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The Distinguished Club Blueprint: Dewey Magar’s Month-by-Month Plan That Works
Dewey Magar, DTM, gives District 50 a month-by-month plan for Distinguished, President’s Distinguished, and Smedley. Start now, do one member, one award, and one DCP point every month, and do not wait until May.
Dewey Magar, DTM, Assistant Division Director of Ozark Division, is back for Season 4 Episode 3 with the presentation that got him on this show.
This is the dashboard. A month-by-month blueprint for becoming Distinguished and staying there. Dewey has watched clubs make it and clubs miss it. His promise is simple. Listen closely. Take notes. Follow the plan.
You will learn:
Why you start in July, not May
Which DCP point to chase each month
Why one new member a month beats a Beat the Clock scramble
Why the Club Success Plan by September 30 is a dealbreaker
How Moments of Truth keeps a club healthy
How to find the Club Success Plan in Club Central
Dewey’s Monday night Toastmasters help desk, 7 to 8 p.m. Central
Share this with your president, VPE, and VPM this week. Then put it on your officer meeting agenda.
Chapters
0:00 Listen, take notes, follow the plan
0:57 Season 4 Episode 3 intro
2:36 Why Toastmasters already has the plan
4:08 The four steps and the guarantee
5:41 Start in July. One member, one award, one point a month
7:05 July and August: points 5 and 6
8:53 September: dues on time
9:31 October through December: members and early education points
10:51 When a club is actually Distinguished
12:16 January: officer training
13:32 February: four more members and the 40 percent rule
14:41 March and April: level 2 and level 3 awards
15:48 May: officer list in 30 seconds
17:16 Marathon, not a sprint
18:17 One speech every 4 to 6 weeks
19:37 Moments of Truth
21:33 The guarantee
22:23 Monday help desk
24:44 Club Success Plan by September 30
26:01 How to find and finish the plan in Club Central
30:40 Wrap and guest invite
Listen. Share it with your club. Subscribe on YouTube. Guest ideas or want to come on the show? Email D50AfterDark@d50tm.org (mailto:D50AfterDark@d50tm.org).
19 Aug 2026
Welcome Ozark: How 21 Arkansas Clubs Built a Family Culture and Changed Toastmasters Accessibility
Show Notes
Season 4 Episode 2 is live.
This one is a big welcome to Ozark Division.
Dewey Magar, Assistant Division Director, walks us through the 21 clubs that just joined District 50 from central and southern Arkansas. That includes Little Rock, Texarkana on both sides of the state line, and clubs stretching from the Missouri border down toward Louisiana.
The heart of this episode is culture.
Ozark clubs treat meetings like family. Members show up early. They stay late. They talk about real life, not just roles and titles. One club used to share a full meal during the meeting. Guests ate too. Dewey says they prize relationships above titles. First names. Real care when someone is hurting. That is the atmosphere guests notice right away.
There is also a story every district should hear.
Ozark has a strong community of blind and visually impaired members. About half of Capital Toastmasters is visually impaired. One member who works on government accessibility has helped Toastmasters International improve Base Camp for screen readers and phones. When Pathways launched and many members had no access, Dewey started Pathways University. They stayed after the regular meeting, put the content on a big screen, read it together, and completed a full path in 15 weeks. He still tracks about 50 members, sighted and visually impaired, so nobody gets left behind.
The transition into District 50 has been better than they expected. Dewey says the welcome from the trio and D50 leaders has been stronger than anything they had in their old district. The drive to in-person events is longer now, about five hours to Dallas, but they are excited about the communication, the website, and the support.
If you are in Ozark and this is your first time listening, welcome. Share this episode with your club. The rest of District 50 is glad you are here.
Next episode Dewey is back with the playbook for how clubs become Distinguished and stay Distinguished.
Chapter Markers
0:00 How Base Camp became more accessible
0:55 Season 4 intro and welcome back to Dewey
1:37 What Ozark Division covers in Arkansas
3:01 Why guests say these clubs feel like family
5:12 Relationships over titles
7:08 Blind and visually impaired members in Ozark
8:26 How one member helped Toastmasters improve Base Camp
11:00 Braille conference programs and Pathways University
14:42 First month in District 50: surprises and the welcome
16:40 Welcome to Arkansas listeners and next episode tease
Value for District 50 Leaders and Clubs
Ozark shows what a relationship-first club actually looks like in practice.
Accessibility is not a side project. These clubs built systems so every member can complete Pathways.
The new division is happy to be here and already feels supported. Now it is our turn to keep showing up for them.
Guest
Dewey Magar
Assistant Division Director, Ozark Division
District 50 Toastmasters
Little Rock, Arkansas
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
12 Aug 2026
From Too Shy to Speak to Five-Time Area Director: Meet Dewey Magar of the New Ozark Division
Season 4 of D50 After Dark kicks off with Dewey Magar, Assistant Division Director of the new Ozark Division. Hear how a shy man from Little Rock became club president in two months, served as Area Director five times, and brought multiple areas to President’s Distinguished. Real leadership lessons for every District 50 club and leader.
Show Notes
Season 4 starts here.
Dewey Magar is the Assistant Division Director for Ozark Division, the 21 clubs from central and southern Arkansas that joined District 50 this year. In this first episode we get to know the man behind the title.
Dewey grew up in Little Rock, still lives in the house his parents bought in 1947, and serves as an ordained minister. Before Toastmasters he was so shy he did not even want to talk to himself. A blind friend named Adrian Duncan simply asked him to join. Two months later Dewey was elected president of Saline County Toastmasters. The club went Distinguished that year.
Joyce Moore then pushed him into the Area Director role. In his first year he chartered a new club and took every club in the area, including the brand new one, all the way to President’s Distinguished. Only five areas in the world pulled that off that year. Dewey has now served as Area Director five times and Division Director twice.
This episode is packed with value for District 50 leaders and clubs. You will hear how strong mentoring works in real life, what “pay it forward” actually looks like, and how consistent leadership turns average clubs into Distinguished ones. You will also get a first look at the new Ozark Division and the experienced leaders now part of our district.
Chapter Markers
0:00 How Arkansas clubs became Ozark Division
0:54 Season 4 intro and welcome to Dewey
1:53 Dewey’s background in Little Rock and ministry
3:44 How a shy man joined Toastmasters and became president in two months5:09 Mentors, Area Director success, and President’s Distinguished results
6:30 When Toastmasters skills showed up in the pulpit
8:03 Quick look at the 21 Ozark clubs joining District 5
09:32 The two mentors who shaped how he leads
11:22 The famous “so” filler-word bell story
13:01 The 1947 family home and lifelong singing
16:23 Closing and next episodes
Key Takeaways for District 50
Strong mentoring can accelerate leadership growth fast.
A simple “I’ll help you” can change someone’s entire Toastmasters path.
“Pay it forward” is a practical leadership habit, not just a slogan.
Consistent, all-the-way leadership produces real Distinguished results.
Our new Ozark clubs bring experienced leaders who already know how to build strong areas.
GuestDewey MagarAssistant Division Director, Ozark DivisionDistrict 50 ToastmastersLittle Rock, ArkansasJoined 2013
Dewey returns in the next two episodes for a deeper look at Ozark Division and practical club success strategies.
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