June 24, 2010

Leo Brisebois presents the Brenda Karges Memorial Toastmaster of the Year Award to Diane Bender

Gregory C N Smith presented his new contest speech "ALMOST". Area governor Diana Snowden and President Diane Bender wish him well in the International speech contest in California in August.

Audrey chats with George and Mary Stevers

Potluck Oscar Evening in Listowel on Thursday June 24th
6:45 pm Call to Order: George Stevers introduced chairperson Diane Bender
Welcoming Remarks: As our Toastmaster year draws to a close, I wish you all, the very best. I hope that you have achieved your goals, learned, had some fun and made a difference.
Listen, Laugh, Learn and Lead has been our theme this year. What fun we have had! What a pleasure to finish with this Oscar awards evening.
As 2009-10 comes to a close, I am thrilled with the enthusiasm and accomplishments of the members of the Linguists of Listowel. Let’s continue to step out of our comfort zones and learn to speak and lead with confidence.
Loyal Toast & Timer: Keith Stoltz
Grace: Audrey Orth
We are honored to have so many guests here for our gala awards evening. Please introduce your guest if you have brought someone and visitors please share your name and how you heard about this toastmasters evening. There were 12 members and 11 guests present.
(35 min) Potluck Supper
7:30 Call the meeting back to order.
In toastmasters we experience fun, frolic and spontaneity and it gives us motivation to attend regularly. Marilyn enjoys sharing funny stories and life experiences - please welcome Marilyn Miller.

Grammarian: Leo Brisebois challenged everyone to use the word VERISIMILAR throughout the meeting. It is an adjective and means appearing to be true, likely or probable.

(7 min) Speaker #1: Rich Boertien gave his first speech from his new advanced manual Speaking to Inform. “My Last 50 Years” Evaluated by Brent Jemmett
(7 min) Speaker #2: Jane Stoltz Humorous Manual #5 "A Toast to Keith" Evaluated by Audrey Orth.
Keynote Speaker Gregory C.N. Smith presented his new competition speech which he is preparing for the International Speech Contest in California in August.
Speech Title “Almost”.

Rhea joined Linguists of Listowel in February and has already earned her CC designation. She is always enthusiastic and cheerful. We will miss her when she goes off to school to further her education. She has been an inspiration and taught us a lot.
(20 min)Table Topics: Rhea Longman-------- Winner: Pauline Boertien

(10 min) Induction Ceremony by Diana Snowden Area 66 Governor
President: Brent Jemmett
VP of Education: Jane Stoltz
VP of Public Relations: Sharon D'Arcey (absent)
VP of Membership: Keith McCluskie
Treasurer: George Nichol (absent)
Secretary: Jessica Kelly (absent)
Sargeant of Arms: Rich Boertien

Awards:
(1 min)Attendance: Diane Bender presented the certificate to Audrey Orth
(1 min) Brenda Karges Memorial Toastmaster of the year Award was presented by Leo Brisebois to Diane Bender.

Acceptance Speech
Thankyou Leo. I am honoured to accept the Brenda Karges Memorial Award. Thankyou everyone!
Brenda Karges Distinguished Toast Master said at a meeting “Where is everyone? If they are home watching television they are really missing out.” On the blog site I was impressed that she wrote “Come and laugh and learn with us next week. I expanded that for my theme for this year to be Listen, Laugh, Learn and Lead. “It was with enthusiastic members like her that our Toastmasters club grew. We used to meet at the Ford Dealership, for free, but she recognized that we were really too cramped to make new members feel comfortable. We moved here to the Lutheran Church Hall and have enjoyed the extra space –We can be as creative as we want. We can step out of our comfort zones and learn in a relaxed environment. Brenda was my mentor when I joined and continued to mentor me through my Toastmasters Journey. I am honored to accept this award.

(1 min) Membership: Keith McCluskie
Keith has been VP membership. He attended executive training and took the time to sort out the best way to induct new members. He devised a welcome package for new members so they would not be overwhelmed with rules and regulations and fees. I would say he has streamlined the work of vp membership. I would like to present Keith with this Toastmasters pin “The Courage to Conquer.”
Quizmaster: Keith McCluskie
(5 min) Anything for the Good of Toastmasters

(9 pm) Chairperson's Closing Remarks: Diane Bender
My goal this year was to make sure that everyone got what they were looking for out of their Toastmaster experience. I know that I am proud of each of you. You are wonderful inspiring people and I enjoyed every meeting. We have learned together, and worked together as a team.
Your executive was always willing to take on a leadership role and participated at executive meetings to make decisions that would benefit the Linguists of Listowel. Through your hard work we have earned the Presidents Distinguished Club ribbon for our Banner for 2009-10. I would like to Thank Area Governor Diana Snowden for her leadership. She set a goal for Area 66 and inspired us to do our best for toastmasters.
I wish our new executive a wonderful year.


