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Meeting Minutes June 13, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: June 13, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: With a nod to George Gershwin, “Summer Time and the Living is Easy” Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle … Continue reading Meeting Minutes June 13, 2018
Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: June 6, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Goodbye, Farewell, Amen Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018
Meeting Minutes May 30, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: May 30, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Speech Marathon Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 30, 2018
Meeting Minutes May 23, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: May 23, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Memorial Day Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Debbie Young, Vice-President Education Officer Reports: Jim Bubash, Vice-President Public Relations – There is a correction to the meeting minutes from last … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 23, 2018
Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: May 16, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: No theme. It was a themeless meeting Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018
Brent Stewart receives his CC certificate
Congratulation to Brent Stewart for receiving his CC certificate at our meeting on May 9. Brent has been a member of SCTM since 1983 and this is the fifth time he has completed the Toastmasters' basic communications manual.
Meeting Minutes May 9, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: May 9, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: By Failing to Prepare You are Preparing to Fail Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:01 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 9, 2018
Meeting Minutes May 2, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: May 2, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: April Showers Bring May Flowers Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Debbie Young, Vice President Education Officer Reports: Vice President Education, Debbie Young – No corrections to the meeting minutes … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 2, 2018
Congratulations Kathy Denton
Big congratulations to our Past President Kathy Denton for her recent presentation on Data Protection and Security. Her well received talk was at the St Louis Cyber Meetup located at the CIC Venture Café, locate on Duncan Ave in Downtown St Louis. Her topic was General Data Protection Regulation and its impact on United States Companies. Specifically she … Continue reading Congratulations Kathy Denton
Two Reasons Every Toastmaster Should Sign Up for Pathways
# 1 An opportunity to leave feedback for members Base Camp allows you to send feedback to a member enrolled in Pathways at any time. Of course, you can leave handwritten feedback during club meetings on the small evaluation slips. There are times you may be fulfilling a role during the meeting and don't have … Continue reading Two Reasons Every Toastmaster Should Sign Up for Pathways
Pathways: Completing Your Ice Breaker
You've selected your path and you've completed your ice breaker. What's next? Before you can move on there is a required step and some optional steps. Required: Perform a post assessment. If you re-launch your project, one of the last slides should prompt you to take a quick self-assessment of your skills. It is the … Continue reading Pathways: Completing Your Ice Breaker
Meeting Minutes April 25, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: April 25, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Youth Leadership Graduation Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 25, 2018
Graduation of the spring 2018 Youth Leadership class sponsored by SCTM
Graduations ceremonies for the Youth Leadership program took place at the SCTM meeting on April 25, 2018. Each of the five student gave full length speeches followed by a commencement speech presented by Alan Kirby. Each student was then presented with an official South County Toastmaster Certificate of Completion. The meeting room was packed with … Continue reading Graduation of the spring 2018 Youth Leadership class sponsored by SCTM
Meeting Minutes April 18, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: April 18, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: No theme. This was a themeless meeting Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 18, 2018
Meeting Minutes April 11, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: April 11, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Perseverance in the Face of a Challenge Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 11, 2018
Meet Our New Member
Big welcome to our newest member, Tom Boyland. He was inducted into our club at the April 11 2018 meeting. Show is our President Rob VanWinkle and his mentor Jim Salih.
Meeting Minutes April 4, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: April 4, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: April Fools Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 4, 2018
Pathways Q&A
Q: Do I get credit for meeting roles in Pathways? A: Yes, for some of the roles. You are required to complete, Table Topicsmaster, Evaluator and Toastmaster to complete level three of your path. Keep in mind, every meeting roles serves an important function in executing a successful Toastmaster meeting! Q: How do I get … Continue reading Pathways Q&A
Meet our two new members
Congratulations to our newest members. Shown from the left are Susan McConnell who will be the mentor for Sandy Dickson and Bill Hurston with his mentor Mary K Spencer. They were inducted into our club on April 4. We are all glad that you decided to join our team.
Big Cheers to Sarah Pitkin
Big congratulations go to Sarah Pitkin for receiving her Competent Leader Award at our April 4 meeting. Shown with our President, Rob VanWinkle.
Carl Hendrickson Earns Gold
Carl Hendrickson, DTM, earned his Advanced Communicator Gold award, after co-teaching a Speechcraft course with Jim Salih. Congratulations, Carl!
Meeting Minutes March 28, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: March 28, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Has Spring Sprung Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 28, 2018
Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: March 21, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: None. Steve Winheim had a themeless meeting Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018
Meeting Minutes March 14, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: March 14, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Graduation Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved as … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 14, 2018
Big Congratulation to our Speechcraft graduates.
Congratulation to the new graduates from the Speechcraft Program sponsored by SCTM. Pictured are Adila Zafer, Janet Bold and John Fetter holding their Certificate of Completion. They just finished the 6 week Speechcraft Program organized by Jim Salih and Carl Hendrickson.
Milestone Awards
Congratulations to our members that received milestone awards. Right to left: Rob Van Winkle, Competent Leader Award; Sarah Pitkin, Competent Communicator Award, Geoff King, Competent Leader award and James Graves, Competent Communicator award
Meet our new member, Anne Hartupee
South County Toastmasters welcomes our new member Anne Hartupee. She joined our the club is to complete a practicum to earn a teaching certificate. Her mentor will be Kate Schafroth.
