Here are the dates we'll be doing the Leadership Excellence modules!  Each event will start at 6pm in the Rio Salado Conference Center and end at 8pm.  There will be a nominal fee to attend to cover the cost of food and printing materials.  The cost will be $6 per event for each participant with a discount for people that attend all events to cover the cost of food and print materials.

02/19/10: Leadership, Part I: Characteristics of Effective Leaders (Item 255)
Managers analyze information, make inferences and make decisions daily. Leaders, on the other hand, influence and inspire group members and motivate followers to achieve a mission or goal. They have power. This presentation defines the qualities that determine effective leaders.

02/26/10: Leadership, Part II: Developing Your Leadership Skills (Item 256)
To be an effective leader, you must have the ability to accept and overcome challenges. By being a positive influence, a leader will help team members to function productively and deliver quality performance. This presentation teaches the skills and techniques needed to be an effective leader, such as contracting for excellence, team-building, motivation and coaching.

03/12/10: Leadership, Part III: Working in the Team Environment (Item 258)
Today, in businesses and other organizations around the world, people are talking about teams. They use such words as “teamwork,” “project teams,” “work teams” and “team leaders.” In this presentation you will discover the qualities of effective teams and how to build a team. Topics covered include developing team relations, encouraging commitment, fostering collaboration, building trust and resolving conflict.

03/26/10: Parliamentary Procedure in Action (Item 237)
Appropriate rules of order are a must in most corporations, associations and organizations. The ability to understand and apply parliamentary skills is a much sought-after quality among managers and leaders. This presentation teaches how to effectively lead and participate in parliamentary-style discussions

All events will be held at 2323 W. 14th St. Tempe, Az 85281 from 6pm-8pm.

Twice a year we elect new officers.  Many times we have the same officers repeating the same roles or just switching positions.  This election we have several new people as officers!

Every 6 months Rio Copa Toastmasters elects new officers.  This term we have several new club officers! 

• Dave Endres (pictured right) will be our new club president for the first time.
• Ken Mueller will be Vice President Education for the first time.
• Debbe Asher-Kelley and Janet Price will be serving as an officers for the first time.
• Patrick Fitzgerald will be VP Membership for the first time.
• Tim Farley and Steven Martindale will be remain in their offices.
  

Darren Pullar (pictured left) is an Account Manager in Sales and Marketing at Avnet Communications since 2007 and previously the Business Development Manager at Limelight Networks.  He joined Rio Copa Toastmasters in June of 2009.  Darren will represent Rio Copa Toastmasters at the Rio Division Area four Humorous Speech Contest on September 30, 2009.  

On the evening of September 30th, Darren Pullar represented Rio Copa Toastmasters in both the Humorous Speech Contest and the Evaluation Contest.  Darren placed second place in BOTH the Humorous Speech Contest and the Evaluation Contest!