July 8: Mind Games
July 22: The Best Thing About Summer
August 5: Tall Tales Contest
August 19: Show & Tell
Sept 9: Regular Meeting
Sept 23: Club Contest
Sept 30: Speechcraft Begins???
Oct 13: Area Contest??
Oct 22: Division Contest??
Nov 13-15: Fall Conference

Enjoy your summer holidays!











VP Ed Jane Stoltz organized the evening and did an awesome job with the decorations.

Rhea Longman and her friend enjoy Toastmasters Night at the Oscars.

Rich was chairperson and had many stories to tell pertaining to the theme "Follow Your Father's Footprints."

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 (Incoming Area Governor is Keith Stoltz)
Division Governor: Glenn Oxford (Incoming Div Gov is Melanee Jessup)
Date: Thurs June 17, 2010 Theme: Follow Your Father’s Footsteps

Inspirational Thought: A father is someone that holds your hand at the fair, makes sure you do what your mothers says, holds back your hair when you are sick, brushes that hair when it is tangled because mother is too busy, lets you eat ice cream for breakfast but only when mother is away, he walks you down the aisle and tells you everythings gonna be ok. Unknown

7:15 p.m. Call meeting to order : Jane Stoltz ACS
(3-4 min) Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Rich Boertien, CC
(1 min) Guest Introductions:
(1 min) Agenda Review Rich Boertien, CC
(1-2 min) Joke of the Day: Jessica Kelly, CC
(1-2 min) Loyal Toast & Timer: Jane Stoltz ACS CL
(1-2 min) Grammarian: (TUTELORY) Audrey Orth, ACG
(3-4 min) Literary Corner: George Nichol, CC
(5-7 min) Speaker #1: CC #4 Marilyn Miller
(5-7 min) Speaker #2: CC # 9 Keith McCluskie
(3-4 min) Evaluator #1: Diane Bender, ACG CL
(3-4 min) Evaluator #2: Leo Brisebois, CC
(20 min) Table Topics: Rhea Longman, CC
(5 min) Anything for the Good of Toastmasters:
Keith and Jane, Sharon D’arcey, Brent and Jessica attended officer training.
(1 min) Award for Best Table Topics Rhea Longman, CC
(1min ea) Reports from Grammarian & Timer
( 2 min) Quizmaster: Marie McCutcheon DTM
(5 min) General Evaluator: Keith Stoltz, ACS
Guest Comments:
(1-2 min) Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Rich Boertien, CC
9:00 p.m. Adjournment
Snacks Rhea Longman, CC
Business Meeting to Follow

Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
June 24: Listowel’s Oscar Evening Ceremony
June 28: Hanover Awards Evening at Frankie’s Restaurant
July 8: Mind Games
July 22: The Best About Summer Holidays
Aug 5: Take My Word for It
Aug 19: Show & Tell

June 9, 2010

back row: Gregory C N Smith CC CL, Karen Reese ACS CL, Glen Oxford ACB, Ron Hills
front row: Diana Snowden ACG ALB, Wlliam Cassells, Diane Bender ACG CL, Dorothy Dennis ACG CL, Trudy Baran CC CL.

June 10 2010

Diane presented Rhea with her competant communicator certificate. Rhea's speech # 10"Persue your Passion" was uplifting and very well presented.

Keith S and Keith M discuss the highlights of the meeting! Keith S won the table topics award and Keith M completed Speech #7 in CC manual. He talked about buying a car "New or Used".

Brian shares ideas with George Stevers who completed his second speech in CC Manual. Way to go George, we enjoyed hearing about "Food".

Audrey congratulates Rhea on recieving her competent communicator award.

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 (Incoming Area Governor is Keith Stoltz)
Division Governor: Glenn Oxford (Incoming Div Gov is Melanee Jessup)
Date: Thurs June 10, 2010 Theme: Life Outside of Work!


