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Founders Gone Cosmic
The free pizza proved to be the 2nd best part of the experience. Members from clubs that achieved 5 new members during the Talk It Up Toastmasters event in March and February walked in to find pizza from such establishments as Pepz and Valuetina’s among others wondering what else was in store for them. Then,…
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2016 Spring Club Alignment Proposal
2016-17 Founder’s District Alignment Notes 2016-04-23 Last fall this body approved the formation of District 100 and Founder’s District, along with the creation of ten divisions, A through I. Since the fall conference… 7 new clubs were built. 6 prospective clubs may charter soon 14 clubs have stopped meeting 15 clubs are unpaid as of…
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2016 Spring Business Meeting Consent Agenda
In order for us to utilize our time more effectively at the Business Meeting on Saturday, April 30, we have put together some of the routine items discussed into a Consent Agenda. These routine items are packaged and accepted as a group. In this package are items that do not need any discussion or a…
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Evaluation, or … Criticism
Kate McKay said in an essay:“It is not pleasant . . . to be criticized. . . (but) we really ought to congratulate ourselves every time we learn of a new fault . . . To know of a fault . . . should be instantly to challenge its continuance.”
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The Stage is a Visual Aid
Using the stageCompetitors at speech contests move about the stage to facilitate their communication. That is, they use the stage as a visual aid. Usually, there’s lots of room available, but you, as a speaker, must abandon the lectern. Three major reasons for a speaker to move about the stage are create a timeline, structure…
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Interstellar Madness Pizza Party
Pizza Party! MAY 6, 2016 7:00PM – 10:00PM Clubs that added five or more new members during the Talk Up Toastmasters Membership Campaign (Feb-Mar 2016) are being rewarded with a FREE Pizza Party on Friday May 6th featuring Keynote Speaker Cindy Carpenter and the Interstellar Madness show. In addition to your free pizza and drinks…
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Sharon Ellis
C&L Award Recipient Sharon Ellis Sharon Ellis joined Habitat for Humanity of Orange County as Executive Director in 2005. She is responsible for directing activities of both employees and thousands of volunteers as they help to build and finance affordable homes in Orange County. Sharon’s prior experience includes more than 20 years in the…
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It Starts With You
WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE: It Starts With YOU! Have you ever wondered why the mantra for Toastmasters International is “Where Leaders Are Made”? When you joined Toastmasters you probably joined to work on your communication skills. When I first joined Toastmasters, developing my leadership skills was not the priority and wasn’t even on my radar. If individuals join…
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SPEAK! Documentary Showing in Laguna Niguel
Documentary Film About Reaching The World Stage of Public Speaking To Screen March 28 in Laguna Niguel (Laguna Hills, CA) A powerful and widely praised documentary film about six Toastmasters and their journey to the world championship of public speaking will be shown at a special screening on Monday, March 28 at 7pm in Laguna Niguel.…