Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 12/07/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Laurie Mestdagh Invocator: Petrina Monti ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Please see Adam if you would like to view the contest rules. He has … Continue reading Meeting Minutes December 7, 2011
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SCTM – Party Pictures
Thanks to Diane F. for her hard work so we could all have a great time.
No Toastmaster Meeting December 14 or 21
We are not having our standard Toastmaster meeting on Dec. 14 or 21. We will start again on December 28th.
Lectern versus Podium
Google show us the usage of lectern versus podium. Lectern is losing badly. Note this graph came from http://books.google.com/ngrams/
Audience Participation – Demonstration by Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin shows how to get great audience participation in a musical way.
Meeting Minutes November 30, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 11/30/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Joanne Korba Invocator: Kevin Wilson ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Kevin Wilson is head of the New Officer Search Committee. The list of candidates … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 30, 2011
Meeting Minutes November 16, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 11/16/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Kelly Bottini Invocator: Dee McAliney ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Kevin Wilson is head of the New Officer Search Committee. Please see Kevin if you … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 16, 2011
2011 World Championship Speech
Meeting Minutes November 9, 2011
Regular Meeting Minutes of South County Toastmasters Club # 1957 Meeting Date: Wednesday November 9, 2011 Called To Order At: 7:01 PM Location: Met – Life Lower Level CAFETERIA THEME: Veterans and Veteran’s Day Presiding Officer: Kathy Denton Toastmaster: Brian Ettling General Evaluator: Don Clair Time Keeper: Joanne Korba Ah Counter: Traci Cahill (correction from … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 9, 2011
Good Speakers to Imitate and Emulate
I was walking on my treadmill today watching some of the speakers on Ted Talks. The speakers were all not only interesting in what they said, but were all accomplished speakers. They all were standing in front of a large audience without a lectern or notes and using Power Point in an interesting and useful … Continue reading Good Speakers to Imitate and Emulate
Meeting Minutes November 2, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 11/02/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Judy Sowers Invocator: Howard Brandt ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Kevin Wilson is heading the search committee for new officers. Please contact Kevin if you … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 2, 2011
Meeting Minutes October 26, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 10/26/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Nilsa Scott Invocator: Diane Fawcett ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Congratulations to Jim Ruzicka and Joanne Korba on receiving the Toastmasters Full Circle Award. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 26, 2011
Be My Guest Award
The club voted on Oct. 26th to start a new award called the' "Be My Guest Award." The award is to recognize Toastmasters who bring guests at least three times over a twelve month period. To my surprise, Judy Sowers, the VP of Membership, awarded the first certificate to myself that same night.
Full Circle Award – Jim and Joanne
Congratulation go to Jim Ruzicka and Joanne Korba for earning the club's Full Circle Award. They both had to fill all thirteen jobs that the club has every week. Terrific!
Meeting Minutes October 19, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 Meeting Date: 10/19/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 p.m. Location: Met Life Building Presiding Officer: Kathy Denton Toastmaster: Gina Willard Time Keeper: Kelly Bottini Camera Op: Jim Ruzicka Ah Counter: Erin Gissel Table Topics: Judy Sowers Vote Counter: Laurie Mestdagh Joke Master: Steve Winheim Grammarian: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 19, 2011
Meeting Minutes October 12, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 10/12/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Petrina Monti Invocator: Mike Beckman ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: None ************************************* New Business: Judy received 2 applications for membership … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 12, 2011
Meeting Minutes October 5, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date:v10/05/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Petrina Monti Invocator: Kevin Wilson ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: None ************************************* New Business: Vicky Poinsette w/ Cushman Wakefield had a discussion … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 5, 2011
Bill Treece – latest new member
Welcome to our latest member - Bill Treece. Bill is transferring in from another club and says that he likes South County. As you can see from his badge, Bill has been in Toastmasters for many years and has earned many awards - the main one being his Distinguished Toastmaster award. We're looking forward to … Continue reading Bill Treece – latest new member
Meeting Minutes September 28, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 09/28/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Judy Sowers Invocator: Bill Treece ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Bill McNabb would like to welcome Stephanie Payne, Kathy Denton, Jack Bettag and Andrew … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 28, 2011
The Motivational-Speaker Smackdown
Here's an interesting article from the NY Times (click here)
QR Codes for the Club
One of the latest technologies being used in marketing is the use of QR codes. If you have a smart phone with the right app, the code can be scanned and it will take you to our website. It can also show text, phone numbers and SMS. This might be useful for printed materials given … Continue reading QR Codes for the Club
Meeting Minutes September 21, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters Club 1957 Meeting Date: 09/21/2011 Called to order at 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Kevin Wilson Invocator: Judy Sowers ************************************* Officers’ Reports: Dues are due – please submit payment in the amount of $42 to Brent Stewart. Next week is the last … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 21, 2011
