The D84 Synergy Podcast

Are you a communicator or a leader? Perhaps you are a mentor and may be the best of all three. On this episode of Synergy the Podcast, John introduces a Path Project that is often overlooked, “Effective Coaching.” This innovative Path has been upgraded in recent times, and John wants you to know just how special this Path can be to you.

Synergy the Podcast continues its series on Toastmaster’s Best Club Practices with Episode Four, Membership Strength. A vibrant, robust, successful, and thriving club must remember that membership is about both recruiting new members and retaining current members. In this episode, Leslie, Dee Jae, and John talk about six vitally important standards that all great clubs do, year in and year out.

Each year, usually in August, Toastmasters International conducts its annual convention. It is safe to say that the biggest highlight of this gathering is The World Championship of Public Speaking. In today’s episode of Synergy the Podcast, John will talk to past District Champion Mark Gai. But be prepared because Mark will talk less about “contests” and more about why, at Toastmasters, you must SHOW UP if you want to experience success as a communicator, a leader, and a professional.

District 84’s, Synergy the Podcast is on the road today in California to speak with Toastmaster’s District 101 Program Quality Director, Anhijeet Joshi. Our guest will surprise you. He hasn’t been a Toastmaster all that long, but his rise in leadership is rapid, and it is fueled by a selfless desire to see people realize their Voice, Leadership Niche, and both Personal and Professional Success. Meet Abhijeet Joshi, a truly international leader.

Join the D84 Podcast Trio as we examine the third standard of Moments of Truth as Best Practices for all clubs. As we have said previously, Moments of Truth is more than just a Successful Club Series that is recommended to be done twice in a Toastmasters Calendar Year. These “standards” should be how we, as Toastmasters, do the business of the club at every meeting and every level. Join Leslie, Dee Jae, and John as they toss out behaviors and challenge each other for greater club success. Today, it’s Fellowship, Variety, & Communication.

In this episode of Synergy the Podcast, your D84 podcast team dives into Moments of Truth, Behavior number two. They will share how orientation, mentoring, active engagement, and supportive nurturing help all Toastmasters, new or not so new, connect, learn, rise,thrive, achieve, and succeed.

It’s a wrap. As the Toastmasters year comes to an end, District 84 Podcast Chair John Morrow sat with Podcast Contributor DeeJae Durante and Public Relations Manager Maria Martinez to look back at the successes of the year and what a year it has been! The team also contemplates its future, and we are excited to announce that John, DeeJae, and Leslie will continue to serve with their renowned spirit of gratitude and honor as part of the Podcast team for the 2022-23 year.

Have you ever considered becoming an entrepreneur? Or, do you have a business and would like to grow it? In this episode, Nic Patterson shares with John the vision, mission, and purpose behind our inaugural Toast Tank event. Inspired by the popular Shark Tank show, Toast Tank caters to District 84 members and gives them a platform to utilize our Toastmasters skills.

Our 2022 Annual Conference, Time and Time Again, recently came to a stellar conclusion. Among other goodies, attendees received the companion book. In this episode, Rachael Assignon sits with John and walks us through the entire process from concept to the production of what has been described as a masterpiece.