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iBRIEF
- AZ TM HIGHLIGHTS
Time to Speak - Over
One Hundred Winners - SCRAM, he said - Notes
To Take Home - The Torch - Facilitating
Success -Roadrunner Deadline - Harvest
Party - Printer Friendly
A Time To Speak
and . . . .
A toastmaster was stopped
for running a red light recently. When the officer indicated he was issuing
a citation, the driver protested, "But Officer, I'm a Toastmaster." "So,"
was the cool response. "Yes. You see, when the red light is turned on we
are allowed a 30 second grace period."
Grace period not withstanding,
as can be seen by the large clock at right, members of the Speak E's club
have a very visible reminder to develop the skill to say what needs to
be said in the time allowed.
Over one hundred
winners. . .
were rewarded for their
participation at the District's Fall 2000 Conference in Tucson, October
20-21. All walked away inspired, enthused with good ideas, pages
of educational notes, and many enjoyable memories. A select few walked
away with trophies for exceptional speaking and leadership performances.
Most notable were: Humorous Speech Contest winner Brian
 Cavanaugh,
2nd and 3rd place winners Mike McClain and Dave Wachter,
Evaluation Contest winner and Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year winner
Nancy
Starr, 2nd and 3rd place winners Rich Moore and Liz Bebo,
 First
Timer winner Ricardo Lopez, and Immediate Past District Governor
Kelli McDoulett, DG PJ Glauz and LtGE&T Virginia Richtar,
for achieving the prized Distinguished District recognition.
SCRAM, he
said. SCRAM!
"If you were fortunate enough
to attend the Fall Conference opening ceremonies, writes Cholla Division
Governor Don Griffith, ATMB/CL, from the notes he took during the
Keynote presentation by Ab Jackson, "you learned valuable tips on
getting organized --- and had fun too."
"Ab Jackson, professional
speaker and former Toastmaster, provided clear, simple and entertaining
ways to beat back the paperwork and clutter that seems to take over our
lives in his 'Get Organized' Keynote address which kicked off Saturday's
event line up.
"Mr. Jackson used the acrostic
SCRAM to illustrate his clutter control techniques:
S - Save or Store
it… Do you really need it?
C - Can it, toss
it
R - Refer it… Send
it to the right place
A - Act on it
M - Make it go away…
Get off those mailing lists!
"If you think this topic
makes for boring fare, guess again! The lucky Toastmasters in attendance
saw a master communicator at work. By the end of his 45-minute talk, Mr.
Jackson had the audience laughing, bouncing (literally) and shouting out
the SCRAM key words.
"We all learned how to win
the clutter war and so much more. Thanks, Ab!" - Don Griffith
Notes to take
home
If you were not present,
or attended a concurrent session, you can take advantage of the notes taken
by Brian Cavanaugh (Peter Francis' "Laugh
and Nobody Gets Hurt"), Judy Edmond (International Director
John
Smelser's "How
To Keep Them Happy Once They've Joined" and Dan Dawson' s "Keeping
The Commitment"), Julie Schruel (Melinda Nay's
Speaking
Excellence and Self-Hypnosis"), Dee Dees (Susan Wallace's
"Seriously,
How Do I Write A Humorous Speech?"), Dean Gibboney ("Susan
Thayer's "Advertise
Your Clubs" and Lucille Houston's "Calling
All News Hounds"), and Art Nieto's, "Twenty
Plus Equals Quality Clubs."
The printed
Conference Program, designed and produced by Janice Winscot
is posted for your additional information and contains a complete listing
of Member Awards, Governor's Club status, the Top Toastmasters
of the year, and Club Awards
as well as the Conference's agenda
and participants.
A variety of
photographs
taken during the conference are also posted on the web. Copies can be
downloaded for your club newsletter and personal use.
A Torching
future
The "Torch" successfully
arrived at the Conference. Its future purpose was introduced by Database
Chair
Trisha Blackwelder during the Executive Council Meeting and
presented to District Governor PJ Glauz, DTM.
The goal is to have every club in Arizona carry and sign the torch for
District 3, making the commitment to work towards the critical success
factors; 20+ clubs, members, CTM’s and ATM’s with the main focus on members
(new and retained) and Competent Toastmaster recognition CTM’s. Final destination,
Spring Conference, May 18/19, 2001 at the Apache Grand Hotel, Apache Junction,
Arizona.
Facilitating
Success
Following the Conference,
an all day training session was held for members preparing to participate
in Toastmasters Leadership Institute's next educational session
and officer training program. Full
story by Nancy Starr, DTM, TLI Chair.
News to be
printed
Production of The Roadrunner,
District 3's quarterly newsletter is underway for its January issue according
to editor Janice Winscot, ATM. Deadline for articles is Wednesday,
November 1. If you have information to submit, call Janice at (w) 602-444-8168,
(home) 602-843-6637, or send an email to janicewins@netvalue.net.
Harvesting
- An Area party
Area C2's Governor, Pam
Hall, hosted a potluck Harvest Party on October 26 at her condo.
Twenty people, representing six of the area's eight clubs, attended.
"The food was delicious and
the company fantastic!" said Pam. "The party provided us an opportunity
for all members of our area clubs to kick back, relax, and become better
acquainted."
"District 3 Public Relations
Officer, Lucille Houston gave a wonderful educational presentation
on Public Relations and offered some great ideas for our clubs. All
in all, we had an absolutely marvelous time!" Pam said.
Eloquence
True eloquence consists
in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary - Francious
de la Rochefoucauld
~ Glenn Pike, DTM | Next issue:
November 15, 2000
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Instant Message
If I'm at the computer
when you visit, we can chat.
If not, you are welcome
to leave a message. - Glenn
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