Speaking Frankly Toastmasters Club

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Great time at Area 30/33 Speech Contest last night! Jillyn won 1st place in the Table Topics contest!

What happened this last Monday night? We had a night of poetry! Do you know the top 10 most famous poets of America? What is your favorite poem? Benjamin read a poem he had written. David did an amazing 'off the cuff' poem for Table Topics!

What would your Table Topic be about if you were given, 'Tread softly because you tread on my dreams...' ?

We had a great Holiday Meeting Monday night! Wendy was a great sport and was roasted! Ask her if she would volunteer again? Or next meeting is Monday, January 13, 2020 at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you there and we hope you have a great Holiday Season!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Speaking Frankly Toastmasters family and friends!

Did you know that 74% of people suffer from the fear of public speaking? You are not alone and Toastmasters can help.

Area 30 Humorous Speech Winners: Jillyn Parker (3rd), Kristi Jensen (2nd), and Tony Boyle (1st). Jillyn will also advance to the Division Evaluation contest.

OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT AT 6:30 PM. FOOD WILL BE SERVED!

Monday evening, Chad talked about passwords. Do you know what the 500 passwords that 4% of people use?

August 11th....is an important day in the History of Toastmasters. On August 11th 1927, few Toastmasters met and a decision was taken to form a permanent organisation for Toastmasters. The decision taken on that day .....formed one of the greatest organisation ' Toastmasters International' which has millions of members today. Clubs that meet on August 11th, across the globe...please share this information with your members and do celebrate this special day.

The Area contest was Monday the 11th. Destin Day got 1st place in the Table Topics contest and David Cox got 1st place in the International Speech Contest. Jillyn Parker placed 2nd in both of the contests. Way to go! We're pulling for the guys as they move on to the Division Contest March 19th at BCBS!

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This was posted by a fellow DTM from a club outside of District 63. I think some good points were made.

5 reasons why Toastmasters doesn’t work for some people

Toastmasters International has over 350,000 members worldwide and has been around for ages. Why? The educational program works. Rather than focussing on endless theory and book learning, members engage in highly participative learning that involves regularly giving speeches and taking on a variety of leadership roles during meetings. Why is it, then, that the program works for some yet not for others? Here are some observations.

1. Infrequent attendance

If you don’t come, you can’t improve. When members don’t come to meetings regularly, they aren’t getting on stage and practicing public speaking. Public speaking is a bit like swimming: you’ve got to do it to get comfortable and competent doing it.

Solution: Attend regularly and participate. Remember: to be invited to do roles and speeches you need to let us know you are coming by responding to the attendance emails sent by the vice president of education (VPE).

2. Waiting too long between speeches

Waiting too long kills momentum. When members complete a speech, there is a big opportunity to build momentum by booking in the next speech and taking action immediately on the feedback whilst it’s still fresh. Left too long, however, and that momentum dies, the feedback is forgotten, and it becomes easy to procrastinate on starting that next speech.

Solution: Always have a date for your next speech booked in with the VPE. Contact the VPE so they can give you a slot, and then begin preparing as soon as possible so you can actually deliver your speech on that date.

3. Not taking action on feedback

Bad speaking habits need to be actively addressed. You might have noticed speakers can continue to exhibit the same bad speaking habits no matter how often they attend or how often they have been advised of it when evaluated.

Solution: If you have been offered a piece of developmental feedback, actively identify and implement strategies to take corrective action. They won’t go away unless tackled head-on! Get advice from your mentor or fellow members.

4. Procrastination in preparation

Preparing for speeches often brings out our most unhelpful procrastination behaviours. The result? Our preparation is inadequate and our speech is well below our potential. Leaving preparation to the last minute also precludes mentors from helping.

Solution: aim to get your speech ready well in advance of your designated speech date so you can adequately refine it, rehearse it, and also give your mentor a chance to help you with it

5. Not working with your mentor

If you don’t ask, you won’t get. Club mentors are willing to volunteer time out of their busy schedules to help their mentees, but the onus is on the mentee to ask! Not using your mentor means progress will be slower.

Solution: Be proactive! Contact your mentor in a respectful and considerate way for support. Be responsive to messages from your mentor. Expecting help at the eleventh hour due to late preparation is not the way to go, so plan your preparation so that getting your mentor’s help is part of the prep schedule

What a fun time at the Speech Contest! The Table Topics question was about Global Warming! Destin Day came in 1st, Jillyn Parker 2nd, and David Cox 3rd.

For the International Speech Contest - Jillyn Parker came in 1st and David Cox came in 2nd.

Great job everyone! The Area Contest is February 11th, at McKee Foods Corporation at 6 PM.

Comment below if you'd like to go so we can get you on the list for security.

Don't forget! Tomorrow night is the Speech Contest! We are meeting at the Harrison Ruritan Club at 5709 Tyner Lane, Harrison, TN 37341. It starts at 6:15 pm and there will be food! Make sure you're there!

On January 22, we had Toastmasters Leadership Institute at BCBS of TN. Such great information!

Did you know that 2 of our members, Marie Mosley & David Cox are also members of our local Ruritan Club? They show the true spirit of helping others! Thank you David & Marie for being amazing helpful members of Speaking Frankly! (They are 3rd & 4th from the left in this picture)

Don't forget our next meeting is January 14th! We hope you have a blessed and Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa!

Some of our members attended the Winter TLI workshop, Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, and Speech Contest (Destin!)

New and current members

Great, fun Division Contest! CONGRATULATIONS David Cox on your 2nd Place win in the Table Topics cpntest!

What a great Area Speech Contest! Great Italian Food! GREAT Speeches! Congratulations to our club president - David Cox - 1st Place in Table Topics and 2nd Place in International Speech Contest for Area 30! Now he will represent us in the Division Contest at BCBS on March 13th!

The temp in the parking lot at VW is currently 33 degrees. It is just rain and water right now but if the temp drops a degree or two this could be problematic. The temp is supposed to increase as it gets darker, but the weather forecast has missed how warm it will get all day.

Due to the uncertainty, I feel that it is prudent to cancel the meeting for tonight.

See everyone at our next next meeting on January 22

Club President David Cox

Speaking Frankly will be enjoying the holidays on December 25. Our next meeting will be January 8th. Join us then!

Lasagna, salad, veggies, bread, cake, and brownies! Speaking Frankly had a great Holiday themed meeting tonight!

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