“Rev up” for Toastmasters!
                            June 26-28, 2008
Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn ~ Rapid City, South Dakota

       Toastmasters Region IV Conference Registration
             Hosted by: District #78 Toastmasters Clubs

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District Trio Registration Form    
(MS Word document - 34K)
2008-2009 District Officers use this form to register for the 2008 Region IV Conference.
District Governor-elect, LGET-elect, & LGM-elect

Registration Form    
(MS Word document - 34K)
Use this form to register for the 2008 Region IV Conference.

For hotel reservations, call Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn at 1-605-348-4000
$109 until June 1, 2008---Please specify Region IV Toastmasters

Please direct questions about the conference to Joann Edstrom or Martha Tinker

 

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Keynote Addresses

Robert Barnhill, DTM, Accredited Speaker, Past International President, 1996 - 1997
“When you come to a fork in the road – Take It!”

We are inundated with a plethora of choices.  We have so many choices to make each day; we become overburdened.  Although we cannot avoid these choices, often, these choices cause inertia and prevent us from moving forward.  How can we break free from the choices we must make and stop allowing them to shackle us?  How can we make better choices and learn from the good and bad choices we have made?  In this session, Past International President, Accredited Speaker, Robert Barnhill will explore ways to move past the wall of choices and discover a more rewarding, fulfilling life.

 

Morgan Macrthur, World Champion of Public Speaking 1994
Personal Growth

 

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Motivation and Leadership

Robert Barnhill, DTM, Accredited Speaker, Past International President, 1996 - 1997
Motivation and Leadership
“If Not You – Who?”

Today, our world is experiencing a leadership dearth.  Our companies need people who are willing to accept the leadership challenge.  What does it take for a person to become an effective leader?  How can you become part of the solution?  In his session entitled, “If Not You, Who?”, Robert will explore the essence of dynamic leadership.

Dee Dee Raap, DTM          (District 78)
Motivation and Leadership
“Inspiration that Makes the Journey Great”

Life becomes an amazing journey when we inspire ourselves and others to be the best we can be every day.  Leaders model their “personal best” by calibrating their internal compass to values of great service and leadership.   Dee Dee Raap will share the values of service, leadership and life and ways you can live each to influence others to make their own journey great—every day. 

 

Marvin Johnson, DTM       (District 19)
Motivation and Leadership
“Leadership:  A Unique Perspective”

Through the use of group participation, the attendees will identify the necessary skills and leadership qualities needed to lead a team to success.

 

Sue Milledge DTM              (District 42)
Motivation and Leadership
“Taking Risks &  Facing Challenges”

How often do you choose the path of least resistance? Staying in a comfortable situation that is secure? As a toastmaster, we are continually facing new challenges but are we really taking risks? This presentation will help you look closely at R.I.S.K. You will Reflect, Initiate Change, Stretch Yourself and Keep your Focus as you identify risk in your lives, look at the challenges that surround them and learn to focus on your goals. Drawing from personal experience, Sue will outline ways that will help you grow as a speaker and leader in everyday life.

 

Lyle Appleyard, DTM         (District 64)
Motivation and Leadership
“Toastmasters and Leadership”

Toasmasters offers us many reasons to improve our skills.  But what makes a good leader?  Lyle will look at the many skills and traits that a good leader should have.

 

Theo Black, DTM    (District 6)
Motivation and Leadership
“First Among Equals”

This is an interactive session on servant leadership. Explore the qualities that make a servant leader, discover your potential to be one, and learn how to put servant leadership skills to use in your next leadership assignment.

 

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Club and District Success

Cyndi Hanson, ACG/ALB             (District 19)
Club and District Success
“Bridging the Generation Gap”

 "The Radio Generation", "Baby Boomers", "Generation X", "Gen Why" - we've all heard these terms but often aren't sure what they mean to our Toastmaster clubs or businesses.  This session will define the generations in our society today, explain similarities and differences.  We’ll explore the success of various businesses in targeting certain generations.  Then allow time for audience members to strategize ways to engage every generation in their club for maximum growth.

 

Thomas Lindaman, DTM              (District 19)
Club and District Success
“Don’t Work Hard, Work SMART”

Life today revolves around efficiency and convenience. Toastmasters is no different.  Whether it's starting a new club or assisting an existing club, the faster and easier we can make it, the better. SMART is a tool that every district can use to Start, Mentor, and Rescue clubs.

MaryLou Hermes, DTM     (District 78)
Club and District Success
“Umpteen Skaty-Eight Ways to Have a Meeting When Almost Nobody Else Comes”

What to do when only three people show up for a meeting and none of them is the speaker or the Table Topics Master.

