# 89 – December 2010
(see President’s Message)
In this issue of FtB:
 Dates and Deadlines
 Membership Statistics
 President’s Message – ONE + ONE
 International Dues
 The POWER talk International Website
 Adoption option
 Accreditation
 International Board Nominations 2011-2013
 Speech Contest
 Writing Contest
 Education Feature(s) of the Month
 Did you know?
 International Convention 2011
 Life Members
 Anniversary Charter Dates
 Early Bird Registration Form
Total Membership
3394 as of December 1
EARLY BIRD Registration Convention 2011 December 31, 2010
Deadline for Nominations for Election to the International Board February 10, 2011
Region Writing Contest Deadline March 1, 2011
POWER talk International Convention 2011, Indianapolis USA July 23-27, 2011
Comparison of Membership for October 2008 and October 2010
2008 2010 2008 2010
Clubs
Cyber Clubs
Clubs-at-large
Zenith clubs
285 239
2 3
12 14
9 8
Paid up Members 3795 2715
Members-at-Large 32 21
Total Members 3827 2736
Life Members 650 610
From the Boardroom #89 – December 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 1 of 8

For many years we have been warning against falling membership numbers and the need to increase membership to keep us, as an organization, viable.
The numbers are continuing to drop. We are bringing in new members every term, in fact we have chartered five clubs since the beginning of this term, however, we are not retaining members. There are many reasons for this, some have been members for many years and it is just time for them to stop, others suffer from ill health and cannot manage to get to meetings, unfortunately we are an ageing membership. On the other hand some leave because they have accomplished what they set out to do and that means we have done our job. Others leave because they do not feel that they are getting value for money or the training they are receiving does not fill their expectations. Whatever the reason, we are now in a critical situation. You only need to look at the membership numbers on the front page of this issue of FtB.
At the International Board meeting in Japan, prior to the International Training weekend, the
Board departed from the usual format of the meeting and held a very robust and intense
SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) and Brainstorming session. We looked at every facet of the organization and discussed and debated our various views. We talked about training tools, programs, PREM, mentoring, we did the
SWOT. We discussed what tools we could give to clubs for them to have an active, functioning PREM committee. We talked about working within in our communities to raise awareness, working with other organizations such as book clubs and the like. It did not matter what we talked about we came up with the same answer, unless we grow our membership we will not survive and we are not looking too far ahead for that eventuality unless we act NOW.
So how do we do that? I t starts with “me” the individual, if every member recruits one member, watch our membership grow. ONE + ONE is the answer, it is not the only answer but it is a good place to start. Please start promoting ONE + ONE. We know we have a good product, we know the difference membership has made to ourselves, so why not share it with someone else. Ask your family, friends, acquaintances, colleagues and anyone you think could use what we have to offer, to come to one meeting with you, and then ask them again, then ask them to join.
Remember it starts with “me” ONE + ONE
Margaret Sutherland
International President
The Board urgently asks members to pay their International Dues for 2010-2011.
Those members who have not paid the International dues of 90 NZ$ will no longer have access to the resources on the POWER talk International website. Check with your club treasurer that your dues have been forwarded to IMS.
Clubs not in good standing will have no right to take part in the Speech Contest.
Dues can be paid via the secure on-line page on the International Website. http://powertalkinternational.com/shop/dues-donations.html
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The POWER talk International Website is regularly updated. There have been many updates for the month of November : Here are just a few.
 Effective Speaking Succeeds is the theme of POWERtalking Magazine #19. It is available in both A4 and US versions. Go to Member Resources ►News ►
POWER talking .
 A Workshop on Speech Construction and one on Installations can be found in
Member Resources ► Training and Publications ► Education Features.
 Check out the 2010 Rules for the Cosmopolitan Speech Contest in Member
Resources ► Contests ► Speech Contest.
 PREM Publicity Tools – Making Use of Bookmarks is in Member Resources ►
Marketing and PREM.
 Another PREM items are a template for making name tags and the October edition of
PREM POWER lines .
 The Great Britain Region Newsletter, October edition, can be found in Member
Resources ► News ► Region News. Has your Region Newsletter been submitted to share with all our members?
 The Early Bird Registration Form for Convention 2011 is in Member
Resources ►
Events ► Convention.
All documents can be quickly located by using the Search Document facility in Member
Resources.
For those members who have paid their dues promptly - a big thank you.
However there are still members out there that have difficulty in paying international dues particularly in this time of world economic crisis.
Could you or your club – council – region sponsor a member?
If you r answer to this question is “yes” then please go the POWER talk International Website www.powertalkinternational.com
and look in Member Reso urces ► Membership and
Donations where you will find the Adoption Option
– Offer of Support form.
The Donations and Bequests Committee would also like to remind you that contributions to the It’$ for Success and It’$ for Success – Memorial Gift projects are used for
