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Limited Time Offer: District 5 Fall Conference 2014

All Voyagers Toastmasters in good standing (up-to-date in paying their dues) are eligible to attend the District 5 Fall Conference at Liberty Station in Point Loma on November 1 from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm for FREE!

To simplify the process, register and pay for the District 5 Fall conference by Sept. 30 using the link http://www.d5tm.org/lace. Send Jerry Marino your confirmation or receipt and he will reimburse you or credit your Voyagers account (your choice). We are using our scholarship fund to pay for this and want to afford as many Voyagers as possible the opportunity to attend for free! But you must register by Sept 30 to take advantage of the early bird discount and for Voyagers to reimburse you for that.

All Voyagers (dues paid) members are eligible…which means if you register you should also pay your dues very soon if you haven’t yet! In fact, you could receive a credit for your dues by registering now. How can you beat that offer?

Voyagers Walking Food Tour with Jane Diaz

On Saturday November 15 from noon to 4 p.m. join us in a walking food tour of Downtown San Diego and Little Italy. The tour will be led by our very own fellow Voyagers Toastmaster Jane Diaz, who is a professional food tour guide with Bite San Diego, where she puts her Toastmasters and Improv skills to good use. Jane (a.k.a. Juana) will entertain us with stories about colorful characters from San Diego’s history as we enjoy a leisurely 2 mile walk in a 4 hour time span and taste food at 5 different restaurants! The tours are limited to 17 participants, and at $45 per person (minimum age 21), tours sell out quickly. Please contact Cynthia Paloma if you plan to attend, but to simplify matters reservations are on your own. Bring a friend!

Speechcraft is Coming, Fall 2014

Voyagers will be starting a 5 week Speechcraft Program on Thursday mornings from 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. starting September 25, 2014 through October 25, 2014.

Please share the following information and help us find Speechcraft participants. Tell your friends and acquaintances and post to your social media. Maybe someone you know has an interest in improving their public speaking but has been waiting for the right opportunity! You may download the Speechcraft flyer (PDF) by clicking on the image link below:

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SAN DIEGO, CA –

Voyagers Toastmasters (http://voyagerstmclub.org/) will hold a Speechcraft Workshop open to anyone interested in improving their public speaking and communications skills.

The Speechcraft workshop will be held Thursday mornings from 7:00 – 8:30 AM and runs for five consecutive weeks starting September 25, 2014 through October 23, 2014. Sessions will be held at the Café Coyote Restaurant, in Old Town, 2461 San Diego Ave, San Diego CA 92110.  The cost of the workshop is $36 and includes all materials.

Speechcraft is a series of short, practical sessions in public speaking for those looking to overcome anxiety or to improve communication skills. Attendees will be a part of a learning, supportive and friendly environment. This will also be an opportunity to meet new people, network, while learning about Toastmasters International educational programs (http://www.toastmasters.org/).

In addition, attendees of the Speechcraft program will:

  • Learn to present your ideas with confidence
  • Develop public speaking skills using 6 key elements
  • Practice relating to your audience and building trust

The interactive sessions will include Table Topics, which will allow attendees to give impromptu speeches on various topics. In addition to the opportunity to practice speaking, attendees will hear impromptu and prepared speeches from Voyager Toastmasters (http://voyagerstmclub.org/) members. The speaking and listening skills developed during Speechcraft help develop attendee confidence in both social and career speaking situations.

Speechcraft participants may apply their workshop fee towards Toastmasters membership, and any speeches performed during that workshop will also count towards advancement in the Toastmasters Program.

For more information and to sign up – contact Felicia Douglis, fdouglis@hiringprep.com, (619) 992-9369.


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Voyagers Toastmasters Holiday Party is Coming – Dec 18

The Voyagers Toastmasters Holiday Celebration Party is coming up quickly. Dec 18 evening. Are you going to be there? Check out the details and RSVP at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C094CABAA22A4FE3-30th/14319420

“30th Anniversary & Holiday Celebration.” Please click on the link below to RSVP.

Please forward to any previous Toastmasters who you think may want to join us in the celebration.

To sign up, go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C094CABAA22A4FE3-30th/14319420

News Update – Jerry Marino – VP of Education

I’d tell you what a wonderful meeting we had on Thursday, Nov 14, ToastmastersLogo-Colorbut I don’t have time because I’m heading out of town for a reunion weekend in Boston. I could tell you what a great job our TM Diana Bergman did with the theme of “The Frost is on the Pumpkin”, or what great speeches Kevin Swanson, Felicia Douglis, and Hal Slater gave…or how good the feedback was from evaluators Jane Flaherty, Suzi O’Brien, and Beth Bateman, or that we had six guests, an Area Governor visit, earned a Golden Gavel for our excellent meeting, and that we had three first timers as functionaries…but I don’t have time.

 

Dates: Dec. 5 30th Anniversary meeting; Dec. 15, in the evening, Holiday Party and Anniversary Celebration.

 

Welcome new member James (I don’t know his last name because I don’t have your paperwork). Nice to have you a Voyager. If anyone has James’s email please forward this to him until I get him on the club roster.

 

See you for “Marketing the Voyagers Experience” next week led by Professor Alan Hoffmanner and attended by his MBA class who will prepare a marketing plan for Voyagers as a class project.