DSTM JANUARY NEWSLETTER

Just in the nick of time (okay, maybe not), it's the January newsletter for Dallas Singles Toastmasters! Hello fellow Toastmasters, my name is Tifany Curtiss and I'll be your VP of PR for this term. In this month's newsletter, you'll find information on:

-Our NEW MEMBERS!

-TLI report

-Officers' goals for this term

-January meetings

Dallas Singles began 2009 with the addition of three members. Please welcome Kathy, Jonathan, and Miranda! Take some time to get to know them.

In lieu of our regular meeting format, we met at the TLI (Toastmasters Learning Institute) session on January 22. I am proud to announce that all of our officers attended TLI this term! That earns our club 1 DCP (Distinguished Club Point). We also had two enthusiastic new members attend the training session. Susie, Heather, Kathy and I attended the "Advanced Officer" training. This session emphasized the importance of teamwork within our clubs. We learned some methods for keeping our meetings fun and enriching.

WIth the new year, Dallas Singles Toastmasters inducted its new officers:
President: Lee King
VP Education: Earl Esquejo
VP Membership: Vonda Walker
VP Public Relations: Tifany Curtiss
Secretary: Dagan Newland
Treasurer: Karen Lee
Sergeant at Arms: Suzie Campbell and Tammy Esselman

At the Officers' Meeting on January 31st, the new officers stated their goals for this term. You can look forward to some changes to make our website easier to navigate, and a monthly newsletter right here in our blog. March will bring our spring contests; Table Topics and The International Speech Contest.

At our January 8th meeting, Allen completed his role as Toastmaster for the very first time with confidence. Jin completed her very first speech: The Icebreaker. We got to know her passion for researching the eye, and her fondness for figure skating. During our January 15th meeting, I told you how I was tackling my new year's resolutions. Mark shared some tips for getting happy, and Marjori described just how comfortable we can feel at Hotel Lumen.

If you have any information that you'd like to see in the February newsletter, please let me know at the next meeting!