Training/Education and PREM programs and all contributions are welcome.
Information from the International Accreditation Team
Two new Accreditation forms were made by the Accreditation team and will be uploaded to the POWER talk International website as soon as possible. The forms were tried out during the International
Training Weekend in Kobe and had favourable feedback from those members who used them.
One form is on how to evaluate, and if successful, accredit a
Presenter of a Workshop. This form may be of use in your clubs, and definitely in your councils and regions.
The other form can be adapted to suit your own needs – namely when having to accredit members at your forthcoming region conference. Simply delete what is unnecessary and add what is more suitable for your own conference.
The team hopes they will be of help to you and facilitate the accrediting of your members during their effort to complete their accreditation levels.
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Information from the Nominating and Election Committee Chairman – Judy Schuth.
The call for nominations has gone out and there is only just over 2 months left to submit a nomination for International Office. If you are interested in helping form the future of
POWER talk International and you want to share your enthusiasm with the International membership, why not run for International Office?
The covering letter for nominations, the nomination form, and the office’s held form can be found on the POWER talk International Website under Member Resourc es ► Events ►
Convention.
The requirements to hold office and the officer responsibilities are defined in the International
Bylaws which can be found on the POWER talk International Website under Member
Resources ► Bylaws and Guidelines ► Bylaws.
If you have questions, please contact me, Judy Schuth at judy.schuth@gmail.com
Or any other member of the Nominating and Election Committee as follows:
Mary Pett marypett@aol.com
; Louise Stanford lstanfor@rochester.rr.com
;
Helen Wilson powertalk.helenw@xtra.co.nz
; Renee Toolens renee.toolens@planet.nl
;
Akemi Kosuge kusugefm@jcom.home.ne.jp
.
Club Speech Contests are surely on the way by now leading up to Council Speech Contests in the New Year. A reminder to all Speech Contest Chairmen to download the current
Speech Contest Rules from the POWER talk International Website. They can be found in
Member Resources ► Events ► Speech Contest.
To help you with your winning speech there are all kinds of Education Features available on the POWER talk International website. Just go to the Member Resources.
The holiday season is fast approaching. Time to enjoy and relax! Time to brush up on those writing skills and prepare your entry for the 2010-2011 Writing Contest. Categories as usual are Fiction, non-Fiction and Poetry. The current rules can be found on the POWER talk
International website www.powertalkinternational.com
i n Member Resources ► Events ►
Writing Contest.
Deadline date for submitting entries to your Region Writing Contest Chairman is March 1,
2011 . The email address of the Writing Contest Chairman for your region can be found on the website in Member News & Inf o ► Officer Directory ► Region Officers.
“Informal Writing for Today’s World” and “On your mark! Get set! Write” are only two of the several Education Features on writing. Others can be found in Member Resources ►
Training and Publications ► Education Features ► Writing.
Get those creative skills working over the holidays.
Did you know that our multimedia magazine POWERtalking is now fully compatible with iPad and iPhone ? If it’s good enough for Richard Branson of the Virgin Group then it is good enough for us.
If you don’t have an iPad or an iPhone yet, then next time you come across someone who does, be sure to show them what POWERtalking looks like. This way you are helping to spread the word about POWERtalk International.
The theme of the current issue is Effective Speaking Succeeds.
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"Turning the Corner" is the theme of the 2011 International Convention to be held in
Indianapolis USA on July 23 – 27, 2011.
The "Red Carpet" has been rolled out for you and your guests.
First of all you will be staying in a "World Class" hotel, The
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Indianapolis. Rooms have been negotiated at a fair and economical cost and this combined with the numerous amenities will make your stay in Indianapolis a memberable one. The hotel is conveniently located in Downtown Indianapolis, surrounded within walking distance with restaurants, museums, shopping mall, boutique specialty shops, sporting events, historical landmarks and tourist attractions. In addition to the hotel and the amenities it provides, your 2011 Convention Team has put together and amazing array of training opportunities that will enhance your leadership and communication skills. And let's not forget the competitive atmosphere that the Speech and Writing contest provide.
There is no way you should miss this great biennial event and that's why you should make every effort to take advantage of the "Early Bird" Registration and book your lodging to ensure you have a front row seat at all of the scheduled events.
Let me tell you about Indianapolis, in USA. From abroad Indianapolis is one of the easiest cities in North America to get to. With a brand new International Airport, Indianapolis is accessible from around the world and by any airline carrier. From Canada and Mexico,
Indianapolis is at the "Crossroads of America". Indianapolis is continuously offered in discounted airline deals or if you prefer to drive, Indianapolis is accessible from a vast interstate system. In either case, internationally or domestically, your route to Indianapolis can be conveniently planned and achieved. The 2011 Convention suggests that you begin your planning early, contact your roommate, make your hotel reservations and submit your
