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
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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!
Violet Tatum – A Very Special Accomplishment
Pictured: Violet Tatum What started as a normal South County Toastmasters meeting ended with a very special achievement. Mrs. Tatum won Most Improved Speaker and Best Speaker for her presentation of 'Who Moved My Cheese' by Dr. Spencer Johnson. Violet represents the very best of what South County Toastmasters has to offer. When I see … Continue reading Violet Tatum – A Very Special Accomplishment
Meeting Minutes August 24, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 8/24/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 p.m. Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Mike Marian Invocator: Alita Quires ************************************* Officers’ Reports Brent Stewart announced that dues are due. Please submit payment for $42 to Brent. He also … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 24, 2011
Tom Peters – Presentation Excellence
Tom Peters is an excellent business speaker and in this downloadable power point slide show, he give us 56 points to remember for "Presentation Excellence." I would never use an all text slide show like this, but the points he makes are still valid. Click here to download the slides.
Meeting Minutes August 17, 2011
Meeting Date: 8/17/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 p.m. Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Toastmaster: George Kiser Time Keeper: Laurie Mestdagh Camera Op: Beth Draganic Ah Counter: Adam Kutell Table Topics: Jack Bettag Vote Counter: Violet Tatum Joke Master: Brent Stewart Grammarian: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 17, 2011
Buckle Your Seat Belt
I did a speech at the club recently about a car accident which my nephew and his wife were involved in. When I asked for a show of hands of how many people in the audience have been in a car accident, everyone's hand went up. There were thirty people in the audience. It just … Continue reading Buckle Your Seat Belt
Creating a Website
This is from a speech I did at the club and I've had a request for the information, so I'm posting the text of my speech. ============================================== SETTING UP YOUR OWN WEBSITE Tonight I’m going to show you how to create your own website. When it comes to setting up a website you have three … Continue reading Creating a Website
Meeting Minutes August 10, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 08/10/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Joanne Korba Invocator: Violet Tatum ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Carl Hendrickson reported on behalf of the Speakers Bureau – Howard Brandt wrote an … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 10, 2011
Meeting Minutes August 3, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 08/03/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Tom Terrific Invocator: Kelly Bottini ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: None ************************************* Old Business: Alan Kirby passed around a signup sheet for the contest … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 3, 2011
Dee McAliney Presents Lady Godiva
Speaking from the Advanced Communication Series, Bringing History to Life, Dee McAliney relies on the spirits of Lady Godiva in this presentation! Dee states the legend of Lady Godiva dates back to the Middle Ages in England. Lady Godiva was upset her husband, Leofic, the Earl of Mercer, raised taxes. In turn, Leofic tells Lady … Continue reading Dee McAliney Presents Lady Godiva
New Members Jerry Paul and Andrew Waithaka
Pictured from left to right: Andrew Waithaka, Laurie Mestdagh (mentor for Andrew), Jerry Paul, Kevin Wilson (mentor for Jerry) South County Toastmasters Welcomes Andrew Waithaka And Jerry Paul! They became members to improve their public speaking skills.
Meeting Minutes July 27, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: July 27, 2011 __ Called to order at: 7 pm________ Location: Met Life____________ Presiding officer: _Kathy Denton____________ Greeter___Rich Ullrich______________________ Invocator: Petrina Monti____________________ ************************************* Officers’ Reports none ************************************* Committee Reports: Alan Kirby reminded us of the Humorous and Tabletopics contest at the end of … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 27, 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, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 20, 2011
Don Clair Recognition
Pictured from left to right: Timothy Spezia, Laura Mather, Kat Mokriakow, Don Clair Don Clair was recognized by District 8 Officers for his excellent speech he gave at the keynote address at the TLI Training.
And The Full Circle Award Goes To…Barb Sapienza and Erin Gissel!
Pictured from left to right are: Barb Sapienza, Erin Gissel, Tom Terrific Tom Terrific of the South County Toastmasters presented Barb Sapienza and Erin Gissel with the Full Circle Award. There are fourteen jobs that need to be filled during a typical Toastmasters meeting. Some of these positions are the Speaker, the Evaluator, and the … Continue reading And The Full Circle Award Goes To…Barb Sapienza and Erin Gissel!
South County Toastmasters Welcomes Bill McNabb
Pictured from left to right: Judy Sowers, VP of Membership; Bill McNabb; Brent Stewart, Treasurer South County Toastmasters Welcomes Bill McNabb! Bill McNabb was initiated as a member of the South County Toastmasters. Mr. McNabb joined the group to improve his public speaking skills. Furthermore, Bill stated that he wanted to become a better communicator. … Continue reading South County Toastmasters Welcomes Bill McNabb
Speech Topic Selection 101
Here's a speech I did on Speech Topic Selection. There's also a worksheet at the end you can use to help generate ideas. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Speech Topic Selection - 101 “Talk About What You Know” Once a month in Toastmasters, this is what happens. “Let’s see -Time to check my email. Oh, I see the new … Continue reading Speech Topic Selection 101
Meeting Minutes July 13, 2011
Record of Meeting of South County Toastmasters – # 1957 Meeting Date: 07/13/2011 Called to order at: 7:00 pm Location: Met Life Building Presiding officer: Kathy Denton Greeter: Tom Terrific Invocator: Steve Bettag ************************************* Officers’ Reports: None ************************************* Committee Reports: Carl Hendrickson reported that Education Committee met prior to this evening’s Toastmaster meeting. They … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 13, 2011
Treasurer’s Audit Report – July 2011
Report of the Audit Committee July 13, 2011 Presented by Tom Krauska and Brent Stewart We have looked at the records maintained by outgoing Treasurer Petrina Monti. We reconciled the bank account as of June 30, 2011. The balance in the Club Checking Account as of June 30, 2011 was $2607.28 with a liability of … Continue reading Treasurer’s Audit Report – July 2011
Picnic Pictures
We all had a great picnic thanks to Erin and Adam - Terrific job.
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
