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PERSPECTIVES




      Team Sports





      Donna Stark, DTM

      Immediate Past District Director







      I’m a sports fan. Football, baseball, softball, soccer
      (shout out to the World Cup!), volleyball. . .I enjoy
      watching, coaching, and playing team sports.             •  Relay batons are passed with both runners

      Granted, these days I do far more watching than              in motion. Start transition planning early
      playing.                                                     so that incoming officers can get up to
         Living in Track Town, I’ve been keeping an                speed and carry on. Share passwords, keys,
      eye on how the hometown team is doing in the                 and other need-to-know information.

      NCAA Track and Field Championships. It’s not             •  The current club secretary or other officer
      your typical team sport. Individuals participate             should submit the incoming officer list to
      in individual events, and their individual success           Toastmasters International before June
      adds points to the collective team total.                    30th.  (It takes seconds. Do it now!)

         I think a Toastmasters club is similar to a track     •  Plan to attend TLI and/or division-
      team. Members participate in individual events.              sponsored club officer training.
      There are Pathways presentations, traditional            •  Once the baton is passed, outgoing officers
      manual speeches, and high-performance                        can step back and cheer the new officer

      leadership projects. Track and Field has the                 team on. Be there to provide support if
      Triple Jump, Toastmasters has the Triple Crown.              asked and remember that this leg of the
      Individual awards add to the club’s Distinguished            relay is theirs to run. Let them lead!
      Club Program point total. Some members are               •  Incoming officers—get to know the

      sprinters who go at a fast pace, and others work             resources that are available, use the Club
      through the program more like a long-distance                Success Plan, and don’t be shy about asking
      run.  As part of the Toastmasters club team, we              for help!
      cheer each other on.                                      We’re quickly approaching the finish line of

         June is relay season! Current officers are  another Toastmasters year and it’s time for that
      getting ready to pass the baton to incoming  final kick.  To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, what
      officers.  Here are some tips to ensure a smooth  can you do for yourself and for your team?  Here’s
      handoff and transition:                                to you and your club reaching for Toastmasters

                                                             gold!










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