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PR Info from Toastmasters International; YouTube Channel!

Lots of great information regularly comes from Toastmasters International that addresses Public Relations topics.  If you haven't already, you are encouraged to sign-up to the Tips for Clubs Newsletter that's sent out each month.  Some of the sections include:

• Action Alert - recommended actions you can take this month
• Announcements - things you and your club members should be aware of
• Features - special information for the issue

One such feature this month is to highlight the fact that Toastmasters International has a YouTube channel that includes instructional videos, highlight videos from past conferences, interviews, and other useful content.

How can you leverage this YouTube channel, or any content that may be introduced through the Tips newsletter?  If any of the videos address issues going on in your club, they can be used in a presentation or discussion.  Most likely you may not be able to directly leverage these entirely for promotional advantages, but like many things we can't directly use, they may give you ideas that you can leverage.  Open your mind and think outside the box!

If you've found a use within your club or generated an idea based on the content in the Toastmasters YouTube channel, please leave a comment or bring it up on the next VPPR collaboration call!

VPPR Collaboration Call Friday, August 27

Due to popular request, we are moving the PRO Call to the Fourth Friday of the month at 12:00 PM noon for the time being to see how well that works.

The District's Public Relations Officer, Mike Kerr, hosts a series of monthly calls to highlight items the District wants to get the word out about, and also to provide a collaborative forum to share ideas, obstacles, and ways to overcome them between our VPPRs. I believe this is such a valuable forum that as this year's PRO, I've opted to continue with them. The calls are scheduled to last for one hour and are voluntary.  All calls are recorded for later playback in case you were unable to attend.

Call-in information is emailed, as well as posted to our VPPR Collaboration Blog site, which you are encouraged to register to, or at least check back every week or two. If you have an RSS reader or use a mail program with an RSS feature, you can subscribe to it. I will be posting information pertinent to VPPRs on that site until we have an effective way of communicating this on our district site.

The conference call dial-in information is:

Free Conference Call
Conference Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3200
Participant Access Code: 471185#

Free Conference Play Back
Playback Number: (641) 715-3413
Access Code: 471185#


AGENDA
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PRO Highlights
     TLI - Makeup Dates
     Smedley Award
     Contest Season
     Dues
     October is Toastmaster Month

What Are You Working On?
Encountering Obstacles?
Other Questions
Adjourn

Smedley Season PRO Contest

Challenge your PR skills and come up with a creative way to incorporate the new District 27 Logo into your Smedley season campaign promitional material!  Smedley season runs from August 1 through September 30.  If you think you have something good, send it to pro@d27tm.org and our PRO Team will come up with a winner!

Submissions will be accepted until September 30, and the winners announced October 15th!

The District logo is available from the District 27 Website on the Public Relations Page.

VPPR Collaboration Call July 14

Welcome new (and again) Club VPPRs to another exciting year!  For those who were not VPPRs last year, the District's Public Relations Officer began a series of monthly calls on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:30PM to highlight items the District wanted to get the word out about, and also to provide a collaborative forum to share ideas, obstacles, and ways to overcome them.  I believe this is such a valuable forum that as this year's PRO, I've opted to continue with them.  The calls are scheduled to last for one hour and are voluntary.

So as not to inundate your inbox, you will receive one email notification around one week prior to the call.  The email will also be posted to our VPPR Collaboration Blog site, which I encourage you to register to, or at least check back every week or two.  If you have an RSS reader or use a mail program with an RSS feature, you can subscribe to it.  I will be posting information pertinent to VPPRs on that site.

The URL is: http://d27vppr.blogspot.com/

The conference call dial-in information is:

Free Conference Call
 Conference Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3200
 Participant Access Code: 471185#

 Free Conference Play Back
 Playback Number: (641) 715-3413
 Access Code: 471185#

AGENDA

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PRO Highlights

   TLI

   Smedley Award

   Contest Season

   October is Toastmaster Month

What Are You Working On?

Anyone Encountering Obstacles?

Don't Know Where to Start?

Other Questions

Adjourn

Please note that if you are receiving this email, you are registered at Toastmasters International as one of your club's VPPRs.  If this is incorrect, please alert your club President to have them update your club's roster.  Our mailing list is based off of TI's officer list.

District Website Updated for 2010-2011 Year!

I am happy to announce that there have been some changes and improvements made to our District 27 website to coincide with the start of a new Toastmasters year!  In the vein of our new district theme, "Let It Shine", we've brightened up the homepage with some new colours and a little more pizzaz to make things a little more appealing, and to provide more easy-to-find information.

All District Officers now have their own pages with content specific to them.  Please check out the Public Relations page for the latest TV show, newsletters, district logos, and PR document resources!  Improving the website is a high priority for us this year, so please check back on a regular basis as we add content.  If you are RSS-savvy, just about every page and list on the website allows you to subscribe to them so you receive the most up to date content alerts in your RSS reader (hint: if you use Outlook or Mac Mail, RSS feeds can appear as mailboxes for simplicity).

I encourage you all to check out the changes and to leave feedback either to the webmaster, myself, or as a comment to this post.

Mike Kerr
D27 Public Relations Officer

Next VPPR Call May 12 7:30pm

Over the last couple of months we've instead held a Webinar during our regularly-scheduled District 27 VPPR call, embarking in a little bit of a different kind of collaboration.

Our next scheduled call is Wednesday, May 12th at 7:30pm and it'll be a normal VPPR call - in fact we won't be having any more Webinars this Toastmaster year as we begin the important transition to new VPPRs.

If your club has already had elections and you have identified your successor as VPPR for the coming year, we highly encourage you to let them know about this call!  We also hope to announce the new D27 PRO, as we all begin looking towards ending this year on a high note, and begin the new year on solid footing.

Call-in Details:

   Phone #: 1-712-432-0111

   Password: 248964#

We hope you can make it!

D27 PRO Team