Convention Registration immediately.
Hotel reservations can be made directly with the hotel by logging on to the hotel's website at: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=2575226
The Early Bird Registration Form is attached to this newsletter and will be available on the
POWER talk International website and via the CLO Network. If there are any questions please feel free to contact George VanSickles at nikki@indy.net
. Remember this is a one of a lifetime event and you do not want to be left out from all of the excitement, training and festivities. See you in Indianapolis.
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Here below is a list of Life Members that the Board would like to make contact with. If you or anyone else in your club has an email or postal address of any of the Life Members on the list then please be so kind as to inform the International Secretary – Mary Flentge
Valma powertalk@flentge.com
.
Golding AUSR Judy Raby JPNR Naomi Hill
Claire
Doris
Veatrice
Harrex
Machin
Davis
Katharine Faison
Kathleen B. Hardman
AUSR Roberta
AUSR Marie
Frances
BRR Dorothy
BRR Charlotte
BRR Beatrice
Jacobson LOLR Diana
Koenings LOLR Della
Robinson LOLR Edith
Scruton LOLR Ruth
Sherman LOLR
Tully LOLR Helen
Kelly
Krejci
SPR
SPR
SPR
Lamiranda SPR
McClain SPR
Perine SPR
Kathleen
Jean
Rose
Katy
Ester
MIldred
Tanya
Reva
Joyce
Zella
Mabel
Evelyn
Lavona
Edith
Mary
Lasher
Maddens
Rightnour
Southgate
Thomas
Wolfe
Kreft
BRR
BRR
BRR
BRR
BRR
HAR
HAR
HAR
HAR
HAR
HAR
Reta
Katherin
Darnell
Edna
Stephanie
BRR Patricia
GBR
Audrey Lewis GBR Olga
Winifred A. Campbell GWR Lora
Anita
Faye
Cox
Dawson
GWR Elizabeth
GWR Sarah
Marie
Teresa
Kay
Joanne
Ruby
Chris
Hilda
Alberta
Dorothy
Marie
Virgina
Ophelia
Betty
Harriet
Vera
Evelyn
Houser
Jackson
GWR Josephine
GWR Charlotte
Smith GWR Ethel
Daugherty HAR Edna
Downard
Eicholz
Firer
Flottman
Gaylord
Havlik
Herrick
Hill
Huffman
Hutchins
James
Keene
Krauss
Slawter
Spratt
Oberlein
HAR Gladys
HAR Ayme
HAR Marjorie
HAR Evangeline
HAR
HAR
Alda
HAR Mary
HAR Lila
HAR Mavis
Velma
Bernice
Elaine C.
Elsie
Joyce
JPNR Montyne S.
Wightman LOLR Etta
Brewton NER Marge
Carpenter NER Pauline
Carpenter NER Lorna
Dove
Emshoff
NER
NER Norine
Sandra
Puchalski
Rose
White
Keeney
Nelson
Ross
Starr
Strong
Allen
Bailor
Benson
Bolin
Bosco
Cook
NER
NER
NWR
NWR
NWR
NWR
Marjorie "Marji"
Gina (Virginia)
NER Grace
Whitehurst NER Sandy
Williams
Brandon
NER
NWR
Linda
Ida
Hamilton NWR Gertrude
Henshaw NWR Bernice
Frances
Lilian
Alice
Dot
NWR
Mary
SPR Agatha
SPR Pauline
SPR
SPR Evelyn
SPR Mae Bell
Claire
SPR Alice
Ritter
Salin
Satur
Scott
Shaffer
Vivion
Webster
Wolfram
Barth
Baton
Clower
Conroy
Elliot
Ellis
Johnson
Phillips
Richards
Schultz
Shemet
Spear
Carr
Jack
Larue
Lindsay
SPR
SPR
SPR
SPR
SPR
SPR
SPR
SPR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
Kamphuis SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SUNR
SWR
SWR
SWR
SWR
Mann
Moore
HAR
HAR
Donna Siggins
Ernestine
Orr HAR Leonor P.
Simenauer HAR Elinor
Cooper
Davis
Fontanilla
Gall
SPR
SPR
SPR
SPR
Geraldine (Geri)
Dessie
Jean
Matheson
Matthews
Teaford
SWR
SWR
SWR
Garwood SPR Catherine
Gray
Harmon
SPR Sheila
SPR Mavis
Wittman SWR
Zahnle SWR
Michelmore TOR
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Submitted by Publication Chairman – Louise Stanford
By this time, we are half way into our term. Are your meetings getting to be boring? If they are, why not ask the Program Chairman to use the above educations to be featured as workshops or educational assignments in the next year’s programs. They are not only educational but can make a meeting fun and somewhat light.
Go to the website and download them, use them as an outline and then be creative. I do this all the time, I don’t know what I would do if our POWER talk International Website disappeared and I had to keep hard copies of all the educations features like I did the first 30 years of my membership.
I am always looking for more Education Features from the membership. I am grateful to those members who have recently submitted some. As soon as they are on the website I will share them with you.
All Education Features can be found on the POWER talk International Website www.powertalkinternational.com
Member Resources ► Training and Publications ►
Education Features.
45 th Anniversary Pentavox Blue Ridge Region
40 th Anniversary POWER talk Speakwell New Zealand Region
30 th Anniversary Diamond Valley Communicators Australian Region
Dec 7 1965
Dec 11 1970
Dec 29 1980
“COACH for Success”
President Margaret Sutherland email: margs@bigpond.net.au
President-Elect Carol Preiss email: CPreiss@aol.com
Secretary Mary Flentge email: powertalk@flentge.com
Vice-President Div I Doris Ginther email: dorisagin@shaw.ca
Vice-President Div II Val Harper email: valharper@shaw.ca
Vice-President Div III Ruth Maltman email: ruthmaltman@btinternet.com
Vice-President Div IV Sue Martin email: mg.martin@clear.net.nz
Parliamentarian Anita Henzler email: parlia@powertalkinternational.com
FtB Editor – Mary Flentge
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2011 ITC CONVENTION – July 23-27, 2011
Registration and Meal Reservation Form - EARLYBIRD
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Street: ________________________________
State/Province: _________
City: ___________________________________
Zip/Postal Code: __________ Country: _________________
Tel. No. _________________
Club: ___________________
Fax No. _________________
Region: _________________
Email: ___________________
Division:_________________
Arrival Date and Time (if known): ______________________________________________________
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: All payments in U.S. funds only.
 Member Registration $150.00
 Guest attending training sessions $150.00
Name of guest: _________________________

