January 21, 2010

Hi Everybody:

Anybody who missed last week's meeting, missed out on some fabulous Prescriptions for Living throughout the entire meeting.

Welcome to Rhea Longman our newest Toastmaster member. Thank you to Sharon D'Arcey for bringing her guest Meaghen Pettapiece.

Sharon D'Arcey gave speech #2, entitled Making a Difference on Volunteering in Big Brothers & Sisters Organization. Rich Boertien gave speech #6, a humourous speech on memories about Country Music and George Nichol have speech #4 on Presenting a Hockey Award.
Our word for the evening was incipient (adjective), meaning vowing to make a big change this year. Jessica Kelly gave a great reading on Count Your Blessings and not your Problems. Winner of the Table Topics was Rhea Longman.
Jane Stoltz


Linguists of Listowel – LISTEN, LAUGH, LEARN & LEAD
Area 66 – District 86 – Western Division – Region VI – Club #9016
Linguistsoflistowel.blogspot.com & toastmasters86.org
Area Governor: Diana Snowden Division Governor: Glenn Oxford
Date: Thursday January 21, 2010
Meeting Theme: Prescriptions for Life
7:15 Call meeting to order : --------- Sharon Diehl
Chairperson: ----------------- Diane Bender, ATMG
Theme tonight is prescriptions for life.
Millions of people each year want to know how to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others.
If you’re like me you want to make a difference and have a positive impact but maybe you don’t know what to do, where to go, when the right time is, or how to get others involved.
In Toastmasters we believe that improving your communication and leadership skills is a great start. It gives you a straightforward, uncomplicated and down to earth process for getting YOU involved and also to help you get OTHERS involved. Each meeting is a learning experience- You might discover something amazing, something incredible, something unbelievable.
You see new members gain confidence and experienced members challenge themselves to step out of their comfort zones and make a difference in their home, their community and their world.
I look forward to hearing your prescriptions for life this evening.

Fact: 18 people die every day waiting for a transplant. Sign your donor card tell your family your wishes.

Joke of the Day: ------------------- Brent Jemmett, CC
Guest Introductions: Rhea Longman, Megan Pettapiece Fact: Plant a tree. 1 acre of trees produces enough oxygen for 18 people every day. Trees add beauty increase property values and reduce stress.

Loyal Toast & Timer: ------- Keith McCluskie
Fact: A smile is a universal expression of happiness and recognized as such by all cultures. Smiling is contagious. Happiness leads to smiling and smiling leads to happiness.

Grammarian: ------------- Jane Stoltz, ATMS "Insipient"
Fact: Eat to live, don’t live to eat. “French fries are the most widely eaten vegetable”

Literary Corner: ----------- Jessica Kelly
Speaker #1: -------- Sharon D’Arcey
One minute written evaluations by members
Speaker #2: -------- Rich Boertien
One minute written evaluations by members
Speaker #3: --------- George Nichol, CC
One minute written evaluations by members
Fact: Mother Theresa said if you can’t feed a hundred people , then just feed one.

8:15 Table Topics: ---------------- Jane Stoltz, ATMS
Evaluator #1: -------------- Audrey Orth, DTM
Evaluator #2: ----------------- Brian Camacho CC
Evaluator #3: ----------------- Keith Stoltz, ATMS

Fact: the majority of children in low income neighborhoods often lack libraries and books stores. Go through your bookshelves and pull out books that you will never read again. Pack a box and donate them.

General Evaluator: -------------- Brent Jemmett, CC
Reports from Timer & Grammarian
Award for Best Table Topics
Anything for the Good of Toastmasters Guest Comments
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Diane Bender, ATMG Conclusion: I’ve enjoyed hearing your prescriptions for life this evening. Toastmasters will empower you and stretch you. They will provide a sense of accomplishment, reward you in ways you never expected and infect you with an enthusiasm that is so contagious that you will want to share with your friends and get them involved. Your executive is off to Officer training this week and will come back enthusiastic and brimming full of ideas. Have a great week. Meeting is adjourned.

Inspirational Thought for the Day:
Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate.
Cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past-have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time. Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts.
Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a time. Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing- don't do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor. 9:00 Adjournment
Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
Jan 28: It's About Time, workshop with condensed agenda
Jan 30: Officer Training in London
Jan 30: Division W Officer Training – to be announced shortly
Feb 3 or 10: Area Evaluation Workshop – to be announced shortly
Feb 4: Dancing With the Stars
Feb 11: Puppy Love
Feb 22: Hanover Club International & Evaluation Contest
Feb. 16: Mt Forest Club International+ Evaluation Contest
Feb 18: International & Evaluation Club Contest
Feb 25: Snow Date for International & Evaluation Club Contest
Mar 10: Tentative Area Contest
Mar 26: Tentative Division Contest
Fact: 70% of people say that no matter how hard they try they never seem to have enough time to do everything they need to do. Turn off the TV- instead of watching reruns of friends go make some.
Fact: Prepare today for any kind of tomorrow. Disasters are never planned, but they will happen. They are inevitable. Being prepared is the only thing you can do.
Fact: the number 1 killer of people ages 4 to 37 is car accidents You can’t get a speeding ticket if you don’t speed.
Diana Snowden 364-3346
Feb 10 Pentacostal church 7-9
Workshop on Judging and Evaluations
Guest Speakers $5

