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This was part of the “Mysteries of Club Public Relations” presentation made on the Feb 25th Membership Monday conference call. You may listen to the call in its entirety here. Where can you get a free website for your club?You can start using the FreeToastHost website, which is tailor-made for Toastmaster clubs. Other free options are offered through Google, Yahoo and other host services. What is the basic purpose of having a website?It lets people know that you are performing Toastmasters activities at your location following a well-described schedule. To achieve this: You need to identify your club and state...
March 1, 2013December 4, 2017
The “100 Percent” Afterburners Meeting Got Very Hot for One Member
What beats a Toastmasters meeting that includes refreshments? An Afterburners meeting like the one on Feb 19th that had a different format and an added bonus. Steven Timmons hosted a table topics contest with a theme of “100 Percent” instead of the regular meeting format. Phillip reads the charges against a very red-faced Jodie. But before we got into the contest, Steven made a call on the SAA and two burly characters to escort Jodie Sanders to the “hot seat” at the front of the room. Then he called upon Phillip Silas, the Crier, who presented the Case Against Jodie...
March 1, 2013December 4, 2017
Spring Conference “Preview of Attractions”
When was the last time you met someone who had spent time in outer space? Excluding your boss or your ex-boyfriend, you probably have never had the pleasure. We are excited to welcome Anousheh Ansari, an engineer, business woman, author, and space traveler to our Spring Conference in May. We may have to ask her if she ran across Captain Kirk, Buck Rogers, or Darth Vader during her space adventure. We will also have a World Champion of Public Speaking to share his tips and secrets of success. Randy Harvey, 2004 World Champion, speaker and author, will be giving a...
February 28, 2013December 4, 2017
Off the Cuff Opens Up the House!
Did someone say there was an Open House? Yes, there was. Off The Cuff club had an Open House meeting on Saturday, February 23rd. We had 16 members and four visitors in attendance. Our meeting was held this time at the home of Marylee and David Mims, gracious and wonderful hosts. The evening began with a wonderful social hour potluck dinner, with a variety of dishes to tempt the taste buds; cheese, fruit, salad, lasagna, Chuck Mencke’s very well-put-together enchiladas, and several desserts to round it out. Tracy Speyer started the meeting with a little inspiration and visitor introductions. Fun...
February 26, 2013December 4, 2017
Take on Rewarding New Challenges by Starting and Helping Other Clubs
A top-notch D25 demonstration team! Do you like challenges? Do you ever wonder how other clubs conduct their meetings and perform their roles? What do you use as a benchmark to determine your skill level? By participating in demonstration meetings and/or assisting in developing a club, you will get answers to the above questions. In addition, this Toastmasters activity outside of your club environment is very rewarding and develops an understanding of marketing that occurs within District 25. Demonstration MeetingsThe demonstration meeting is conducted once a prospective club has approximately 20 individuals ready to become members and charter a Toastmasters club....
February 26, 2013December 4, 2017
Is Your Name on the 1+1 Wall?
Larry Weatherholt is a recent addition to the Toastmasters International 1+1 WebPageWall. Here he is showing off the decal he received for sharing Toastmasters with a friend. Larry referred Chad Gentry to the Fighter Enterprise Club at Lockheed Martin. You can get your name on the wall, too, as Larry and several other D25 Toastmasters have done. All the information and the referral form are here.
February 19, 2013December 4, 2017
Find Out What Happens at That “Off the Cuff” Club!
Off the Cuff Toastmasters is having an Open House, our first one! Please join us on Saturday, Feb 23 at 6:00 pm for food and fun; the meeting proper will begin at 7:00 pm. The meeting location is 6203 Connie Lane, Colleyville, TX 76034. See our website for a map, phone numbers to call for information, and more about our club and our members. We take Toastmasters seriously, but we also like to enjoy ourselves at our meetings. (That’s why we have a Fun Master as a meeting role!) We meet on the fourth Saturday of the month, share a...
February 18, 2013December 4, 2017
A Review of the New Rules for Speech Contests
Toastmasters International recently released the 2013 Speech Contest Rulebook. While many of the changes are merely clarifications or rewording, a few changes warrant your attention. First, contest functionaries may no longer compete in a contest at which they serve as a functionary. Previously, this was primarily directed towards the Contest Chair. However, those serving a contest in another capacity such as food chair, awards chair, etc., should no longer plan to compete in that contest. Second, 25 percent or less of the speech may be devoted to quoting, paraphrasing or referencing another person’s content. Previously, a speech had to be...
February 17, 2013December 4, 2017
Three Ways to Open House Success
Are you planning your Open House now? Here are three ways to ensure success; before, during and after. First: What if you had an open house and nobody came? Posting signs, sending emails or handing out flyers is a start but it cannot be the end. The following conversation illustrates what one successful club did: Diana: We had an open house at our club yesterday and we had 15 guests. Five new members for sure and hopes of more. Jodie: Wow, sounds like you certainly did a good job on publicity. How did you get the word out? Diana: One...
February 17, 2013December 4, 2017
Making Table Topics Fun and Different
Toastmasters meetings that are fun and entertaining as well as educational will encourage members and guests to return. One of the best ways to make your meeting fun is to have fun Table Topics. While they are usually questions that can be related to the theme of the meeting, here are a couple of methods that can be used to make the Table Topics session different and entertaining. Tell a storyIn this method, you set the stage for a story. The participants then “write” the story. Here is an example. You are on the space ship “Spaceflower.” The ship is...