Membership among Toastmasters is down in the 2020-2021 year compared to the 2019-2020 year. COVID-19 is the most-cited reason for why a member did not renew, likely because they did not want to participate in virtual meetings and remain, instead, face-to-face. So, how can your club/area/division/district/region attract new members? District 54 has turned to paid… Continue reading How To Start Facebook Ads For Your Toastmasters District
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Three Reasons Why You Should Join a MOOC
The act of continuing one’s education is a topic that comes up quite frequently at my Toastmasters club. All of us are in it because we want to keep learning and growing. In this post, I wanted to share my experience about continuing my education and hopefully give you another option for pursuing a new… Continue reading Three Reasons Why You Should Join a MOOC
You Don’t Need To Be An Expert If You Can Fight Like A Physicist
Martial arts can seem like an illusion. Take, for instance, the competition I saw at the U.S. Open in 2007 in Orlando. A martial artist, a black belt I presumed to be in his 40s, lifted up a plank full of nails and punctured a bottle of water with it. As the water spread out… Continue reading You Don’t Need To Be An Expert If You Can Fight Like A Physicist
A Real-Life View of Modern Romance
Hey, I’m Adam. I am a single dude in my mid-20s who’s navigated the modern dating world for three years. At first, I only talked about my dating life to my close friends and family. Later, I opened up for two reasons. The first was that I assumed by telling more people I was single, they would… Continue reading A Real-Life View of Modern Romance
The Unofficial #INBOUND15 Backchannel: All The Links You’ll Ever Need
This past week, I made final arrangements in preparation for INBOUND. I am now in the final tweaking stages of a presentation I’m giving in the middle of the month, I’ve met with each of my coworkers about the status of what we’re working on, and I even had a new batch of business cards printed. Then,… Continue reading The Unofficial #INBOUND15 Backchannel: All The Links You’ll Ever Need