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
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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 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 June 30, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 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 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 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 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 June 9, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 June 2, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 May 26, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 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 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 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 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 May 5, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 April 28, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 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 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 April 14, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 April 7, 2021
Meeting Minutes 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 March 31, 2021
Free Toastmaster Magazine
Since the Toastmaster magazine is now online, it is also available to anyone interested in the program. Just click on this link to view or download current and past magazines. https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine If you have any questions about Toastmasters, please email SouthCountyToastmasters@Gmail.com
Meeting Minutes March 24, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:March 24, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:MARCH MADNESS; WHAT DOES IN MEAN TO YOU?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 … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 24, 2021
Meeting Minutes March 17, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:March 17, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Spring (Training)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. VPE: Patrick Hunt … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 17, 2021
Meeting Minutes March 10, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:March 10, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Means of CommunicationMeeting 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.George will send … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 10, 2021
Meeting Minutes March 3, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:March 3, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Your Favorite DessertMeeting Location:ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Kim Bond 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: Prathyush Viswaroopan PV … Continue reading Meeting Minutes March 3, 2021
South County Toastmasters Adopts Owl
Little Howard the Owl Pro South County Toastmasters club members contributed funds to purchase an Owl Pro. The club wanted to have a simple solution to offer high-quality hybrid meetings. The Owl Pro is a video conferencing camera that provides a 360° view of the room and automatically pans around to focus on who’s talking. … Continue reading South County Toastmasters Adopts Owl
Meeting Minutes February 24, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:February 24, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:What will be the first thing you do when the quarantine is lifted?Meeting Location:ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Kat Higashino Officers’ Reports: President: Kat Higashino Kat asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 24, 2021
Bell Sounds for Ah Counter
Jim Salih found a bell sound we can all use when we are the Ah Counter. The app is called Bell Sounds and is available on iPhone/Mac and The Google Play store. I've found that it is loudest if you install it on the computer you are using for Zoom. The Hotel Desk Bell is … Continue reading Bell Sounds for Ah Counter
Hybrid Meetings
Since our club is doing a combination of In-Person and Zoom meetings every Wednesday, below is a great video from District 8 on room setup. The equipment they use is a bit different than ours, but the basic concepts are the same. The Owl pro which we are buying will replace two webcams, a microphone … Continue reading Hybrid Meetings
Meeting Minutes February 17, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:February 17, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Black History MonthMeeting Location:ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Kat Higashino Officers’ Reports: President: Kat Higashino Kat 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 Patrick highly encourages members … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 17, 2021
New Members – Tech Tips
Once you are accepted into the club as a member, you will have to wait a week or so to do a lot of things online until the Treasurer signs you up at Toastmasters and Turbobase. I'll explain that later. Step 1 - Put Zoom Meetings on Calendar Step 1 - The first thing I'd … Continue reading New Members – Tech Tips
Speech Evaluation Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cU4L7r6mbg Joe Redman Bob Gergen was nice enough to share his evaluation template not only for new Toastmaster training, but he also has given us permission to share it with club members. Bob is an evaluation award winner and gives us some practical advice and a template to follow to get us started in our … Continue reading Speech Evaluation Tips
Toastmaster Principles
Pathways Catalog – 13 Paths
