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District 3 Toastmasters - d3tm e-news - October 15,
2000
www.angelfire.com/az2/D3tmLeadership3/NewsOctUpdIndex.html |
In addition to speaking impromptu,
it requires listening --- to hear the question, and thinking --- to decide
quickly how to present a worthwhile idea.
Fall Conference
Registration Chairman, Dan
Winscot, ATM, says its not too late to register
for the Fall Conference. If there is not sufficient time to register by
mail, he will gladly accept your registration when you arrive. Download
Registration form and Agenda at https://www.angelfire.com/az2/D3tmLeadership3/Conf_Fall2000_Flyer.html
“Step Up To The Plate" suggests Hanny El-hizawi in a flyer promoting the conference. "Come join Toastmasters from across the state for a fantastic Fall Conference, October 20 & 21, at the Presidio Plaza Hotel, 181 W. Broadway, in Tucson. Friday night includes a Dessert Social as well as the Evaluation Contest.
Outstanding
Paiute Division Toastmaster:
Janice Winscot,
ATM, Media Masters
All Division & Area
winners
and alternates for the Humorous and Evaluation Contests are listed
at https://www.angelfire.com/az2/D3tmLeadership3/NewsOctUpdDivAreaWinners.html
Passing the
torch
Winding its way across the
District --- passing through clubs in every division on a journey to the
Fall Conference, the Olympic-styled TM Torch arrived last Wednesday at
Western
Sages where it was presented to club president Buddy Rosengarden,
ATM. Tm-runner
Jodie Kay Petra, DTM, took the torch on the next
leg of its journey --- to Gilbert Toastmasters.
Poll Report
In the last edition we asked
readers if they would participate in polls conducted in this newsletter.
87% of the respondents said Yes, 9% Maybe, 3% No. Based on the positive
responses the newsletter will include a polling feature. Poll questions/
topics are welcome.
Outstanding
Division Toastmasters Named
Cholla - Vasanti Deshpande,
ATMS/CL
Gila - Julie Stevens,
ATMB/CL
Paiute - Janice Winscot,
ATM
Sonoran - Marcia Golombik,
DTM
Yavapai - Judy Edmond,
ATM/CL
The winning Outstanding District 3 Toastmaster of the Year will be announced during the Fall Conference, following the evening Banquet and Speech Contest.
Outstanding
Area Toastmasters are listed at https://www.angelfire.com/az2/D3tmLeadership3/NewsOctUpdAreaOTMs.html
TLI- Facilitator
& Judges Training
One-full day event---set
for October 22, immediately following the Fall Conference. Facilitator
Training: 9AM to Noon. View
Flyer. Judges Training: 1PM-4PM. Officer Training dates
set. View
flyer.
Club Officers
not "home alone", con't
When is it time to look for help? Before it gets dark! At the first sign that the lights may be beginning to dim in your club --- make a 911 call to reach a variety of support services provided by experienced Toastmasters. Educational and Marketing Committees, Area and Division Governors, and other willing Toastmasters can be there to help when they know it is needed. Who are they? Club Officers---Not Home Alone, continued https://www.angelfire.com/az2/D3tmLeadership3/HomeAlone2.html |
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"I clip speech ideas from the daily newspaper," he said. "I have a box of vanilla folders which I've labeled with subjects that intrigue me: 'Art, Human Interest, Music, etc.' As I read the paper I clip out items that catch my attention.
"Newspaper files are inexpensive, easily accessible, and very beneficial. I know I will will be called on to speak sooner or later, so why not be prepared?"
Do this on a regular basis, he says, and you will be surprised at how your awareness of various subjects will expand and you are developing a good source of easy get material for future speeches.
Harvest your newspaper for
ideas, look for good speech material on every page, and when you've gleamed
your resources, its time to recycle those papers --- but not before.
New Meeting
Location for Estrella TM
Estrella Toastmasters
has a new address: Goodyear Fire Station No. 3, 3075 North Litchfield Road,
Goodyear, Arizona. (This is NOT a mailing address change.)
The City of Goodyear has
graciously allowed us to use the conference room in their newest facility.
We'll also be informing you about our upcoming open house soon. - Submitted
by June Van Valkenburg
What is your
favorite "worn-out phrase?"
Andy Rooney of Sixty
Minutes made notes during a Presidential State of the Union Message, and
discovered the speech could have been cut from 64 minutes to 45 minutes
without
losing anything but fat by eliminating clichés and worn-out phrases.
Phrases from his notes included: "And so tonight, let us resolve ...",
" We must do more..", "It is time to stop..", "I know it will be difficult...",
"I say to you...", "And let's be honest...", "Therefore, I urge you ..."
All of these phrases (and others he includes in the full story) he says
have been used in all State of the Union messages for the past 50 years.
Full story at https://www.angelfire.com/az2/D3tmLeadership3/NewsOctUpdAndyRooney.html
What "worn-out phrases"
peeve you?
Susan Thayer and
Alta
Staley have joined PRO Lucille Houston's team of PR people.
"Susan will help me do a PR
presentation at the Conference
in Tucson, said Lucille. "She has a degree in PR and is a great asset.
Alta has already acquired an up-to-date list of newspapers and other
possible contacts.
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When I answered the telephone, a male voice said, "Come
on over."
I didn't reply.
"Come on over. We're waiting for you," he said again
impatiently.
Much annoyed, I asked, "To whom do you wish to speak?"
There was a long pause, and then he said, "I'm sorry,
I've got the wrong number. Nobody I know says 'whom.'"
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After listening to a speech, a
discerning listener said, "He didn't have much to say, but he did a nice
job of saying it."
Every good presentation must "have something to say." It must be build upon your desire to deliver a meaningful message to the audience, to communicate new information, new ideas, or a new approach to a familiar subject. The presentation must reward the listener for the time invested in listening to it.
Your "having something to say depends
upon your willingness to gather facts relevant to your topic, your ability
to present those facts in an original and imaginative way, and your ability
to persuade your audience to embrace your objective.
- from Delivering A Strong Message, Learn to Speak with
Impact, by John Schaefer and Marcelle A Brashear
Kind Words
Modern science is till trying
to produce a tranquilizer more effective than a few kind words.
~ Glenn Pike, DTM | Next
issue: November 1, 2000
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