Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 02/15/2012 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Petrina Monti Greeter: Thad James Invocator: Kelly Bottini ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: Sheria Goypal was inducted as a new member her mentor … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 15, 2012
News
Meeting Minutes February 8, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 02/08/2012 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Petrina Monti Greeter: Adam Calloway Invocator: Bill McNabb ************************************* Officers’ Reports: Competent Leader award was given to Erin Gissel by our president Petrina Monti ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 8, 2012
~Leadership~
Way to go!! Erin Gissel (left) received the Competent Leader Award from our current President of South County Toastmasters, Petrina Monti (right).
Competent Communicator
Lets congratulate Brenda McNaughton (Left) for completing her Competent Communicator Manual, Brenda was awarded a certificate and pin by our current President, Petrina Monti (Right).
Meeting Minutes February 1, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: Feb. 1, 2012 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Petrina Monti Greeter: Barb Sapienza Invocator: Brenda McNaughton ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: International Speech and Evaluation contest, not enough contestants … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 1, 2012
Area – Division – District Speech Dates
At the request of some of our members, this email lists the dates and locations for the known Area, Division, and District contests ("International Speech" and "Evaluation") to follow our club's February contest. ------------------------------------------- Area 4 Date: March 31, 2012 - Saturday Time: - Briefings: 9:30am - Contest: 10:00am Location: - St Louis County Library … Continue reading Area – Division – District Speech Dates
West County Journal Article 1984
Meeting Minutes January 25, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 01/25/2012 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Petrina Monti Greeter: Alita Quires Invocator: Craig Gissy ************************************* Officers’ Reports: Chart boards will be up next week. I need to have anyone in the CL or ACB, ACS … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 25, 2012
~Congratulations~
Lets Congratulate Steve Winheim and Petrina Monti for their achievement of the FULL CIRCLE AWARD!!
Meeting Minutes January 18, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 01/18/2012 Called to order at: 7:02 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Petrina Monti Greeter: Joanne Korba Invocator: Bethany Draganic ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: Adam still has the signup sheet for contest. ************************************* New Business: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 18, 2012
Don Clair Video on YouTube
Don has put together a collection of parts of his speeches for us to enjoy and learn.
Accredited Speaker Program
Anyone interested in applying for the Accredited Speaker Award - here are the basic requirements. Eligibility To qualify as an Accredited Speaker, an applicant must: be a current member in good standing be an Able Toastmaster OR Advanced Toastmaster Bronze OR Advanced Communicator Bronze Have had a minimum of 25 speaking engagements to non Toastmasters … Continue reading Accredited Speaker Program
Meeting Minutes January 11, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 01/11/2012 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Petrina Monti Greeter: Traci Cahill Invocator: Kevin Wilson ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Carl Hendrickson of the Educational Committee asked that the new members please fill out … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 11, 2012
A Job Well Done!
Former President, Kevin Wilson, presents our most recent former President, Kathy Denton with a Gift to show Her our appreciation for a job well done! Congratulations and Thank you for your service! (Petrina Monti, the club's current President, observes on the left)
Welcome Thad James & Adam Calloway
(From Left to Right) Joanne Korba - Mentor to Thad James Michael Marian - Mentor to Adam Calloway Both have joined to improve their speaking skills! Let's welcome our newest members to SOUTH COUNTY TOASTMASTERS!
Dues for Members
Dues and Fees: South County Toastmasters is a self-supporting not-for-profit organization. Our club is open to anyone who wants to better develop leadership and communication skills. To this end, we work to keep our dues and fees modest and accessible - and have scholarships available for those that need a little assistance. Our regular … Continue reading Dues for Members
New Officers 2012
January 3, 2012 New Officers Installed in South County Toastmasters - Pictured from Left to Right are the following: Kelly Bottini - Treasurer, Adam Kutell - Officer at Large, Joanne Korba - Secretary, Michael Beckman - VP of Public Relations, Petrina Monti - President, Jerry Paul - Seargent at Arms, Bill McNabb - VP of Education, Steve Bettag - VP of Membership
Meeting Minutes January 4, 2012
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 01/04/2012 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Petrina Monti Acting President/President Greeter: Joanne Korba Invocator: Brian Ettling ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: Adam Kutell passed around a sign up sheet … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 4, 2012
Treasurer’s Audit Report – January 2012
Report of the Audit Committee January 4, 2012 Presented by Tom Krauska I have looked at the records maintained by outgoing Treasurer Brent Stewart. We reconciled the bank account as of December 31, 2011. The balance in the Club Checking Account as of December 21, 2012 is $2519. Thanks to Brent for his great service … Continue reading Treasurer’s Audit Report – January 2012
Calendar 101
This is a speech I have done in the past and it might help members for this coming year. ------------------------------------------- Calendar 101 – Doesn’t it sound like one of your school’s dullest and most boring classes? Sure it does. Actually, it’s a class that is never offered, but it’s a life-skill and a key to … Continue reading Calendar 101
Meeting Minutes December 28, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 12/28/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Acting President Greeter: Judy Sowers Invocator: Violet Tatum ************************************* Officers’ Reports: The Webster University speech contest is the 2nd weekend of February . If you would like to … Continue reading Meeting Minutes December 28, 2011
Meeting Minutes December 7, 2011
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
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
A Family Affair: A Father and Son Duo
Pictured from left is Steve Bettag and Dad, Jack Bettag There is a certain feeling of energy when one attends a South County Toastmasters (SCTM) meeting. Everyone plays a role in organizing the meeting and is busy accomplishing them. As a new member, this interaction is what I noticed. I was most intrigued by Jack Bettag … Continue reading A Family Affair: A Father and Son Duo
South County Toastmasters Congratulates Adam Kutell!
Pictured from left to right: Kathy Denton, President; Adam Kutell Another member of South County Toastmasters is at it again! Adam Kutell is the latest recipient of the Advanced Communicator Bronze Certificate. To be eligible for this certificate, Adam had to achieved the Competent Communicator Award and two Advanced Communication Series manuals.
And The Beat The Clock Award Goes To…
Pictured from left to right: Kathy Denton, President; Judy Sowers, VP of Membership South County Toastmasters has another reason to celebrate! The club was recognized by Toastmasters International for the Beat The Clock Award. The award is given to those clubs who receive five new members between May 1 and June 30, 2011. Way to go, SCTM!
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