Meeting Date and Time 29 May 2013, 7:00pmMeeting Title / Theme: Speech-A-ThonMeeting Called to Order: 700PMGuests: Robert Osbourne (Application turned in), Kevin WilsonStart of Business Meeting: 703PMMinutes of the last meeting: Approved with no changesOfficer Reports: NoneCommittee Reports: NoneOld Business: NoneNew Business: Officers Slate for July through December 2013; will vote on slate next week … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 29, 2013
Author: Tom Terrific
Adam Kutell – ACG Award
Congratulations to Adam on achieving the Advanced Communicator Gold Award.
Meeting Minutes May 22, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 22 May 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Memorial Day Meeting Called to Order: PM Word of the Evening: Lodge (n) and (v) Guests: Nick Ostelecki, Jintana (?Winheim?), Robert Osborne, Charles (didn’t get last name) Start of Business Meeting: 705PM Minutes of the last meeting: Approved, no corrections Officer Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 22, 2013
Meeting Minutes May 15, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 15 May 2013, 7:00 p.m. Meeting Title / Theme: Clint Eastwood Meeting Called to Order: 7:04 p.m. Word of the Evening: Gest Guests: Robert Ozborn, Jack Williams and Area 4 Governor Bob Heaton Start of Business Meeting: 7:04 p.m. Governor's Report: Governor Heaton spoke about the Distinguished Club Program criteria and how … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 15, 2013
Meeting Minutes May 8, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 8 May 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Playing Hooky Meeting Called to Order: 701PM Word of the Evening: Vacuous Guests: Maximillianah Zales (sp?), Carol Lindwedel (Joined tonight!) Start of Business Meeting: 705PM Minutes of the last meeting: Approved; no changes Officer Reports: None Committee Reports: None Old Business: Adam Kutell … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 8, 2013
Meeting Minutes May 1, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 1 May 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: N/A Meeting Called to Order: 701PM Word of the Evening: Nascent (adj.) – Coming or having recently come into existence Guests: Vanessa Ostler, Carol Lindwedel, Teri Stiebel, Maximillianah Sales (sp?) Start of Business Meeting: 703PM Minutes of the last meeting: Approved w/ … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 1, 2013
Meeting Minutes April 24, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 24 April 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Be Prepared Meeting Called to Order: 700PM Word of the Evening: Anticipate Guests: Carol Lindwedel, Teri Stiebel, and Vanessa Ostler Start of Business Meeting: 704PM Minutes of the last meeting: Approved Officer Reports: • VP Membership (Matt Ramshaw): We have … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 24, 2013
Howard Brandt – Cliff Cave Park
Howard's speech on Cliff Cave Park.
Susan Cain Video – Toastmaster Award Recipient
In the latest Toastmaster magazine, they had an article about Susan Cain who is the 2013 Golden Gavel Award Recipient. Below is a video she did where she talks about being an introvert. It's interesting to note that she spoke for 19 minutes and did not use a single Power Point slide. The title of … Continue reading Susan Cain Video – Toastmaster Award Recipient
Meeting Minutes April 17, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 17 April 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Final Frontiers Meeting Called to Order: 700PM Word of the Evening: Connection, To Connect, or Disconnect Guests: Jessica Neumeier, Miranda Kutell, Fran and Leroy Ettling, Janice Dorn (Relative of B. Ettling), 2 came in late, and Carol Lindwedel, and Donna Seidel (and … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 17, 2013
Meeting Minutes April 10, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 10 April 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: None Meeting Called to Order: 700PM Word of the Evening: Critic Guests: None Start of Business Meeting: 701PM Minutes of the last meeting: None Officer Reports: None Committee Reports: None Old Business: None New Business: Shreya Gopal brought cupcakes for everyone to … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 10, 2013
Meeting Minutes April 3, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 3 April 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Life Stories Meeting Called to Order: 7:00 PM Word of the Evening: Obviate Guests: Judy Cagle (former Toastmaster, 6-7 years ago) Start of Business Meeting: PM Minutes of the last meeting: Deferred to next meeting pending posting on-line Officer Reports: None Committee Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 3, 2013
Speech by Brian Ettling
Brian did a great job in the speech below. He uses audience participation, humor, visual aids, gestures and stories - he gets the "Terrific" award. Note - you need to fast forward to the five minute-25 seconds mark to get to Brian's part. You can also just click on the link above.
