South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Fall Season Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Jim Salih as acting presiding officer Word of the Night: Oblige President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions to be made to the meeting minutes of October 27, 2021, hearing … Continue reading Meeting Minutes November 3, 2021
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Meeting Minutes October 27, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Creepy Halloween Story Night Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Scream All business was dispensed with in favor of the special story night. Patrick did remind us to let him know if they want an officer’s … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 27, 2021
Founders Party
October 20, 2021 With forty-one members in attendance and via Zoom, the club Founders Day Party was a gigantic success. Led by Victor and Bill, and with help from a number of other people, the meeting ran smoothly and it was great to see not only current members, but friends from the past. Let's keep … Continue reading Founders Party
Meeting Minutes October 20, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Founder’s Day Celebration Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Reunion All business was dispensed with due to the celebration. Officers Reports: none Committee reports: none *********************************************************************************************** InvocatorSheehan, SeanSpeaker 1Stewart, BrentSpeaker 2Young, DebbieJokemasterHendrickson, Carl Voting: Best SpeakerDebbie … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 20, 2021
Howard Brandt Day
Patrick Hunt, President, and Howard Brandt Howard Brandt was honored at the latest club meeting with a Proclamation from the mayor of Sunset Hills, Patricia Fribis, stating that October 20, 2021 was "Howard Brandt Day in Sunset Hills, Missouri."
Hook Any Audience
Lessons from the 2015 Toastmasters Champion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8GvTgWtR7o
How to Show Confidence
YouTube Videos
If you'd like to see some of our past speakers and speeches, you can find them on our YouTube site. https://www.youtube.com/user/southcountytoastmas/videos Note - if you'd like to add your video, please contact Tom Terrific.
Meeting Minutes October 13, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Scary Story Night Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Jim Salih as acting presiding officer Word of the Night: Recapitulate Acting President Jim Salih asked if there were any corrections or additions to be made to the meeting minutes of October 6, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 13, 2021
Meeting Minutes October 6, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Cars Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Myriad President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions to be made to the meeting minutes of Sep 29, 2021, hearing none, the minutes stand as … Continue reading Meeting Minutes October 6, 2021
Writing for the Club Website
Setup a WordPress.com account.Let Tom Terrific know so he can set you up as an Editor.Sign into the SouthCountyToastmasters.WordPress.com site, click on the Write icon. 4. Type in the title. 5. Add a picture if desired as the first item. 6. Type in text 7. Under Post - click and choose the Category. 8. Preview … Continue reading Writing for the Club Website
Meeting Minutes September 29, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Goodbye to Summer Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Transition President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions to be made to the meeting minutes of Sep 22, 2021, hearing none, the minutes … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 29, 2021
Meeting Minutes September 22, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: What’s Your Event? Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Unique President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions to be made to the meeting minutes of Sep 15, 2021, hearing none, the minutes … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 22, 2021
2021 TI Speech winners
Meeting Minutes September 15, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Divine Intervention Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Conducive President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes of Sep 8, 2021, hearing none, the … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 15, 2021
Meeting Minutes September 8, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: None Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Ethical President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes of Sep 1, 2021, hearing none, the minutes … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 8, 2021
Meeting Minutes September 1, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Tranquility Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Venerate President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes of August 25, 2021, hearing none, the minutes … Continue reading Meeting Minutes September 1, 2021
Meeting Minutes August 25, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Shared Birthdays with Notable People Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Auspicious President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes of August 18, 2021, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 25, 2021
John Cleary Passes Away
South County Toastmaster John Cleary passed away August 19th, 2021. Excerpt from his obituary: John was a lover of words, both written and spoken. A prolific, talented writer and published author – John had a true passion and gift for writing. His command of the English language was rivaled only by his command of a … Continue reading John Cleary Passes Away
Callie Koehr Earns a Teaching Position
Callie Koehr just started a new position as a kindergarten teacher in the Northwest R-1 District. She has worked as a classroom assistant. Callie is thrilled to have her own class. South County Toastmasters wishes her the best of luck!
