Pathways story and here is my Base camp

After three pilot Districts, from February to May, the Regions begun to roll out one after the other.

Exciting! and also so much work.

Region 14 did bring a lot of new readers to this blog, from far away, for me and made me dream of "exotic places". Region 2 begun in September and Region 6 and 7 just now, indeed.

Soon, the region 10 and 12 : tonight we held a Panel discussion all the way to New Zealand!

For them I also offered this:

After my Persuasive speech at Ablaze Online, the President of the club joined a Pathways Region club and started her pathways journey, and Carole, Trainer and Guide in Australia, come to chat with me through zoom, and after that invited me to show my screen and how I navigate in Base Camp to Guides that have never 'seen' it or experienced it, yet, have to speak about already about it in their clubs. 

First, I spoke about my experience. See the video above.

Then I showed them how I enter and close a project, then a level, see below. 

I just had a project to close. No, it was not the Q/A project which I was doing, the project before, that I completed a few hour prior to it. Part one, bringing you "inside my base camp" shown though sharing my screen in Zoom platform.

The rest of story, for next time. Of course, all this is not only for guides, even if I do not add a lot to explain. It is for all of you, if you are curious.

Should I add one at a time, or like here, two of the time?

Tomorrow will be this blog 6 month anniversary! Thanks for all of you coming and coming back so often!

Dananjaya Hettiarachichi : Personal Storytelling maestry

Pathways + Online a winning combination!

Sunday evening (for me) Monday morning in Australia and still only Sunday morning in Vancouver, we had a meeting of "Online club's Alliance" whatever it is officially, it lets officers from Online clubs, chartered or pre-charter, meet and discuss common interest matters. 

Yesterday, it was about Pathways and how we can handle it for the Online clubs. First the Pathways "pioneers" told their experience with Pathways. 

Indeed, Pathways + Online is a winning combination. Here is what I said.

One of the Toastmasters complained "Pathways arrives to us only in May to online clubs".

I pointed out that we do not have to wait. 

First, most of our club members are "Dual" (some in as much as 8 different clubs, many far away even from where they live). Pathways did already arrive to at least 3 of our members in Witty Storytellers. Other members, used to online, found clubs in Pathways Districts or Regions to adhere Remote access, and also begun their Pathways journey. 

Indeed, as we begun to have Pathways Special Meeting already in June, by now, 65% of Witty Storytellers Online members, all "pioneers" jumped already on the Pathways paths. Three of us already finished their first path, others just are in level 1.

The rest of 35% from my club I am VP Education, already looking around for a club fitting their time schedule. Even those who were a few month back reticent, now caught up.

By the time the Undistricted district time arrives, last in the row, we will have plenty of Toastmasters ready to be Guide, Ambassador, Technical Help, and so on, instead of needing it ourselves. Already 3 of them are in my club, and that does not even consider me and others with six or more month experience. Once the enthusiasm of the first catches...

In every Online club we already have Pathways Guides or Ambassadors or Enthusiast. Each spoke about their experience. In their different clubs.

Also, as I wrote yesterday, in the difficulties with some club members from "old" clubs, printing for them the Evaluation Sheet to make them interested or a Project to be able to speak for those who could not use their old computers. 

Then we listened to Fabiola, VPE in Firebirds and Coach of Buddies, a club who from 5 arrived now to 18 members! Now soon, got Distinguished already with Brian, Fabiola coaches and Mark, mentoring help. Of course, Misako, the brilliant and energetic President also found new ways to connect to China.

We also are there for Online Pre-Charter clubs, Mentoring, Sponsoring, encouraging them.

I went often to Zaldy's Emperor, to Svetlana's Witty birds, so on.

Lately, I discovered Ablaze Online, Magda, Kevin, so many!

My inspiration speech lead Magda to begun her Pathways journey, Kevin begun too, and Carole invited me to speak to Pathways Guides! Friday for Paul, Sudha and me, Saturday in Australia and New Zealand, we will offer their members and guests a special Pathways panel. I hope, many will be interested as their region get into Pathways a month later.

And me, will fulfil my Panel Moderating, an level 5 Elective of my second path. I have a wonderful Panel with a wide and diverse experience all eager to participate.