How to Keep Your Laptop from Going to Sleep
I was at a recent presentation where just after the speaker was introduced, his laptop went into "sleep" mode. It took the presenter a couple of minutes to get the laptop going again and it certainly interrupted the beginning of his presentation. Caffeine from ZhornSoftware.co.uk is one program that simulates a keystroke every 59 seconds. … Continue reading How to Keep Your Laptop from Going to Sleep
Meeting Minutes March 27, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 27 March 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: The Cardinals Meeting Called to Order: 702P Word of the Evening: Spice Guests: None Start of Business Meeting: 703PM Minutes of the last meeting: Approved with no changes Officer Reports: Treasurer, Mrs. Kelly Bottini reminded the members that the club dues for … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 27, 2013
David Wilkins Speech – Civics in the Classroom
Nice speech by David about the need for more civics classes in our schools.
Speech by Colin Powell
This speech by Colin Powell is a good one to learn from. It's from a Ted Talk - "Colin Powell: Kids need structure." He uses humor - visual aids - stories - a bit of exaggeration and a nice summary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhYnouvrG_8
Meeting Minutes March 20, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 20 March 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: N/A Meeting Called to Order: 700P Word of the Evening: Paraphrase – a restatement Guests: Miranda and Sabrina Kutell (Adam Kutell’s daughters) Start of Business Meeting: 700P Minutes of the last meeting: Corrections noted on changed minutes and e-mailed out. Officer Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 20, 2013
Meeting Minutes March 13, 2013
Corrections Add: Judy Sowers to those in Attendance Change: Attendance to 27 members, 1 guest (from 26 members, 1 guest) Change: Guest Bob Heaton, Area 4 Governor (from President) Meeting Date and Time 13 March 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: International Speech and Evaluation Contest Meeting Called to Order: 700PM Word of the Evening: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 13, 2013
Meeting Minutes March 6, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 6 March 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: You Never Know Where a Toastmasters Conversation Will Take You Meeting Called to Order: 701PM Word of the Evening: Expunge (verb) – To Destroy, To Eliminate, To Strikeout/Obliterate Guests: Miranda and Sabrina Kutell Start of Business Meeting: 710PM Minutes of the last meeting: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 6, 2013
Bob Chunn – Past President of South County Toastmasters
Bob-Chunn - one of the great leaders of our club, recently passed away. If you click on the link above, it will show you all of his life's accomplishments. In our club he was the District Outstanding Toastmaster from 1984 - 85, Club President in 1983, President of Salem Toastmasters and also a Distinguished Toastmaster. Bob was … Continue reading Bob Chunn – Past President of South County Toastmasters
How to Adjust the Audio Level
If you are the camcorder operator, it's good to check the audio volume just in case someone has been playing with the buttons and changed the settings. Here is how to do that. The first thing to do after you turn on the camera is to click on the HOME button on the camcorder. This … Continue reading How to Adjust the Audio Level
New Member – Jim Bubash
On the right is our newest member Jim Bubash. Jim's coach is Steve Bettag. As we learned from his ice-breaker speech, Jim is a very creative person.
Adam Kutell – Advanced Communicator Silver Award
Congratulation to Adam on earning the Advanced Communicator Silver Award. The award was presented by acting President Carl Hendrickson.
Meeting Minutes February 27, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 27 February 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Leap Year Meeting Called to Order: 700PM Word of the Evening: Pragmatic Guests: None – two (2) guests voted in – see New Business Section Start of Business Meeting: 703PM Minutes of the last meeting: Approved, no changes Officer Reports: Treasurer Committee Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 27, 2013
Video Tips for Toastmasters
Thanks to Steve W. for the great job taking this video. If your club has a video camera to record speeches here are some tips to make your video as good as possible. Arrive early. Setup the camera and practice ahead of time. Look at the instructions before you come to the meeting. Get the … Continue reading Video Tips for Toastmasters
Speaker to Watch – Diana Nyad
Diana Nyad's speech about swimming from Cuba to Florida shows us some great presentation techniques. While she may not get the best-dressed award, she tells her story as well as any speaker.
