The Southern Cross Blog
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Hybrid DEC Meeting
We had our first ever District 73 Hybrid District Executive Council (DEC) Meeting on 5th November 2022. It was successful and we are carrying forward the new learnings into our future DEC’s & DCM’s to improve upon. 🏛️Learning the ropes and paving the way to do...
From the District Director’s Desk (November 2022)
EMPOWER! We are headed towards the mid-year now and it is time to wind down for holiday season. However, it is also time to buckle up and get ready for the second half of our term as Toastmasters. Now that you are picking up momentum, now that you are enjoying the...
Educational Awards (October 2022)
Congratulations to all members that have submitted and obtained educational awards in September 2022. 61 awards were submitted. There were 48 members and 28 clubs submitted awards.
Public Relations Highlight of the Month
Members of Launceston Toastmasters, Yvonne Gluyas, Marylou Townsend, and Sharon Rodriguez Robles took the Launceston Bridal Show by storm on Sunday 18th September. Negotiating with organiser Louise Scott of bridal studio Timeless Elegance, Yvonne negotiated a booth...
Congratulations 2022-23 Beat the Clock
District 73 Leadership Team would like to express a huge congratulations to those clubs who achieved the Beat the Clock membership building award in 2021-22. These clubs added 5 or more new, dual, or reinstated members during the months of May and June 2022. Each club...
A Collective Effort
Do you know what the collective noun for a group of Toastmasters is? What about a forum? A reference to ancient Greece as many of us like to use the tools of rhetoric, including rhetorical questions! Maybe a meeting…? This is the bread and butter of Toastmasters! Or a...
From the District Director’s Desk (October 2022)
It’s time to shine brighter! The end of September is always that peak period where all District related submissions for the year are scheduled and it is my honour to call out that we as a District were able to complete all our September submissions successfully. From...
Educational Awards (September 2022)
Congratulations to all members that have submitted and obtained educational awards in August 2022.76 awards were submitted. There were 48 members and 27 clubs submitted awards.
The Nashville Convention!
The Toastmasters International Nashville Convention was like no other that I have attended. The last in person convention was in Denver in 2019. The previous two years have been online only. This year it was a hybrid one. There were 700 in person and 1000 online...
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