Meeting Minutes August 18, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Doing Good Deeds Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: MIlquetoast President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes of August 11, 2021, hearing none, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 18, 2021
Meeting Minutes August 11, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Olympic Sized Dreams Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Ambition President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes of August 4, 2021, hearing none, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 11, 2021
Meeting Minutes August 4, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Impossible is Just an Opinion Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:02 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Imagination President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes of July 28, 2021. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes August 4, 2021
Meeting Minutes, July 28, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: None Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Courage President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting minutes for July 21, 2021 - hearing none, they … Continue reading Meeting Minutes, July 28, 2021
LinkedIn Free Training
The St. Louis County Library offers great free training videos on just about any tech topic plus hundreds of Presentation Skills videos. It used to be called Lynda.com, but LinkedIn has bought the company. These classes are usually $20 to $30 a month, so you’ll be saving a lot of money with your library card. … Continue reading LinkedIn Free Training
Meeting Minutes July 21, 2021
Meeting Minutes July 21, 2021 South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Dog Days of Summer Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Bill Collier in Patrick Hunt’s absence Word of the Night: Resilience Acting President Bill Collier asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 21, 2021
Meeting Minutes July 14, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: How Do You Measure Up OR Macaroni and Cheese Anyone Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: Patrick Hunt Word of the Night: Great President Patrick Hunt asked if there were any corrections or additions that needed to be made to the meeting … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 14, 2021
New Officers – July 7, 2021
New officers for the term July 1 thru December 31, 2021 Pressident: Patrick HuntVP Education: Bill CollierVP Membership: Sandy RollVP Public Relations: Liz DeCampTreasurer: Brent StewartSecretary: Jim SalihSgt-at-Arms: JD PerperOfficer at Large: George Kiser
Meeting Minutes July 7, 2021
South County Toastmasters Meeting Type/Theme: Theme: Lessons Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center/Zoom Call to Order: 6:00 PM Presiding Officer: George Kiser/Patrick Hunt Officers Reports: President George Kiser George asked if there are any needed corrections to the previous meeting minutes of 6/30/21, hearing none, they were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick Hunt - no … Continue reading Meeting Minutes July 7, 2021
President Duties
These are tips from past-president George Kiser. Be present at all or nearly all of the meetings. Dress nice; you are the first person any guest or new member sees speak at the meeting.Have the outline for the business meeting and for end of the meeting with you at every meeting.Bring the new member induction outline … Continue reading President Duties
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 30, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:June 30, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:July 4thMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes from 6/23/21 were approved as posted.Officers report, “If you have not … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 30, 2021
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 23, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:June 23, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Summer MemoriesMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes from 6/16/21 were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick Hunt Treasurer: Prathyush … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 23, 2021
Zoom – Pin Options
Pinning a speaker, selects that person for you personally. It does not have any effect for other people in the meeting. Pinning is probably the preferred way to select a person since it only shows up on your computer. In person meeting leaders at Sunset Hills can PIN the current on location speaker so that … Continue reading Zoom – Pin Options
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 16, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:June 16, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:All About CoffeeMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes from 6/9/21 were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick Hunt Treasurer: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 16, 2021
Zoom – PowerPoint as Virtual Background
If you are a Zoom participant, most times when you SHARE a PowerPoint File, it takes over the entire screen and the speaker is relegated to a tiny box up near the top. Here's a tip on how to show your program, but also allow your audience to get a clear view of your face. … Continue reading Zoom – PowerPoint as Virtual Background
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 9, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:June 9, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Day Trips Out of St.LouisMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes from 5/26/21 and 6/2/21 were approved as posted. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 9, 2021
Club Leadership Manual
If you're considering becoming a club leader, here is a manual which describes the duties for each office. Click Here.
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 2, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:June 2, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Shark Tank MeetingMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George stated the minutes from last week (5/26/21) have not been sent out. We will go through those at the following meeting on (06/09/21.)George announced, … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – June 2, 2021
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 26, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:May 26, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Full MoonMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s (5/19/21) meeting were approved as posted.The SCTM club … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 26, 2021
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 19, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:May 19, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Silence is GoldenMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 19, 2021
Toastmasters Club at the Hanoi Hilton
Here's an interesting podcast involving two Toastmaster World Champions and another world class speaker - Captain Charlie Plumb. They not only talk about what it takes to be a great speaker, but Captain Plumb also relates how they setup a Toastmaster Club in North Vietnam when he was a prisoner of war. Here is a … Continue reading Toastmasters Club at the Hanoi Hilton
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 12, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:May 12, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Mother’s DayMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick Hunt … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 12, 2021
Timer Zoom Color Backgrounds
As a timer, one way to notify online speakers of their times is to use Zoom Virtual Backgrounds. You can download the above backgrounds at this link. Here's a good video of the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_8U_mYQKnk As Timer, you may want to remind online speakers to PIN or move your Timer video to the top left … Continue reading Timer Zoom Color Backgrounds
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 5, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:May 5, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:GraduationMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick Hunt Treasurer: … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – May 5, 2021
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 28, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:April 28, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Return to Normal Meeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted.If your speech … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 28, 2021
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 21, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:April 21, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Earth DayMeeting Location:Sunset Hill Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick Hunt … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 21, 2021
Sunset Hills Meeting – 25 People
The in-person meetings at Sunset Hills is now open to 25 members. Please still wear a mask. We will continue with our Zoom meetings.
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 14, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:April 14, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Time TravelMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted.Sunset Hills Community Center … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 14, 2021
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 7, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:April 7, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:World Health DayMeeting Location:Sunset Hill Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – April 7, 2021
Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – March 31, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:March 31, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Spring HolidaysMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: George Kiser Officers’ Reports: President: George Kiser George asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. VPE: Patrick Hunt … Continue reading Meeting Minutes – South County Toastmasters – March 31, 2021
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