tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124327392012-01-06T17:13:01.221-08:00The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.TFZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04746436661598235698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12432739.post-6104484969509568262012-01-06T17:10:00.000-08:002012-01-06T17:13:01.274-08:00

"What to do with too much information is the great riddle of our time." Yes! Especially printed information and computer-based information. As for talk-based information, especially conversation, we need more. Yay, Toastmasters! The quote is by Theodore Zeldin, an English philosopher, sociologist, historian, writer and public speaker. “Humanity’s pride in being able to

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On the cover of November's TM magazine, is writer Elizabeth Gilbert. She gave an inspirational speech-- one of many-- at an annual TED conference.TED | Talks | List

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At Friday's meeting, Robyn lead table topics.   Each respondent improvised and spoke in the manner of     ·         Roger Ebert, ·         Julia Gillard, ·         Reba McIntire, ·         Eddy Murphy, ·         Bill Clinton, ·         Barbara Streisand, ·         Sean Connery, ·         Bob-the-baseball-announcer, ·         Katie Couric Whew!  I had fun

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5-9-11 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Five winning writers have been chosen for “The Great Work: Re-imagining Humanity as the Planet Changes,” the first annual sustainability writing contest for Oregon State University students....I enjoyed these essays, one set in Waldport, the other at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. http://springcreek.oregonstate.edu/documents/McDowell.RidingABike.pdf http://

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On Friday August 5, our club had a fine mid-summer's meeting. Without notes, what I remember is -- Jim B opened, mentioning he had been at the Benton country Fair assisting Dottie, a distinguished Toastmaster from Corvallis' other two clubs.  When he appointed Yue to serve as GE for the meeting, she hesitated; but Jim asked her again and she agreed. The word of the day was aplomb, grammarian

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Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival

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http://twitter.com/d7tm http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41543264029 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2133836

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722 Business Meeting Minutes Oct 1, 2010 I. Call to order President Aloke G called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at noon on Oct 1, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building. II. Attendance Secretary Ted Z took attendance. 9 members out of 15 active members were present, making a quorum. III. Approval of minutes from last

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After the Area Speech Contests, there's the Division Speech Contest. Who: Contestants who won at the Area Contest, advance to the Division Contest. What: Division contest for Toastmasters in the Central Division This is a contest for Humorous Speaking and Table Topics. When: October 23, 2010. From 10:30 to 1 pm. Where: Community Room at United Way. 3171 Gateway Loop, Springfield

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TOASTMASTERS ANNOUNCE AREA SPEECH and EVALUATION CONTESTA talented public speaker will be chosen when members of three local Toastmasters clubs compete in the annual Area 32 Humorous Speech contest. There will also be a Table topics contest in which contestants improvise a brief speeches. The contests will be held at the Consumers Power Building in Philomath on Sept 30 at 7 pm. The public is

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fyi: an event which is not obviously related to Toastmasters, but is about fundamental Listening and Speaking skills.  So it is related! What:   A seminar on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) will be offered in Corvallis this OctoberWho:  Selene Aitken is a certified NVC trainer with international experience.Where: Ms Aitken will hold the 2 1/2 day workshop in a Corvallis residence. When:  October

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On September 3rd, Ted used some of these quotes to steer table topics -- Gucci Family Slogan: Quotes on Quality Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten. Thomas Jefferson: Quotes on Quality Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. Peter Drucker: Quotes on Quality There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.

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Toastmasters OPEN HOUSE Friday, September 1712-1 pmWomen's Center-Benton Annex Toastmasters offers a self-paced program to speak effectively, lead a meeting and communicate clearly. Come see what Toastmasters has to offer!Everyone is welcome! Bring a friend!No charge, snacks provided,no speeches required! Learn to --Organize your thoughtsThink on your feetDevelop meeting skillsBuild

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Attention Disorders Can Take a Toll on Marriage - Well Blog - NYTimes.com: "Experts suggest that at least 4 percent of adults have the disorder, that as many as half of all children with A.D.H.D. do not fully outgrow it and continue to struggle with symptoms as adults, and that many adults with the disorder never received the diagnosis as children. Adults with attention disorders often learn

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http://www.davincidays.org/

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www.oregoncountryfair.org

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Dave opened the meeting. As outgoing President, he thanked the officers who served this past year. He also congratulated the club on achieving President's Distinguished status once again. He also welcomed Kris to her role as Division Governor for the new Toastmasters year.Rita was the Toastmaster. We had a light summer attendance of 9 members and one guest, Kathleen, who is

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Dave was the Toastmaster. Due to summertime activities, only 9 members attended. Fred H and Ally were at the meeting as guests.Aloke gave a speech called "Save the Whales." It was evaluated as the first project in the advanced Speaking to Inform manual.Joe and Ally told us about their vacation to Oregon Caves and northern California.Fred led Table Topics as he interviewed folks for KOOKZ radio

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Yue was a Toastmaster for a meeting with 11 members attending. She led a special session dealing with gestures.Danny gave a speech.Laurie led Table Topics.

