Hello again,
Last night we welcomed back another wanderer. Carlos Medina wandered in to get out of the rain and hung around to perform the duties of Vote counter. He did an excellent job and it was good to have him back.
Darleen Picchioni gave her Icebreaker speech and we were able to get to know a little more about her and her life. Overall she did an excellent job and overcame the nervousness that everyone experiences during their speaking debut. Each member was able to give Darleen a little feedback and I think she received some good tips for next time. Congratulations Darleen for winning the best speaker award for the evening. (applause)
John Dunham was our Table Topics Master for the evening and Patsy Olivas chose "vociferous" as our word of the day. Almost everyone used the word during their 1- 2 minute table topic speech and everyone made the time requirements to be in the running for best table topic speaker. The best Table Topic Speaker of the evening was.....(insert drumroll here)
Lori Perales ! ! ! (more applause)
I am still working on the scheduling program, but I hope to have it up by next week. For next week, Tom is scheduled to give his Icebreaker and I will give my "Get to The Point" speech. Patsy Olivas will be our Toastmaster. I left my notes at the office and those are all the assignments I remember at the moment.
Remember our membership drive. Please bring a friend to the meeting. Promise them beer if you have to. Just kidding...promise them that we will provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
Until next week.....Rick
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Monday 8/13/07
Hello fellow Toastmasters of the Amigo Club.
Tonight we had the distinct pleasure of saying hello to a wayward Toastmaster that wandered in out of the cold, or rather, into the air conditioned comfort of our meeting. A warm welcome back to Mr. Rock Dasher.
If I am not mistaken, Mr. Dasher has been traveling the world in search of adventure, but finally realized that our border community offered many more exciting opportunities at less cost. Rock graciously stepped up and presided as our Toastmaster for this evenings meeting. Thank you Rock.
Our group was small this evening, but we had an entertaining meeting none the less. John Dunham filled the roles as Grammarian, Ah Counter, General Evaluator and all around good guy. Thank you John for your support.
Tom Christiansen was our timer and I provided some table topics and an Amigo moment. We discussed the various roles that can be performed at meetings to help earn your Competent Communicator or Competent Leader designations. We also talked a bit about a new scheduling program that we will have up and running soon that will allow members to go in and see the schedule for upcoming meetings and accept or decline assignments or request to present speeches, etc... It will be really cool and hopefully will help eliminate some of the confusion we have been experiencing of late.
Our word of the day was kenetic, but it was, unfortunately not used in most speeches. I believe our word for the next several meetings should be "commitment".
Let's look at this word. One of the meanings listed in the American Heritage Dictionary is:
Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility.
That's not the one we were looking for. How about this one:
A pledge to do.
That's closer, but I prefer:
The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons: a deep commitment to liberal policies; a profound commitment to the family.
When I accepted the role of President I made a commitment to you, the members of the Amigo Toastmasters Club to guide the club in the right direction, and I am attempting to do that, but I am in desperate need of some assistance in fulfilling a couple of roles that are not being managed. If anyone is willing to "step up" and accept the challenge I will assure you of all the support I can provide. Volunteers for leadership positions can count on my commitment to provide that support. If you are interested please give me a call at 329-5868. We owe it to our new members to provide the guidance and support that they need to progress in their search for self improvement.
I look forward to next week when Darleen will give her Icebreaker speech. I hope to see you all there and please bring a friend. Until next week....Rick
Tonight we had the distinct pleasure of saying hello to a wayward Toastmaster that wandered in out of the cold, or rather, into the air conditioned comfort of our meeting. A warm welcome back to Mr. Rock Dasher.
If I am not mistaken, Mr. Dasher has been traveling the world in search of adventure, but finally realized that our border community offered many more exciting opportunities at less cost. Rock graciously stepped up and presided as our Toastmaster for this evenings meeting. Thank you Rock.
Our group was small this evening, but we had an entertaining meeting none the less. John Dunham filled the roles as Grammarian, Ah Counter, General Evaluator and all around good guy. Thank you John for your support.
