My New Position With Toastmasters.
For those of you who do not know, I have been a member of my local Ventura Toastmasters public speaking club for roughly a decade now. Since I joined, my social skills have greatly improved, as well as my leadership and collaboration skills. The members of Club 24 are like family to me. Each and every Monday, I look forward to our stimulating and productive meetings.
The highest level of achievement in Toastmasters is represented in the DTM credential, which stands for Distinguished ToastMaster. Sometimes members work for years to obtain this honor. It is my ultimate goal to someday acquire it.
As part of my research, I discovered that in order to obtain a DTM, one must potentially serve in a capacity known as Area Director. Shortly after encountering this, I decided to apply for the position. I assumed that it would be very rewarding for me to give back to an organization that has, in the last ten years, given me everything.
The application process was fairly straightforward, and a few weeks after I submitted everything, I learned that I had gotten the position. I ecstatically shared the news with my parents and sister, who were incredibly proud of me.
The main function of an Area Director is to look after the clubs in their area, by visiting them twice a year, and then reporting back to Toastmasters International what they think of their progress. It is my goal, during my tenure, to turn our Area into something known as a Distinguished Area. This means that each and every club in Area B1 will meet certain membership and productivity criteria.
The training process so far for my new position has been very rewarding. A veteran Toastmaster, who is a member of over a dozen clubs, Debbie Allmon, has decided to take me under her wing, and I have already learned a lot from her. Back in the day, she was an Area Director as well.
For me, the Area Director position will bring more responsibility, and also more reward. I welcome the challenge that is serving Area B1. I see my new job as something resembling a roller coaster at Disneyland—sometimes stressful, always fun, and ever-changing. By the time I relinquish this duty, I anticipate that I will be a different, and even better person.
To conclude, I am incredibly grateful that this opportunity is available to me. I am looking forward to working with friends and colleagues to make all four clubs in this Area even more superior than they already are. I feel that I have much experience to bring to the table, and so much to teach these individuals, and, yet, they also have a lot to teach me.