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Are you ready to become a better leader and communicator? Join us at District 4's Toastmaster Leadership Institute to learn new skills and become your best self. Read on for details on what to expect and how to get involved.

This event is open to the public and will feature educational sessions on skills that you can apply at your Toastmasters club, at work, and in other realms of your life.

Agenda

8:15 AM - Registration, and Networking

8:30 AM - Welcome Remarks & Recognitions

8:35 AM - Club Officer Training

8:45 AM - Parallel Educational Session

• Emotional Intelligence for Leaders - Tony Saccardi, DTM and Sarah Kivel

10:00 AM - Workshops

• Retain and Grow for Success in today’s challenging environment - James Ferrer, DTM

• Show UP Consistently! A Time-Saving Social Media Strategy for Your Brand! Brittany Miller

11:00 AM – Workshops

• Stop Zoom Fatigue Now: Creating fun from dysfunctional meetings - Ray Engan

• Achieving High Performance Leadership - Ken Cawley, DTM, PDG, PID

12:00 PM - Town Hall with District Leaders

12:30 PM - Putting It All Together

Emotional Intelligence for Leaders - Tony Saccardi, DTM and Sarah Kivel

About the workshop: Our workshops are educative, fun and interactive. Our priorities are to ensure the participants leave the room with a new insight, not just intellectual knowledge but a feeling that something has shifted in their understanding of leadership and life. In this workshop we will give an overview of Emotional intelligence, what it is and how it works before taking a deeper dive into the specific competencies of emotional intelligence you need to be successful in your current leadership roles. You will leave the workshop with a solid understanding of emotional intelligence, you will understand how emotions directly impact your leadership and you will acquire the practical, transformative knowledge you need to become an exceptional leader.

About the facilitators: Tony Saccardi, DTM is a certified Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Coach, an accredited member of the International Coach Federation and a certified mindfulness trainer. His experience includes 25+ years in the corporate world, working as a consultant and Technology director. A member of Toastmasters Int’l since 2007, Tony has had the opportunity to serve multiple times in all the officer roles. His passion and his day job since 2018 is to help leaders and executives understand the science of emotional and social intelligence so they can create a culture of trust, collaboration an appreciation.

Sarah Kivel is a Leadership and Performance Consultant + Coach based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has been a member of Toastmasters for the past 4 years. Sarah works with high performing executives and athletes. She is the Director of Client Strategies, faculty member and Meta Coach at Goleman EI and a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. She is also the Founder of eiFocus™, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to empower women and girls in sports with emotional intelligence.

Retain and Grow for Success in today’s challenging environment - James Ferrer, DTM

About the workshop:  Officers encounter a weighty load in managing club membership growth, specifically, the challenge of acquisition v. retention. Handled improperly, it retards growth and development. This presentation offers practical and easily transferrable retention and recruitment techniques to become a successful club. You will unlock the secrets of “happiness” in the management of clubs.

About the facilitator: James Ferrer, former District 4 Pathway Guide, Chair-Extension of District 4 Club Growth Director, completed his distinguished toastmasters designation (DTM) three times, achieved President’s citation as Area Director and Division Director, sponsored a new TM club, holds a JD and MBA degrees and is a graduate of Advanced Management and Agency Management Programs from Stanford and Wharton School of Business. He also obtained his Leadership, Management and Business Communication Certificates from American Management Association. Currently, he is actively working on his fourth DTM designation, coaches Epicurean and Toasters Digest Clubs, serves as VP-Membership for Crownmasters Club / VP-Education for Epicurean Club and is the President of Ferrer Insurance Services, Inc., Equinox Premium Acceptance, Inc., and SF Independent Insurance Agents Association.

Show Up Consistently! A Time-Saving Social Media Strategy for Your Brand - Brittany Miller

About the workshop: Whether you are a business or personal brand, social media is a great tool to help you foster a community and build connections with others online.

If you feel like you are spending more time than you'd like on social media, it could be because you don't have a good strategy or system for creating and scheduling content. Brittany will be sharing a few simple steps that can help save you time while building your connections, presence, and network online. Note: We will primarily focus on Instagram and LinkedIn; however, the tips shared can be applied to other platforms.

About the facilitator: Brittany Miller is the owner of a boutique social media management agency for online business coaches called Brittany Miller Biz. She is also a social media consultant hired by small businesses to help their teams learn how to implement an effective social strategy. Her goal is to help others feel empowered, confident and excited to show up on social media without spending all their time on their devices. Connect with Brittany on Instagram @BrittanyMiller.biz.

