Latin Leaders http://www.latinleaders.org Toastmasters Club #583774 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:43:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 On Our Way http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/03/22/on-our-way/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/03/22/on-our-way/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:39:51 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=205 A big congratulations to both Ernie Aguilar and Pablo Gomez. In less than one year as a Toastmaster, they have not only completed all 10 speech projects of the Competent Communication manual, but have also dared to compete at an Area contest. In fact, Ernie has competed twice. Completing the CC manual is a monumental task that many new members never do complete. But to complete that in less than a year is a very rare accomplishment for first time members.

These two accomplishments are a significant achievement for the club as it reaches it’s ninth goal towards the club’s plan to be a President’s Distinguished Club this year. We are On Our Way!

As this is contest season, there are some important dates coming up that you should put on your calendar now. The next area contest in our division is March 23 at the Irvine Ranch Water District, registration starting at 5:30 PM. See the flyer for more details. The final Area contest will be on March 30 also at the Irvine Ranch Water District, registration starting at 5:30 PM. See their flyer for more details on that contest.

All of the Area winners will then compete at the Division A contest to be held April 21 at the Tustin Senior Center, registration begins at 5:30 PM. Pre-register early to get a discount on the ticket price. See the Division Flyer for more details.

And finally this year, the District contest will be on May 5 at the two day District Conference to be held at the Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel in Buena Park. The best speakers in the district will be there competing for the number one spot in the District who will then go on to compete at the International stage in Orlando, Florida. Get the early-bird registration rate by registering online at www.foundersdistrict.org/conference-information.

]]> http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/03/22/on-our-way/feed/ It’s Contest Season http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/02/21/its-contest-season/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/02/21/its-contest-season/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:27:02 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=198 The Latin Leaders International Speech and Table Topics contest will be held on February 28 instead of our regular meeting.  We will have contestants in both contests competing.  The winners of our club contest will go on to represent Latin Leaders and compete at the area contest which will be March 9 at the URS building on First Street.  More details will be coming soon.  Please join us for this contest and cheer on your favorite competitor.  Food and drink will be provided.

]]> http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/02/21/its-contest-season/feed/ Five in One Day http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/02/08/five-in-one-day/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2012/02/08/five-in-one-day/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:16:26 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=190 PLEASE NOTE: Our next meeting will be on February 13 instead of February 14, even though the Duty Roster says February 14. The program doesn’t allow me to change the date to a non-Tuesday. Please spend Valentines Day with your loved ones, but spend February 13 with us.

Wow, what a meeting. We packed five speeches in and still had a very fun meeting. Maybe it was the chocolate, or maybe it was just that we’ve spent so much time together working hard and getting it done. We even had three guests today to make the meeting even more enjoyable. It’s always nice to share our time with guests.

Click on the “Progress Chart” menu to see how everyone is doing. Ernie has one last speech to go to complete his CC award and is planning to do this on February 13, so don’t miss this. Be there to see this milestone speech and give him your support.

Don’t forget our club speech contest will be on February 28. You won’t want to miss this exciting event.

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We will be having our meeting from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at the Hispanic Chamber and our Christmas Party will
start at 7:30 immediately following at Avila’s El Ranchito Restaurant withing walking distance of the Chamber.
The cost of the party will be $10.00 per member and will include food and non-alcoholic beverages.
We will have a holiday gift exchange at the party ($5.00 maximum)
We need 3-4 volunteers to do toasts at the party. Please let me know if you would like to do a toast.
Everyone needs to RSVP as soon as possible. Please go to http://www.meetup.com/Latin-Leaders/events/43055742/ to RSVP.
I hope ALL can attend to Celebrate the Holidays with Latin Leaders!
]]> http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/12/07/christmas-party-information/feed/ Cambios de Estacion http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/12/07/cambios-de-estacion/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/12/07/cambios-de-estacion/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:52:24 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=185 Now I have wireless access at the club, I can post this blog during our meeting. Today is our Spanish only meeting so I do not have much participation except to start and finish the meeting. Today is Lourdes’ first time as a Toastmaster and it appears she has been well coached because she is doing great for her first time. We have three speakers scheduled so this will be a full meeting.   We have a new member and a few guests. This is great. I announced that our annual Christmas party will be on December 20 this month at the El Ranchito Restaurant. Our committee is still planning that party so there will be more details to follow.

]]> http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/12/07/cambios-de-estacion/feed/ We Are Distinguished http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/06/16/we-are-distinguished/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/06/16/we-are-distinguished/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:05:18 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=182 We did it!

Our last meeting was spectacular.  We installed our new officers, Fernando finished his 10th speech and achieved a CC award, and three new members joined.  Congratulations to Fernando Gonzalez for your well deserved CC, and welcome to new members Victor Tinoco and Angelica Valladares, and welcome back our beloved Beatriz Camacho, CC.