 

Char Feldman, DTM           (District 78)
Club and District Success
The “Energizer Bunny” Club: It Keeps on Giving and Giving and Giving

The Veterans Administration in Fargo has had a Toastmaster Club since 2000 and has been distinguished every year except one.  The club is a community club but meets at the Veterans Hospital.  Leadership at the Veterans Administration in Fargo recognizes the value of the Toastmaster club and endorses membership regularly.  Why?  The club has a history since it’s inception of giving back to the facility and to the community.  This presentation will focus on how a club can give back to an organization (whether it is a corporate or community club), give back to the location used for a meeting place, or give back to the community.  VAMROC TALK at the Fargo Veterans Administration has been giving back to the facility and community over and over and over again.  They are proud of their legacy and excited to share their ideas and success with Region IV.

 

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Speaking

Morgan MacArthur
Speaking / Storytelling

 

 

Lesa L Kennedy - ATM-S / AL                 (District 6)
Speaking
“PowerUp Your PowerPoint Presentation”

You’ve been asked to deliver a presentation to your work team, your project team or your leadership team.  Everyone expects you to use PowerPoint as part of your presentation and it simply is not one of your strengths.  Now what do you do?  Attend this educational session to learn the do’s and don’ts of presenting with PowerPoint :

1. Learn proven tips for creating an effective PowerPoint presentation
2. Discuss simple techniques to ensure a flawless delivery
3. Find answers to the most common questions regarding working with PowerPoint

In addition, compare “before and after” slides to gain a better understanding of how to create visual impact and to better represent the message you are delivering.  You’ll also have an opportunity to win reference materials to add to your own personal resource library.  This session is guaranteed to help you PowerUp Your PowerPoint Presentations!

BJ Olsen, ATM-S, AL         (District 6)
Speaking
“A (Mathematician’s) Guide to Storytelling”

Storytelling is an art, but it is also a science.  This workshop will help you create a more dynamic, vivid story.  It starts with plot and characters, then moves on to word selection and body language.  Handouts, live demonstration, and question-and-answer period.

 

Norman Bacon, ACB  CL             (District 42)
Speaking
“Get STAGE SET for Stage Time”

“STAGE SET” is an acronym, which includes the first letters of the eight points to consider when you do an outline for a speech.  The key to STAGE SET is the Speech Drafting Tool.  On the left side of the Speech Tool, top to bottom, are listed the eight speech outline points.  On the right side of the page is blank space for you to fill in regarding the eight speech outline points for your next speech.

The STAGE SET Speech Drafting Tool can be used in many ways:
1. By a speechwriter working alone on a speech outline.
2. By a speechwriter working with one or more mentors who assist the speechwriter to         complete a speech outline.
3. By a speech writer to validate an already written speech.

 

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Personal Growth

Rick Meyer –­­­ ATMS            (District 19)
Personal Growth
“If Winning Were Easy, Everybody Would Do It”
Join Rick in discovering the mechanisms of traversing across the mental barriers separating the good from the great.  Have you ever wondered how the least talented athlete becomes the co-captain of a team alphabetized as one of the nations Top 20 - all in one year?  Imagine going to the extreme of running a distance of 25 miles through deep snow in conditions of 30 below wind-chill.  Explore what it means to "Bite off more than you can chew”, chew it and find success.  This educational session will help you learn more about yourself, teach you to utilize your hidden strengths...as you go from good to great.  

Shaun Jamison, ACG, CL            (District 6)
Personal Growth
“Improving Our Relationship with Time”

Do you feel like you do not have enough time for your personal and professional growth?  Are you frustrated with time?  Waiting? Wasted Time? Life and Business Coach Shaun Jamison, Ph.D., J.D., will lead an interactive session introducing ways to improve our relationship with time.  How you use time is important, but so is how you choose to experience it.

 

 

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Lip Sync Contest - Friday Night

RULES FOR LIP SYNC CONTEST



1. There apparently are no rules.
2. The whole idea behind Lip-Sync is to Have Fun and set the Tone for an exciting Toastmaster convention. The time limit is the length of your selection, three to five minutes is about normal.
3. Judging. We have some good concepts of judging with a form formatted by Loren Toomson after he and Susan Evans won the Region IV Lip-Sync contest in Billings, Montana in June of 1993.
4. One-man shows are discouraged. The idea is group involvement! The more the merrier!
5. Select a song in good taste.
6. Slower music allows clearer lip sync and excellent stage business. Ballads are good choices. Beautiful ballads seem too sacred to touch - but with a little imagination they are the easiest to lampoon. There is something rather charming about a petite 105-pound female singing basso! Role reversal works!
7. Expect a growth experience! A successful speech is: 7% words, 38% vocal impact and 55% visual. In lip-sync we discover how important that 55% visual really is.
8. EXAGGERATE. Over-mouthing words is most effective. Convince the audience it is you singing!
9. Exaggerate your props. Loren and Susan used flour instead of flower and Susan ran flour through her hand to establish the prop.
10. Practice does make perfect. Perform before your club!
11. be sure your cassette recording or CD is clearly marked with your name and the name of the song.