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Rachel was the Toastmaster for a meeting attended by 12 members.Rita gave a speech called "The Power of Words." She completed CC project #8, working with visula aids.Aloke gave a speech called "How to Receive a Gift." He completed the Accepting an Award project from the Special Occaisions Speeches manual.Glen led Table Topics.

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Glen was the Toastmaster today. 13 members and two guest of Neal were in attendance.SpeechesBob's speech called "Are You Open to Inspiration?" completed CC project #10, Inspire Your Audience.Danny, Stanley, Dave, and Rachel participated in a reading called "The Good Old Days."TopicsMaster Neal asked participants to describe characters, heroes or villains, from when they were kids.

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Ted was the Toastmaster today. We had 17 members and two guests in attendance.SpeechesDave gave a speech called "A Stitch in Time" in which he told us about his secret life as the supervillian "The Needler." He complete CC project #4, How to Say It.Brody worked on CC project #9, Persuade With Power. His speech, called "Your Purpose in Life," highlighted how to pursue happiness.In Table Topics,

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Bianca was the Toastmaster for a meeting attended by 17 members and two guests.SpeechesShaheen skipped ahead in his manual and did project #8, working with visual aids. His speech was about Particle Accelerators.Stanley gave his Icebreaker called "IBM and Me."Grace asked Table Topics participants to describe how they make tough decisions.

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The meeting started with a business session. See separate post for the results of the officer elections for next year.Bob was our Toastmaster for a fun-filled meeting. 16 members and 3 guests, including Yue's dad and Neal's son Nick, attended.SpeechesRachel gave a speech called "Critters." This competed the Speaking After Dinner project in the Entertaining Speaker manual. With this speech, Rachel

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722Business Meeting MinutesMay 7, 2010I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:02 on May 7, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 15 members out of 27 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last

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Danny was the Toastmaster for a well attended meeting. Standing room only! 19 members and 5 guests attended.Dave opened the meeting with a business session. See separate minutes.Announcements* Officer elections will be next week. See the Business Meeting minutes for the slate proposed by the Nominating Committee. Members may make other nominations from the floor.* Aloke provided info about

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I. Call to order President Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:01 on April 30, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building. II. Attendance Secretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 19 members out of 27 active members were present, making a quorum. III. Approval of minutes from last meeting Secretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes from

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Yesterday at the Division contest in Florence, Tim P and Bettina A were the 1st and 2nd place evaluators.Dave and Kent Abendroth were the 1st and 2nd place speakers.These speakers will compete again at the Oregon Convention Center next Saturday, May 1.

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A reading link that looked interesting to me --And another --What I'm seeing is a generation that says consistently, "I would rather text than make a telephone call." Why? It's less risky. I can just get the information out there. I don't have to get all involved; it's more efficient. I would rather text than see somebody face to face.

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Robyn was the Toastmaster for what was scheduled as an Open House meeting. 14 members and 2 guests attended.SpeechesGrace gave her second speech in the CC manual. It was called "My Precious Moment."Glen gave an impromptu speech called "I Should Not Be Here."Karol's Table Topics asked participants to give their "Elevator Speech."

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Kris was our Toastmaster. 15 members and 3 guests attended.SpeechesJackie presented her Icebreaker called "Motherhood." We learned about her role in her family.Laurie stepped in to give a speech called "The Future of Food" in which she discussed some of the things she is studying.Rita's Table Topics asked participants to comment on something happening or being celebrated this week. Yue, Karol,

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I. Call to orderVP-Education Rita Sawyer started the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:59 on April 16, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 15 members out of 24 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes from the last meeting

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Trivia question: How many different club officer roles does it take to operate up a (TM) speaking club? The coming year (7/10 - 6/11) will be an auspicious one for serving as an officer or apprentice, because of the opportunity to collaborate with experienced Toastmasters.Would you like to communicate and act with a team of experienced people? Consider serving as an apprentice or club

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Bob was our Toastmaster. The meeting was attended by 15 members and two guests.AnnouncementWe will have an Open House on April 23. Aloke passed out fliers to post. He also encouraged us to tell our own Toastmasters story when handing them out.SpeechesAloke did the "Successful Negotiator" project from the Interpersonal Communications manual. As part of the project, he did a role plat with

