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Okefenokee Toastmasters Club #8269,District 14 East, Division G, Area 74

Volume 6 Issue 1

January 2014

Chartered in 1991

New Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. Lunch Hour Meetings: We meet at South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus, James Dye Student Services Building on Wednesdays 12:00pm Membership: Open to anyone 18 years old and over. Tweets @Oketoast
@ArveeRobinson #Networking Tip: Be interested, not interesting. @Presentationski Limit your presentation to 3 key areas. This should give a clear structure that's simpler for your audience to recall. @ArveeRobinson #PublicSpeaking Tip: Handling Q&A: To avoid awkward silence, have a typical question ready. "A typical question I'm asked is" @Inc The secret to patient, consistent leadership? Saying no. Here's how to do it right: http://bit.ly/1aWCJkl Quote of the Month Start with a strong story to command attention. Thats the advice from statistician Sebastian Wernicke, who analyzed 1,500 TED Talks in an effort to gauge their oratory lessons. For Readers Digest, he compared the opening lines of the ten most popular TED Talks of all time with the ten most average ones. He found that the former began with a very focused anecdote that related to the overall topic. Readers Digest. January 2014, page 37.

Officers for Okefenokee Toastmasters 2013-2014 President: Janice Williams VP Education: Kathy Odam VP Membership: Larry Kearson VP of Public Relations: Jeff Carr Treasurer: Bud Montero Secretary: Laura Fullard Sergeant of Arms: Rodney Hooks Upcoming Events Table Topics and Speech Area Contest Deadline; April 5, 2014; Wiregrass Tech, Valdosta, Ga. (Date and venue to be confirmed). Georgia Toastmasters Spring Conference: May 16 17, 2014; Macon, Ga. Grammar Corner One role of the Grammarian at a Toastmasters meeting is to listen to the use of the English language and make note of incorrect grammar. Here is something to listen for: the use of I, me, myself . The word myself is a reflexive pronoun. Ragan.com says use reflexive pronouns to refer to the subject of a sentence: I see myself playing marimbas. Also, use the reflexive to add emphasis: I painted it myself. Read complete article here.

7 Reasons I Hated Your Speech

Read the complete article by Brad Phillips on his blog, phillipsmediarelations.com, and follow him on twitter @MrMediaTraining .

1. Your introduction failed to interest me. 2. One thought ran into the next. 3. You loaded the speech with technical detail. 4. Your delivery was sleep-inducing. 5. You didnt tell me what you wanted. 6. You read from your PowerPoint. 7. You didnt manage the question and answer period. Here is one good reason to join our Okefenokee Toastmasters Club; you will enjoy making new friends. Meet Rodney, Larry, Janice, Margaret, Kathy, Wayne, Linda, Sharon (standing from left to right) and also Bud, Carla and Jeff ( in front row from left to right). Join us for the educational and entertaining presentations. Join us for the fun every Wednesday at noon at South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus. The Success type personality is composed of : Sense of direction Understanding Courage Charity (compassion) Esteem Self-confidence Self acceptance The New Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, Why pay thousands of dollars for a seminar or class when you can join a Toastmasters club for a fraction of the cost and have fun in the process?
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CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant, Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul OCain, James C. Bunch, W.F. Stephens, Jeanette Stipe, Tom Strickland, Fred Barber, John Karew, Reuben Flanders, E. Nash Williams, Jerri Davis, Doris Germano, Andy Spivey, Audrey West, and Margaret Park. Compiled and edited by Janice Williams.