7:15 p.m. Call meeting to order: Keith McCluskie
(3-4 min) Chairperson’s Opening Remarks: Diane Bender, ACG CL
Last night was an awesome inspiring evening of excellent speakers, good food and fellowship for toastmasters in Area 66. William Cassels shared his journey in overcoming a stuttering challenge. The doctors said he had a speech impediment and would never be employed , never have a social life, never be married and never have children.
Actually he was never unemployed, has an active social life, married and has 3 children and 6 grandchildren. In 1974 he joined Toastmasters and now speaks to audiences from 10 to 500. He definitely had a life outside of his job as a draftsman contract coordinator. He looked up to his friends at toastmasters who’s main fears were fear itself. He decided that even though he stuttered he would find a way to be as good a speaker as everyone else and even set a goal to be better. He did it! He was able to use music to enhance his speeches and miraculously calm his stuttering. He could write his own words to the cadence of the music and speak clearly, emphatically and with enough emotion to bring his audience to tears. What an inspiration he was to all of us.
Our next speaker, Karen Reese was Public Relations Officer for 2009-10 and she was a very passionate colourful and dramatic speaker. Her speech was “Expect more from Yourself” She encouraged us to never give into fear. Do the best that you can- you will be evaluated with glow and grow points but you will never be given a big plastic skunk and told that you stink. She asked us to write down our dreams and then give them a time line. Her surprise solution was to choose what you can do in five minutes. Try new things that will make you happy. The evening closed with Gregory C N Smith award winning speech “Genius of a Different Kind. We wish him all the best at the world competition.
(1 min) Guest Introductions: Jeff Stone
(1 min) Agenda Review: Diane Bender, ACG cl
(1-2 min) Joke of the Day:Marilyn Hynes
Brent definitely has a life outside of work! He loves sports- participating, watching and coaching. We are very lucky that he also enjoys toastmasters and is president elect for Linguists of Listowel.
(1-2 min) Loyal Toast & Timer:Brent Jemmett, CC

George enjoys reading and travelling and I hear he is off to Europe very soon. He will be taking on the role of treasurer. A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy:
'So I hear you're getting married?'
'Yep!'
'Do I know her?'
'Nope!'
'This woman, is she good looking?'
'Not really.'
'Is she a good cook?'
'Naw, she can't cook too well.'
'Does she have lots of money?'
'Nope! Poor as a church mouse.'
'Well, then, is she good in bed?'
'I don't know.'
'Why in the world do you want to marry her then?'
'Because she can still drive!'

(1-2 min) Grammarian: (last week’s word ‘adulate’) George Nichol, CC "Altruism"
When we were kids, our parents, grandparents and babysitters used stories to put us to sleep at night. Whether they read tales from books, told family stories passed down through generations or made up stories to suit our fancy, stories instilled values, pride and an understanding of how the world worked. Stories helped us envision what was possible, and cautionary tales told us what not to do!

(3-4 min) Literary Corner:Heidi Menzi, CC "All about Sweet Peas"

(5-7 min) Speaker #1: CC #2 George Stevers

(5-7 min) Speaker #2: CC #10 Rhea Longman

(5-7 min) Speaker #3: CC #7 Keith McCluskie

(3-4 min) Evaluator #1: Leo Brisebois, CC
(3-4 min) Evaluator #2: Rich Boertien, CC
(3-4 min) Evaluator #3: Keith Stoltz, ACS

(1-2 min) Award Ceremony: Rhea Longman recieved CC certificate. Diane Bender, ACG

Table topics is a great way to practice storytelling skills!

We are surrounded....... by stories. All around us, stories are being created, concocted or cooked up. They're being embellished, enhanced and polished. They are being told and retold. Please welcome Marilyn as table topics master.

(20 min) Table Topics: Marilyn Hynes
(5 min) Anything for the Good of Toastmasters:
Go outside club program – let me know if you’ve gone I’ll be sending the sheets to Merri McCartney soon.
DCP is 7out of 10 we need two more
Business Card –Line at bottom for your signature and phone number – gives you ownership. Bookmarks in Library might be a hit.

(1 min) Award for Best Table Topics: Keith Stoltz
(1min ea) Reports from Grammarian & Timer
Rich works hard. He does enjoy life outside of work by travelling, fishing and fixing his pool.
( 2 min) Quizmaster:Rich Boertien, CC


Audrey is a very busy lady and is always up for a challenge. She has been listening and evaluating
(5 min) General Evaluator:Audrey Orth, ACG
Guest Comments: Jeff Stone
1-2 min) Chairperson’s Closing Remarks Diane Bender, ACG CL
TOGETHER we ENJOY, we LEARN and we IMPROVE! "Toastmasters prepares you for tomorrow's opportunities.
Because of the confidence you'll gain from improving your speaking and leadership abilities, you will be able to take advantage of any opportunity that will come your way." Remember: There is life outside of work.

9:00 p.m. Adjournment
Snacks Jane Stoltz, ACS Dates to Mark on Your Calendar
June 12: Club Officer training 9:00 am to noon. Registration begins at 8:30. It will be held at the University of Waterloo in the Arts Lecture Theatre. The cost is $5 and light refreshments will be provided. Parking is close by, $3, paid upon entry.
June 15: Mt Forest Motivators Awards Dinner. Meiklejohn House B&B Harriston $19 per person.
John Ridgeway is organizing event. Special Speaker: Don Marskell.
Let him know if you are attending and ......Please give John $ ASAP.
June 17: Follow Your Father’s Footsteps
June 24: Oscar Evening Ceremony
Summer Meeting Schedule at Church or Your Home
July 8 & July 22, Aug 5: Tall Tales Contest & Aug 19

June 9, 2010

Trudy Baran CC, CL thanks Willam Cassels for his inspirational message. Everyone loved his ability to speak with conviction and enthusiasm with music in the background.

