We all had a great picnic thanks to Erin and Adam - Terrific job.
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New Officers Elected July 6, 2011
Past President Kevin Wilson passing the gavel to Kathy Denton, the new incoming President. Also pictured are: Brent Stewart, Treasurer; Steve Bettag, Secretary; Alita Quires, Vice President of Public Relations,Petrina Monti, Sgt At Arms. Missing are: Nilsa Scott, VP of Education and Judy Sowers, VP of Membership, Max Kaiser, Officer at Large.
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
New Member, Violet Tatum, Inducted June 1, 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
Meeting Minutes May 11, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 05/11/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: None Invocator: Kevin Wilson ************************************* Officers’ Reports None ************************************* Committee Reports: Carl Hendrickson – Education Committee has been looking into how to induct members more efficiently. One … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 11, 2011
New Member, Beth Draganic, Inducted May 04, 2011
Returning Member, Cytnthia Grega, Inducted May 04, 2011
New Member, Kelly Bottini, Inducted
Meeting Minutes May 4, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 05/04/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Petrina Monti Invocator: Fiorela Rodrigano ************************************* Officers’ Reports Mike Marion moved to purchase 5 Competent Leadership manuals. Tom Terrific state he has 4-5 in the club library. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes May 4, 2011
Meeting Minutes April 27, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 04/27/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter: Michael Marion Invocator: Howard Brandt ************************************* Officers’ Reports None ************************************* Committee Reports: Unfortunately the picnic last week was cancelled due to inclement weather. Please email Erin or … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 27, 2011
New Member, Dan Fitzhenry, Inducted
Tom Terrific (left) volunteered to be Dan Fitzhenry's mentor. Dan was voted into the club April 20th, 2011. On April 27th he was inducted into the club and officially welcomed and provided the new member club manual.
Full Circle Awards – Nilsa Scott, Mike Marian
Tom Terrific awards Nilsa Scott and Mike Marian the Full Circle award. This honor is awarded to members who have fulfilled every meeting role.
Meeting Minutes April 20, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 04/20/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Greeter Aidan Griffin Invocator: Petrina Monti ************************************* Officers’ Reports Mike Marion reported that the inter-club exchange with Twin Rivers will take place on May 4th. ************************************* Committee Reports: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 20, 2011
Screen Resolution with a Projector
I was practicing a speech and noticed that the projector screen picture looked fuzzy and I couldn't get a clear picture. What I discovered was that I needed to set the laptop resolution to the resolution of the projector. The resolution of my laptop is 1200x800 while the resolution of the projector is 1024x768. When … Continue reading Screen Resolution with a Projector
Writing a Speech – the process
1. Have an idea for a general topic - something that interests you. You can refine your topic later as you get more information and find out what “YOU” really have to say. Ideally you want to talk about a subject that you already know well and that will be of interest to your audience. … Continue reading Writing a Speech – the process
Meeting Minutes April 13, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 Meeting Date: _April 13, 2011 Called to order at: _7pm________ Location: Met Life__________ Presiding officer: ____Kevin Wilson_________ Greeter____Joann Korba______________________ Invocator: Dee McAliney_____________________ ************************************* Officers’ Reports Mike Marian reported that some members went to the Twin Rivers Toastmaster club last Sunday for an inter-club exchange. Nilsa … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 13, 2011
New Member Induction – Alita Quires
Diane Fawcett (VP of Membership and Alita's mentor) presents Alita Quires (new Member) with her membership binder.
What was it that made me believe that I could be a public speaker
By Kevin Wilson
Meeting Minutes April 6, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 Meeting Date: __4/6/2011______________ Called to order at: ____7 pm________ Location: _Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: _Kevin Wilson__________________________ Toastmaster: Rob Van Winkle____________ Theme Backwards Night Time Keeper:_Barb Sapienza________________ Camera Op: _Aidan Griffin__________________________ Ah Counter: __Kevin Reichardt____________________________ Table Topics: __Kathy Denton_______________________ Vote Counter: Steve Bettag_____________ Joke Master: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes April 6, 2011
Meeting Minutes March 30, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 Meeting Date: 3/30/2011 Called to order at: 7:01pm Location: Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Toastmaster: Laurie Mestdagh Time Keeper: Kathy Denton Camera Op: Rich Ullrich Ah Counter: Kevin Wilson Table Topics: Tom "Terrific" Krauska Vote Counter: Carl Hendrickson Joke Master: Brian Ettling … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 30, 2011
How to Fill out the Toastmaster Membership Application
How to Fill out the Toastmaster Membership Application Every member, not just club officers, should be aware of how to fill out the Toastmaster application. Everyone should know how to add new members to your club by knowing how to process new member applications. Use only one method of submission — mail, fax or online … Continue reading How to Fill out the Toastmaster Membership Application
How to Have Great Vocal Variety and Hand Gestures
I'm always amazed at how we start out so open and vocal and free to move and gesture. Somehow though many of us lose those qualities over time. Watch these two kids and learn.
