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District 73 Toastmasters provides a mutually supportive and positive environment in which every D73member has the opportunity to contribute to the growth and wellbeing of other district members.

This newsletter, the “Southern Cross” is here to help celebrate member, club, area, division, and districtsuccesses; and to share districtrelated and Toastmasters International information, news, and events.With other mediums, such as the D73 Website and the D73 Facebook Group, we aim to share ideas

and opinions about improvements you would like to see in the district.

This Month in the Southern Cross: From the Desk of the 2017/2018 District Director

District 73 Annual Convention – ‘Speak of the Devil’ D73 District Contest Winners

D73 Club Officer Training Educational Excellence

Speechcraft A Toastmaster's Promise

From the Desk of the 2017/2018 District DirectorAs my term of office as the 2017/2018 District Director comes to a close, I would like to saya big thank you to our incredible District Executive team for all their hard work, dedicationand commitment this year. Please acknowledge:

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Liz Allwood – Program Quality Director Catherine MacGillivray – Club Growth Director Darrell Pitt – Public Relations Manager Rebecca Arnold – Administration Manager Sonila Rudi – Finance Manager Cleo Pitt – Assistant Finance Manager Adrienne Bowd – Logistics Manager Clare Jennings – Parliamentarian Lindy Woodburn – Shadow Parliamentarian Yoke-Ching Tan – Immediate Past District Director Thank you for supporting the District, our members and clubs in such an enthusiastic andprofessional manner. It has been an absolute honour to lead such a wonderful group ofpeople and I will always be grateful for this amazing experience. I would like to herald in the new 2018/2019 District Executive Team and wish them well asthey embark on their journey into the new Toastmaster year. Please welcome: Liz Allwood – District Director Elect Sue Pederick – Program Quality Director Elect Vicki Travers – Club Growth Director Elect Tracy Green – Public Relations Manager Mirella James – Administration Manager Phil Kaufmann – Finance Manager Robyn O’Donnell – Logistics Manager Jacqueline Bignell – Parliamentarian Christine Dimitros – Immediate Past District Director Although there have been some challenges over the leadership journey this year, I cantruly say that I have enjoyed my time as District Director. I feel that I have grown in waysthat I could never have imagined. When I attended my first Toastmaster’s meeting in 2007,I would never have dreamed that my journey would lead me to where I am now. I never hadthese aspirations of leading the District. Yet Toastmasters changes your world. IfToastmasters can take this shy girl and transform her into a District Leader, where willToastmasters take you! The world is your oyster. I look forward to hearing moreToastmasters success stories. Christine Dimitros 2017-2018 District Director

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District 73 Annual Convention – ‘Speak of the Devil’We were very proud to present the District 73 Annual Convention ‘Speak of the Devil’,which was held from Friday 18 May 2018 to Sunday 20 May 2018 at The Grand Chancellorin Hobart, Tasmania. There were four wonderful District Contest finals where the winnersare on show below; there were awesome workshops; amazing keynote speakers – CatheyArmillas, our Region 12 International Director, David Fisher and Gavin Baskerville; the

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‘Devilicious’ themed Gala Dinner was a highlight of course, but the show stopper was thefabulous District Council Meeting where we voted in the 2018/2019 District Executiveelected roles. We also got to sing to our hearts content as Ta-Daa! transformed usToastmasters into a magnificent choir! If you were not there, we had a great time withoutyou. Yet we are now looking forward to the 2019 District 73 Annual Convention inMelbourne, which will be chaired by none other than our outgoing Club Growth Director,Catherine MacGillivray! Stay tuned for details on venue which should all be revealed soon.

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D73 District Contest Winners

Humorous (top) 1st Place: Nick Kastelein

2nd Place: Chris Patrzalek

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3rd Place: Nola Sharp

International (above) 1st Place: Ben MacEllen

2nd Place: Bharat Sangekar 3rd Place: Motti Gadish

Table Topics (below)

1st Place: Mathew Eyles 2nd Place: Wendy Teasdale-Smith

3rd Place: Travis Finlayson

Evaluation (bottom) 1st Place: Darren Fleming 2nd Place: Ramlah Fakhri

3rd Place: Trish Brown

Congratulations to all Toastmasters who competed at Club, Area, Division and District Level. District 73 wishes Ben MacEllen, the best of luck in the 2018 Toastmasters International World

Championship of Public Speaking in Chicago. Come on D73, Show your support!

