POWERtalk International ...the ultimate communication organization THE RIGHT CHOICE #115 – Sept 2014 Issue #116 Nov 2014 Hello all, One of the many books I am reading is called the Power of Focus and I found this quote by Viktor E. Frankl which captured my attention – “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves”. This quote reflects how your International Board members feel since taking office in August of 2013. We have faced many challenges since then but used them as rungs on a ladder, staying focused and steadily climbing up. Some of the rungs have been a little slippery and there are rungs that need more attention than others, but our goal of reaching the top never waivers. The International Board held their second in-person board meeting at IMS, Boulder City, Nevada from October 22-26, 2014. We used our time wisely including meeting in the evening to be sure we covered all topics on our agenda. There were some very thought provoking issues that needed timely discussion with not all members agreeing with the decisions, but when the vote was taken, the majority ruled. Board members reviewed reports and asked for input on issues from the Regions that needed board attention. As with any organization, membership and recruitment are priority topics and we spent a substantial amount of time discussing them. One of the region newsletters published an article on membership and featured a Membership Tree. You are encouraged to read the Region newsletters that are featured on our website this month and find out which region submitted the tree. Perhaps you can use it in your newsletter using different thoughts for the Inside this Issue: branches. Be sure to get permission if you decide to use it. President’s Message We are now 4 months into the second half of our two year term and while there are new members on your teams, or perhaps you are continuing, one thing we all have in common is our desire to have a repertoire of leadership practices and skills to share with each other. We all want positive results in our clubs, councils and regions. Remember the challenge that was started which asked the question, “Why am I renewing my membership in POWERtalk?” What about personal pride? Please continue to send me your updates as they will be used to continuously confirm you have made “The Right Choice.” Request for nominations Message to Life members Accreditation Hands Around the World Anniversary Charter Dates Welcome to New Members Social Media Val Certified Speech Judges International Board 1|Page – November 2014 Request for Nominees for the ITC International Board 2015-2017 To All Clubs: The biennial Convention 2015 is drawing near and the time has come for the clubs to nominate qualified members to lead us during the 2015-2017 term. ITC Bylaws allow for a club in good standing to nominate a member or a member-at-large. The Officers to be elected at the 2015 Convention are a President-Elect, a Secretary and four Division Vice-Presidents. Individual Officer duties are defined in the ITC Bylaws in Article 8, Elected Officers and Article 12, ITC Board. Any member agreeing to be nominated should write a 150-word, or less, candidate's message. This message should address “How we can use social media to our best advantage to promote ITC and POWERtalk International?” You should write your message as though you are speaking directly to the members. The candidates’ messages will appear in the Nomination Booklet, along with the biographical information and photographs of the candidates. Nominating Clubs should send: One (1) copy of the completed Nomination and Consent to Serve on the International Board form which includes permission to place information + photograph on the International Website and in From the Boardroom One (1) copy of the completed Elected Offices Held form The nominee’s message One (1) photograph of the nominee (black and white or colour), no smaller than 4” x 6” (100 mm x 150 mm). Only high-resolution electronic photographs are acceptable, preferably in .jpg format (72dpi). The Nominating and Election Committee must receive the nomination no later than 10 February 2015. Nominations may be sent by any available means (see ITC Bylaws, Article 9.1.2.a.), preferably by email and if not possible by registered mail to the N&E Chairman. We look forward to receiving your nominees. Karen Janke, SC Nominating and Election Chairman 2013-2015 3224 East 22nd Avenue Vancouver, B.C. CANADA V5M 2Y9 e-mail:[email protected] 2|Page – November 2014 ATTENTION LIFE MEMBERS! We need your help in keeping the membership data up to date. If you are a Pre ‘02 life member and not a member of a club, we are asking you to complete the “2014 – 2015 Member at Large and Associate Member Form” and submit it to IMS. Completion of this form will assure IMS has accurate contact information and it will also assure you have access to the website. If you do not have access to the website contact IMS. This form can be found on www.powertalkinternationa.com under Member Resources > Membership and Donations > Membership Forms. The email and mailing address information is on the form. Life Members are an important asset to the organization and we do not want to loss contact so please take time to complete the form and let others know that we would like to hear from them. WORKING ON ACCREDITATION? A friendly reminder when applying for completion of level accreditation along with the completed Accreditation sheet from the Master Manual and all level requirements signed off, the Accreditation Basics -Application Form is completed by the Applicant and the Accreditation Chairman in its entirety. Then forward to [email protected] for processing. Have you forgotten to pay your DUES or are they in the mail? The following dates are past and will affect you. September 14, 2014 – dues paid after this date will be assessed a 10% per capita late fee ($9.00 US). October 31, 2014 – clubs not paying dues will be deemed to have abandoned its rights and privileges as a club. In addition, non-paying members will no longer have access to the website after October 31. Check the website for the new edition of POWERtalking. Check out the headline – Ideas for Increasing Club Membership. The members of the International Board were saddened by the untimely death at the end of October of our Finance Committee Chairman, Vera Medlock. An Incredible member, Vera’s commitment and dedication will be missed. 3|Page – November 2014 The PREM team congratulates the members of Fredericton POWERtalkers for their 50% increase in club membership! What about your club? How are YOU doing with your goal to increase membership? Be sure to let the PREM team know if you’ve doubled your membership or increased your membership by at least 20% since 31 July 2014. Application forms for the Target 20/20 Achievement Award are available on the ITC website at: www.powertalkinternational You’ll find the form under the Member News & Info pulldown menu as follows: Marketing and PREM > PREM > Membership At the bottom of the list of downloadable items on that page is: PREM, Membership. Target Twenty Application Form. Complete the form and send it to PREM Chairman, Christine Endo at: presidentelect @powertalkmail.com. HANDS AROUND THE WORLD CHAIN By Doris Ginther, Chairman GOOD NEWS for those who have trouble down loading pdf files. The HAWC request forms are now also on the website in a WORD document. You may now choose either form – just make sure you choose one if you are a club unable to send a delegate to convention or a member who would like to participate as a delegate; but your club already has a delegate or you are a member at large. We have already received several requests for delegates to represent various clubs. We now need the delegates to represent these clubs at convention 2015. It isn’t too early to put in your request. If you are a club unable to send your own delegate but know of other members in your area who would like to represent your club, put their name and contact information in the box asking for “Any particular wishes”. Likewise the member wishing to be their delegate should fill in the form and state the club they wish to represent. Send your forms to HAWC Chairman, Doris Ginther at [email protected] 4|Page – November 2014 Anniversary Charter Dates October – December 2014 # Anniversary Name 50th Diction Aires HAR December 1964 40th Sirrah HAR November 1974 40th Cumberland NER October 1974 25th Senri JPNR October 1989 5th Bizan JPNR October 2009 Region Month Year New Members introduced to POWERtalk International September 1 to October 1, 2014 Region AUSR AUSR AUSR AUSR AUSR BRR Club-at-Large (Div.II) Europe '92 Europe '92 Europe '92 Europe '92 GBR GBR GWR GWR GWR GWR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR First Name Club Helen Lindsay Amanda Sales Daniel Peckham Daniel Walsh Robyn Stevens Shirleen Adams Hobart POWERtalkers Matthew Loewen Caby Beuk Carolin Kulier Wendelien Kooy Esther Wilopo Mike Raybone Adeola Ogunyinka Catherine Fielder Jennifer Criddle Sidanie Smith Sandra Fulton Suzanne Yackley Toni Washam Stephanie Wilson Jacob Toft Michelle Ramsey-Moody Theresa Mosher Samantha Keegan Stephanie James Speech Masters ITC Clingendael Danube The Stork The Stork Birmingham International Speakers Birmingham International Speakers The Ayres (Interactive) Cyber Club The Ayres (Interactive) Cyber Club Traveleers Club Vegas Valley Club Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Maroubra Communicators Maroubra Communicators Waverley Communicators POWERtalk Brisbane South Point Breeze 5|Page – November 2014 Sponsor Name Margaret Sutherland JudyBarr-David Heather Porter Janeen Vosper na n/a n/a n/a Lucy Dinsdale Lucy Dinsdale Roslyn Gray Roslyn Gray n/a Donna Carrington Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop New Members introduced to POWERtalk International (cont’d) Region First Name Club HAR HAR ICER Lisa Swank Tamara O'Day Gudrun Gudjonsdottir Arsenal Island Arsenal Island Jora ICER Bryndis Gyda Gudmundsdottir Sula JPR JPR JPR NER NER NER NER NWR NWR NWR NZR Hideko Sadamasa Reiko Dode