Cindy Cannon DTM, LGET
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Lieutenant Governor Education and Training 2007-2008
I am so excited to have the opportunity to possibly have this role as the next LGET. I love that Toastmasters has continuous educational goals and that everyone can continue to learn!
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· Speaker – DTM, 6 CTMs, and Keynotes
· Member – President and VP Membership
· Area Governor of the Year 2003 - 2004
· Division Governor of the Year 2004 – 2005
· District Club Extension Chair 2005 –2006
· Achieved President’s Distinguished at the Club, Area, and Division Levels
· LT Govenor of Marketing 2006-2007
Some people are very busy. Some people produce great results. Some rare people are very busy producing great results. Cindy Cannon is one of those people.
When you read the list of her accomplishments below, two things stand out. The first is the sheer quantity of achievements. It is clear that Toastmasters is a high priority in Cindy’s life, to which she dedicates great time and energy. The second is the quality of these achievements. The recurring theme I see is that everything Cindy touches becomes President’s Distinguished, whether at the Club, Area, or Division level. With the wisdom and effectiveness of the Toastmasters program, you know that this translates into positive change and improvement in the lives of many, many people.
Cindy is a leader, team player, team builder, mentor, trainer, innovator, and inspirational speaker with a love for Toastmasters. It comes out in her history of quality involvement with Toastmasters International. She has raised performance at the Club, Area, and Division to the highest level, President’s Distinguished. Who is better suited to work along with the next District Governor, Lieutenant Governor of Education, and other District Officers to raise District 14 to President’s Distinguished status, if not to the status of the number one District in the world?
- David Caraway, DTM, Past District Governor
1988-1989 Governor, District 14, President’s Distinguished District #4 in the world
1992 Region VIII Leadership Award
2000 Regional Convention Host Chairman
2001 International Convention Presidential Citation Award Winner
2003 International Convention Host Chairman (held in Atlanta)
As a Club Member and Individual Toastmaster:
· Cindy received her DTM and continues to work on becoming an accredited Speaker with her application to be turned in by August of 2006.
· Cindy has 6 CTM’s, and continues to use manual speeches in her current. clubs. Cindy has been a dual member and has belonged to 5 clubs at one time.
· President of Northeast Toastmasters 1998.
· VP of Membership in 3 clubs at one time along with stepping in to finish the that role at another club for someone who had a dying mother.
As an Area Governor
· 1999-Made all of her goals less opening one club. Missed only one DEC meeting.
· 2003-2004-reached all of her goals with opening 6 clubs + worked on 2 more that instead of chartering, members joined other clubs. Attended all but one District Executive Council (DEC) meeting.
· Oversaw 120 members + new members joining.
· Joined 5 of the clubs in her Area due to problems in each one. Turned each club into PDC by building membership along with teaching the leaders to have Executive Council meetings at the club level and holding an Area Council meeting teaching President and VP of Education skills.
· Helped 2 weak clubs 2003-2004 – Speakers Roundtable and Northwest Perimeter. Both became President’s Distinguished Clubs.
· All Area club visits done on time, held Area Council meetings twice, all clubs paid on time, did officer training, and helped Division Governor with Division contest. Each club earned PDC. Area was a President Distinguished Area.
· Found one club coach who she mentored. He saved that club. She also helped a member to get his ATM Gold.
· Held 2 communication meetings at 2 companies which resulted in one club opening and adding 20 members to one existing club.
· Mentored 4 clubs and sponsored 4 clubs.
· Area Governor of the Year 2003-2004.
As a Division Governor
· Division Governor 2004-2005-attended all but one DEC meeting.
· Oversaw 700 members including new clubs.
· 2004-2005 Cindy was elected Division G Governor, picked and trained 4 Area Governors and then was asked to be Division E Governor, where no Area Governors had been selected, nor did she know anyone.
· No clubs lost in Division E; every Area was PDA except one where the Area Governor left. Cindy ran that Area and it was a Distinguished Area; Cindy opened 8 clubs that year.
· Division E was President’s Distinguished, the highest status achievable.
· Division Governor of the year 2004-2005.
At the District and International Levels
· Cindy found leaders not only for her Division but other divisions as well. She gave the District the referral of 9 Area Governors and 1 Division Governor.
· Cindy volunteered to take on the responsibility of the spring conference in the year 2004-2005 in which she appointed eventual Toastmaster of the Year Ingrid Richburg and supplied Ingrid with most of the 12 committee chairs.
· Cindy has given Bill Allen several people for this year’s Spring Conference.
