In This Issue of Ftb

POWERtalk International … coaching in effective speaking

# 88 – November 2010

In this issue of FtB: v Dates and Deadlines v The POWERtalk International Website v International Dues 2010-2011 v International Board Meeting v International Training Weekend Total Membership v Resolutions and Amendments 3338 v POWERtalk Website Template v POWERtalk Short Course v Education Feature(s) of the Month v Translators v FtB Survey v Anniversary Charter Dates v One + One Poster Dates & Deadlines

Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws and Standing Rules November 23, 2010 Deadline for Nominations for Election to the International Board February 10, 2011 POWERtalk International Convention 2011, Indianapolis USA July 23-27, 2011

The POWERtalk International Website www.powertalkinternational.com

The POWERtalk International Website is regularly updated. For the month of October the updates are: v Documents for applicants who wish to nominate for a position on the International Board can be found in Member Resources ►Events ► Convention. They are Nominations and Elections Covering Letter; Nominating Form; Offices Held Form. v Public Relations Guidelines for Regions Conferences can be found in Member Resources ► Marketing & PREM ► PREM. v Test how well you and your club do at marketing. The PREM feature How Good are We? can be found in Member Resources ►Marketing & PREM ► PREM. v Another PREM Feature is Business Card Use. It can be found in Member Resources ► Marketing & PREM ► Stationary. v In Member Resources ► Bylaws & Guidelines ► Guidelines, there is an article that will help you find information on the POWERtalk International Website called Website Search Guidelines. This article is also available in Japanese under Member Resources ►Translations ► Japan.

From the Boardroom #88 – November 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 1 of 6 v A jpg version of the Swirl logo has been added to Member Resources ► Marketing & PREM ►Logos. v The directories for Region Boards and Committee Chairs 2010-2011 and Council Presidents and Administrators 2010-2011 can be found in the pull-down tab Member News & Info ► Officer Directory. v Several documents of the POWERtalk Master Manual in Icelandic have been uploaded to Member Resources ►Translations ► Iceland. v Coach for Success #14 from Division II Vice-President – Val Harper can be found in Member Resources ► News ► Coach for Success. v Pearl Nielsen is the latest Member Spotlight. You can read her testimonial in the pull-down tab About POWERtalk. v A feature with Programming Ideas can be found in Member Resources ► Marketing &PREM ►PREM. v The Northeast Region Newsletter has been uploaded to Member Resources ► News ► Region News. v An example of the new Website Template for clubs, councils or regions can be seen via the drop-down tab Member News & Info.

All documents can be quickly located by using the Search Document facility in Member Resources.

International Dues for 2010-2011

There are members and clubs that have still not paid dues to the International level. Budgeting for the term is extremely difficult when it is not known how many members we have. The Board urges members and clubs to pay dues immediately. This can be done via the secure on-line payment system on the POWERtalk International website www.powertalkinternational.com. Go to the pull-down tab “Shop” and click on “Dues/ Donations”. Members who have not paid dues will be denied access to the resources on the POWERtalk International website.

International Board Meeting ONE + ONE

Prior to the POWERtalk International Training Weekend in Kobe, Japan, the International Board had a 3-day in-person Board meeting. Much of the time was taken up with a brainstorming session on how to increase our membership. The result was simple and clear. One plus One. If every member would recruit a member we would increase our membership. The Board does not have a magic wand. The magic wand lies with you the member. We urge you to take up this huge challenge and get your club to set up a project to get every member to recruit a member to the organization. Print out the one-page poster included in this newsletter and promote it at your next club meeting. The Board would like everyone to be responsible to increase membership. Recognition of a member who recruits in a new member will be acknowledged by the International President and published in FtB as someone who is taking the membership situation seriously. Other incentives will be published in the next From the Boardroom.

This is our mantra: ONE + ONE

The Training Power Pack set up by the President-Elect – Carol Preiss for Region Conferences and Training Weekends in 2011 will focus on expansion of the organization, and the “why and how” to create new clubs.

From the Boardroom #88 – November 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 2 of 6 Expanding the organization is a #1 priority and the Board hopes that every member will take responsibility and become involved. International Training Weekend

This beautiful Japanese arrangement was on the cover page of the Program Book for the International Training Weekend hosted by the members of Japan Region. The weekend was a huge success with 422 members and guests attending from around the world. Those from abroad learnt more about Japanese culture and the Japanese members learnt more about the culture of members from other countries. The common goal was POWERtalk International. We all went home with a sense of admiration for what our organization stands for and for what we can achieve given willpower and enthusiasm. The text and PowerPoint presentations of the workshops presented at the International Training weekend will soon be available on the POWERtalk International Website for members to download and use.