Tom Christiansen was our timer and I provided some table topics and an Amigo moment. We discussed the various roles that can be performed at meetings to help earn your Competent Communicator or Competent Leader designations. We also talked a bit about a new scheduling program that we will have up and running soon that will allow members to go in and see the schedule for upcoming meetings and accept or decline assignments or request to present speeches, etc... It will be really cool and hopefully will help eliminate some of the confusion we have been experiencing of late.
Our word of the day was kenetic, but it was, unfortunately not used in most speeches. I believe our word for the next several meetings should be "commitment".
Let's look at this word. One of the meanings listed in the American Heritage Dictionary is:
Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility.
That's not the one we were looking for. How about this one:
A pledge to do.
That's closer, but I prefer:
The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons: a deep commitment to liberal policies; a profound commitment to the family.
When I accepted the role of President I made a commitment to you, the members of the Amigo Toastmasters Club to guide the club in the right direction, and I am attempting to do that, but I am in desperate need of some assistance in fulfilling a couple of roles that are not being managed. If anyone is willing to "step up" and accept the challenge I will assure you of all the support I can provide. Volunteers for leadership positions can count on my commitment to provide that support. If you are interested please give me a call at 329-5868. We owe it to our new members to provide the guidance and support that they need to progress in their search for self improvement.
I look forward to next week when Darleen will give her Icebreaker speech. I hope to see you all there and please bring a friend. Until next week....Rick
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Monday 8/6/07
It's another great day to be a Toastmaster.
Last night's meeting was another rousing success. Tom, Janet and Darleen (our guests from last week) all returned and "brought their checkbooks" and filled out their membership applications. Congratulations and Welcome to the Amigo Toastmasters club.
Mr John Dunham was back after being out of town for work for a couple of weeks and he performed admirably as our Toastmaster.
Lori was our Table Topics Master for the evening and provided an interesting twist with her "Truth or Dare" version of Table Topics.
Renewal time is coming up soon and we would like to see everyone renew in a timely manner, so you can expect a call from Lori or I.
The district conference is coming up in November in Albuquerque. More info to come or visit the District 23 website.
Lori and I attended the TLI training last week and were able to come away with some good ideas to help out the club. In addition to her duties as Secretary/Traeasurer Lori has agreed to help out as the VP Public Relations. She is contacting the powers that be at UTEP and EPCC to get us some ad time on their closed circuit public service TV system.
We encourage everyone to bring a friend to the meeting. In order to acheive our goal of becoming a Distinguished Club, we must meet membership criteria of 20 members or a net gain of 5 members. Our current membership is 15 plus our 4 new members, so right now we need everyone to renew and we still need one new member.
There is a membership contest going on right now and we have accomplished 4 new members for the month of August, so we will receive a $25 gift certificate for use at the Toastmasters store. Excellent.
Here's a link to an interesting video. Shift Happens
Thank you to everyone for your help and support and we look forward to seeing you next week.
Rick
Last night's meeting was another rousing success. Tom, Janet and Darleen (our guests from last week) all returned and "brought their checkbooks" and filled out their membership applications. Congratulations and Welcome to the Amigo Toastmasters club.
Mr John Dunham was back after being out of town for work for a couple of weeks and he performed admirably as our Toastmaster.
Lori was our Table Topics Master for the evening and provided an interesting twist with her "Truth or Dare" version of Table Topics.
Renewal time is coming up soon and we would like to see everyone renew in a timely manner, so you can expect a call from Lori or I.
The district conference is coming up in November in Albuquerque. More info to come or visit the District 23 website.
Lori and I attended the TLI training last week and were able to come away with some good ideas to help out the club. In addition to her duties as Secretary/Traeasurer Lori has agreed to help out as the VP Public Relations. She is contacting the powers that be at UTEP and EPCC to get us some ad time on their closed circuit public service TV system.
We encourage everyone to bring a friend to the meeting. In order to acheive our goal of becoming a Distinguished Club, we must meet membership criteria of 20 members or a net gain of 5 members. Our current membership is 15 plus our 4 new members, so right now we need everyone to renew and we still need one new member.
There is a membership contest going on right now and we have accomplished 4 new members for the month of August, so we will receive a $25 gift certificate for use at the Toastmasters store. Excellent.
Here's a link to an interesting video. Shift Happens
Thank you to everyone for your help and support and we look forward to seeing you next week.
Rick
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