Message From the Lt. Governor Education & Training

Notes from the Lt. Governor Education & Training

John Lesko, DTM

What your LGET has learned along the way...
Dear Fellow Toastmasters:
One thing I’ve learned along the way is that success many times begins with the understanding of the organization’s mission. So let’s start with a mission analysis.

The Mission of the District
... is to enhance the performance and extend the network of clubs, thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from the Toastmasters educational program by:

• Focusing on the critical success factors as specified by the district educational and membership goals.
• Ensuring that each club effectively fulfills its responsibilities to its members.
• Providing effective training and leadership development opportunities for club and district officers.

So what does the LGET and the LGET-team do?
Well I’m not going to cite the District Leadership Handbook chapter and verse, but rather, let me summarize the role of the LGET and the D27 education & training team with the following list:

• We will strive for the accomplishment of all district educational goals and the achievement of becoming -- for the fifth year in a row -- a Distinguished District.
• We will promote and encourage all our members to earn a Competent Communicator (CC) and/or Advanced Communicator (AC) award.
• We’ll work to make every club in the district a Distinguished (or better) Club. This is where the Competent Leadership (CL) manual and other leadership functions come into play.
• We will plan, organize, and direct the district’s training programs which include for example the Toastmasters Leadership Institute, speech contests, and two district conferences.
• But most of all we will foster excellence in club-level educational programming and promote personal growth providing all members Positive Opportunities With Exceptional Results.

Another thing I’ve learned is that no one person can do it all. Most great achievements and all great organizations are resultant from teamwork. So it is in the spirit of contributing to this year’s team that I remain ...
Yours in service,

John Lesko

DTM D27 LGET

PS: Please check this web-page throughout the year for timely updates. Seek out the district’s newsletter where we hope to feature the accomplishments of our members as well as offer best practices and helpful tips for you and your clubs to move together from ‘good to great.’