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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 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
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