January 14, 2009

Hi Toastmaster Members:

What a great meeting last evening, everyone was enthusiastic with Let It Snow...
We had 2 returning guests and 3 terrific speakers. Heidi Menzi did her #9 speech on Persuade with Power..There's something wrong with our hospital system, Jessica Kelly did her #8 speech on Using Visual Aids...informing us on how to read the food labels and Keith Stoltz presented cc#9, a speech that he will chair to an organization next week. The word of the evening was "vociferous" (boisterous) which was used many times. The winner of the Table Topics was our guest Marilyn Hynds with her entertaining short speech on the new Olympic sport, catching snowflakes on your tongue!!!
Thank you again for making our guests feel welcome!


The Inspirational Thought for the Day:
Smile - it makes a world of difference.
Dance - who knows when you won't be able to.
Cry - holding those emotions in, is bad for you.
Hug - helps you and helps another.
Laugh - what's the point in hiding happiness?
Live - because life is everything.

Jane Stoltz
VP of Education

Call meeting to order (7:15): Audrey Orth, ATMG
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. ~Edith Sitwell

Chairperson: Diane Bender, ATMG

Joke of the Day: - Keith McCluskie is working from his CC manual. He would agree with this quote by Carl Reiner “A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.”

Guest Introductions: Rhea Longman, Marilyn Hynds

Loyal Toast & Timer: ---George Nichol
A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together! ~Author Unknown

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
Grammarian: ----- Sharon Diehl
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? ~J.B. Priestley
Literary Corner: Jane Stoltz, ATMS

Speaker #1: CC #9 Persuade with power Heidi Menzi “Persuade the Hospitals”

Speaker #2: CC #8 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids Jessica Kelly “Interesting facts about Food Labels”

Keith will present his Vision of Victory speech during the luncheon at the Annual General meeting next Wednesday.
Keith’s favorite saying is. Live everyday like it is your last and one day you will be right.
Green light 13 yellow 14 red 15 minutes
Speaker #3: CC #9 Persuade with Power Keith Stoltz, ATMS


Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while. ~Kin Hubbard
Table Topics : - Brent Jemmett, CC Winner of table topics, with the new Olympic sport catching snowflakes on your tongue was guest Marilyn Hynes

Evaluator #1 Keith McCluskie
Evaluator #2 Brian Camacho ATMB
Evaluator #3: Audrey Orth

There's one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbor's. ~Clyde Moore
Quizmaster: Sharon D’Arcey

General Evaluator: Rich Boertien
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Diane Bender, ATMG
I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of the hill. ~Erma Bombeck

Executive Meeting to Follow
Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
Jan 21: Prescriptions for Life
Jan 28: It's About Time, A Workshop Meeting with condensed agenda
Feb 4: Dancing With the Stars
Feb 11: Puppy Love
Feb 12: Hanover Club International & Evaluation Contest
Feb. 13: Mt Forest Club International+ Evaluation Contest
Feb 18: International & Evaluation Club Contest
Feb 25: Snow Date for International & Evaluation Club Contest
Mar 10: Tentative Area Contest
Mar 26: Tentative Division Contest

January 7, 2010

What a great meeting last evening, everyone present sure caught the fever!
We had 2 quests and 2 terrific ice breaker speakers, a presentation, humorous literary corner, the word of the evening was "quotidian" (occurring or returning daily) which was used 7 times. The winner of the Table Topics was our guest Rhea Longman.
Thank you for making our guests feel welcome....they just might be joining!!!!
Be sure to be included for next week's Let It Snow meeting!
An executive meeting to follow.


Jane Stoltz
VP of Education


Linguists of Listowel – LISTEN, LAUGH, LEARN & LEAD
Area 66 – District 86 – Western Division – Region VI – Club #9016
linguistsoflistowelblogspot.com & toastmasters86.org
Area Governor: Diana Snowden Division Governor: Glenn Oxford
Date: Thursday January 7, 2010
Meeting Theme: Catch the Fever

Call meeting to order (7:15): Chairperson: Diane Bender

Guest Introduction:Audrey Orth introduced her guest Marilyn and Rich introduced Rhea longman. Loyal Toast & Timer: Brent Jemmett
Grammarian: Jane Stoltz introduced the word quotidian. Literary Corner: Audrey Orth
Speaker #1: Ice Breaker speech: "Monday, Monday" Sharon Diehl
Speaker #2: Ice Breaker speech: "W5" Sharon D’Arcey
Speaker #3: advanced manual Management speech #4 "Progress Review" Leo Brisebois
Table Topics George Nichol Remedies for assorted ailments were commented upon. Rhea Longman won the award
Evaluator #1: Keith McCluskie
Evaluator #2: Jane Stoltz
Evaluator #3: Keith Stoltz Quizmaster: Heidi Menzi
General Evaluator: Marie McCutcheon Reports from Timer & Grammarian
Award for Best Table Topics
Anything for the Good of Toastmasters
Guest Comments
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Diane Bender
Inspirational Thought for the Day: Rich Boertien
Adjournment (9.00)

Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
Jan 14: Let It Snow....
Jan 21: Prescriptions for Life
Jan 28: It's About Time, A Workshop Meeting,
We need a person to do a one 45 minute workshop
Feb. 16: Mt Forest Club International+ Evaluation contest
Feb 18: International & Evaluation Club Contest - Target Speaker Booked
Feb 25: Snow Date for International & Evaluation Club Contest





Linguists of Listowel – LISTEN, LAUGH, LEARN & LEAD
Area 66 – District 86 – Western Division – Region VI – Club #9016
linguistsoflistowelblogspot.com & toastmasters86.org
Area Governor: Diana Snowden Division Governor: Glenn Oxford
Date: Thursday January 7, 2010
Meeting Theme: Catch the Fever

Call meeting to order (7:15): ___________
Chairperson: Diane Bender
Joke of the Day: ___________
Guest Introduction: ___________
1. Loyal Toast & Timer: Brent Jemmett believes in Year-round exercise. He loves sports and often talks about his experiences at toastmasters.
2. Grammarian:Jane Stoltz Social enrichment. Jane loves being around people who are trying to improve their communication skills. She shares the same ideals and values. Literary Corner: Audrey Orth Is an excellent mentor She can give Expert advice. She is always right there to make suggestions. No more flying blind when trying to something for the first time .
3.
Speaker #1: Sharon Diehl
Speaker #2: Sharon D’Arcey Speaker #3: Leo Brisebois
1. Table Topics George Nichol is our past president. He can help you with Self-acceptance. He had never been a president before but he stepped up to the plate and was ready to do do his best for this club. He was able to raise the membership to 20 members.
Evaluator #1: Keith McCluskie
Evaluator #2 : Brian Camacho
1. Evaluator #3: Keith Stoltz Quizmaster: Heidi Menzi is great at Goal setting. Setting a goal to write a speech and presenting it is a great confidence booster. If I can do this, what other things can I do? She is our sergeant at arms and is doing an awesome job.

General Evaluator:
Reports from Timer & Grammarian
Award for Best Table Topics
Anything for the Good of Toastmasters
Guest Comments
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Diane Bender
Inspirational Thought for the Day: Rich Boertien
Adjournment (9.00)

Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
Jan 14: Let It Snow....
Jan 21: Prescriptions for Life
Jan 28: It's About Time, A Workshop Meeting,

Happy New Year. Welcome back to Toastmasters as we listen, laugh, learn and lead. Our theme tonight is Catch the fever. To me that means setting new goals and striving to reach them, both inside and outside of our Toastmasters club.
In many cultures and countries the month of January represents a new beginning as we set goals and try to keep New Year’s resolutions. Many of us reflect on the events of the last year and resolve to make the new year a better one as we commit to improving our lives and the lives of others.

10 years ago, I came to my first toastmaster meeting. Even though I knew I had to improve my speaking skills, it took a few invitations to psych myself up and actually come to toastmasters. All of the old memories started playing in my head. Would I make a fool of myself? Would people laugh at me? How was I ever going to figure out all of the toastmasters roles on the agenda? Maybe I should forget about the whole thing and resign myself to accepting my shyness the way it was, instead of putting myself through all this mental torture.

Then I realized that most of the problems I had in communicating all those years ago stemmed from my lack of knowledge. I simply ducked because I didn’t know what to do. But now as an adult, I was much more confident and had the power to ask questions. I could do this!
you can imagine how excited I was to receive my Advanced Communicator gold certificate in the mail yesterday.- It took a whole month to arrive! Oh well I was really too busy over Christmas to really worry about it being lost. Now it is here and I’m catching the fever to to get working on the leadership track at Toastmasters. I do have the old cl but now I’m working on the new competent leader manual. I encourage all of you to step out of your comfort zones and set new goals. It is often with one baby step at a time that we reach new levels of confidence in our speaking and communicating skills. Catch the fever.

Conclusion
I joined toastmasters after my children were grown up and I was retiring from the farrowing barns. I wanted to help sell computers on our home based computer store. I wanted to overcome my fear of speaking in front of a group. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to join toastmasters and to have had so much fun over the past 10 years. I often encourage others to join whether they are 18 or 80. Toastmasters can really make a difference in your life. Help them to catch the fever. Introduce a friend, relative or colleague to toastmasters, so that they too may experience a new beginning. You’ll bring out the best in yourself and help to bring out the best in others.