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# 89 – December 2010

Latest News: ONE + ONE

(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

The International Board of Directors

Extends to all Members of POWERtalk International

Best Wishes for the End of Year Season!

Dates & Deadlines

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

Membership Statistics

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

President’s Message

ONE + ONE

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

International Dues

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

From the Boardroom #89 – December 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 2 of 8

The POWERtalk International Website www.powertalkinternational.com

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.

Adoption Option

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.

Accreditation

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.

From the Boardroom #89 – December 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 3 of 8

International Board Nominations 2011-2013

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

.

Speech Contest

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.

Writing Contest

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?

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.

From the Boardroom #89 – December 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 4 of 8

International Convention 2011

Indianapolis is rolling out the red carpet for the

International Convention - July 23 - 27, 2011

– Indianapolis, USA

"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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Life Members

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

From the Boardroom #89 – December 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 6 of 8

Education Feature(s) of the Month

Tips for Creating a “Hot Seat” File

Storytelling

Your Life Story in “6” Words

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.

Anniversary Charter Dates

December

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

The Early Bird Convention Registration form is on the next page.

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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:

verarm@ameritech.net

From the Boardroom #89 – December 2010 www.powertalkinternational.com page 8 of 8

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