The District 54 Fall Conference was held November 7-8, 2014, in Bolingbrook.  It truly was “An Amazing Race to Excellence,” complete with powerful workshops from a variety of speakers (it was hard to pick which sessions to attend), informative presentations from Toastmasters International First Vice President Mike Storkey, DTM, and networking with new friends and old from across District 54.

If you haven’t attended a district conference before … you’re missing out! As District Governor Jeff Lehmann noted, conferences are essential for...

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Speech contests are a Toastmasters tradition. Each year, thousands of Toastmasters around the world compete in speech contests. Bridge Builders members Euridice Oware, DTM, and Christy Lister joined their ranks in February by participating in the club’s Evaluation Contest.

For the Evaluation Contest, one member serves as a “pattern speaker,” delivering a speech that all of the Evaluation Contest participants critique. Maureen Lacey served as pattern speaker, sharing an entertaining tale of her kitten’s perspective on life as he bosses around his humans.

Congratulations...

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