Public Speaking Northwest Uses Stories and Humor in Presentation Skills!

Stories and humor delight audiences everywhere. Today our speakers caught our attention with stories and filled the room with laughter.

President Barb welcomed Lynne, Ana, Barbara, Cindy, Ken, Tracy, Juliet, Jamie, Sam, Kate, Kyle, Pierce, Jean, and guest, Kathy.

 

Pierce, our toastmaster and leader of the meeting, introduced our timer, Kate, who skillfully timed the speeches, evaluations,and  the table topics.

Barbara received her Ice Breaker Award for having given her very first speech. Congratulations, Barbara! You broke the ice and shared wonderful things about yourself.

Lynne, our first speaker, entitled her talk, A Tragic Story. Recently, a boat crash on Puget Sound ended with one man losing his life. Lynne’s presentation taught us good boating rules for avoiding accidents.

Jean evaluated Lynne’s speech with praise for her excellent props, her important information, and call to action.

Barb, our second speaker, entitled her talk, The Flowers in My Life. We learned that the flowers were her in-laws. Barb developed her speech with humor, stories, and drama.

 

Ken evaluated Barb’s talk for her funny stories, use of space, and wonderful metaphors.

Cindy went to Craig’s List to dream up her Table Topics. She asked each member what awful thing they like to sell on Craig’s list. They had to make it sound inviting.

Jamie chose his very bad dog who fails to come when called.

 Sam chose to get rid of his foos ball table for a dining room table.

 Tracy chose to sell her sassy, messy pony for a penny.

Barb held a ceremony in which Ken. as VP of Education, passed the gavel and responsibilities to our new VP of Education, Jamie.

Barb presented Jean, our club’s founder, with our first banner. This past year we changed our name and have our new banner.

Kathy, our guest, is now a treasured member. Welcome to our club, Kathy!

Our Blue Ribbon Winners!

Best Speaker: Lynne

Best Evaluator: Jean

Best Table Topics: Tracy

Congratulations to all!

 

Our photographer was Barbara. Thanks for doing such a great job!

Our Photo of the Day!

News You Can Use!

1. Although Kate didn’t come in first in the Division Contest, she took the risk and did a fine job. Thank you for representing our club, Kate. For us you are a champion.

2. Our Halloween Open House will be on October 30^th from 12:00 to 1:00 at our Seattle Times Building. Visitors are welcome! Feel free to wear a costume. Tasty treats will be provided.

3. Our District 2 Fall Conference will be on Saturday, November 10^th at the Lynnwood Convention Center. District Conferences are exciting, fun, and educational.

If you'd like to join us for polishing your presentations, developing leadership skills, and making friends, we welcome you.

 We meet every Tuesday from noon to 1:00 PM. You'll find us at the Seattle Times Building in Bothell, Washington ~ 19200 120th Avenue NE. Feel free to bring your lunch.

To find out more contact: Emery Jordan at: gejordan9@comcast.net (206) 235-1356

Respectfully submitted,

 Secretary,

Jean Tracy, DTM

Public Speaking Northwest Practices the Wisdom of John Wayne!

Our Toastmaster Club practices, “Talk low, talk slow, and don’t talk too much.” ~ John Wayne

That’s why we time our talks. Only those who keep within their allotted time can vie for the blue ribbon.

Our President, Barb, opened our meeting with Kate, Jamie, Cindy, Cary, Kyle, Casey, Ken, Juliet, Jan S., Tracy, Mihaela, Jean, and guests, Kathy and Colleen.

Lynne’s, first turn as Toastmaster of the Day, succeeded perfectly. Her theme was ‘Cats.’ The members easily included cats in the program.

Kate presented “Hunt,” our word of the day as in cats hunting for mice or Kate hunting for bargains. It also was well used during the meeting.

Jamie, our first speaker, said he’s known as the 'King' in his family, that is, the king of sticking his foot in his mouth. He related 2 incidents that both humored and shocked us. He keeps improving with every speech.

Jan S. evaluated Jamie’s speech by praising his gestures, eye-contact, and organization.

Mihaela, our second speaker, is the master of “Cool Design.” Her interactive speech included the audience with answering questions, a white board, and her magical drawing of cats. She knows how to make a talk interesting and fun.