Meeting Minutes March 7, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: March 7, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: New Beginnings Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from the weeks of … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 7, 2018
Speech & Evaluation Contest Winners
Wednesday, February 28th, South County Toastmasters hosted an International Speech and Evaluation Contest. Susan McConnell took first place in the International Speech Contest and Max Kaiser took first place in the Evaluation Contest. Both will advance to Area Contest on Saturday, March 31st. Kathy Denton took second place in the International Speech Contest and Adam … Continue reading Speech & Evaluation Contest Winners
Meeting Minutes February 28, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: February 28, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: International Speech and Evaluation Contest Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:03 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle – Our International Speech and Evaluation Contest is … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 28, 2018
Youth Leadership Program
Our club will be sponsoring a Youth Leadership Program stating this March 6 and continuing for 8 weeks. It is a fantastic program. Attached is a flyer on the program that we can distribute to your family and friends. Here are a few details: South County Toastmasters is hosting an 8-week Youth Leadership program to … Continue reading Youth Leadership Program
Meeting Minutes February 21, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: February 21, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 21, 2018
New Member Sandy Roll
Meet our new member Sandy Roll. She joined our club at the February 21 meeting. Her mentor will be Jim Bubash. Welcome Sandy, we are happy that you joined our club.
Pathways Q&A
Q: Can I log in and look at the Pathways choices without selecting a Path? A: Yes, you can watch videos about Pathways and navigating Base Camp and you can take an assessment that will recommend three of the possible ten Paths that might be right for you. Q: Is there any reason to log … Continue reading Pathways Q&A
New Member, John Fetter
John Fetter joined South County Toastmasters at our February 14, 2018 meeting. His mentor is Stacy Duncan. Welcome John, we are very happy to have you in our club.
Meeting Minutes February 14, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: February 14, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Love Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved as … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 14, 2018
New Member, Janet Bold
Meet our new member, Janet Bold. She joined our club at the February 7 meeting. Debbie Young will be her mentor. Welcome Janet, are are very happy to have you join our team.
Meeting Minutes February 7, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: February 7, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: The Olympics Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:05 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 7, 2018
Open House – Feb. 21st.
Introduction To Pathways
Wednesday evening, Joe McChesney and Teri O'Brien provided our club with an introduction to Pathways, Toastmaster's new education program. Following are a few of the highlights: Members will have 2+ years to continue working on the existing educational program (CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ALB, ALS, DTM) until it is terminated. Pathways is made up of … Continue reading Introduction To Pathways
Meeting Minutes January 31, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: January 31, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: None Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob Van Winkle, President Officer Reports: President – Rob Van Winkle - No corrections to meeting minutes from last week. Approved as submitted … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 31, 2018
Meeting Minutes January 24, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: January 24, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Defining Moments or Events Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Debbie Young, Vice President Education Officers’ Reports: Vice President Education – No corrections to meeting minutes from last week. Unanimously … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 24, 2018
New Member, Adila Zafer
Adila Zafer joined South County Toastmasters at our January 24th meeting. Her mentor is Sarah Pitkin. Welcome, Adila, we are very happy to have you!
Meeting Minutes January 17, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: January 17, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Winter Olympics Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob vanWinkle, President Officers’ Reports: President – Executive board just met. Couple goals discussed. Very excited for the upcoming term. Officer … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 17, 2018
Consider Having a Pocket Speech
A pocket speech is a pre-written speech that you have handy for a last minute speaking opportunity. Every month we seem to end up with at least one meeting that we are short a speaker. This is a wasted opportunity for someone to get closer to one of their communicator awards. Some tips about pocket … Continue reading Consider Having a Pocket Speech
Why You Should Log into the Toastmasters International Website
The Toastmaster website is a wealth of information. A lot of the information can be found without ever logging into your account, including the ability to find all the advance communicator manuals Toastmaster publishes. Why would I want to log in? To check dates that you earned awards To check dates that you served as … Continue reading Why You Should Log into the Toastmasters International Website
Meeting Minutes January 10, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: January 10, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: “When I Grow Up” Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Rob vanWinkle, President Officers’ Reports: President – Items the club will focus on this term: Speechcraft, mentorship, speeches about roles … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 10, 2018
New Club Officers Installed 1/3/2018
Officer at Large – Kathy Denton, Sargeant at Arms – Susan McConnell, Treasurer – Rich Puskarich, Secretary – Sean Sheehan, Vice-President Membership – Geoff King, Vice-President Education – Debbie Young, President – Rob VanWinkle and thank you to Parshu Anantharam, Division A Director of District 8 for performing the installation. Vice-President Public Relations – Jim … Continue reading New Club Officers Installed 1/3/2018
Meeting Minutes January 3, 2018
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date: January 3, 2018 Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: No Theme Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building Called to Order: 7:00 PM Presiding Officer: Kathy Denton and Rob vanWinkle, outgoing President and incoming President Officers’ Reports: Kathy Denton – New officers will be installed today Committee Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 3, 2018
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