Also congratulations to all the members of Latin Leaders.  We are now a Distinguished Club.  What does that mean for us?  Bragging rights really.  We will receive a nice ribbon from Toastmasters International for our banner, but mostly we will be known in the District as a Distinguished Club.  This let’s everyone know that our club officers are responsible and reliable people, and that our members are dedicated to achieving their educational goals. People should know that when they join a Distinguished Club like Latin Leaders, they are joining a club that is serious about improving the lives of its members with quality communication and leadership training.

Does this mean we are done?  Not at all.  We are starting a new year on July 1 with a new goal to become President’s Distinguished.  And we have a few new members that we are responsible for mentoring and helping them to achieve their personal goals.  I expect to see at least 4 members reaching their Competent Communicator goal this year, and at least two members reaching their Advanced Communicator goal.  Personally I plan to accomplish my fifth Competent Communicator award, a second Advanced Bronze award, another Advanced Leader Bronze and Silver awards, and two High Performance Leadership projects this year.  I know that’s a lot of work but I am not afraid of hard work.

I would like every member of this club to have a personal goal this year (to be completed by June 20, 2012), tell me what your personal goal is, and I will do my best to help you achieve that goal, and more.  With the help of everyone in the club, I think you will discover how easy it was to achieve.

Now that we are Distinguished, with only two weeks left in this Toastmaster year, I think it’s time to celebrate.  I owe Fernando a beer for completing his CC.  You are all welcome to join us after the meeting next week at El Ranchito, have a beer, margarita, or whatever you prefer to celebrate with.  Use this opportunity to get to know some of the members a little better, socialize, and discuss your ideas for the coming year.  I know I will certainly enjoy your company.  Salute!

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  • President - Daniel Cossack
  • VP Education - Michelle Alba-Lim
  • VP Membership - Fernando Gonzales
  • VP Public Relations - Santiago Gutierrez
  • Secretary - Todd Swain
  • Treasurer - Liz Allen
  • Sgt At Arms - Open
]]> http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/05/25/welcome-new-officers/feed/ Attending the Conferencia Empresarios Latinos http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/02/01/attending-the-conferencia-empresarios-latinos/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/02/01/attending-the-conferencia-empresarios-latinos/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:19:59 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=174 Last Saturday we had the great fortune of being invited to have a booth at the Conferencia Empresarios Latinos 2011 held at the Elks Lodge here in Santa Ana.  I arrived early and set up and great thanks to Michelle Alba-Lim and Cristy Ponce for coming in and helping me out.  I couldn’t not have done it without your help.  We were well received by so many there and had a nice chance to meet many entrepreneurs and business persons in the Latino community.  We hope to see many who stopped by our booth visiting our next meeting.  One of the highlights of the event was attending the leadership workshop presented by our former member Seth Sherwood-Flores.  Seth is a pillar in the Latino community and it’s always a pleasure to see him.  Seth is the founder of Family Reading, Inc., a bilingual speaker, author, and family entertainer.

]]> http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/02/01/attending-the-conferencia-empresarios-latinos/feed/ Welcome New Members http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/01/26/welcome-new-members/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/01/26/welcome-new-members/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:08:08 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=172 Hey everyone,
Please welcome our newest members, Helder Guzman and Surindra Mann.
Helder has already given his Ice Breaker speech and we expect to hear his 2nd speech next week on what makes people procrastinate.  I know we are all guilty of that so that will be something very interesting to hear from his perspective.
Surindra Mann just finished her 3rd speech with some very helpful tips on using body language.  Surindra is also a member of the fantastic Vineyard Journeys Toastmasters club and is eager to get through the manual.  She will certainly have our support along the way.
Also welcome back Cristy Ponce.  It’s great to see you again.  Let’s make sure you end this year far improved than you started months ago.  We’ll get you there, don’t worry.
I very much enjoy seeing you all every week.  If you haven’t been around in a while you are truly missing out.  We are really having some fun and learning a lot.  I love it when I see such progress.  Keep it up, everyone!
]]> http://www.latinleaders.org/2011/01/26/welcome-new-members/feed/ Liz Completes Speech #10 http://www.latinleaders.org/2010/12/08/liz-completes-speech-10/ http://www.latinleaders.org/2010/12/08/liz-completes-speech-10/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:44:31 +0000 Daniel http://www.latinleaders.org/?p=170 Everyone,

I am very proud to announce that Liz has completed her 10th speech tonight and achieved the title of Competent Communicator. I am very impressed with her growth this year and especially in the last two months. Tonight’s speech was her finest accomplishment. All of us were inspired.

The next advanced manuals she has chosen are “Speaking to Inform” and “Persuasive Speaking”. It is always exciting to see someone reach a goal and feel great about it. I’m very much looking forward to seeing Liz work on the advanced manuals and reach her next goal as an Advanced Communicator. Please join me in extending a well deserved congratulations to Liz.

Well done, Liz!

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