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Dave led a business meeting to open. See separate minutes. (Welcome back, Karen!) 15 members and 5 guests (including some family members) attended. Joe was our able Toastmaster.AnnouncementsThe Area 32 contest was held last night. Dave won the Speech Contest and Tim won the Evaluation contest. Bettina (representing Avery) was second in Evaluation and Buddy (a guest at our club today, also

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I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:00 on April 2, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 14 members out of 23 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes from the last

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Event announcement came from the OSU calendar: Ms Hirshfield will speak on Friday, April 2 in the main rotunda of the Valley Library. 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Jane Hirshfield is the author of six books of poetry, including Given Sugar, Given Salt (2001), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and her most recent collection, After, as well as a widely praised collection of

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Toastmaster Yue led us through a fun meeting attended by 12 Toastmasters, and one guest Fred H.AnnouncementsPresident Dave opened with some announcements.The Area Contest is next Thursday, April 1 at Consumers Power. Come support our contestants!We will be going back to only two speakers per meeting, due to time constraints. To give people extra opportunities to speak, we are considering having

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Danny was the Toastmaster for today's meeting. Dave opened with a business session, but the business had to be delayed until the end of the meeting when we had a quorum. See separate posting.AnnouncementsKris reported that we submitted 23 dues by March 15, earning $50 in District 7 dollars. Thanks to everyone who paid early. For those who have not paid, dues are due March 31.Jim reported

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Business Meeting MinutesMarch 19, 2010I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:00 on March 19, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 13 members out of 25 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser

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The Oregon State Toastmasters held their club International Speech and Evaluation contests at this week's meeting. 14 members and 3 guests were in attendance.Kris acted as contest chair/Toastmaster, while Robyn was the Chief Judge. For the Evaluation contest, Janice Hallmark, our Division Governor, was the target speaker. Her speech, called "Can You Trust Your Perceptions?" was evaluated by all

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What: Area 32 - Toastmasters International Speech and Evaluation Contest When:  Thursday, April 1, at 6:50pm Where:  Consumers Power, 6990 West Hills Rd, Philomath Why:  To determine who to the Division Contest Cost: Free to attend A talented public speaker will be chosen this month when members of three local Toastmasters clubs compete in the annual Area 32 International Speech & Evaluation

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Aloke was Toastmaster for a slightly different meeting. 15 members attended plus 2 guests.President Dave opened the meeting because there was supposed to be a business session. However, at the start we did not have the required 13 member quorum. Business was adjourned until next week.SpeechesKris completed a project from the Discussion Leader manual called "Pilot a Panel." She moderated a

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Tim was Toastmaster for the first time. He did a great job leading us through the meeting. 13 members attended, plus 3 guests, two of whom will be joining.SpeechesAloke completed the first project in the Interpersonal Communications advanced manual. Called "Conversing With Ease," it deals with initiating communications with a new person. Aloke practiced making conversation with Robyn.Grace

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Toastmaster “Central Division Contest” When:Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Where:Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Station 2625 Hwy 101 Florence, OR 97439 Cost:Free You are officially invited to attend the 2010 annual Area 32 International Speech and Evaluation contest!  This contest is open to the public and your attendance is highly encouraged.  Please feel free to invite

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Today's meeting was a special "Evaluation Workshop" put together by our VP-Education Rita. 19 members attended. We also had 3 visitors from the Avery Club and 2 other visitors. All members had a chance to practice their evaluation skills by taking notes and comparing their thoughts to the official evaluator's evaluation. Also, each evaluator shared some ideas on how she organized her

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I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:00 on February 19, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 18 members out of 25 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes from the last

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Karol was the Toastmaster for a meeting attended by 15 members and 2 guests. We welcomed back member Mitra who had not attended for a while.SpeechesBianca gave a speech called "Forests in Germany." This fulfilled project #7 in the CC manual, Research Your Topic.Steve gave his Icebreaker, titled "Summer of '99." He told us about his history with the guitar.Joe gave an "impromptu" speech about

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BODY { FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma; FONT-SIZE:10pt } P { FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma; FONT-SIZE:10pt } DIV { FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma; FONT-SIZE:10pt } TD { FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma; FONT-SIZE:10pt } "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes (German Playwright, Poet, Novelist and Dramatist. 1749-1832) Similar Quotes. About: Knowledge quotes, Will quotes,

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Bob was Toastmaster for a lively meeting. We started with a business session where we voted in two new members (see separate entry). 16 members attended, as well as 4 guests.SpeechesDave "Read A Story" as a project in the Interpretive Reading manual. He gave a well rehearsed presentation of Twain's famous story about a jumping frog.Tim worked on the third CC project, Get to the Point. His

