http://d71Toastmasters.org INSIDE THIS ISSUE John Cox, District Director
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Brenda Lannon, Public Relations Manager
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Gerard Mannix, Program Quality Director
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News from Division A
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Daniel Sandars, Club Growth Director
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News from Division S
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United We Speak, Open House Week
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DISTRICT 71 DISTRICT 71
MAGAZINE MAGAZINE MAY 2020
John Cox District Director, 2019-2020 What a year of change this has been! I’ve been especially impressed at how well Toastmasters have reacted and responded positively to that change, taken their club meetings online and entered and supported online contests. Truly living up to the “Where Leaders Are Made” message. The first eight months of the year were very much business as usual. Although my year officially started on 1 July 2019, straight after the wonderful Norwich Conference, we were already into the District Leadership Team handover and planning, organising and running the District Officer Training in Dublin and Manchester. We were fortunate to be going into the new year with the same brilliant members of the DLT, with only one new addition, Jane Craggs our Administration Manager, so we could hit the ground running. July and August generally consist of many forward planning and administrative deadlines for Toastmasters International, including developing the District Success Plan and the District Budget. I started the year communicating my vision and wishes for the year which included having fun and working collaboratively as one team. I was also keen to capitalise on Pathways and promote: • • •
more education awards for more of our members increased member retention, and my passion for continuous improvement and striving for excellence
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