Three New Members

We welcomed three new members into the club last Wednesday.

From left to right:

Petrina Monti – Steve Hamm – Cynthia Grega

Speechcrafters Graduation Picture

Congratulations to our 2009 Speechcraft class.

Pictured from left to right are Mary Wilson, Paula West, Patty Thompson, Joe Hendrickson, Mark Tilman, Clay Gillette, Arnel Karabegovic, Norma Lauber, Lisa Ashley, John Bartemus, James Perez, Joyce Pumm, Cynthia Grega, and Brenda Wohlschlaeger. Participants in the program not pictured are Scott Bethel, Don Clair, Brooke and Jordan Hawkins, Sherrie McNail, Ryun Miller, and Jeff Nowak.

Vocal Variety with Dee

Dee reminds us that we use vocal variety all during the day.

Just remember to use those same vocal inflections in your next speech.

Tabletopics Help

Effective Evaluations – Joe Redman

Effective Evaluations Tips

Carl’s Human Rights Documents Speech

Carl spoke this morning to the fifth graders on the history of the human rights documents that have served as stepping stones to individual freedom, such as the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Area Contest Winners

Congratulations to Alan Kirby and to Rob Van Winkle for their first place showings in the International Speech Contest!!  They both did a great job and I wish them the best on the next contest at Jefferson Community College!

And where are they going to go next?  “To Disneyland!”

Gina Willard

Gestures – Bill Collier

Bill gives us some great tips on using gestures.

Contest Winners

Here are our winners from our latest contest. (left to right)

Chris Hickman – 3rd place Speech Contest
Rick Favaloro – 2nd place Speech Contest
Alan-Kirby – 1st place Speech Contest
Nilsa Scott – 2nd place Evaluation Contest
Rob Van Winkle – 1st place – Evaluation Contest

Competent Leader Requirements

In a recent speech, Barb Sapienza encouraged all Toastmasters to work on the Competent Leader manual while still working on the Competent Communicator manual.

Below is part of her speech about the topic .

Click here for a link to the Competent Leader document she created.

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“The Communications and the Leaderships manuals both focus on many of the same skills, such as listening, giving feedback and time management. When I looked at the tasks for the projects in the Leadership Manual, I realized I had already completed many of them. As a Toastmaster, I had already served as a table topics speaker, a timer, an evaluator and a grammarian. I realized it was possible to work on both the Competent Communicator and the Competent Leader manuals at the same time.

To keep track of the projects for the Leadership manual, I created a spreadsheet listing the various tasks for each project. There should be a copy of the spreadsheet on the table in front of you. I’ve also asked our webmaster to post this spreadsheet on our website so you can print a copy if you choose to use this tool to track your progress.

Let’s look at the spreadsheet. You’ll see that I’ve listed the various roles and tasks on the left side of the page. There is a column for each of the ten projects. I’ve shaded the box indicating the roles or tasks required for each project by number. As you can see, for the first project, which focuses on Listening and Leadership, members are required to complete 3 of the following 4 roles: Speech Evaluator, Table Topics Speaker, Ah-Counter and Grammarian. I wrote in the date when I completed each of these roles to help me track my progress. On the second project, you will see that the roles, Speech Evaluator, Grammarian and General Evaluator are shaded to focus on Critical Thinking skills. Even though all three roles are shaded, you only need to complete two of the three tasks as indicated on the bottom line of the worksheet.

One of MY mistakes was not asking a fellow Toastmaster to evaluate my abilities each time I fulfilled a meeting role that was one of the assignments required on the Leadership track. I don’t want you to make the same mistake.“

I encourage you to take a few minutes to review the Leadership Manual and remember to bring BOTH manuals to every meeting. If you are asked to fulfill a role at a meeting, take out your manual and ask a fellow Toastmaster to evaluate your progress.