Meeting Minutes September 14, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 09/14/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson acting President Greeter: n/a Invocator: Barb Sapienza ************************************* Officers’ Reports: Dues are due – please submit payment in the amount of $42 to Brent Stewart. ************************************* Committee … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 14, 2011
Meeting Minutes August 31, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 08/31/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Invocator: Dee McAliney Contest Chair: Alan Kirby Chief Judge: Gina Willard Timers: Bill McNabb and Kevin Reichardt Vote Counters: Tom Terrific and Jack Bettag Table Topics: Contestant … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 31, 2011
Meeting Minutes July 20, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 07/20/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Steve Flick Invocator: Cynthia Grega ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Audit report was emailed out. ************************************* Old Business: Make-up officer training is this Sunday, July … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 20, 2011
Meeting Minutes September 7, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 09/07/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Mike Beckman Invocator: Steve Winheim ************************************* Officers’ Reports: Dues are due – please submit payment in the amount of $42 to Brent Stewart. ************************************* Committee Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 7, 2011
Meeting Minutes August 24, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 8/24/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 p.m. Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Mike Marian Invocator: Alita Quires ************************************* Officers’ Reports Brent Stewart announced that dues are due. Please submit payment for $42 to Brent. He also … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 24, 2011
Tom Peters – Presentation Excellence
Tom Peters is an excellent business speaker and in this downloadable power point slide show, he give us 56 points to remember for "Presentation Excellence." I would never use an all text slide show like this, but the points he makes are still valid. Click here to download the slides.
Meeting Minutes August 17, 2011
Meeting Date: 8/17/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 p.m. Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Toastmaster: George Kiser Time Keeper: Laurie Mestdagh Camera Op: Beth Draganic Ah Counter: Adam Kutell Table Topics: Jack Bettag Vote Counter: Violet Tatum Joke Master: Brent Stewart Grammarian: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 17, 2011
Buckle Your Seat Belt
I did a speech at the club recently about a car accident which my nephew and his wife were involved in. When I asked for a show of hands of how many people in the audience have been in a car accident, everyone's hand went up. There were thirty people in the audience. It just … Continue reading Buckle Your Seat Belt
Creating a Website
This is from a speech I did at the club and I've had a request for the information, so I'm posting the text of my speech. ============================================== SETTING UP YOUR OWN WEBSITE Tonight I’m going to show you how to create your own website. When it comes to setting up a website you have three … Continue reading Creating a Website
Meeting Minutes August 10, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 08/10/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Joanne Korba Invocator: Violet Tatum ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Carl Hendrickson reported on behalf of the Speakers Bureau – Howard Brandt wrote an … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 10, 2011
Meeting Minutes August 3, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 08/03/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Tom Terrific Invocator: Kelly Bottini ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: Alan Kirby passed around a signup sheet for the contest … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 3, 2011
Meeting Minutes July 27, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: July 27, 2011 __ Called to order at: 7 pm________ Location: Met Life____________ Presiding officer: _Kathy Denton____________ Greeter___Rich Ullrich______________________ Invocator: Petrina Monti____________________ ************************************* Officers’ Reports none ************************************* Committee Reports: Alan Kirby reminded us of the Humorous and Tabletopics contest at the end of … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 27, 2011
Meeting Minutes July 20, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 07/20/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Steve Flick Invocator: Cynthia Grega ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Audit report was emailed out. ************************************* Old Business: Make-up officer training is this Sunday, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 20, 2011
Speech Topic Selection 101
Here's a speech I did on Speech Topic Selection. There's also a worksheet at the end you can use to help generate ideas. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Speech Topic Selection - 101 “Talk About What You Know” Once a month in Toastmasters, this is what happens. “Let’s see -Time to check my email. Oh, I see the new … Continue reading Speech Topic Selection 101
Meeting Minutes July 13, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 07/13/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Tom Terrific Invocator: Steve Bettag ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Carl Hendrickson reported that Education Committee met prior to this evening’s Toastmaster meeting. They … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 13, 2011
Treasurer’s Audit Report – July 2011
Report of the Audit Committee July 13, 2011 Presented by Tom Krauska and Brent Stewart We have looked at the records maintained by outgoing Treasurer Petrina Monti. We reconciled the bank account as of June 30, 2011. The balance in the Club Checking Account as of June 30, 2011 was $2607.28 with a liability of … Continue reading Treasurer’s Audit Report – July 2011
Picnic Pictures
We all had a great picnic thanks to Erin and Adam - Terrific job.