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D73 Club Officer Training to be held as follows:-

Bass Division: Second Saturday in July

Bass Division Regional: Third Saturday in July Central Division: Third Saturday in June [Past] Eastern Division: First Saturday in June [Past]

Inner City Division: Third Saturday in July Metro Division (Tasmania): Second Saturday in July

Metro Division (Melbourne): To be advised. Northern Division: Fourth Saturday in June

Northern Division Regional: Second Saturday in August Ranges Division: Third Saturday in June

Southern Division: Second Wednesday in July

All 2018-2019 Club Executives are encouraged to attend one of these Club Officer Training events(It does not need to be in your Division)

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Educational ExcellenceCongratulations to the District 73 members who have achieved an outstanding array of

awards last month. May 2018

Award Toastmaster ClubDistinguished Toastmaster Godau, Emmi Speaking of SustainabilityDistinguished Toastmaster Mourik, Elizabeth Indigo SpeakersLeadership Excellence Buykx, Holly IvanhoeLeadership Excellence Klar, Darrell C. RaconteursLeadership Excellence Pederick, Susan Jane North AdelaideLeadership Excellence Sinclair, Marlene C. Toast of the CountryLeadership Excellence Smith, Michelle K. Leadership SAAdv Communicator Gold A'Vard, Aileen The HillsAdv Communicator Gold Sinclair, Marlene C. WandinAdv Leadership Silver Godau, Emmi Speaking of SustainabilityAdv Leadership Silver Mourik, Elizabeth Albury/WodongaAdv Leadership Silver Pateman, Annie The Hills

Adv Communicator Silver 00338722 Name unavailable EssendonAdv Communicator Silver 03529858 Name unavailable NillumbikAdv Communicator Silver Bhide, Rajnish A. WandinAdv Communicator Silver Bond, Graeme PMI MelbourneAdv Communicator Silver Byrne, Michael C RaftersAdv Communicator Silver Kean, Pamela ChampionAdv Communicator Silver Lakey, Stephen L. Glen IrisAdv Communicator Silver Simoes Vieira, Kelly Regina BerwickAdv Communicator Silver Summers, Diana R. North MelbourneAdv Communicator Bronze Ahern, Anne Margaret FrankstonAdv Communicator Bronze Bosco, George Deakin UniversityAdv Communicator Bronze Lankalapalli, Anil Kumar ServianitesAdv Communicator Bronze Leslie, Karen L. Limestone CoastAdv Communicator Bronze Morgan, Emily LauncestonAdv Communicator Bronze Newman, Adam BaysideAdv Communicator Bronze Olivier, Adolfo EssendonAdv Communicator Bronze Press, Catherine M KnoxAdv Communicator Bronze Rivera, Maria Chadstone OaksAdv Communicator Bronze Sinclair, Marlene C. Toast of the CountryAdv Communicator Bronze Thomson, Gabriele Albury/WodongaAdv Communicator Bronze Trisic, Ognjen Adelaide StudentsAdv Leadership Bronze 04597051 Name unavailable Adelaide Students

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Adv Leadership Bronze Bosco, George Deakin UniversityAdv Leadership Bronze Johnson, Glen BerwickAdv Leadership Bronze Mundy, Fiona B The WafflersAdv Leadership Bronze Murphy, Judy WandinAdv Leadership Bronze Murphy, Judy WandinAdv Leadership Bronze Sinclair, Marlene C. Toast of the Country