· Cindy has every year referred judges to all club, Area and Division Contests throughout the state. Cindy also chief judged, judged, timed, counted, and volunteered for many of those contests as well.
· Cindy stepped in and helped a District Officer for 3 of the days when the International Conference was in town. It was last minute due to a past District Governor not being able to make it. Became part of Dave Caraway’s Team.
· Cindy helped develop the District 14 Speakers Bureau in 1999 and has been a member ever since. She has spoken at places like Tenet Healthcare and Ford Motor Company. The Healthy Voices club had Cindy come on 2 different occasions to teach time management along with an inspirational story. She has spoken at several Senior Citizen Homes, at anniversaries of different Toastmaster clubs, and as a keynote speaker at clubs including the Coca-Cola club, the Fortis club, and 3 times at the Parkwood club. Other clubs have featured Cindy as a guest speaker.
· Cindy has taught at District conferences and District officer training, including topics of time management, how to be a professional speaker, and how to become a free to fee speaker.
· Cindy was a Target speaker the year the International President was here for the District’s Spring Conference.
· Cindy had offered and did find presenters for the different conferences along with facilitators.
· Cindy recruited 2 sound men for District Conferences, 4 people to the District Public Relations Officer team this year, and 3 people to help with this year’s spring conference.
· Cindy referred the sponsor/mentor leadership position for 2005-2006 to be headed by Jennifer Dawson.
· Recently joined the Gibson club to try to save it.
· As Club Extension Chair so far this year Cindy has chartered 14 clubs (280 members) while working on 81 leads. These leads are not all from Toastmasters but by Cindy’s going to different companies and marketing to their managers the leadership benefits we teach at Toastmasters.
· In addition to the 22 new clubs previously mentioned (440 people being referred to Toastmasters), Cindy tells at least 2 people a day about Toastmasters and has referred over 50 people to Toastmasters International.
· Cindy also individually mentored 10 people while they worked on and accomplished their DTM. Some are still in the process of reaching their DTM.
· Cindy was both a facilitator and speaker at all the conferences during the year. She also stepped in to help when the lines at registration were too long.
· Cindy auditioned and won the right to speak at Regional VIII Conference in the year 2004-2005 on Time Management.
Toastmasters and the Real World
· Cindy developed a page on her Company website about the benefits of Toastmasters, along with having an extension set up at her office for people calling in about Toastmasters. She listed information in the Creative Loafing newspaper and the Gwinnett County Government webpage along with posting flyers and cards all around Atlanta.
· Cindy brought Toastmasters clubs the speech, “Soup Kitchen,” so that the Toastmasters would help Trinity House, a home for the homeless. She spoke at over 10 clubs and had a good turnout where Toastmasters were not only motivated to donate bags of clothes, but they helped out in the kitchen!
· Cindy is qualified for LGM because it is a position where membership is being built continuously. In Cindy’s career she is a recruiter where she has placed over 4,000 people into jobs. She managed an 8 Million Dollar operation where she trained 20 other employees to recruit employers and employees. She had the #1 office in the World. She was recognized as the #3 recruiter in 1100 offices in the nation for the whole decade – all of this while going through 15 surgeries and a near death experience.
Why Me?
The belief that drives the way I spend my waking hours is that you can do anything you want to do in life no matter what the circumstances. I am blessed to be able to use my time in two ways to accomplish my mission. One, of course, is Toastmasters. I have seen so many people grow in their speaking ability, confidence, and leadership. The other is being able to place people as a recruiter. When someone gets a new career or better job because of what Toastmasters has done for them, then for me it is truly a case of Mission Accomplished!
The personal benefits I receive from Toastmasters are the things I need to learn about speaking, too. Better use of the Queen’s English, to slow down my speech, and to make my best connection with the audience are just a few. At the same time, I look at Toastmasters as an integral part of my life. Since I am self-employed, I have the flexibility to give a lot of time to working as your next Lieutenant Governor of Marketing. The best part is that my boss thinks Toastmasters is a great program, too.
I promise to bring innovative methods to accomplishing the twin goals of membership growth and club growth. Here are just two examples of how I have used innovation and teamwork to accomplish important Toastmasters goals.
Another governor and I took two strong divisions, E and G, and had them work together as a team. We hooked up the area governors to jointly do area and division training as well as contests. We also had a special extra meeting on how to be a President’s Distinguished Division. Division E and G were the only Divisions in District 14 that were PDD! We also had all of our officers trained, our dues in on time, and our governors coming to the DEC meetings.
I created a program that trains new clubs on the criteria that will make them successful.
