Fall 2016 Conference, South County Toastmasters weekend to shine.

It was South County's Weekend to shine at the 2016 District 8 Fall Conference. Two members (Adam Kutell and Robert VanWinkle) were awarded Distinguished Toastmaster awards, out of four in attendance. We won first place in both contests (Table Topics - Erin Gissel and Humorous - Rich Puskarich).  We also were represented by Jim Bubash … Continue reading Fall 2016 Conference, South County Toastmasters weekend to shine.

Adam Kutell – Distinguished Toastmaster

Congratulations goes to Adam Kutell for earning the highest award in Toastmasters International - the DTM. Dean Bone, club president is shown presenting the award to Adam. The DTM is the combination of earning Advanced Leader Silver and Advanced Communicator Gold (note, there is no Advanced Leader Gold) Here are Adam's accomplishments over the last … Continue reading Adam Kutell – Distinguished Toastmaster

2015 – Speech & Evaluation Contest Award Winners

Congratulations to the South County Toastmasters 2015 Speech Contest Winners. From left to right: Vamsi Jammalamadaka - Second place in Speech Contest, Shreya Gopal – First place in the Speech Contest, Erin Gissel – First place in the Evaluation Contest, Jim Bubash - Second place in Evaluation contest. The winners will represent the club at … Continue reading 2015 – Speech & Evaluation Contest Award Winners

Congratulations to the Winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest

Congratulations to the winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest, our own Vamsi Jammalamadaka.   His speech about the fear of being called on at Table Topics rang true for all of us and had us all laughing out loud. He will next present his speech at the District 8 Fall Conference to be held … Continue reading Congratulations to the Winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest

New Secretary Plus Two Awards

Kelly Bottini was inducted into the office of Secretary by Carl Hendrickson at the March 5th meeting. Thanks to Kelly for filling in this vacant officer position. Shreya Gopal has earned the Advanced Leader Bronze Award. Presenting the award was President Matt Ramshaw. Rob Van Winkle earned the Advanced Communicator Gold Award. Presenting the award … Continue reading New Secretary Plus Two Awards

2014 – Speech Contest Award Winners

Congratulations to the South County Toastmasters 2014 Speech Contest Winners. From left to right: Erin Gissel - first place in the Evaluation Contest, Alan Kirby - first place in the Speech Contest, Carl Hendrickson - 2nd place in both the Evaluation and Speech Contest. Erin and Alan will go on to represent the club at the … Continue reading 2014 – Speech Contest Award Winners

Thank You – Award – Congratulations

This last meeting we had a number of people recognized in the club meeting. Past-President Gina Willard was given a Dale Carnegie book by Jerry Paul as a way of saying thanks for the great job she did leading the club for the last term. Shreya Gopal earned the Advanced Communicator Bronze Award presented by … Continue reading Thank You – Award – Congratulations

Division A Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest –

Fellow Toastmasters, The news just in! You all might be curious about what happened at the Division A - Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest! It will come as no surprise that contestants from SCTM fared very well and placed at the contest. Erin Gissel placed 3rd at the Table Topics Contest with style and … Continue reading Division A Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest –

Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest!

South County Toastmasters had a spectacular Table Topics Contest and a rib tickling Humorous Speech Contest tonight. Thank you Sudarshan Gopinath for hosting it so well. Here are the winners! Table Topics Contest: 1st Place - Erin Gissel, 2nd Place - Shreya Gopal, 3rd Place - Alan Kirby Humorous Speech Contest: 1st Place - Matt … Continue reading Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest!

Tall Tales Contest !

South County Toastmasters hosted a fun Tall Tales Contest on July 24th. The contest was expertly planned and organized by Matt Ramshaw - the Contest Master. It was an evening was filled with a variety of tall tales. The contestants entertained everyone with strange, wild, humorous, and creative tales! And the winners are........... First Place … Continue reading Tall Tales Contest !

SCTM member authors editorial.

Congratulations to fellow SCTM member Brain Ettling! He has authored a half-page editorial in today's edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on ecological advocacy. Brain is one of the few SCTM members to achieve the distinction of writing editorial subjects. Best regards to Brian Ettling from your fellow South County Toastmasters! http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/what-keeps-me-up-late-at-night/article_19566c9b-bade-51c2-ab4f-c58d885d281c.html

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

Evaluator Contest at South County Toastmasters

Congratulations to David Wilkins, winner of the Best Evaluator Award in our club Evaluation Contest that was held on March 13, 2013. A special recognition to Erin Gissel, our second place winner, and to the following participants: Adam Kutell, Gina Willard, and Sudi Gopinath. The Evaluator Contest was organized by South County Toastmaster member Steve … Continue reading Evaluator Contest at South County Toastmasters

2012 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest Winners

The club level 2012 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest held last night was a resounding success. Kudos to our Contest Chair -Mrs. Shreya Gopal and our Chief Judge - Mr. Alan Kirby for ensuring a smooth and entertaining contest. Also, a hearty thanks to all our volunteers - Timers, Vote Counters, Judges and our Sergeant-At-Arms … Continue reading 2012 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest Winners

Barb Sapienza – Toastmasters Leadership Institute

Barb was presented a plaque this Saturday for her tireless efforts in co-chairing with John Murphy the TLI workshop. In just one hour she had seventeen events happening simultaneously plus numerous other items which needed her attention. Barb definitely gets the "TERRIFIC" award from the club and the district. The club not only had numerous … Continue reading Barb Sapienza – Toastmasters Leadership Institute

International Speech and Evaluation Contests A Success

(Picture From Left to Right: Alan Kirby, Gina Willard, David Domian, Erin Gissel(not in photo)) The 1st and 2nd place winners of each contest will move on to the Area 4 contest, which will be held on Saturday March 31 at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters (1640 South Lindbergh Blvd) at 10am (contestant briefings … Continue reading International Speech and Evaluation Contests A Success