Event

Sheryl Roush to Inspire on October 23

Sheryl Roush, a world-renowned public speaker, who got her start in our very own Voyagers Club, will be speaking at the Voyagers Toastmasters meeting this Thursday October 23, coinciding with the grand finale of the current Speechcraft program. Sheryl has accomplished the highest communication and leadership designations and honors that Toastmasters has to offer.

Come see how a Pro does it!

Since joining Voyagers in 1987, her journey of over 3,000 presentations

  • has taken her to speak in 10 countries,
  • to keynoting 7 nations in the Middle East,
  • to open on stage for Marie Osmond and Marvin Hamlisch,
  • to follow Olivia Newton-John, and Suze Orman,
  • and keynote close for actress Geena Davis….

For more about Sheryl’s background, take a look at her bio: Sheryl Roush-BIO

All are welcome to join us Thursday October 23 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Cafe Coyote in Old Town. There is no meeting room fee for guests.

Meeting

October 2 2014: Vice President of Education’s Report

The theme for October 2, Week 2 of SpeechCraft set by our Toastmaster Trisha Landoni was “Safari: Part 2 – The Honey Badger” (see the link for more information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg ).
Picture of honey badger
The theme for SpeechCraft week 1 was “Safari: Part 1 – The Termite”.   Week 3 of SpeechCraft is coming up and the theme is “Safari: Part 3 – Have Whey There”.  (I may have gotten that wrong.  It could be “Half Way They’re”.)

The awards from October 2 SpeechCraft Week 2:

Best Table Topics – Manshu Agarwal and his 70’s suit
Best Evaluator – Terry Hewins
Most Improved – Jessica Walton
Best Speaker – Lynn Parker

Jane Flaherty delivered a highly informative speech on how to evaluate a speech. Her presentation and handout are available at the Voyagers Toastmasters website as a downloadable supplementary resource.

See you there this Thursday!

Event

District 5 Fall Conference: Opportunity for the Not-So-Early Birds

If you missed the September 30 Early Bird registration for the District 5 Fall Conference at Liberty Station in Point Loma on November 1 from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm, here is a second opportunity.

Voyagers Toastmasters in good standing (up-to-date in paying their dues) who sign up and pay for the District 5 Fall Conference will be reimbursed by the amount of the Early Bird registration: $25.

To simplify the process, register and pay for the District 5 Fall conference 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.

Event

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?

Meeting

September 25 2014: President’s Report

Hello Fellow Toastmasters!

There is never a shortage of people looking to better themselves, thus bettering their situation.

Thursday Sept. 25th marked the first weekly meeting of the 5 week Toastmasters ‘Speechcraft’.

Our goal was to find 5 people for 5 weeks; and thanks to our membership getting the word out, we have 7. (clap it up!)

Lynn and Carol have jumped right in and will give speeches next week while Rick is on the schedule for the following week.

Michelle, Coco, Bernie and Delores round out our Speechcraft participants.  There is still room for one more.  If you know of someone that is on the fence, feel free to encourage them to join us next Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 am for our next meeting.

Aside from our meeting being an amazing example of what a Toastmasters meeting can bring to it’s members,  our three speakers all focused on topics aimed at the new speaker.  Jerry Marino – Fear of speaking to a group, Terry Hewins used a Powerpoint presentation and a handout on how to choose a topic and Jane Diaz gave a VERY FUNNY ‘Icebreaker’ speech as an example for those giving icebreakers next week.

Here is how YOU voted  this week:

  • Best Topics: Bernie Locsin- Wahoo, our new Speechcraft participant!
  • Most Improved: Jane Diaz
  • Best Evaluator: Beth Bateman
  • Best Speaker went to Terry Hewins!

Congratulations and we will see you next Thursday.

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