Meeting Minutes March 23, 2011
Called to order at: 7:00pm Location: Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Toastmaster: David Bateman Time Keeper: Alan Kirby Camera Op: Brenda McNaughton Ah Counter: Joanne Korba Table Topics: Steve Bettag Vote Counter: George Kiser Joke Master: Brian Ettling Grammarian: Diane Fawcett General Eval: Bill Collier Invocator: Carl Hendrickson Officers’ Reports (VP Ed, VP … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 23, 2011
Division and District Speech Contest Information
Below are fliers and information for the Evaluation and Speech Contests for the - 2011 Division A and District 8 conferences. Here is the District 8 Agenda.
Area Four Winners
Congratulations to Kathy Denton for her 3rd place in the Evaluation Contest and also to Alan Kirby for his 2nd place finish in the Speech contest.
New Member Induction – Aidan Griffin (3/23/2011)
Adam Kutell, Aidan's mentor, welcomes Aidan to the club:
New Member Induction – Fiorela Rodrigano
Kevin Wilson, President, and Diane Fawcett, VP of Membership, welcome Fiorela into the club March 16, 2011: New member, Fiorela Rodrigano and her mentor, Judy Sowers:
Meeting Minutes March 16, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 Meeting Date: 3/16/2011 Called to order at: 7:00pm Location: Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Toastmaster: Jim Ruzicka Time Keeper: Steve Bettag Camera Op: Rob VanWinkle Ah Counter: Kevin Wilson Table Topics: Barb Sapienza Vote Counter: Gina Willard Joke Master: Steve Winheim Grammarian: Rich … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 16, 2011
Spring 2011 International Speech Contest Winners
Don Clair (2nd place), Kevin Reichardt (Contest Master), and Alan Kirby (1st place) photographed below.
Meeting Minutes March 9, 2011
Record of Special Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 TMI Speech and Evaluation Contest Meeting Date: 3/9/11 Called to order at: 7:00pm Location: Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Contest Master: Kevin Reichardt Chief Judge: Steve Flick Time Keepers: Brian Ettling, Tom "Terrific" Krauska Vote Counters: Judy Sowers, Jim Ruzicka, Brenda McNaughton … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 9, 2011
Presentation Tips from Previous Magazine Issues
The Toastmaster magazine has previous issues of magazines available to download. There are lots of presentation tips going back to January 2007. (Here's the link)
Spring 2011 Speech and Evaluation contest
Contest Master Kevin Reichardt (center) with contest winners Kathy Denton (1st place) and Bill Collier (2nd place) in the Evaluation Contest. Not pictured is Alan Kirby, first place in the Speech Contest and Don Clair coming in second. Photographed by Erin Gissel (3rd place - Evaluation contest.)
Area Speech and Evaluation Contest – 2011
Date: March 26, 2011 - Saturday Please be there to support our contestants: Alan Kirby and Kathy Denton Time: - Briefings: 9:30am - Contests: 10:00am Location: - Twin Rivers Worship Center - 10575 Tesson Ferry Road - St. Louis MO 63123
Timing for Speech and Evaluation Contests
Here are the timing rules for the International Speech and Evaluation Contests International speeches shall be from five to seven minutes. A contestant will be disqualified if the speech is less than four minutes 30 seconds or more than seven minutes 30 seconds. A green signal will be displayed at five minutes and remain displayed … Continue reading Timing for Speech and Evaluation Contests
Meeting Minutes March 2, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 Meeting Date: 3/2/11 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Toastmaster: Erin Gissell Time Keeper: Petrina Monti Camera Op: Brenda McNaughton Ah Counter: Brian Ettling Table Topics: Carl Hendrickson Vote Counter: Diane Fawcett Joke Master: David Bateman Grammarian: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 2, 2011
Writing a Speech in Five Minutes
All of us at some point in our speaking career have to give a speech, but don't have the time to prepare. Illness, family problems, extra time needed at work - these are all valid reasons to be in a situation where you have to speak, but haven't prepared like you normally would want. What … Continue reading Writing a Speech in Five Minutes
Meeting Minutes February 16, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters - # 1957 Meeting Date: 2/16/11 Called to order at: 7:00pm Location: Met Life Bldg Presiding officer: Kevin Wilson Toastmaster: George Kiser Time Keeper: Gary Rickert Camera Op: (lectern locked) Ah Counter: Carl Hendrickson Table Topics: Alan Kirby Vote Counter: Jim Ruzicka Joke Master: Dick Shields Grammarian: Diane … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 16, 2011
New Member, Brian Ettling, Inducted February 9, 2011
New Member, Don Wieland, Inducted February 9, 2011
Aristotle’s Rules for Persuasive Speech
When you think of old, very old, extremely old speakers. Who's the first person which comes to mind? Larry King? NO - this speaker is older than Larry Impossible you say, no one is older than Larry. Well let me tell you a story. Larry, had a teacher back in 3rd grade I believe where … Continue reading Aristotle’s Rules for Persuasive Speech
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