Saturday, January 7, 2012
Parker Toastmasters Club was very well represented today at the TLI Training at the Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood by 7 members: Sandy Marthaler, Jodi Michael Horner, Bill Morgan, Bill Bevard, Caroline Nyguen, Eric Dunham and Joanna Knott.
Each of us had a chance to get reenergized and gather new ideas on leadership and public speaking as we start the New Year. The training was opened by Ed Tate, a renowned motivational speaker and a former executive with more than two decades of experience in management and leadership. Keynote session: “Manage things and lead people – Leadership Lessons Learned the Hard Way!” was primarily focused on leadership.
After the opening session, all officers attended meetings focused on the roles they play at the Club: VP of Education, VP of Membership, VP of PR, Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms, Treasurer and President.
During that time members of each group were able to share the experiences and learn from each other, exchange ideas and tips. These sessions always provide very practical information on how to run a successful, active and vibrant club serving its members in the best of possible ways.
The workshop session was presented by Ed Tate who armed us with a few mindset shift strategies, showed us how to build confidence, handle mistakes, discover new empowering ways of looking at our weaknesses, and much more.
The last part of the training was an educational block with 10 sessions on subjects from visionary leadership to impromptu speaking to judges training to evaluation.
The next TLI will be in July and all Parker Toastmasters are welcome to participate.
Here is more feedback from today’s participants:
By Sandy Marthaler, VP of Membership
Today’s TLI training at Red Rocks Community College can be summed up in one word: INSPIRATION. Inspiration to be the best leaders, the best speakers and the best people we can be. And when we strive toward these goals, while measuring our progress, we will be making our Club the best it can be. We learned how all we are today can be changed for the better with two things that are our choice to change: our attitudes and our skills set. Thanks go to our special guest speaker who rocked our world — Ed Tate and all the workshop leaders that worked so hard to help us be our best. Let’s go Parker Toastmasters and make 2012 our best year yet! The choice is ours – the sky is the limit!
By Eric Dunham, VP of Education
I thought this session of the TLI was better than last July’s. The keynote speaker Ed Tate was not only a dynamic speaker and spoke about changing a mindset, but spoke about something we all need to think about and consider in our personal and professional lives.
I did leave TLI with some new thoughts and ideas I would like to implement at Parker Toastmasters. We will have better delivery on education and personal growth as Toastmasters.
By Jodi Michael Horner, Sergeant-At-Arms:
Motivated by my strong interest in media and communications, I attended the VP Public Relations session. I found it quite informative with regard to the “new brand.” We were shown many of the options available to our clubs for incorporating the new colors, logo, and materials (many of them free and downloadable). The emphasis on uniformity for the sake of new-member appeal heralding our international status was made several times. The second part of the session for VP-PR focused upon ways to garner more media attention and being tenacious. I found myself brainstorming a list of things to present at the next officer meeting!
Although my impression of Ed Tate personally was not positive (I had a hard time with his humanistic model of success), I loved watching his speaking style and finesse. It was a privilege to have been able to attend the session and see him at no cost!
By Bill Morgan, Immediate Past President/Treasurer:
In addition to the excellent presentation by professional speaker Ed Tate and a top-notch breakout session on Visionary Leadership, I felt that the best part of the Denver TLI was seeing old friends from the different clubs in the area. It’s great to see what other people and clubs are doing and to learn from them, as well as share what you and your club are currently doing.
I was honored as Treasurer to present the officer training bullet-points to the entire convention. My whole Toastmasters journey was started by my then-manager sending me here to improve my impromptu speaking. While I know I could have done better, my presentation helped me to remember how far I have grown with Parker Toastmasters and District 26.
By Caroline Nguyen, Secretary:
It was a great learning experience about leadership at the TLI training session. The keynote speaker, Ed Tate, amazed me with his speaking style and inspiring speeches. My most unforgettable message is that attitudes, not just skills, would make good leaders. You and I, everyone, can become leaders as long as we have the right attitudes, believe in ourselves, and have a strong commitment with what we are aiming at.
Another good thing about this training session is that not only did I have the opportunity to learn from the professional and motivational speaker Ed Tate, but I also had the chance to learn from other officers of other clubs. I think it is a good idea for our club officers to visit other clubs from time to time to make connections and generate and exchange new ideas.