Stop Zoom Fatigue Now: Creating Fun From Dysfunctional Meetings - Ray Engan 

About the workshop: We are going to talk about specific tips, tricks and techniques to keep your meetings more impactful, memorable, and mirth-making. It is my pleasure to help you create meetings that are Ray-mazing and Ray-Markable.

Anyone attending can download my Zoom fatigue tips at www.StopZoomFatigueNow.com

About the facilitator: Ray Engan was a shy little boy who avoided talking to strangers by walking inside the safety of his Mom’s wrap around skirts. He went on to a career in stand-up comedy, performing with and writing for some of America's best comedians. He began using the skill of connecting through comedy in the business world and became the sales manager of America’s most award winning small business.

Ray has testified before a presidential task force, and appeared on MSNBC, as a Voice of small business in America.

Before Covid, he gave workshops around the country teaching America's business leaders how to create better, happier, more productive workers through humorous storytelling in the workplace, with his program, Leadership Through Laughter. Today he spends part of his day screaming, “Jimmy…..Unmute yourself.!!”

Actually he doesn’t…… There is a better way to do it than that.

He has shifted his focus to making the zoom experience more fun for working professionals, and specifically to create more interesting Toastmasters meetings to help retain AND drive members to your club.

He is going to make sure everyone walks away with many different and interesting Zoom Fatigue busting and comedy creating tips. If you miss anything you can always grab at least 15 different Zoom tricks, tools and techniques at StopZoomfatigueNow.com

Ray Engan is an award winning motivational speaker, coach and storyteller. He is the Inventor of The Humor Algorithm and current Chief Charisma Officer of Leadership Through Laughterwww.leadershipthroughlaughter.com

Achieving High Performance Leadership - Ken Cawley, DTM, PID

About Workshop: One of the most valuable development tools provided by the Toastmasters program is the HPL – High Performance Leadership. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood and not used to its fullest. In this session led by Ken Cawley, Past District 4 Governor and Past International Director, you will learn the details and benefits of the HPL project and how it teaches you important leadership skills while leading an actual team. This popular workshop has been updated to address the revisions made to the HPL as a Pathways Level 5 project.

About Facilitator: Like many of us, Ken Cawley joined Toastmasters to improve his public speaking skills. What Ken hadn’t anticipated when he joined was the added benefit of leadership development the program provides. The leadership opportunities he experienced through Toastmasters have been life changing at both a personal and professional level. These opportunities included leading training organizations for different corporations such as Sony and serving within Toastmasters as District Governor, International Director and Pathway’s Chief Ambassador.

12:00 PM - Town Hall with Top 4 District Leaders

About the Town Hall: We are here to listen to your concerns as well as discuss what we learned at Mid-Year Training.

About the facilitators: http://d4tm.org/index.php/district-4-toastmasters/district-leadership-team.html

12:30 PM - Putting It All Together

By the end of this Leadership Institute, you'll have attended training, gained knowledge at education workshops, and made new connections. How can you leverage all of this to grow as a Toastmaster (or future Toastmaster)? Join us as we wrap up with a few key takeaways and get your immediate feedback to truly get the most out of your day.​

Frequently Asked Questions

Must I be a member of District 4 Toastmasters or an active Toastmasters club to attend this event?

No! This event is open to the public and all are welcomed. Whether you are a current Toastmasters member, looking to join a club, or just want to learn more about becoming a better speaker and leader, there is something for everyone.

What type of educational sessions can I expect?

In addition to Club Officer Training, we'll have educational sessions on communication and leadership topics related to Toastmasters, but that you can also use at work and other activities outside of Toastmasters. Past topics have included: Brainstorming, Effective Evaluations, Pathways, Membership Retention, Mentoring, Impromptu Speaking, Storytelling, and Leadership. 

Can I volunteer to organize this event?

Yes! We have many leadership opportunities before and during the event, including workshop facilitators, registration, food, session assistance, speakers, hospitality, and more. Email quality@d4tm.org for details.

Do I get in for free if I volunteer?

Since we are a volunteer organization and the event is run entirely by volunteers, we are unable to compensate all volunteers. Otherwise, we would not be able to cover the costs of the event.

I have more questions!

Contact District 4 Program Quality Director, Timothy Carlisle, at quality@d4tm.org for more information or if you have any additional questions.

PHOTO & VIDEO DISCLAIMER

Disclaimer: Portions of this event will be recorded with photos and videos. Your ticket purchase implies consent to this recording for the publicity of District 4 Toastmasters, without financial compensation or editorial control.