Resolutions and Amendments to the International Bylaws and Standing Rules.

REMINDER: Closing date for receipt of any resolutions or amendments to the ITC Bylaws and Standing Rules is November 23, 2010. Written resolutions or amendments are to be sent to the Bylaws and Resolutions Chairman – Sue Simpkins by post, fax or email using either of the addresses below.

Sue Simpkins DC email: [email protected]. PO Box 798 Fax: + 27 31 7645122. KLOOF...3640 Natal Republic of South Africa.

The current ITC Bylaws and Standing Rules can be found on the POWERtalk International Website in Member Resources.

POWERtalk Website Template

The International Board has made the domain name “powertalk.me” available for clubs, councils and regions to sign up for a new website template. The template mirrors the professional branding of the POWERtalk International Website. Clubs, councils or regions can add their own information, news and photos as often as they like. No technical computer skills are required. Having your own website is a great marketing tool. For further information contact the Website Template Coordinator – Sue Martin email: [email protected].

Click here to see an example of the first club website using the new template.

POWERtalk Short Course

Message from Fellows of ITC Coordinator – Geraldine Lightfoot

POWERtalk 1 - #1, #2 and # 3 contain a vast amount of material which can be used by members to train club members in the skills needed to become proficient speakers. To

From the Boardroom #88 – November 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 3 of 6 present a longer POWERtalk workshop for your club, you may download the POWERtalk Short Course modules which can be found on the website under Member Resources ► Training and Publications ► POWERtalk Short Course. The two-hour POWERtalk short course modules are a great source of information when planning regular club programs. They are also excellent programs as last minute emergency fill-in or as a regularly scheduled event. It gives each member the opportunity to practice the POWERtalk lessons, provides instant evaluation as the program progresses and helps each member gain confidence in their speaking abilities. The training is presented by a club member or a team experienced in leading training workshops. Start by studying POWERtalk I thoroughly. Gaining an understanding of the content will allow you to begin planning workshops and exercises using these concepts. This training team should be an integral part of the Program Committee so that programs throughout the year logically work through the lessons in POWERtalk I. For more information contact: Geraldine Lightfoot [email protected]

Education Feature(s) of the Month Workshop on Evaluation Hints for the General Evaluator Evaluating the General Evaluator

Submitted by Publication Chairman – Louise Stanford

Have you ever been at a meeting when the evaluator did not do a proper evaluation? I am sure we all have. Several times I have a hard time just sitting there and saying nothing when more should be said. If everyone would read the material on evaluation, have a workshop on how to evaluate, and even have the program chairman program a roundtable discussion on the general evaluator’s performance, it would be helpful to all members. I believe that evaluation is the most important part of any assignment. Too often bad habits seem to creep in and lesson the effect of presentations. Bad habits such as putting “OK’s” at the beginning or end of sentences. Bad habits such as arranging clothing or even bad habits like handling papers incorrectly. Good evaluation is what makes POWERtalk International such a wonderful place to learn. Again, I am asking members from around the world to add to our wonderful list of new educational material. I have some great new publications coming out soon and I will alert you when they have been added to the list on the website. All education features can be found on the POWERtalk International Website www.powertalkinternational.com in Member Resources ► Training and Publications ► Education features. Translators

The International Board is interested in members who would be willing to lighten the burden of translators from English into Greek, Japanese, Icelandic, Polish or Mexican/Spanish. If you are willing yourself or know of a member who could translate such things as this newsletter then please contact your Division Vice-President for further information.

FtB Survey

In the last two editions of From the Boardroom, the Editor requested members to reply to a survey with the goal to establish how many members were reading FtB. The response was astonishing. Of the more than 3000 members registered with POWERtalk International, less than 200 responded. Does this mean that only 200 members are reading the information distributed by the International Board about our organization? Does this mean that our members are not aware of the situation we are in? If we do not increase membership this term then POWERtalk International will no longer be viable as a training organization.

From the Boardroom #88 – November 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 4 of 6 If you are one of the few that read this message then please inform your fellow members. ONE + ONE Anniversary Charter Dates November

30th Anniversary Eastwood Communicators Great Britain Region Nov 21 1980

“COACH for Success”

President Margaret Sutherland Vice-President Div II Val Harper email: [email protected] email: [email protected] President-Elect Carol Preiss Vice-President Div III Ruth Maltman email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Secretary Mary Flentge Vice-President Div IV Sue Martin email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Vice-President Div I Doris Ginther Parliamentarian Anita Henzler email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

FtB Editor – Mary Flentge

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ONE plus ONE

Swell our numbers!

“Every Member Recruit a Member”

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