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722Business Meeting MinutesJanuary 29, 2010I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:02 on January 29, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 15 members out of 22 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes

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How to fill in our duty roster is a marvelous puzzle!  Consider how a single schedule-- a "single Friday"-- gets initially populated by our VP-Education, subsequently adjusted for "surprises", and stabilizes (hopefully)  ~48 hours before the Friday meeting. Scheduling is a perennial challenge.  Middle of the 20th century-- before spreadsheets-- schedulers used a grid, on a sheet of paper, on a

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Bianca did a great job as Toastmaster. 15 members attended along with four guests.SpeechesBob gave the sixth speech in the CC manual, working on Vocal Variety. His title was "One Size Does Not Fit All." He told us about his large hat size.Aloke gave the ninth speech, trying to Persuade With Power. His title was "Wield Your Signature Strength." He discussed using our strengths rather than

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Martin Luther King was an Orator. His skills as a public speaker were nurtured by traditions in the Church and his historical moment. OSU commemorates him with an annual breakfast. It's a personal favorite. Do have a look-see!Thank goodness for these 3 day weekends ...

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Glen was the Toastmaster. Fifteen members attended. There were 4 guests. Dave ran a business meeting where we voted in 2 new members.AnnouncementIt is time to start thinking about officers for next year. As Immediate Past President, Ted is chairing the Nominating Committee. If you would like to be on the committee, or you are interested or would like to learn more about being an officer,

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I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:01 on January 15, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 15 members out of 20 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes from the last

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AnnouncementsAn Officer Training Day will be held on Saturday, January 9th, in Wilsonville.There was a business meeting (see separate post.)Bettina was the toastmaster of the meeting and Jim explained the origins of the word ‘trivia’ that he chose as the word of the day.SpeechesIn his speech ‘Why you should read “Think and grow rich”’ Broderick persuaded his audience to read the book that

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I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:02 on January 8, 2010, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 17 members out of 23 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes from the last

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President Dave Taylor presided over a business meeting (see separate minutes). Newly elected Sergeant-at-Arms Aloke Gupta was Toastmaster for the holiday-themed meeting. Besides the 15 members, we had three guests. Everyone enjoyed the holiday treats brought by Ted and others.AnnouncementsToastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) will be held Saturday January 9 in Wilsonville. This counts as

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I. Call to order President Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:02 on December 18, 2009, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 14 members out of 24 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes from the

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Kris was the Toastmaster for meeting that got us out of the cold outside. 14 members attended, plus two guests.AnnouncementsA Speechcraft event will be held in Junction City, starting January 21. An 8 week Toastmasters course on Thursdays from 7am to 8:30 am to give non-Toastmasters a chance to try the Toastmasters program. If you know folks in the Junction City area, please pass along.

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BusinessThe scheduled business meeting was immediately adjourned because we did not have a quorum. Eleven members were present while thirteen are needed to conduct business. We did have four guests.AnnouncementsDave announced that Carl has requested to become an inactive member. Therefore, we will need a new Sergeant-at-Arms. If you are interested in this officer position, please contact

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TLI stands for TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Mark your calendar now for Saturday, January 9th from 9am-Noon. District 7 will be hosting TLI at Inza Wood Middle School in Wilsonville. Who should be there? -Club Officers -Your attendance gives your club credit towards your club's Distinguished Club Program (DCP). -Anyone interested in Leadership or Personal Development -

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President Dave opened with a Business Meeting (see separate minutes). Karol was the Toastmaster.AnnouncementsDave presented Bettina with a Competent Communicator awards. It was the third she earned.We will not meet next week due to the Thanksgiving. The next meeting will be December 4.SpeechesBianca gave her fourth speech from the CC manual, the How to Say It project. Her speech, called "Home

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722Business Meeting MinutesNovember 20, 2009I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:00 on November 20, 2009, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 14 members out of 24 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes

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Rachel was the Toastmaster on a blustery fall day. 15 members were in attendance, plus one guest.SpeechesDave gave a speech called "Spread Some Thanksgiving Joy" in which he encouraged us to donate to the holiday food drive. Dave was working on speech #3, The Persuasive Approach, from the Public Relations advanced manual.Our newest member, Matt, gave his Icebreaker. It was called "Perseverance

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Brody was Toastmaster for a very full meeting. 17 members attended as well as 2 guests.AnnouncementsDuring the business meeting (see separate minutes) we welcomed two new members, Tim and Matt. President Dave presented them with their pins.Joe and Aloke are competing in the District 7 Table Topics and Humorous Speech contests tomorrow in Portland. We wish them lots of luck.SpeechesTim gave his