Mamiko Hayashi Debra Rayter Elizabeth Henry Sarah Austin Margaret Henry Lyn Policha Jennifer Bednas Fran Christie Hazel Harrison Shirokita Takarazuka Tokatsu New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions Valley Hub POWERtalkers Valley Hub POWERtalkers Waitaha Circle Kotuku Communicators Sponsor Name Michael DeBisschop Michael DeBisschop Gunnarsdottir Ingunn n/a n/a n/a Carol preiss Carol preiss Carol preiss Carol preiss Rachel Noel Candance Knoll Marie O'Driscoll Social Media Committee by Þórunn, Mary, Trudi, and Shelly Just one click away… Are you one of those POWERtalk members who already have a personal Facebook account? Have you “liked” our POWERtalk international page yet? If not, the Social Media Committee encourages you to join us. You see, Facebook is a great inexpensive marketing tool that we need to use to our advantage. But the thing is that it is not enough for ITC’s Social Media Committee to post pictures, quotes, and questions…we really need you to step in and help us. You might ask, “Why do we need you?” Facebook is a great marketing tool and almost everyone who thinks about marketing knows that. Therefore, every single day, more and more accounts and pages are established. Some of the benefits to our POWERtalk International training programs are that by having a Facebook page, we are increasing our exposure to potential members 6|Page – November 2014 Social Media Committee (cont’d) With all those pages and all those posts, Facebook is now controlling what you see in your newsfeed. What you see are posts and comments on pages you frequently like or comment on. Probably you also see quite a bit of paid advertisements. That is something a nonprofit organization like ours isn’t able to have at this time. Purchasing advertisements is costly. For every post we put on our page, between 15% and 43% of our fans see our posts. You can help with a few easy steps; (1) like us, (2) make a comment, and (3) share posts on the page with your friends. If you like our posts it increases the chance that you see most of our posts, become one of those 15% to 43 %. If you comment, chances are that your friends see what you are commenting on (= increased awareness), and if you share, your friends might see what you are sharing, and were it comes from (= also increases awareness). During the past several weeks, members and fans of our page really have increased their activity on our page and for that the committee thanks you; it’s just wonderful. We hope you will continue to send pictures and tag members in those pictures, send messages, posts, like and share. Together, with just one click or one word, we can raise awareness about POWERtalk on Facebook. It’s very easy to post something on our page. Just come on over; you will find us here: http://www.facebook.com/POWERtalkInternational . Write something on our wall. If you want to chat with other POWERtalk members, there is a group on Facebook where members tell, ask, and encourage each other. If you are a POWERtalk member, please join—the group is here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/POWERtalkChat/ What is the difference? POWERtalk page = our marketing tool to raise awareness on the organization. POWERtalk chat room = Where members can become more personal and talk to each other, ask for advice, and get to know each other. Brings members together. We love to see you on our POWERtalk International page. 7|Page – November 2014 “Would you like to become a POWERtalk International certified contest judge?” Criteria Candidates must produce evidence that they have judged: 3 Speech Contests at any level of POWERtalk International 1 non-POWERtalk International Speech Contest. Proof can include a copy of the programme, a letter from the non-POWERtalk International organisation, or a signed copy of the applicable POWERtalk International Accreditation Manual page or Master Manual project chart. Assessment At the Region or Division Conference or International Convention, candidates will be required to judge the Speech Contest and discuss the reasons for their decisions with the Assessor after the contest. Candidates must apply to: 2013-2015 Certified Speech Contest Judge Chairman Sue Martin DC, Fellow of ITC 23 Karaka Park Place, Glendowie Auckland 1071, New Zealand Email: [email protected] For more information go online at powertalkinternational.com 2013-2015 International Board “The Right Choice” President President-Elect Secretary Parliamentarian Val Harper [email protected] Christine Endo [email protected] Anita Henzler [email protected] Marilyn Robinson [email protected] International Communications Liaison Officer (ICLO) Verdella Gilmer [email protected] Vice-President Maria Trujillo Tough Division I [email protected] Vice-President Judy Schuth Division II [email protected] Vice-President Sue Simpkins Division III [email protected] Vice-President Akemi Kosuge Division IV [email protected] FtB Editor: Maria Trujillo-Tough [email protected] 8|Page – November 2014
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