Toastmasters District 12 will hold its’ Annual Spring Conference, “Going for the Gold,” on Saturday, May 14 at 7:00 am until 5:30 pm. It will take place at South Coast Winery at 34843 Rancho California Rd. in Temecula, California.
This event will feature keynote speakers in the morning and educational sessions in the afternoon presented by International Director, Ede Ferrari D’Angelo and 1995 World Champion of Public Speaking, Mark Brown. Both speakers will include insights about leadership and communication.
As a member of the Toastmasters International Board of Directors, Ferrari D’Angelo is a “working ambassador” for the organization. She works with the Board to develop and support the policies and procedures that guide Toastmasters International in fulfilling its mission. Mark Brown is an Emmy Award Nominated Inspirational Speaker who challenges groups to take their performance to the next level. In 1995, Mark defeated more than 20,000 contestants from 14 countries, to win the illustrious Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking.
The one-day event also includes two speaking contests: Table Topics in the morning, and the International Speech Contest in the afternoon. The Table Topics competition is short-form impromptu speaking, which culminates at the District level. The winner of the afternoon International Speech Contest will be District 12’s representative at the 2016 World Championship of Public Speaking, to be held at Washington D.C. in late August. District 12’s contestants are from throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Toastmasters International is composed of 14 global Regions each having 6 to 9 Districts. Each District provides leadership and services to its constituent Divisions, Areas and Clubs, but most importantly to the individual member. District 12 serves approximately 100 Clubs and 1700 members in the Southern California region east of highway 57, South of Barstow, West of the Arizona border, and North of Temecula. District 12 includes two of California’s largest counties (by square miles) – Riverside and San Bernardino. Learn more at http://www.d12toastmasters.org/about
Guests can purchase tickets via http://d12spring2016conference.bpt.me. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. There are also options to attend morning or afternoon sessions only. Meals are included with ticket price.
For further information, contact Heather Muñoz at prm@d12toastmasters.org or (909) 528-4713.