadlines, ect. It is always great to hear from them and tonight is one of those times!

Ah, ya see, it;s emails like the one I just got from my Area G1 Governor, Pranav that read in the subject line: "You are the best District Governor" and when I opend it the words "YOU ROCK" with a song!

Made me smile! Thank you Pranav

Madame District 31 Governor, Sher


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WHAT IS TOASTMASTERS?

This non-profit organization offers a proven and enjoyable way to practice communication and leadership skills. Members evaluate one another's presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program's success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings, serve as officers in various leadership roles and learn rules related to timing, grammar and parliamentary procedure. Thousands of corporations sponsor in-house Toastmasters clubs.

Businesses and government organizations have discovered that Toastmasters is an effective, cost-efficient means of meeting their communication training needs. Toastmasters groups can also be found in governmental agencies, a variety of community organizations, prisons, universities, hospitals, military bases and churches.

LEARN MORE ABOUT TOASTMASTERS

http://www.toastmasters.org/

Public Speaking: Overcome the Jitters - PTOToday.com

Public Speaking: Overcome the Jitters - PTOToday.com

Erin Go Bragh! Ireland Forever!

"May the sun always shine on your windowpane May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain May the hand of a friend always be near you May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you".

Enjoy this Irish holiday! Proud to be of Irish decent and someday I hope to go over to the "old country" with Sabrina to visit where my ancestors, the Raftery Clan from May/Sligo.

Happy St. Patrick's Day and Erin Go Bragh - Ireland Forever!

Erin Go Bragh!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Go_Bragh

For the horse named Erin Go Bragh, see Hideaway's Erin Go Bragh.

A common stylisation of Erin Go Bragh, in a pseudo-Gaelic font.

Erin Go Bragh (sometimes Erin Go Braugh) is the Anglicisation of a Gaelic phrase used to express allegiance to Ireland. It is most often translated as "Ireland Forever"[1] and pronounced /ˌɛrɪn ɡə ˈbrɔː/.

Speakers of the Irish language assume that the phrase is a corruption of the Irish Éire go Brách or Éireann go Brách, which would be pronounced [ˈeːrʲə ɡə brɑːx].

The term brách is equivalent to "eternity" or "end of time", meaning the phrase may be translated literally as "Ireland until eternity" or "Ireland until the end (of time)". The form Éireann go Bráth or Éire go Bráth is also used in Irish and means the same thing.

The standardized spelling in modern Irish is Éire go Brách; however, Éirinn (which survives as the dative form in the modern standard) is the form historically used by native speakers and is the source of the Anglicized Erin. This linguistic shift (dative forms replacing nominative) was common among Irish nouns of the fifth declension.[2]

Other recent derivative spellings include Érin go Brea. This is sometimes translated as "Ireland the beautiful" - based on a loose translation of "go breá" as "is beautiful". However, this derivation and translation are not supported in the phrase's use as a war cry, nor in the language (in Irish, the "go" preposition, meaning "until" when following a dative OR nominative noun, does not readily lend itself to this translation).

Erin Go Brah - read more this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Go_Bragh

D31 Toastmasters Delight - Rap

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D31 Toastmasters Delight -

For a good Rapping Laugh - check this You Tube video!

By: Bo Bennett (Creator of Free Toasthost and Igroops)

& Ryan Levesque, President of Igroops!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp7froyfkMM

District 31 Boundaries

The boundaries of this District shall be as follows: The State of Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts; Western boundary shall be the west border of Worcester County running from north to south. (From that line west to the New York line will be served by D-53)

http://www.region7tm.com/District%2031_History.htm

2010 Toastmasters International Convention - Orlando Florida

2012 International Convention Site Selected

Toastmasters International has announced an exciting destination for the 2012 International Convention – the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort, in Orlando, Florida. Nearly 2,000 Toastmasters from all around the globe will gather for educational opportunities, networking, entertainment and world-class speech contests. The Convention culminates in the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. Attendees will also vote for next year’s international officers.

A brand-new vacation destination, the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort is scheduling the Toastmasters Convention to be its only major convention at that time. So you’ll enjoy full service and plenty of opportunities to explore. Bonnet Creek Resort is located close to the Walt Disney World and Universal Studios theme parks and as an added bonus the hotel offers complimentary transportation to both these parks.

The event will take place August 15 – 18, 2012. Further information, including registration instructions, will be made available. For a complete list of future conventions visit www.toastmasters.org/futureconventions

http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/News/Announcements/2012SiteSelection.aspx

What is Toastmasters?

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations.
Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, the organization has more than 250,000 members in more than 12,500 clubs in 106 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people of all backgrounds become more confident in front of an audience
http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MembersFunctionalCategories/AboutTI/WorldHeadquarters.aspx