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You are invited to the Open House meeting of Soapbox Heroes Toastmasters Club on Wednesday, January 15th at 7:00 pm. Soapbox Heroes is a small group reviving a former corporate club as an evening community club in the southwest Arlington/Mansfield/Kennedale area, where we are just beginning to make ourselves known.This will be our first open house. We will have a guest speaker and light refreshments so please arrive early to enjoy the food and the company! Would you be able to join us on that evening? Please RSVP to me or to club president Susan Gardner. I’m looking forward...
January 3, 2014December 4, 2017
Better Listener
Karen Hagar, DTM Fighter Enterprise Fort Worth, Texas I purposefully put myself in situations where conversations are taking place where I am not the person sharing the information. Better Communicator: Being a good listener is a key component for being a better communicator. You have the opportunity to persuade members to pursue leadership for themselves if you are an effective leader.“Toastmasters is a ‘force’ in my life.”
January 3, 2014December 4, 2017
Training
Sara Boepple, DTM Speakers Exchange Fort Worth, Texas Because of the training I’ve received in Toastmasters, I offered to assist with marketing and website updates for a local writers group. Training really is the key. Toastmasters gives us excellent training for leadership in outside community organizations. “Toastmasters really is ‘Where leaders are made.’ ”
January 3, 2014December 4, 2017
YOUR Speech Contest Advantage
Learn More About International Speech Contests Presented by Jim Key Before you know it, the International Speech contest season will be here. Competitors across the district will be preparing to bring their best speech possible to the contests. Do you know where to begin and how to achieve contest success? Wouldn’t it be great if there was some way to get on the fast track? Attend this free, fun and informative session, which will cover topics ranging from topic selection, writing and delivery tips, and an extensive Q&A session (come ready with your questions), led by someone with an unequaled...
January 3, 2014December 4, 2017
January Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary to these clubs: Division Area JANUARY Club # Charter Date A 14 Weatherford Club 4963 1/1/1987 A 14 Northwest Tarrant Toastmasters 1440249 1/29/2010 B 24 Microsoft LC Toastmasters 2278 1/1/1995 B 25 Grace Club 1912 1/1/1996 C 34 Speakers Exchange 633836 1/23/2004 D 44 First Command Club 8474 1/1/2000 E 53 Roanoke Texas Toastmasters 4236 1/17/2003 F 61 Phi Rappa Yappa 6497 1/1/1997 F 62 Las Colinas Communicators Club 8055 1/1/1991 F 65 Bell Helicopter Club 6810 1/1/1988
December 30, 2013January 18, 2018
Do You Take a Tablet to Toastmasters?
No, not a pad of paper, but the electronic kind of tablet. From palm-size to wall-size, video screens have become our ubiquitous servants. From our doctor’s offices to our car dealer’s service bays they are providing instant services never thought of a mere five years ago. In 2014, is the pace of “instant” video communication about to impact Toastmasters? The novelty of using tablet computers for meeting functions is probably already wearing off. With surprising frequency these all-too-common tech gadgets are occupying necessary positions in our tracking, monitoring, speaking and, most recently, our Toastmasters training. What’s next? How about one-on-one recruiting?...
December 17, 2013December 4, 2017
Now we have TLI Plus!
My how time flies when you are stuck inside! I can’t wait to get outside and soak up some of the sunshine that has finally found us! Coming up in January, we have full TLIs (Toastmasters Leadership Institute), TLI Lites and now TLI Plus! TLI Plus will have refreshments (pizza, for inquiring minds) and will include club officer training, chief judge training, judge’s training and Electives: Club Renewal Policy Change Workshop, Basic Website – FreeToastHost, and Alternate Leadership panel (for those club officers who are training again for the same office). The deadline to report your club officers’ list to...
December 17, 2013December 4, 2017
The 12 Gifts of Toastmasters
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”— Bob Hope Indeed. Loving others is what Christmas is all about — at least when we get it right. The same applies to Toastmasters, where we show love for others whenever we: Invite guests to meetings or ask them to become members Provide a standing ovation for a new member’s icebreaker speech Offer a thoughtful, encouraging speech or meeting evaluation Give a well-prepared speech Participate in meetings as a Toastmaster or...
December 16, 2013December 4, 2017
Be a Better Speaker
Do you want to be a better speaker? Have you wondered how our contest winners are selected? Do you think, I already give and get evaluations in my club, why do I need to learn to judge? We all want to be better speakers. We all want to give and get better evaluations to help us grow as speakers. And many times, we wonder how that person won that contest. Judging is not the same as evaluating. It is a different technique in our toastmaster’s tool box. At judge’s training we learn a wealth of information that will help us...
December 16, 2013December 4, 2017
Our Talented Member
Last night I attended the musical Scrooge, starring one of our club’s most talented members, Gary Samuelson. Gary did an outstanding performance as the lead character, Scrooge, and he had several wonderful solos. This presentation was a little different from the prior year’s presentations I had seen; and Gary was great. [“Gary played the part of Scrooge before. Since that time he has lost almost 100 pounds and grown a tremendous beard and sideburns.” from the website] Our club is most fortunate to have someone as talented and seasoned as Gary for one of our club leaders. The performance...