Competent Communicator Baker, Russell BaysideCompetent Communicator Borg, Mark Desmond Diamond ValleyCompetent Communicator Brown, Trish 505 Speakers CornerCompetent Communicator Clarke, Andrew K. Speakers CornerCompetent Communicator Edwards, Margaret Speaking of SustainabilityCompetent Communicator Ghan, Francis ChampionCompetent Communicator Godau, Emmi Northern ExposureCompetent Communicator Green, Jackson MonashCompetent Communicator Hutton, Jan Margaret Port MelbourneCompetent Communicator Kandapper, Rohan CPACompetent Communicator Kemp, Peter H ElsternwickCompetent Communicator Knaggs, Kathryn Lynda Southern CrossCompetent Communicator Leonard, Ronan Peter Port MelbourneCompetent Communicator Lim, Alan CPACompetent Communicator McCarthy, Ann WandinCompetent Communicator McDowall, Ian S Diamond ValleyCompetent Communicator Mesa, Vicente RaftersCompetent Communicator Murphy, David James Happy HourCompetent Communicator PONT, AURORE DandenongCompetent Communicator Randall, George Toast of the CountryCompetent Communicator Salgado, Erick Glen IrisCompetent Communicator Sangwan, Prabhat EppingCompetent Communicator Saqib, Syed Muhammad Glen WaverleyCompetent Communicator Summers, Donna Eastern ShoreCompetent Communicator Zammit, Carl A KewCompetent Leadership Allwood, Elizabeth Anne ToorakCompetent Leadership Bartelloni, Dianne FitzroyCompetent Leadership Casas, Miriam BendigoCompetent Leadership Dhammika Rangani, Winodani PMI MelbourneCompetent Leadership Docking, Carolyn A Eastern ShoreCompetent Leadership Edgeley, Emily ANZ Off the CuffCompetent Leadership Harding, David M. Glen WaverleyCompetent Leadership Millane, Brendan Vincent GourmetCompetent Leadership Rajasingham, Rajitha National Australia BankCompetent Leadership Reynolds, Mark More Than WordsCompetent Leadership Reynolds, Mark More Than WordsCompetent Leadership Reynolds, Mark More Than WordsCompetent Leadership Reynolds, Mark More Than WordsCompetent Leadership Reynolds, Mark More Than WordsCompetent Leadership Reynolds, Mark More Than WordsCompetent Leadership Sinclair, Marlene C. KnoxCompetent Leadership Sinclair, Marlene C. Toast of the CountryCompetent Leadership Trisic, Ognjen More Than WordsCompetent Leadership Tu, Tim MonashCompetent Leadership Wacker, Julie Sunbury and Macedon RangesCompetent Leadership Welch, Matthew Mount Barker

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Competent Leadership Yusoff, Faizah Chadstone OaksDynamic Leadership 1 Wu, Cindy ManninghamEffective Coaching 1 00894898 Name unavailable PaynehamInnovative Planning 1 Bignell, Jacqueline Port MelbourneInnovative Planning Bruty, Craig Denis RMIT

Leadership Development 1 Lugt, Fran BaysideLeadership Development 1 Miller, Eric D CFA District 13Presentation Mastery 1 Hahn, Kim Sheri Mornington PeninsulaTeam Collaboration 1 Dunstan, Elwynne City of Greater GeelongTeam Collaboration Smith, Michelle K. Leadership SA

Dynamic Leadership 2 Ahern, Philip J Leadership SALeadership Development 2 Miller, Eric D CFA District 13Motivational Strategies 2 Reynolds, Mark More Than WordsDynamic Leadership 3 Ahern, Philip J Leadership SA

Leadership Development 3 Miller, Eric D CFA District 13Strategic Relationships 3 McCulloch, Carole M. WangarattaVisionary Communication 3 Ng, Pearl Li Melbourne UniversityStrategic Relationships 4 McCulloch, Carole M. Indigo SpeakersEffective Coaching 5 McCulloch, Carole M. Albury/Wodonga

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SpeechcraftWhat is Speechcraft?

Speechcraft is a short course run by Toastmasters that covers the basics of public speaking. It’s beendescribed as ‘jet-powered learning’ by participants, and typically runs for four, six or eight weeks. Groupsizes are kept small – usually eight to twelve participants.

District 73 Toastmasters can also run a Speechcraft course at your work. Contact us and we can send ateam of our experienced Toastmasters to your company so your employees can learn without evenleaving the office.

What do we teach?Taking a Speechcraft course will help you improve your communication skills and self-confidence. Youwill learn how to:

deal with nerves and anxietywrite and deliver prepared speechesimprove your impromptu speaking abilitylearn how to give and receive feedback

For More Details on Available Speechcraft Courses.

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A Toastmaster's PromiseAs a member of Toastmasters International and my club, I promise...

To attend club meetings regularly

To prepare all of my projects to the best of my ability, basing them on the Toastmasters education program

To prepare for and fulfil meeting assignments

To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations

To help the club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all members to learn and grow

To serve my club as an officer when called upon to do so

To treat my fellow club members and our guests with respect and courtesy

To bring guests to club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters membership offers

To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters education and recognition programs

To act within Toastmasters' core values of integrity, respect, service and excellence during the conduct of all

Toastmasters activities

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