Fellow Toastmasters, my name is Santos D Ventura and I am the District 4 Public Relations Officer (PRO) for 2007-2008. Seven and one-half years ago when I joined Toastmasters, I only had two goals: I wanted to speak English better and acquire more confidence in myself. Now I am excited about helping other people to improve their Communication and Leadership skills.
In the last three years, I have been honored to have served in every Club Office. As most of us do, I started as Sergeant at Arms; then, I was Vice President Education for two Clubs at the same time. The following term, I was the Club President for two Toastmasters Clubs at the same time. It was a wonderful learning experience for me as I served our Toastmasters Clubs.
In 2005 I decided that I would like to improve my Leadership Skills and served our District 4 as the 2005-2006 Area B4 Governor. When I took over the leadership of Area B4, Area B4 did not have a high percentage of Clubs Officers Training. I worked with ALL the Club Officers and our Area B4 became one of the Areas with the highest percentage of Club Officers Trained in our District 4. By the end of my term as B4 Governor, the Club Officers and I had worked together for Area B4 to become a Select Distinguished Area.
My experience as Area Governor was educational, interesting and funny. In 2006 I decided to become Division Governor. I was so intrigued with my previous office that I was asked to serve as Division Governor for two Districts at the same time and I decided that with my time management skills, I was going to do well. Now, I am proud to say that I was the 2006-2007 Division B Governor for District 4 and Division F Governor for District 33.
My vision as the Public Relations Officer is to make sure our District 4 is well known in the Bay Area from San Francisco to Monterey. We need to keep promoting the benefits of becoming a member of Toastmasters International.
Feel free to contact me if you have any question, comment, or suggestion, or if you want to be part of our PRO team.
The Public Relations Officer is responsible for |
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Promotion of Events and Opportunities
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District 4 Home Page: Special events added regularly
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Event Posting Form: Have your special events added to the D4 website.
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Public Relations Competitions
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Golden Quill Award - Best Club Newsletter
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Silver Scribe Award - Best Area or Division Newsletter
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Platinum Page Award - Best Club Website
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VP Public Relations Contest - Top VPPR in Each Division
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Fourcaster District Newsletter
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District 4 Speakers Bureau
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District 4 Website
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