District 45 Toastmasters Division A

Well deserved!

Congratulations to Elise Thorsen, D45's 2023-2024 Division Director of the Year!

Congratulations to all 8 of the speakers who took to the stage at this morning's contests! We were impressed with your courage and inspired by your stories.
The top two speakers in the Division A International Speech Contest and in the Table Topics Contest will compete in the District 45 hybrid contests hosted at the District Conference May 17-19 in Freeport, Maine.
Show up and tune in then to see our winners win some more. 😤

Check out the District 45 Winter Workshop and Club Officer Training webpage!

Here is the agenda and program for the D45 Winter Workshop/Club Officer Training. Take a look at the biographies and summaries of each presenter. Don't forget to check out their fun facts as well! We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

https://buff.ly/48Q1PXk

Check out the definitive District 45 Guide to getting Club Officer Training credit this winter!
https://d45toastmasters.org/winterworkshopcot

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Division A Humorous Speech Contest on December 16. It was a very strong field of contestants, supported by extremely professional contest functionaries -- all the ingredients for an excellent contest.
Looking forward to seeing our two top speakers go on to the District 45 Humorous Speech Contest at the District Conference, May 17-19!

Happy December, Toastmasters! We're going into a busy time of year for everyone, remember to watch your boundaries and don't get overwhelmed. Celebrate with loved ones and fellow Toastmasters (if those two categories are, in fact, different).

For Your Reference:
- Especially have fun at the Division A Humorous Speech Contest on December 16 at 9am! 😁
- D45 TLI Save the Date: The first chance to attend will be January 13 combined with the Winter Workshop (registration forthcoming)

Let's go learn what it takes to be more confident, better judges!

Peggy Seymour, DTM, a member of D45's The Maine Thing Advanced Toastmasters and D83's Program Quality Director, will be presenting an informative, interactive session on Judge's Training. With Contest Season upon us, you won't want to miss it!
Register here: https://bit.ly/Register_JudgesTraining
Download the 2023-2024 Contest Rule Book here: https://bit.ly/2023-2024ContestRuleBook
Thursday, November 30th 6:00PM ET / 7:00PM AT / 7:30PM NL

Happy Thanksgiving!
With gratitude to all the fantastic Toastmasters in the Division!

Division A are so glad to see you chartered and off and running, SodaSpiel Toastmasters🥳🎊🥳!

We are excited to introduce Club # 28676959 SodaSpiel, the latest addition to the District 45 family! We can't wait to start getting to know each and every club member!