Guest attending meal functions only
Name of guest: _________________________
-0-
MEAL RESERVATIONS (including all taxes and gratuities)

Optional Meals
_____ Saturday, July 23, Power Pack Luncheon/Cosmopolitan Speech $31.00
Contest
_____ Saturday, July 23, Dinner $41.00
Welcome party to follow
_____ Sunday, July 24 Luncheon

Complete meal packet(s)
$36.00
$250.00
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
Individual meals (enter number of meals desired)
_____ Monday July 25 Continental breakfast
_____ Monday
_____ Monday
July 25 Luncheon
July 25 Banquet
_____ Tuesday July 26 Luncheon
_____ Wednesday July 27 Luncheon
_____ Wednesday July 27 Banquet
$30.00
$45.00
$52.00
$40.00
$40.00
$55.00
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
$ __________
Total Registration (Fee and Meals)
Early bird discount – Postmarked before December 31, 2010
US $ __________
$ -25.00
AMOUNT ENCLOSED US $ __________
Cancellations: JUNE 1, 2011 - $50.00 ADMIN. FEE, NO REFUNDS AFTER JULY 1, 2011
If any of the following apply, please indicate:
 First Timer

Life Member

ITC Board Member

Past ITC President
 Convention Coordinator
 ITC Credentials Chairman

Convention Program Chairman

ITC Standing Committee Chairman

2011 Convention Committee Chairman
 Incoming Region President – Region _____________
 Convention Registration Chairman

Need a roommate

Disabled (specify) __________________

Special Dietary Needs:
 Vegetarian _________________________
 Other _____________________________
MAIL FORM WITH CHECK, (US BANK
CHECK OR DRAFT ONLY) PAYABLE TO :
ITC 2011 CONVENTION ACCOUNT
(Please note: A penalty of US$30.00 will be charged if a cheque has Not Sufficient Funds – Banks charge for any NFS checques.)
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
Name___________________________________________
Phone___________________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT : Receipt of registration will be acknowledged electronically if an email address is provided.
MAIL TO: Vera Medlock, 9500 S Loomis St, Chicago, IL 60643-1313
Phone: +1 733-881-0718 email:
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