March 1, 2019

Speak up, Lead well, Make a difference! Announcing the 2019 Annual Conference

Join us at the District 57 Toastmasters 2019 Annual Conference on Saturday May 11 at the Roundhouse Market & Conference Center in San Ramon

April 15, 2019

District-wide Open House Month in May

“We don’t want more members” – said no Toastmasters Club ever. Having a District-wide Open House means it’s bigger and better. The more clubs, the more exciting and fun it is. Pick a date. Post it on our May is Open House Month website page and then follow the helpful guidelines on how to hold […]

March 29, 2019

An Introvert’s Journey in Toastmasters Leadership

I am an introvert and I share my story here in hopes of inspiring other introverts to step out of their comfort zones. I am Janice Fairfield and my Toastmaster’s journey began in January 2015. We had a great leadership team that encouraged our members to step outside their comfort zone. Although an introvert, […]

January 27, 2019

TLI (North) a fitting close to TLI series

It may have been winter outside, but in the auditorium the beach balls were flying during the opening session with the playing of the video: Baby Shark! What a fun way to start the meeting and get everyone up and moving and singing along. Donica Hopkins and Dave Blum, co-chairs for TLI-North are masters at […]

January 13, 2019

TLI (South) Was a Smashing Success!

This year, D57 has split Toastmaster Leadership Institute (TLI) into two regional events: South and North. TLI (South) was held on Saturday, January 12th at California State University East Bay. TLI (North) will be on January 26, 2019, at Santa Rosa Junior College. What Happened? A lot. […]