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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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