Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 74,

Division G, District 14.
East.

Volume 8 Issue 12 December 2016

Lunch Hour Meetings: Okefenokee Toastmasters meet

at South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus, James
Dye Student Services Building in Room 108 on Wednesdays at noon.
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.

Chartered Club since 1991

Okefenokee Toastmasters Club
Officers 2016-2017
President: Wayne Caffarel
VP Education: Debi Pearce
VP Membership: Steve Pearce
VP Public Relations: Janice Williams
Treasurer: Linda Zechmann
Secretary: Jason Strickland

Retweets @Oketoast

Sergeant at Arms: Bud Montero

@tnvora: Credibility
and authenticity are
at the heart of good
communication leading to connection.

Christmas Party Venue

Hog N Bones, Thursday, December 8th at 6:00pm.

Change of Meeting Venue

Our regular Wednesday meeting
will be off campus December 21st
and 28th at noon at the Railway
Depot, downtown, Waycross.

@JimSpivey3: CARING. COURAGE.

CANDOR. The 3 C's
of conversations that
make a real difference.
@JimSpivey3: Feelings of worth can only
flourish where differences are appreciated,
mistakes are accepted,
communication is
open, and rules are
flexible.
@LemurStreamer:
Talk, communicate,
engage, build a relationship...it's the platform for happiness.

Quote of the Month

Good leaders have always shared

attributes They tell stories. They
are brave and resilient. They organize people around a common
purpose. They keep an eye on priorities and push their teams. They
realign their teams when they get
off track. They can be tough or tender, idealistic or realistic, strategic
or tactical, as the need arises.
Blended Leadership, by Stephen J.
Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards,
p.161

Words of the Week

Toastmasters, performing the

role of Grammarian, have introduced these interesting words
at our weekly club meetings:

Enigma (n.) = a person or thing

that is puzzling
Eximious (adj.) = excellent, distinguished
Hubris (n.) = excessive pride,
arrogance
Umpteen (adj.) = indefinitely
numerous

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New Member Induction

Wayne Caffarel, club President, congratulates Michael-Angelo James (left). James
was formally inducted as a new member of
our Toastmasters club at a meeting held on
December 7th. He also delivered his first
speech before the club titled, Thanksgiving
Miracle. The other speaker at the meeting
was Ritu Linhart who delivered her second speech, A Sacred and Divine Affair.
Toastmasters Greg Roberson and Dennis
OConnor, were voted Best Evaluator and
Best Table Topics Speaker respectively.
SHARPs: A Tip from

Are You Connecting?

Communicate to Influence

You dont necessarily need to include all five of

these SHARPs in every presentation, conversation,
or communication. But SHARPs are essential to creating an emotional connection between you and your
listeners.

Stories

Humor

Analogies

References

Pictures and visuals

Communicate to Influence by Ben Decker &

Kelly Decker, p. 118.

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Email:
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Vision of Georgia District 14 Directors: ...we encourage all of you to be

ENGAGED, become EDUCATED and feel EMPOWERED.
CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland 1926-2015 (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 by Janice Williams.