Meeting Minutes July 6, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 07/06/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 p.m. Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Kevin Reichardt Invocator: Beth Draganic Area Governor Eileen Roth was in attendance and inducted the officers. Kathy Denton - President. Brent Stewart, Treasurer; Steve … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 6, 2011
Meeting Minutes June 29,2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 06/29/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Jim Ruzicka Invocator: Petrina Monti ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: Mike Beckman was formally inducted and Mike Marian will be … Continue reading Meeting Minutes June 29,2011
Meeting Minutes June 22, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 6/22/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 p.m. Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Steve Bettag Invocator: Rich Ullrich ****************************** ******* Officers’ Reports TM Leadership Institute Officer Training is this Saturday at the First Free … Continue reading Meeting Minutes June 22, 2011
Meeting Minutes June 15, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 06/15/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Adam Kutell Invocator: Alita Quires ****************************** ******* Officers’ Reports: Petrina Monti: Flowers were purchased for the funeral of former member Sue Dickemper. Petrina motioned to … Continue reading Meeting Minutes June 15, 2011
Meeting Minutes June 8, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 06/8/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Alita Quires Invocator: Laurie Mestdagh ************************************* Officers Reports None ************************************* Committee Reports: Carl Hendrickson – Education Committee met and discussed having Theme competitions, for example a Tall … Continue reading Meeting Minutes June 8, 2011
Meeting Minutes June 1, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 06/01/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Jack Bettag Invocator: Dee McAliney ************************************* Officers Reports Michael Marian reviewed the Distinguished Club Plan and currently we have completed 8 of 10 requirements. We need a … Continue reading Meeting Minutes June 1, 2011
Seeing Your Notes While Running Power Point
If you've ever wondered why many speakers still rely on all those bullet points in a presentation, it's mainly because they don't know their material. Now there's a way to show great graphic visuals and still have notes to reference while using Power Point. If you're using Office 2010, Power Point has a feature called … Continue reading Seeing Your Notes While Running Power Point
Remote Mouse for Power Point
If you're looking for a wireless remote, consider the Logitech Wireless Presenter R400. Bill C uses this and it's simplicity and small size appealed to me and at $40 it's inexpensive. There is a R800 model which sells for twice the price, but it also has twice the range. The R400 has a range of … Continue reading Remote Mouse for Power Point
Meeting Minutes May 18, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 05/18/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Tom Terrific Invocator: Alita Quires ************************************* Officers’ Reports None ************************************* Committee Reports: Webster and Lindenwood Universities send their thanks for judging the speech competitions. Kevin Reichardt is … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 18, 2011
Barb’s Quotes for the Evening
Barb S. speech last night was very moving and had some great quotes. Make the best of a bad situation Make the Most of the Moment Find out what you can do, not what you can't do.
Kissing the Microphone and Testing Beforehand
At a recent charity auction I noticed two distinct ways to hold a microphone and two distinct and different results. One speaker held the microphone close to his lips - almost as if he was kissing the microphone. He was loud and easy to hear and understand. The second speaker, unfortunately the Master of Ceremonies, … Continue reading Kissing the Microphone and Testing Beforehand
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