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Wondering if the old pull-down list provided under the agenda speech sign-up section can be reversed so that the new PATHWAYS speech selections come to the top of the list in favor of the old manuals selections. This would make the new options OBVIOUS to all, and help nudge along existing member into looking into the new program.

Unless someone is curious, this pull-down menu will favor the old manual speeches. I accidentally chanced upon the added Pathways material today. We need to do everything we can to favor Pathways without ridding the system of the old for the next two years.

Thanks much for considering.

Josee

The old manuals will be moved down the list once all Districts are on Pathways, sometime this spring.

Brian wrote:

The old manuals will be moved down the list once all Districts are on Pathways, sometime this spring.

It is actually likely to be in the autumn based on current roll-out pacing.
www.toastmasters.org/pathways-overview

Gentlemen, Brian and Steve,

If you want a faster roll-out, I strongly suggest that this item take precedence. As a senior software/system engineer, I've never seen a roll-out leave so many in the dark. Use case scenarios seem to have been left out from my V.P. Education perspective.

I appreciate hard work from all over the place, and the high quality content of the new Pathways. But quite frankly, what I hear about "the roll-out" is scarring me.

Please consider giving this item a priority. Autumn will be far too late and have produced far too many "bruises". Spring is barely acceptable in my humble opinion.

Thanks for the input.

We are not Toastmasters International. If you have comments for them about Pathways I suggest you present them directly to the people at Toastmasters International.

Thank you much Brian. I do intend to contact them and have tried twice already. Everyone seems uncooperative. A good contact would be much appreciated. Wish me luck! <smiles>

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What Toastmasters Int'l is missing is a good support Forum for Pathways, that could be manned by Pathways Guides. (e.g, use the FreeToastHost model)

You can also call and speak with the Education department. I have done that several times already about Pathways and they do try to help (assist)