District 13 Toastmasters Speaker Proposal

2017 Spring Conference Overview

The 2017 District 13 Fall Conference will be held at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA from April 7-9, 2017. The Theme is: "Let's Get Social! Spring into F.U.N - Finding Unlimited Networks!

The vision for the conference is to bring to our District the many ways they can improve their communication and leadership skills and build their personal and professional networks through social media and technology all while having fun. For as Ralph Smedley has said: "We learn best through moments of enjoyment.”

Our keynote speakers are two of the 2016 World Championship of Public Speaking finalists: Aaron Beverly and Elliot Eddie. Aaron will be giving a keynote on Table Topics, and Elliot will be giving a keynote on Storytelling for us on Saturday, and on Sunday, they will combine their talents to tell us what it takes to get to the World Stage.

We have the opportunity for six fantastic Toastmasters to present a workshop in support of our theme and our vision. Some suggestions for topics would include but are not limited to an introduction to social media, using technology to enhance your presentations, how to entertain your audience, and humorous speaking.

As a presenter you may be asked to attend a club meeting and present a 5-to-7-minute presentation regarding your topic as the next phase of the selection process.

If interested in presenting at the Spring Conference, please complete the following Proposal form and submit to our Spring Conference Education Chair, Jing Humphreys, DTM, PDG, at by February 17, 2017.

I look forward to seeing you Get Social and Spring into F.U.N at the Spring Conference!

All the best,

Francine Milligan, DTM

Program Quality Director, District 13

Breakout Speaker Proposal Form

We are looking for presentations that incorporate the theme and the mission of Toastmasters. Presenters proposing presentations that highlight communication and/or leadership and can incorporate the event theme will be considered first.

Please fill in this form completely and return it to our education chair, Jing Humphreys , and copy the conference co-chair by February 17, 2017.

Questions can also be directed to the conference chair and the education chair at

Name ______

Toastmasters Educational Level:

Check all that apply: __CC __ACB __ALS __ACG __CL __ALB __ALS __DTM __AS __PDG

Address: ______

City: ______State: ______Zip: ______

Email: ______

Preferred Phone: ______Text?: __Y __N

Website: ______

Occupation: ______

Employer: ______

Home Club: ______

Date Joined TM: ______

Additional Club memberships: ______

Presentation Title: ______

Presentation Description (50 words or less): ______

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At the end of the presentation the audience will have learned or be inspired to do what?

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Will you have handouts?  yes  no

Note: the District will print your one- or two-page handout in black and white on regular white paper 10 days before the scheduled event. You may choose to print your own handouts at your own expense. It is your responsibility to get an electronic copy of your handouts to the education chair by March 17th at 5 pm. If you choose to print your own handouts, plan for 40-50 attendees.

Audio / Visual Support Required: Will you need one of the following:

 projector

 projection screen

 white board

 flipchart

 microphone

 lectern

Will you be applying this presentation to a manual?  yes  no

If yes, what manual and project number?

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Only complete proposals are considered by the selection committee.

To assist in the process we recommend you also include:

1. You are welcome to submit additional information in conjunction with this proposal.

2. Please include a headshot (head and shoulders) photo for inclusion in event promotions and the program booklet. Please include photographers release form if required.

3. Speakers Introduction: give us exactly what you would like the introducer to say when introducing you.

4. Speakers Bio for inclusion in event program: your bio should be 50 words or less, written in third person.

5. Submit as a PDF or Word document via email to the Spring conference chair at and the education chair at