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June 14th – Are You Ready for the Truth?

Vpoyagers Winners - June 14, 2018
What happened on June 14, 2018 – Voyagers Toastmasters

The Truth and Nothing But the Truth was the theme on 6/14/18 picked by our Toastmaster, Rene R.

This made for some interesting Table Topics on questions such as, “Is it acceptable to tell white lies to avoid offending people?”

We learned more about Angelique H as she gave her Pathways Icebreaker speech.

Maggy B delivered a speech entitled, The Wonder Women, where we were educated on the tireless efforts of the hard-working women’s group.

Mark I’s speech was emotional and heartfelt as he described the firefighters who granted a young boy’s dying wish.

Winners this week:
Table Topics: Joe
Most Improved: Maggy
Best Evaluator: Mark S
Best Speaker: Mark I

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May 10th Meeting – Who won what?

We had a special meeting on May 10, Speaking for Startups where all the speeches were themed around this topic. We had a guest speaker,

Mary Fain Brandt, of the LinkedIn Bakery, spoke on ways to maximize visibility on the site.

Chandler M spoke of the importance of self-care for entrepreneurs to improve their creativity.

Lastly, Jerry M’s speech, Reaching Out to the World with your Communication Plan taught us about how not to let knowledge walk out the door. The word of the day was preeminent.

Winners this week:
First Timer: Maggy B
Table Topics: Jessica S
Most Improved: Chandler M
Best Evaluator: Karen W
Best Speaker: Mary B

Event, Meeting

Speaking for Start Ups Program

Improve Communication and Leadership Skills for Entrepreneurs and Start Ups

Date: May 10 – Time: 7:00 – 8:30 AM
Place: Friendship Hall at University Christian Church, 3900 Cleveland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

Hillcrest – Normal Heights based Voyagers Toastmasters announces a special educational program targeted to people launching start-ups, entrepreneurs and other business professionals who want to improve their speaking, communication and leadership skills.

Free and open to all, this special program will feature top speakers. This program will be fun and exciting. And since this is a 7am meeting we always have free coffee and snacks for you.

This special program is a great introduction to Toastmasters, the international non-profit organization known as the best place for public speaking and leadership training.

To reserve your spot, or for more details about this special program, please contact: Hal Slater – Vice President of Membership – at (619) 248-3592 or online at hal@halslater.com

More about this event at Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/voyagerstoastmasters/

More about the Toastmasters International organization at http://www.toastmasters.org/

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Voyagers Toastmasters Announces Special Speaking for Start Ups Program

Improve Communication and Leadership Skills for Entrepreneurs and Start Ups

FREE – Sign Up Now – To reserve your spot, or for more details about this special program, please contact: Hal Slater – Vice President of Membership – at (619) 248-3592 or online at hal@halslater.com

Date: May 10 – Time: 7:00 – 8:30 AM

Place: Friendship Hall at University Christian Church, 3900 Cleveland Avenue, San Diego, CA

Midtown – Hillcrest based Voyagers Toastmasters announces a special educational program targeted to people launching start-ups, entrepreneurs and other business professionals who want to improve their speaking, communication and leadership skills.

 

Free, and open to all, this special program will feature top speakers. Subjects covered include: How to do an elevator pitch; How to motivate your entrepreneurial team; How to connect with your audience; How to organize a presentation and How to effectively run a business meeting

 

In addition to being informative and educational, this program will be fun and exciting. And since this is a 7am meeting we always have free coffee and snacks for you.

 

This special program is a great introduction to Toastmasters, the international non-profit organization known as the best place for public speaking and leadership training.

 

To reserve your spot, or for more details about this special program, please contact: Hal Slater – Vice President of Membership – at (619) 248-3592 or online at hal@halslater.com

An active club of an international, non-profit organization, Voyagers Toastmasters is an excellent resource for those who want to be more involved in their community. Here people from all backgrounds learn how to develop, create and present powerful communication messages – using the power of words as well as the latest presentation technology.

Voyagers members learn to use onscreen slides, web meetings, and social media for more effective communications. Our motto is “Making communications technology easy!”

Many companies sponsor their staff to join and attend meetings in order to improve their communication, managerial, customer service and sales skills; so be sure to ask your HR people about Toastmasters.

More about our Voyagers Club at http://voyagerstoastmasters.org/

More about the Toastmasters International organization at http://www.toastmasters.org/

Media and Press Contact:       Mark Shapiro,

Vice President of PR
SRS-Tech PR

mshapiro@srs-techpr.com
1 619 249 7742

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March 22nd Meeting

Mindfulness was the theme for the March 22, 2018 meeting.

Elucidate was the word of the day. We had an extended table topics session, thank to Cynthia P, on the mindfulness theme which meant that many Toastmasters had an opportunity to practice their impromptu speaking.

Nancy won table topics by talking about how yoga helps her be mindful about where she left her keys!

Hal S gave a riveting speech entitled Protecting our Democracy encouraging us to eliminate undue influences on our political system.

Winners this week:
Table Topics: Nancy J
Most Improved: Angelique H
Best Evaluator: Rene R
Best Speaker: Hal S
Huggie: Mark I – for overcoming technical difficulties
Stick it: the missing HDMI cable