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THE MISSION OF DIABLO TOASTMASTERS  #598
The mission of our Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

President Distinguished Club,
ranked in the top 1% of District 57.

Concord Chamber of Commerce
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Club News

See our Club Newsletters below for up-to-date information about what's happening in Diablo #598!

Diablo Toastmasters Club 598 Consistently Wins
The “President’s Distinguished Club” Award

When you join Diablo Toastmasters, you can be sure you’ve joined one of the stellar Toastmasters clubs in the Concord - Pleasant Hill – Walnut Creek – area! Our club has had a long tradition of achieving the “President’s Distinguished Club” ribbon, awarded for accomplishing at least 9 of the 10 goals set by Toastmasters International to designate a club’s performance excellence. Our goal is to win this important award every year, and we do it!

Diablo Toastmasters also often wins the District 57 “Double Ten” Award, given every other year in recognition of a club achieving all 10 of the goals for two years in a row.

We aim high at Diablo 598 – we work hard to win the “Double Ten Award” every time we’re eligible!

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Club Newsletter
 
Diablo Toastmasters #598 publishes our very own Newsletter. Hot off of the press, each month, our Editor entices us with tidbits of information about the latest and greatest in #598!

Click to view our past newsletters:

• March 2017
• February 2017
• December 2016
• November 2016 - Not published
• October 2016
• September 2016
• August 2016
• July 2016
• June 2016
• May 2016 - Not published
• April 2016 - Not published

Club Resources

Meeting Role Worksheets:

• Ah Counter's Report
• Meeting Roles
• Award Winning Evaluator's Report
• Grammarian's Report
• Timer's Report
• Competent Leader Information Form

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About District 57

Diablo Toastmasters Club #598 resides in District 57, the Redwood Empire district. District 57 provides support and training to northern California Toastmasters clubs in the East Bay Area, north through Marin and Napa, and along Hwy 101 to Eureka. District 57 is a member of Toastmasters Region I, covering Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, and British Columbia. The District provides each member access to:

• Spring and Fall Conferences - Each conference provides an opportunity for Toastmasters across the District to meet other Toastmasters, attend numerous educational sessions and enjoy watching the annual Table Topics, Humorous, Evaluation and International Speech competitions.
  
• Toastmaster Leadership Institute (TLI) - Free bi-annual training for all club officers and judges.
• Speakers Bureau - A free program designed to bring Toastmasters and the community together. Toastmasters can sign up to deliver first-rate presentations to various community organizations.
• Leadership opportunities within the District - Positions are District Governor, Lt. Governor of Education and Training, Lt. Governor of Marketing, District Treasurer, District Secretary, District Sergeant-at-Arms, Division Governors, Area Governors and multiple committee chairs.

Here are some links that we have found to be helpful!

• Toastmasters International
• Word Site (Merriam-Webster Online)
• Wordsmith.org
• Scheduling Software
• Mount Diablo Interpretive Organization
• Quoteland
  

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