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Toastmaster Leadership Institute (TLI)

January 3 & 4, 2025

Jessup University, Portland

Toastmasters head to classrooms.
Winter TLI kicked off Friday night January 3rd with two sessions of online
educational classes. The next day at 7 am Saturday the cafeteria of Jessup
University welcomed Toastmasters with a light buffet and beverages. At
8 am master of ceremonies Robert Pugh DTM welcomed both in person
and online audiences. Hybrid activities started with a keynote speech
from Jana Barnhill, DTM. Followed by an inspirationational speech by our

District Director Dr. Gwendolyn Avington DTM. The crowd then broke into
classrooms for trainings and electives. Topics ranged from eliminating
filler words to using Powerpoint. The morning ended with recognition for
member achievements and further updates from our Trio. Our thanks to all
presenters and those behind the scenes that made this an excellent event.

PJ Kleffner conducts a session on judging for contests.

District 7 Trio from left to right
Dr. Gwendolyn Avington District Director
Dr. Gwendolyn Avington delivers a speech with some help from Phyllis Harmon Program Quality Director
the audience who is holding signs, “Forward We Go.” Cleon Cox Club Growth Director

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