1) Train officers how to work together where all officers understand each others’ roles and function as a powerful team
2) Teach new members how to do General Evaluation and Speech Evaluations
3) Teach the President’s Distinguished Club program
4) Have the current new clubs train together when possible - the trainers are the Division Governors/Area Governors, mentors, and sponsors. That way they get to know their people and the training is done where we all have multiple styles.
This innovative program has been proven to work now and will work for the future.
I give more than 50% of my time to Toastmasters, if you ask my husband he will say 75%. I am not asking you to do that. I know how to make teams. I know how to motivate teams. I know how to reach the end result because it is planned out. I have done these things both in Toastmasters and in the business world by coming up with innovative solutions that let people apply their talents and energy to achieving their desired goals.
I am very excited to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Marketing. As the current Club Extension Chair, I have been prospecting for new club opportunities, collecting dues for new clubs, and bringing new people to Toastmasters. I know how to build membership.
The Lieutenant Governor of Marketing is charged with growing the biggest, strongest District of Toastmasters and Toastmasters clubs possible. Each Toastmaster is a valuable brick in the construction of this strong District. When a house is made of bricks, each brick is fit into place with all of the other bricks. The bricks are held together with a special mortar to keep them properly and firmly in place. There is a special mortar that Toastmasters need to hold themselves together with each other. The ingredients are enjoyment, personal growth, and the knowledge of how to have successful clubs with great meetings.
Interestingly, the stronger the foundation, the higher you can build. So it is with building Toastmasters. When new clubs or established clubs hold great meetings, that strong foundation is a magnet for new members. A smooth running meeting is like a perfectly laid course of bricks. It is beautiful to behold. People have fun and grow in their speaking and leadership skills. Visitors want to become another brick in that beautiful wall. Knowledge is passed along. The foundation grows. A virtuous cycle of building higher and higher takes place.
Brick by brick we will build membership in the State of Georgia! Become the best brick you can be through the Toastmasters Communications and Leadership programs. Help us mix that special mortar. Together, we can build higher and higher.
I want you to know that you and others can do any thing you want to do in life no matter what the circumstances.
Thank you for your support.
Cindy Cannon
- Cindy Cannon, DTM
2003-2004 Area Governor of the Year
2004-2005 Division Governor of the Year
2005-2006 District 14 Club Extension Chair
For more information:
cindycannon4lgm@gmgweb.com
678-252-6600-ext 300
Testimonials
I believe Cindy Cannon is the best candidate for LG Marketing because of her long, outstanding dedication and hard work for the betterment of this District 14 and its’ members. Cindy has proven to be a good friend and mentor to me and many other members of District 14. Cindy is a walking testament of her dedication to District 14 and its’ members. Cindy Cannon is the right person for this position. Please vote for Cindy.
Janice M. Wesley, DTM
Past District Secretary
Past Area Governor
Toastmaster of the Year 2001-2002
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When Lee Iacocca was Chairman of Chrysler he used to say, “If you can find a better car, buy it.” Maybe it’s something they taught us both at Lehigh University, but the reason that I signed on as campaign manager for Cindy Cannon is that I don’t believe you can find a better candidate for District 14’s Lieutenant Governor Marketing. I want to see District 14 experience phenomenal growth in membership and achievement. Everything Cindy has put her mind to in Toastmasters has turned to gold. It’s time to put that Midas touch to work in the District office that delivers new and stronger members!
People spend their time and talents where their heart is. Cindy gives so much of herself to Toastmasters – look at the long list of her accomplishments! When you see all of the work Cindy has done around the District as a member, as a club officer, as Area Governor of the Year, as Division Governor of the Year, and as District Club Extension Chair, one thing is clear. Cindy Cannon is the kind of experienced candidate, with a proven successful track record, motivated by a love for all of the people in Toastmasters, who can drive membership and club growth so that District 14 can once again become a President’s Distinguished District.
Rich Jakielski, CTM
Vice President Public Relations - The Atlanta Language Klub (TALK) Toastmasters
Treasurer - Speakers Roundtable Advanced Toastmasters
2005 District 14 Humorous Speech Contest Winner
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I don’t know anyone who has worked harder and has been more dedicated to this organization than Cindy Cannon - and I’ve been a Toastmaster for 18 years. She has the passion, the knowledge, and the skills to do a superb job as District 14 Lieutenant Governor of Marketing. Cindy also contributes greatly as a member of my home club, Speakers Roundtable, through her wonderful example.
Linda Love, DTM
3rd President, Speakers Roundtable Advanced Toastmasters, Atlanta
Area Governor, Presidents Distinguished Area 1999-2000
