Toastmasters Schedule for Thursday, May 16

Greetings fellow Toastmasters.


We had a fun meeting this last Thursday, with nominations for club officers playing a pivotal role in the festivities.  Our esteemed President, Tre Constant, will be sending out a separate email with the nominations, so keep a watchful eye on your inbox.  Elections will be held this coming week.

The weekly Toastmaster schedule is updated for your review. Please be in touch with the Toastmaster (this week, Phillip Knight, (email:phillipmknight@gmail.com) to advise of your availability to fulfill your duties. 

We  have several people who are awaiting a chance to speak, therefore have decided to make Thursday, May 23, our first ever Speak-a-Thon.  For this one day, we will skip Table Topics, and have four speakers, to be followed by group evaluations.  This should mix up our meeting a bit and allow four members to regale us with their wit and erudition.  Be sure to lend your support and feedback.

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday. Speak well and be well.

Toastmasters Schedule for Thursday, May 9

Greetings fellow Toastmasters.

Gaius Sempronius Gracchus was considered the most skilled orator in Rome.  His election to the office of Tribune in 123 BC allowed him to make great strides in his quest to bring reform to the often corrupt and self-serving Senate.  His speaking skills and wild popularity with the people allowed him to address injustices, incite the citizens of Rome to demand social reform, and generally be a pain-in-the-toga to the existing authority.

While we here at Toastmasters honor the development of persuasive speaking skills, our friend Gaius' evaluation culminated rather harshly with the separation of his head from the remainder of his corpus.  Talk about your tough audience!

Fortunately, we treat the combination of oratorical skills and holding elected office here in our club more favorably, and the time of year for the election of new club officers is upon us.  Consider the forum now open to put forth nominations to fulfill the various club officer positions.  The nominations can be for oneself or others, and can be submitted in the form of an email, or a comment to any of the club officers.  We will open the floor at the club meeting this Thursday, May 9th, for nominations, questions, and comments.

The club officer positions are as follow:

President

Vice President of Education

Vice President of Membership

Vice President of Public Relations

Sergeant at Arms

Treasurer

Secretary

A description of the responsibilities for each of these officers can be found here:  http://www.toastmasters.org/clubofficers.aspx

So honor our friend Gaius; step up to nominate, run, and vote, and you'll beheading in the right direction (Ouch!).  Looking forward to seeing everyone this Thursday.  Speak well and be well.

Toastmasters Schedule for Thursday, May 2

Greetings fellow Toastmasters.  

The weekly Toastmaster schedule is updated for your review. Please be in touch with the Toastmaster (this week, Michael Wray, (email: michael.wray@wellsref.com) to advise of your availability to fulfill your duties. 

Please remember to submit your dues for the current 6-month period, it's easily done via PayPal if you're so inclined from our website www.speakupsandysprings.com/.  There are a few folks out there, and you know who you are, who are a bit tardy in this task.  I will say no more, until next week! 

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday. Speak well and be well.

Toastmasters Schedule for Thursday, April 25

Greetings fellow Toastmasters.  Exemplary speeches yesterday by newcomer Joe Nagel and the always-dynamic Soyini Coke. An ice breaker and a fund raising speech make for a nice contrast of the different content we hear on a regular basis on Thursday mornings.  An interesting Table Topics was well orchestrated by Abhishek Mishra, as we strolled down memory lane with song titles.

The weekly Toastmaster schedule is updated for your review. Please be in touch with the Toastmaster (this week, Michael McConnell, (email: michael@aptlymobile.com) to advise of your availability to fulfill your duties. 

Please remember to submit your dues for the current 6-month period, it's easily done via PayPal if you're so inclined from our website www.speakupsandysprings.com/.  There are a few folks out there, and you know who you are, who are a bit tardy in this task.  I will say no more, until next week! 

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday. Speak well and be well.