One of the requirements to become a Distinguished Toastmaster<\/i> (DTM) is that of completing the Advanced Leader Silver<\/i> (ALS) designation. One of the requirements for that latter designation is that of completing a High Performance Leadership (HPL)<\/i><\/b> project, thereby earning the Leadership Excellence<\/strong> award.<\/p>\n The Toastmasters manual that I used for completing the HPL<\/i><\/b> project required that I choose my own leadership project, organize a guidance committee, and meet with them thoughout the timeline of the project. In the process, it required that I present a speech at the beginning of the project to “Share My Vision”<\/i> for the project. Similarly, it required that I present a second speech at the end of the project to <\/i>“Present the Results”<\/i>.<\/p>\n Nearing the end of my successful term as a Club Coach for the Running Hill Toastmasters Club<\/i> (which was originally meeting in South Portland, Maine, at that time), an urgent situation had arisen for that club. Starting with the new fiscal year for the club on July 1, 2013, they would have to stop holding club meetings in their location at a large corporate insurance company. Responding to that urgency, I chose to solve that crisis as the focus of my HPL<\/i> Project: On May 7, 2013, I presented the first of the two speeches in this project: On June 4, 2013, I presented the second of the two required speeches: Two weeks later, on June 18, 2013, the club voted to approve my recommendations from this HPL<\/i> Project. Starting July 1, 2013, the Running Hill Toastmasters Club<\/i> would thereafter meet at 6:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at its new and even-better location in Scarborough – only 4 miles away from its former location.<\/p>\n On August 23, 2013, after the club successfully conducted its meetings three times at its new location, both of these videos were published publicly online to the MarkHenkelSpeaker youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nTo Find a New Location for this Club to Meet.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSharing My Vision:<\/i> To Find a New Location for this Club to Meet<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nSoon afterward, this video was initially posted privately<\/i> only for club members to view on the MarkHenkelSpeaker youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nPresenting the Results:<\/i> To Find a New Location for this Club to Meet<\/a>.<\/strong>
This video was not posted online right away.<\/p>\n