Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 74,

Division G, District 14 East.
Chartered in 1991 Volume 6 Issue 7 July 2014
Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learn-
ing experience in which members are empowered to
develop communication and leadership skills, result-
ing 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 at noon.
Membership: Open to anyone 18 years old and older.
Officers for Okefenokee
Toastmasters 2014-2015
President: Rodney Hooks
VP Education: Kathy Odam
VP Membership: Larry Kearson
VP of Public Relations: Janice
Williams
Treasurer: Bud Montero
Secretary: Carla Willingham
Sergeant of Arms: Wayne Caffarel
Grammar Corner
One role of the Grammarian at a
Toastmasters meeting is to bring a
word for the day. These are some
words we have used at our club
meetings:
Concur = agree
Contestation = contentious speech
act, dispute, conflict
Ostentatious = intended to attract
notice, conspicuous
Palmary = outstanding, excellent
Upcoming Events
Toastmasters International
Conference: August 20-23, 2014
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Georgia Toastmasters Divi-
sion 14 Fall conference: Octo-
ber 24-25, 2014 Sea Palms Re-
sort, St. Simons Island.
Quote of the Month
I love comedy, enjoy watching
standup comedians, but I rarely
remember or tell jokes. As I devel-
oped as a speaker, I realized that I
didnt have to make the audience
laugh; all I had to do was reveal
the humor in a particular situa-
tion. You dont have to go for a
laugh all the time; but you should
try to elicit at least a smile. Car-
mine Gallo in Talk Like TED
p.175
Tweets @Oketoast


@dekebridges:
How can you be
heard if you do not
speak up. You are
your story. Tell it.
Represent yourself.
Say something, the
world is listening.

@TheDailyLove:
The story you tell
yourself becomes the
story of your life. Tell
an empowering
story.

@IntegressS:
The more I increase
my ability to com-
municate, the more I
will be able to accom-
plish in fewer words.
Word choice and vo-
cabulary matter.
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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?

Top photo: DTM! DTM! DTM! Finally
one of our own, Sharon Vickers, is a
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). This
picture was taken after the DTM Walk
at the District 14 Spring Conference.
Sharon is standing second left with other
DTMs (left to right) Joyce; J.D., our past
District Governor; Brenda; Eileen, Region
8 Advisor from Jamaica; and Charlie-
Mae, District Governor 2014 2015.
Bottom photo:
At our June 18th club meeting; Sharon
Vickers, DTM; was the recipient of a
toast by Toastmaster Linda Zechmann.
Linda used a speech project from the Spe-
cial Occasions manual to honor Sharons
recent completion of requirements for
achieving the Distinguished Toastmaster
Award. Linda surprised Sharon by invit-
ing her close friends Cheryl Williams, Sue
Welch, and Debbie Coleman to the meet-
ing. Sharons sister, Charlotte Capps, was
also present for the toast.
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CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant, Harry D. Dix-
on, 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.
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