Meeting Minutes February 20, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 20 February 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Presidents Day Meeting Called to Order: 701PM Word of the Evening: Legacy (n) Guests: Patrick Hunter and Jim Bruback (sp?) Start of Business Meeting: 703P Minutes of the last meeting: Approved with no changes Officer Reports: None Committee Reports: None Old Business: Adam … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 20, 2013
Meeting Minutes February 13, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 13 February 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Luv/Love Meeting Called to Order: 700PM Word of the Evening: Luv (Verb) – adore, treasure, cherish, prize, enjoy, relish, savor, appreciate Guests: Patrick Hunter (goes by Hunter) Start of Business Meeting: 703PM Minutes of the last meeting: Sean Page was absent on 2/6/13 … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 13, 2013
Meeting Minutes February 6, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 6 February 2013, 7:00pmMeeting Title / Theme: Circumspect (Cautious, Careful)Meeting Called to Order: 700PMWord of the Evening: SlackerGuests: Jerome Davis, Clarence Meyers, Vamsi Jammalamadaka, and Craig Smiley (TM Member new to STL from Jacksonville, FL)Start of Business Meeting: 705PMMinutes of the last meeting: Change to the Correspondence and Announcements was made; … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 6, 2013
Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat
Here's a recent speech on goal setting I did at the club. You can download the book for free at http://www.TomTerrific.com - click on My Books.
Meeting Minutes January 30, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 30 January 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Speech-A-Thon / Perseverance Meeting Called to Order: 700PM Word of the Evening: N/A Guests: Christine Zimmerman, Brian Joseph-Neil Start of Business Meeting: 703PM Minutes of the last meeting: Approved with no changes Officer Reports: None Committee Reports: None Old Business: None New Business: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 30, 2013
Meeting Minutes January 23, 2012
Meeting Date and Time 23 January 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: "Character" Meeting Called to Order: 7:02 P.M. Words of the Evening: Schnee (snow), Schneemann, Schneeball, Schneeballschlacht (snowball fight) Schneeraumfahrzeug (snow plow) Guests: Richard Hiers (voted in tonight), Carmen Wilkerson Start of Business Meeting: 7:01 P.M. Minutes of the last meeting: Approved with no … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 23, 2012
Meeting Minutes January 17, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 16 January 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Meeting Called to Order: 700P Word of the Evening: Repugnant Guests: Susan Carillo (voted in tonight), Amy Fishbein Start of Business Meeting: 704P Minutes of the last meeting: Approved with no changes however Tom Terrific posted new officers … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 17, 2013
Meeting Minutes January 9, 2013
Meeting Date and Time 9 January 2013, 7:00pm Meeting Title / Theme: New Starts Meeting Called to Order: 700P Word of the Evening: Cogent Guests: Susan Carillo, Richard Hires (former member returning), Andrew Stanley, and Bob Heaton (Area Governor) Start of Business Meeting: 720P Minutes of the last meeting: Approved with no changes Officer Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 9, 2013
Meeting Minutes December 19, 2012
Record of Meeting of Meeting of South County Toastmasters #1957 Meeting Date: December 19, 2012 Called to order at:7:00 PM Location: Metlife Building Presiding Officer: Steve Bettag Greeter: Kathy Kreitner Invocator: Brian Ettling Minutes submitted by: Violet Tatum ********************************************** Officers Report Minutes of previous meeting emailed … Continue reading Meeting Minutes December 19, 2012
Next Meeting January 9th – Officer Installation
Toastmasters will take a break for the holidays and will return on January 9th. We will install the new officers at this meeting so try and attend.
Christmas Party Pictures
Meeting Minutes December 5, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters (Club #1957) December 5, 2012 Called to order at: 7:01 p.m. Location: MetLife Service Center, Employee Cafeteria Presiding Officer: Steve Bettag, SCTM President Toastmaster: Kathy Kreitner Time Keeper: George Kiser Camera: Adam Kutell Ah Counter: Brent Stewart Table Topics: Tom Terrific Vote … Continue reading Meeting Minutes December 5, 2012
Christmas Party – December 12th.
