The Most Glorious Moment of The Year
Our members and clubs received Appreciation and Exceptional Contribution Awards, District Awards (Toastmaster, Area Director, Division Director of the year), Club of the Year and other recognition!
Key District Achievements
- Member engagement: #1 in Europe (L1 completion)
- Membership strength: Diverse membership from over 30 countries
- New members:#1 in Europe with 1,774 members joining us this past year
- New Clubs: 6 new and a pipeline being rebuilt
- Education: 1952 awards – 0.5 per member
- Distinguished Clubs: 116 (Smedley Distinguished)
People of the Year
Area Director of the Year –
Amy Jones, H32 (S)
- Arun Speakers (S)
- County Communicators (P)
- Worthing Speaker’s Club (P)
- Gatwick Communicators (P)
- Clever Communicators (Pre-Charter)
- Sussex Online Speakers (Pre-Charter)
- Leading by example throughout the year
Division Director of the Year – Diane Richardson (Division D)
- Led newest Division
- President Distinguished Division
- Supported District Marketing
- Supported District PR
Toastmaster of the Year – Harminder Dhillon
- Kings Speakers (B52), Est 2012
- Visionary
- Continues to inspire
- Since Charter, over 200 lives have been transformed
District Director Award – Janet Alkema, DTM
- Selfless District Alignment Committee Chair
- Training Support
- Webinar series
- Past Division Director
- Past Area Director
PR Manager of the Year – Ellie Henderson, Worthing Speakers
- Attracted guests from around the world and motivated current and past members with the outstanding blog
- Shared numerous #MyWhy stories on Facebook page
- Helped the club gain 19 new members
Best PR Campaign of the Year – Tim Patmore, Oxford Speakers
- Lead an exceptional PR campaign for the club’s 60th Anniversary
- Invited >400 people, incl. Oxford VIPs and politicians
- ave 2 radio interviews, incl. with BBC radio Oxford
- Improved reach in social media and YouTube channel
Lead Generation – Varun Sharma
- Club Sponsor – KBR Toastmasters
- NHS/Other corporate opportunities
- On the 2021/22 Club Growth Team
Club Coordinator of the Year – Jim Benn
- Project Plan
- Ownership of milestones
- Worked to a firm timescale
Club Sponsor of the Year – Melanie Edward
- Professionalism throughout
- Passionate about developing others (24)
- Engaged key stakeholders
- Opportunity for further clubs in the business
- Seamless charter
Club Coach of the Year – Ruth Ribeiro
- BMS Uxbridge – 16 > 11 > 24
- Engagement with the wider D91 community
- Membership Growth
- Use of DCP as KPIs
- Contribution to monthly support sessions
- Continued support of the club into the new year
Club Growth Awards
Smedley Award
Central London Toastmasters
London Business School Public Speaking Club
Talk up Toastmasters
City Of London Toastmasters
Central London Toastmasters
London Business School Public Speaking Club
Beat the Clock
Connected Speakers London
Net Growth +10 (Zeus Award)
London Business School Public Speaking Club
Membership Resiliency
Corporate Recognition Awards
GSK House Toastmasters
- Resilience during turbulent times
- Helped a new club within GSK to charter
- Outstanding membership growth
Reading Verizon
- Sponsoring Club for Verizon EMEA Online Toastmasters
- Growth within the company – identify opportunities
- Outstanding member contributions – wider D91 community
New Clubs
- Wye Knot Speakers
- KBR Toastmasters
- Verizon EMEA Online Toastmasters
- Liberty Speakers
- BT Enterprise Corporate Toastmasters
- Lockton Toastmasters
Special Mention – Verizon EMEA Online Toastmasters
- D91’s first official ‘online only’ club
- Example of embracing opportunity in a turbulent times
- Growth within an existing corporate partner
Program Quality Awards
Educational Awards
- 95 Paths completed in 2020/21, and seven members completed multiple paths. Among them:
- Roz Etwaria
- Allan Darter-Bragg
- Chris Lloyd-Davison
- Liza Hooks
- 190 Members achieved the Triple Crown award in 2020/21
- 59 Members that completed a path or paths and achieved the Triple Crown Award
First Class Award
- Harrovian Speakers
- Data Science Speakers
Club Commendation
- Hamwic Speakers (for the Courtroom Chaos event)
- Kings Speakers (for the Meet David Seidler event)
- Cardiff Toastmasters (Highest net growth)
7/7 Club Officers Trained
Canary Wharf Communicators
Canterbury Communicators Club
Connected Speakers Bromley
Connected Speakers London
Croydon Communicators Club
Special Mentions
Program Quality Team 2020/21
Liz Hobbs
Andy Hessey
Sam Warner
Neil Coleman
Guler Cortis
Alistair Barton
Chris Boden
Club Growth Team 2020/21
Jacqui Rosser
Mike Burrows DTM
Seema Menon DTM
Janet Alkema DTM
Monika Swiderska DTM
Gagan Singh
Duncan Hammett
Julian Ward
Irina Ursu
Jean Gamester DTM
PR Support
Diane Richardson
Susan Rayner
Adrian Lane
John Drinkwater
Alastair Driscoll J10 (P)
Emily McQuillen (Division C) (S)
Amy Jones, DTM