Barb evaluated Mihaela’s talk with glowing remarks about her props, organization, and excellent teaching methods.

Our Table Topics Master, Cindy prepared fortune cookie questions. 

Both Cary and Kyle shared stories about cat’s named “Big Boy” and “Tiger.” You can tell by their pictures, they had fun.

Ken, our general evaluator, offered praise and shared suggestions

Our Blue Ribbon Winners!

Best Speaker: Jamie

Best Evaluator: Barb

Best Table Topics: Kyle

Congratulations to all!

Our photographers were Juliet and Mihaela. Thank you both for doing such a great job!

 

 

Tracy is our Photo of the Day!

News You Can Use!

1. Our Division E Contest will be on Thursday, October 18^th at the Redmond Library. Kate will represent our club for Table Topics. Let’s be there to support her. Get there before 6 PM.

2. Our Open House Halloween Party is on October 30th from 12:00-1:00 right here!

3. Our District 2 Fall Conference will be on Saturday, November 10^th at the Lynnwood Convention Center. District Conferences are exciting, fun, and educational.

If you'd like to join us for polishing your presentations, developing leadership skills, and making friends, we welcome you.

  

We meet every Tuesday from noon to 1:00 PM. You'll find us at the Seattle Times Building in Bothell, Washington ~ 19200 120th Avenue NE. Feel free to bring your lunch.

 To find out more contact: Emery Jordan at: gejordan9@comcast.net (206) 235-1356

Respectfully submitted,

Secretary,

Jean Tracy, DTM

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters Support the Words of Tom Peters!

“Join Toastmasters! Oral communication skills count.” ~ Tom Peters is the author of The Pursuit of Wow!

Our toastmasters practice their oral communication skills with presentations, table topics, and evaluation skills. Our professional manuals are filled with helpful suggestions.

Barb, our president, welcomed Jamie, Barbara, Juliet, Jerry, Kate, Yanhong, Cindy, Ken, Lynne, Sam, Mihaela, Emery, Jan Z., Jan S., Cary, Kyle, Casey, Jean, Sam, and Sam’s guest, Tom.

Jamie

Jamie, our toastmaster, gave the theme for the day, “Life Transitions.” He shared several of the transitions he and Cindy have experienced in the past few years.

Lynne

Lynne, our sergeant-at-arms, opened the meeting by reading our mission statement. She also presented the word of the day, “Threshold,” to promote the theme.

Cindy, our invocater, gave an inspirational quote from Mother Teresa.

Barbara

Our speaker, Barbara, gave her Ice-Breaker. She was born in Germany, lived in France, and went to boarding school in Britain. We learned she’s a world traveler and a biologist. She’s a fascinating person. We’re eager to learn even more about her.

Ken

Ken, Barbara’s evaluator, gave over 10 specific positives and his suggestions showed great understanding. Ken’s a master evaluator.

Kate

Kate, our table topic master, asked advice for her daughters and herself regarding which colleges to attend and how to face the empty nest facing her in a few years.

Pierce, Emery, Cindy, and Barb shared their wise thoughts.

Pierce

Emery

Cindy

Barb

Jean

Jean evaluated the meeting and noted the laughter, positive help, and wonderful feeling of joy throughout the meeting.

Mihaela

Mihaela, our timer, was so intrigued by each speaker that sometimes the timing lights stayed off. This prompted lots of laughter. Many of us have had the same experience as timers. 

The Blue Ribbon Winners!

Best Speaker ~ Barbara

Best Evaluator ~ Ken

Best Table Topics Speaker ~ Pierce

Congratulations to all!

Our photographer for this minutes/newsletter was Jerry Hughes. Thanks for the great photos, Jerry.

Our Picture of the Day:

Jan S.

 News We Can Use:

1. Our guest Tom is joining our club. Welcome Tom!

2. Kate will represent us at our Division Contest at the Redmond Library on October 18^th. We are all welcome. Bring a friend.

3. Our District Conference will be held Saturday, November 10^th at the Lynnwood Convention Center. There will be educational sessions, keynotes, contests and food! Conferences are so much fun.

4. Last but not least, we are having a Halloween Open House on Tuesday, October 30^th from 12:00 – 1:00. Wear a costume and bring a friend and be prepared for a frightening time.

Respectfully Submitted, 

Jean Tracy, DTM ~ Secretary