Cooke County Area Toasters’ new officers (l-r): Stephen Harlow, Becky Miller, Kay Kinser, John Kinser, and Pauline Lesch. Denise Brewer and Orland Woodard were not present. Cooke County Area Toasters celebrated the installation of new officers at the club’s meeting on Monday, January 16. Serving for the first six months of 2012 are President Becky...
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Back in North Texas Once Again!
The Clauses visit Lakeside Club For the third year in a row, Santa Claus, accompanied by Mrs. Claus and the reindeer, were back in North Texas during December. Santa and Mrs. Claus are firm believers in Toastmasters and are very active in their North Pole Club, along with the elves. Fort Worth is one of...
Holiday Fun for Southlake Club
Southlake Club had a wonderful holiday party. Santa was roasted by several members — and he was even allowed a rebuttal! Fun was had by all, including guests. Diana Patton Southlake Club By Jodie Sanders
UTA Toastmasters Off to a Great Start!
We’re excited to get our new banner. We’ve had lots of Ice Breaker speeches and are enjoying getting to know everyone and learn our roles. We’re looking forward to meeting other district Toastmasters at officer training. We really appreciate how supportive the district has been! Louis Burns UTA Toastmasters by Jodie Sanders
Allow Me to Introduce…Soapbox Heroes!
In August 2010, a brave young woman brought Toastmasters to a small sales office in Arlington, Texas. Her ambition and tenacity inspired many to join the group as full-time members. Within a month, our primitive group became known as Anixter Talks-A-Lot. We quickly voted in officers who were dedicated to building a successful team. Our...
New club taking off at Lockheed Martin
Back, left to right are: Dean Lampman, Willie Mack Hill, Larry Weatherholt, Abi Fanimokun Front: Lee Tiwari, Karen Hagar, Diana Patton, David Papenmeier, Jesse Torres A new Toastmasters club geared to technical experts is being organized at Lockheed Martin. District leaders Diana Patton, Dean Lampman, Jesse Torres, and members of other clubs at the company...
Welcome to the Improv!
I’ve had the pleasure recently of attending an advanced club in Dallas called “Improv Masters.” In this club, the attendees are assigned a subject and have 5 minutes to prepare a speech from the Competent Communication manual. It’s like Table Topics on steroids. They still do regular Table Topics for those not giving a speech,...
Welcome, UTA Toastmasters!
District 25’s newest club, UTA Toastmasters # 2082160, received their charter on September 29, 2011. Club officers are: Deepak Silwal, President Timothy Baker, VP Education Shalaka Sanil, VP Membership Tyler Peschka, VP Public Relations Powers Bilodeau, Secretary Kofolo Yeo, Treasurer Sumiya Choudhury, Sergeant at Arms The club meets at 3 pm on Tuesdays in...
Good Food Plus Fun & Games Add Up to a Great Time at the Fighter Enterprise/Area 15 Picnic!
It has become a tradition at Fighter Enterprise Toastmasters Club to have a summer picnic at the Lockheed Martin Recreation Area. On Oct 1, members dedicated time to spend with fellow Toastmasters and their families. The aspiration was to play volleyball, try various food dishes and have some fun. Longtime member Jack Esparza was in...
Awards for Weatherholt, Fighter Enterprise Club
Larry Weatherholt, Systems Engineer on the F-22 program at Lockheed Martin, recently completed his Advanced Communicator Silver award. This achievement was recognized by his management through a SPOT award. Spot awards reward exemplary performance, and Larry received a cash reward. An accomplished speaker, Larry is a member of the Fighter Enterprise Toastmasters Club, one of...