A reminder that there will not be a regular meeting on December 12th. Instead we will have a potluck dinner at the Fox Chase Apartments starting at 6 PM. The club is providing drinks. 700 Fox Chase Arnold, MO 63010-1349 We are also having a gag-gift exchange. Here are the directions. Take I-55 South past … Continue reading Christmas Party – December 12th.
Dee McAliney – Advanced Communicator Silver Award
Congratulations to Dee for earning her Advanced Communicator Silver Award - presented by President Steve Bettag
Meeting Minutes November 28, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters #1957 Meeting Date: November 28, 2012 Called to Order at: 7:00 PM Location: Met Life Building Presiding Officer: Steve Bettag Greeter: Petrina Monti Invocator: Judy Sowers Minutes submitted by: Violet Tatum, Secretary ************************************************ Officers’ Report: None ************************************************ Committee Report: None ************************************************ Old Business: Petrini Monti open a request … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 28, 2012
Meeting Minutes November 14, 2012
November 14, 2012 Presiding officer: Steve Bettag Toastmaster: Jerry Paul Time Keeper: Kathy Denton Camera Op: Sean Page Ah Counter: Dave Domian Table Topics: Jack Bettag Vote Counter: Steve Bettag Joke Master: Dee McAliney Grammarian: Traci Cahill General Eval: Kevin Wilson Word: ? Invocator: Carl Hendrickson Officers Reports (VP Ed, VP Membership, VP PR, Treasurer, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 14, 2012
Secretary Duties – How To
If you are filling in as Secretary, here's a How-To for the meeting. Use a Text-Editor like Notepad. Don't use Microsoft Word. You can find Notepad under Accessories in Windows. All we need is plain text - not fancy formatting. Bring the Meeting Minutes Form with you to the meeting and just fill-in the blanks … Continue reading Secretary Duties – How To
No Meeting – November 21, 2012
We will not have a meeting on Wednesday - November 21st.
Meeting Minutes November 7, 2012
November 7, 2012 MEETING RECORD OF REGULAR OF SOUTH COUNTY TOASTMASTERS Presiding officer: Steve Bettag Toastmaster: Tom Terrific Time Keeper: Howard Brandt Camera Op: Jerry Paul Ah Counter: Alita Quires Table Topics: Adam Kutell Vote Counter: Erin Gissel Joke Master: Shreya Gopal Grammarian: Steve Flick General Eval: Kelly Boltini Word: Amenable Invocator: Kevin Reichardt Officers’ … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 7, 2012
Meeting Minutes October 24, 2012
MEETING RECORD OF REGULAR OF SOUTH COUNTY TOASTMASTERS Meeting Date: 10/24/2012 Called to order at: 7:01 Location: Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: Steve Bettag Toastmaster: Rob VanWinkle Time Keeper: Erin Gissel Camera Op: Traci Cahill Ah Counter: Laurie Mestdagh Table Topics: Alita Quires Vote Counter: Kathy Denton Joke Master: Brendt Stewart Grammarian: Kip Guthry General … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 24, 2012
Meeting Minutes October 17, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters #1957 Meeting Date: October 17, 2012 Called to Order at: 7:00 PM Location: Met Life Building Presiding Officer: Steve Bettag Greeter: Alita Quires Invocator: Diane Fawcett Minutes submitted by: Violet Tatum. Secretary ****************************************************** Officers’ Report: None ******************************************************* Committee Reports: None ******************************************************* Old Business: Jeff Hall was inducted as … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 17, 2012
Meeting Minutes October 10, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters #1957 Meeting Date: October 10, 2012 Called to Order at: 7:00 PM Location: Met Life Building Presiding Officer: Steve Bettag Greeter: Brent Stewart Invocator: Adam Calloway Minutes submitted by: Violet Tatum, Secretary ***************************************************** Officers’ Report: None ***************************************************** Committee Reports: None ***************************************************** Old Business: None ***************************************************** New Business: Discussion … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 10, 2012
Meeting Minutes October 3, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters #1957 Meeting Date: October 3, 2012 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding Officer: Steve Bettag Greeter: Kevin Wilson Invocator: Rob Van Winkle Minute submitted by Violet Tatum Secretary ************************************************ Officers’ Report: Minutes from previous minutes emailed and accepted ************************************************ Committee Reports: None ************************************************ … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 3, 2012