Incoming area governor Keith Stoltz ACG, CL, Suzanne Kunkle and Area Governor Diana Snowden DTM enjoy a coffee and dessert.

Keith McCluskie chats with Marge Seawright DTM

Heidi Menzi CC and Keith McCluskie

Diane Bender ACG, CL President of Linguists of Listowel thanks Karen for her message "Expect More From Yourself". She is a passionate, colourful speaker who encouraged everyone to be the best that they can be. We learned to make every "Five Minutes" count if we want to be happy and never give into fear.

Karen Reese, DTM
Karen Reese has been a Toastmaster since April 2003 when she joined the Thames Valley Toastmasters in London. Since then Karen has served in several club executive roles, as an Area Governor, as the District Club Rescue Chair, and is currently our District 86 Public Relations Office.
Karen believes that by taking advantage of all Toastmasters has to offer we can live up to our potential. She is the perfect role model. Proud mother of two, grandmother of four, and great grandmother of four-year old Nathanial, she sees these roles as her greatest accomplishment.
She started her career path as a registered nurse and more recently worked as a Retail Banking Trainer. Singing with the London Sweet Adeline Chorus and with the international award winning quartet, “In a Heartbeat”, Karen is clearly living her life to her potential.
We are fortunate to have Karen participate in our “Evening of Delight and Inspiration” on Wednesday, June 9 at Hanover Grace United Church.

P.I.A.N.O
Persistence In Achieving New Outcomes.

William (Bill) Cassels.
At sixteen, when applying for his first job Bill was told that due to his speech
impediment, he would:
never be employed
never have a social life
never be married
never have children. (He still does not know what a stammer has to do
with sex.)
He was never unemployed, even for a day, after he got his first job in Scotland. He got
his first job in Canada, in less than twelve hours, after his arrival at Toronto train station. Bill
has always had an active social life, was married 43 years to Christine, his late wife, has three
children and 6 grandchildren.
His apprenticeship was served in Scotland as a draftsperson. He immigrated to Canada in 1956 where he continued his drafting career.

In 1974 he joined Toastmasters, even though in day to day communication he avoided speaking by writing notes on pieces of paper. After many years of persistence the impediment is now under control. Today he speaks to audiences as few as 10 and as many as 500.

Diana Snowden
AREA 66 governor
Invites You To An Evening Of Intriguing and Entertaining Workshops
Presented By
William S. Cassels and Karen Reese
guest speaker District 86 International Speech Contest Winner Gregory C.N. Smith
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Time: 6 pm to 9 (dinner 6 pm to 7 pm)
Location: Grace United Church
310 12th Street, Hanover
Cost: $5 to cover expenses
I Will Guarantee You An Evening Not Easily Forgotten

June 3, 2010

Hello Members:

What an interesting, fun, educational and unusally long meeting last evening!

Our chairperson for the evening, Keith McCluskie did a great job fulfilling his role wholeheartedly, in reminding the members of other people and organizations on how they contribute to doing a great job! Sharon D'Arcey delighted us with a funny mother and toddler joke. Rich Boertien gave the toast. Our grammarian Audrey Orth encouraged the members to use the word 'adulate' which means to flatter fawningly which was used at least 10 times throughout the evening. Marie McCutcheon delighted us with her own written poem reflecting the theme. We had three wonderful speakers last evening, Marilyn Hynes working on #3 of CC manual in 'hiccups' ; Rhea Longman, working on #9 CC Part #3 of King Henry V111's children; and Jane Stoltz working on #4 of the Humorously Speaking 'Embrace the Fear of skydiving'. Each of the speakers was rewarded with written & member evaluations . Due to time our general evaluator Sharon Diehl kept it short giving the best of the evening with a few grow areas. A good part of the latter evening was spent on an unplanned but educational parliamentary procedure portion. The topic for discussion was purchasing a video camera with members contributing monies for member's growth within the meetings, an amendment of determining the cost was added. The amended motion was carried. The original motion was defeated. Perhaps this topic should be included on our June executive meeting or business meeting within in our next regular meeting. Table Topics was conducted by Rich Boertien had a very interesting and simple task to members on thanking a member for their contributions within the club! Well done by all! A special thank you was given to our newest VP of PR..Sharon D'Arcey on our spectacular newsletter and regal invite to our June 24th Oscar Evening! A fantastic meeting that had a challenging set up change and room. Our guest for the evening was Lucy, Sharon D'Arcey's sister, come again! Next week our meeting will be returning to the back room in the church.