When your first join Toastmasters, you are presented with thirteen different paths that you can choose from. For brand new Toastmasters, Presentation Mastery is the path which is most like the old book-based Toastmaster program. Older Toastmasters may prefer one of the other twelve paths rather than repeat what they have done in the past. … Continue reading Pathways Catalog – 13 Paths
Pathways Catalog – 13 Paths
When your first join Toastmasters, you are presented with thirteen different paths that you can choose from. The Pathways Catalog is a downloadable and printable document which will show you each of the Pathways and the projects in each Path. For brand new Toastmasters, Presentation Mastery is the path which is most like the old … Continue reading Pathways Catalog – 13 Paths
Meeting Minutes February 10, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:February 10, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Valentine’s DayMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Kat Higashino Officers’ Reports: President: Kat Higashino Kat asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted.Kat inducts new member … Continue reading Meeting Minutes February 10, 2021
South County Toastmasters was well represented at the Area 4 Table Topics and International Speech Contests
By Kat Higashino The first virtual Area 4 speech contest was held on February 6, 2021. Jim Salih represented South County Toastmasters in Area 4 for both Table Topics® and the International Speech Contest. Additionally, his South County Toastmasters colleague, George Kiser, participated in the International Speech Contest. In their speeches, Jim Salih and George … Continue reading South County Toastmasters was well represented at the Area 4 Table Topics and International Speech Contests
Meeting Minutes February 3, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:February 3, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:NoneMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Kat Higashino Officers’ Reports: President: Kat Higashino Kat 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 February 3, 2021
501c3 Tax Documents
Attached below are two documents to help prove our non-profit status. These would be helpful when buying items for the club. Letter from the IRS - 1971Download Letter from Toastmasters Int.Download
New Members and Pathways
After helping a new member sign up for Pathways, I once again realized how we needed a step by step process video. Rather than try and create a new video, I found one on YouTube which does a fair job. If you are a brand new member, please wait until your membership has been turned … Continue reading New Members and Pathways
2015 – Winning with a Cigarette
Below is a great analysis of the 2015 winner of the Toastmasters World Championship contest. Lots of great tips we can all use in our next speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8GvTgWtR7o
Meeting Minutes January 27, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:January 27, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:IndulgencesMeeting Location:ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Kat Higashino Officers’ Reports: President: Kat Higashino Kat 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: Prathyush Viswaroopan VPM: Kim Bond … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 27, 2021
Tips from Spider-Man…Tom Holland
I came across the video below which talks about eye-contact, gestures, body language, humor and confidence - all the things we need to work on in Toastmasters. I think you will enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZKok5_KVA
Meeting Minutes January 20, 2021
Area 4 Speech Contest - February 6, 2021 There was no business meeting due to the contest. South County Toastmasters hosted a virtual speech contest for the first time. Thanks to Debbie Young, taking a lead to coordinate the speech contest seamlessly. SCTM Club Contest Stats: International Speech 1ST GEORGE KISER 2ND JIM SALIH Table … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 20, 2021
Article in Call Newspaper
Thanks to Sean Sheehan for his letter to the editor in the Call Newspaper. It was not only a great publicity piece for the club, but has already led to interest from two readers.
New Officers – January 6, 2021
Officer Duties The new slate of officers were inducted: President: Kat Higashino VP - Education (Monthly Schedule) : Patrick Hunt Secretary: Callie Koehr Treasurer: Prathyush Viswaroopan VP - Membership : Kim Bond VP - Public Relations : Sandy Roll Sergeant at Arms: Keith Page Officer at Large: Jerry Paul Immediate Past President: Jerry Paul
Meeting Minutes January 13, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:January 13, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:No Theme (Wear a sticker)Meeting Location:Sunset Hills Community Center / ZoomCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Kat Higashino Officers’ Reports: President: Kat Higashino Kat asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 13, 2021
Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:January 6, 2021Meeting Type/Theme:Regular Meeting – Theme: Happy New Year - New BeginningsMeeting Location:Sunset Hills CenterCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Jerry Paul Officers’ Reports: President - Jerry Paul: asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved … Continue reading Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021
Meeting Minutes December 16, 2020
Meeting Minutes South County Toastmasters (#1957) Meeting Date:December 16, 2020Meeting Type/Theme:Regular Meeting – Theme: AutomationMeeting Location:Sunset Hills Community CenterCalled to Order:6:00 PMPresiding Officer: Jerry Paul Officers’ Reports: President – Jerry Paul: asked if there were any changes to the minutes and hearing none, the minutes of last week’s meeting were approved as posted. VPE – Kat … Continue reading Meeting Minutes December 16, 2020
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