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722Business Meeting MinutesNovember 6, 2009I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at 12:04 on November 6, 2009, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 14 members out of 22 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes

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Yue was Toastmaster for this Halloween meeting. She came in costume with a black cape and red skeleton mask. Thirteen members and five guests were present, including Aloke's wife and daughter.SpeechesBettina gave a speech on the the German Economic System. It was evaluated for the CC#7 Research Your Topic project.Carl Riggle gave a speech called "Don't Waste Your Life on Pursuits You Don't

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Carl was the Toastmaster for a meeting attended by 14 members. There were 3 guests. Ted also "visited" our club in his role as Area Governor.AnnouncementsTed provided handouts about the District conference coming up November 7 in Portland. It is called Leadership '09 this year and has many dynamic speakers scheduled. It is $35 if you register before October 31. Details can be found on the D7

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Meltem served as Toastmaster for a meeting attended by 15 members and four guests. One of the guests was former member Robbie visiting from Australia. President Dave chaired a business meeting (see separate minutes).SpeechesDanny gave his second speech focusing on organization. His title was "Newspapers: Past, Present, and Future."Rachel read a selection from the book "The Neddiad" by Daniel

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I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at Noon on October 16, 2009, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 15 members out of 22 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last meetingSecretary Kris Hauser distributed the minutes

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Conference link ishttp://www.d7toastmasters.org/fall-conference/conference-packet.html $35 registration until Halloween. Such a deal!! See you there!!>> from TM, Marsha Ware. >>LEADERSHIP '09 and HOST A TOAST! Did you know that Leadership '09 is being promoted to not only members of District 7 but also to Non-Toastmasters as well? This is a great chance to bring your co-workers, your friends

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After the Area Speech Contests, there's the Division Speech Contest. Who: Contestants who won at the Area Contest, advance to the Division Contest. Anyone else who can lend a hand at this contest.  Judges? Anyone who wants to watch. What: Division contest for Toastmasters in the Central Division This is a contest for Humorous Speaking and Table Topics. When: October 24, 2009. From

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Glen was the Toastmaster for a wonderful meeting attended by 15 members and 2 guests.AwardsPresident Dave opened the meeting to present some awards. He presented Kris with her Leadership Excellence certificate for completing the High Performance Leadership Project. He then presented Robyn with a card from the club commemorating her 20 years in Toastmasters. Finally, Dave awarded a membership pin

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AnnouncementsPresident Dave presided over a business meeting (see separate minutes) He also made a couple announcements.District 7 conference will be held November 7, 8am - 5:30 pm in Portland at Memorial Coliseum. It is called Leadership '09 and will have training opportunities as well as the speech contests. More information can be found at d7toastmasters.org.The Area 32 contest was held

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722Business Meeting MinutesOctober 2, 2009I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at Noon on October 2, 2009, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 12 members out of 23 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval

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Thanks,MadameVP-Edu!

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Jim was the Toastmaster for a jam packed meeting. 17 members attended, plus one guest.SpeechesCarl gave a speech called "How To Make A Marriage Last a Lifetime." He was working on using visual aids for speech #8 in the CC manual.Brody asked "Is Any Free Gift Really Free?" He completed project #7 which required researching a topic.Kris gave a speech summarizing what she learned in doing her

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Results for table topics: .nobrtable br { display: none } Name Club Results Aloke G 7900 2nd place David T 7900 3rd place Yue Z 3722 Joe J 3722 1st place John C 395 Matt C 395 Results for Humorous Speech: .nobrtable br { display: none

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HOST A TOAST! HOUSING PROGRAM Host a Toast! is a great, new program D7 started to make it easier for out-of-town Toastmasters to attend District 7 functions. Host a Toast is simple. Toastmasters who live in the area of the district function will open their home to Toastmasters who are coming in from out of town so they don’t have the added expense of lodging. This is a great chance to

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The OSU staffers who work in the main office-- next to 'our room' 119-- asked that we notify them, in case one of us visits the room during the week. For example, when I pick up something from 'our closet'. Next time I will notify Emmalie or Barb as I walk in, and I ask that you do this, too. thanks,Ted From: Reed, Barbara J. Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:00 PM To: Zuschlag,

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This meeting was our Open House held in the Memorial Union to coincide with New Graduate Student Orientation. We had many guest come to sample the Toastmasters program. 14 current members were in attendance. Thanks to Helene for organizing a great Open House.Rachel served as Toastmaster and led us smoothly through the meeting, explaining each section to guests. SpeechesNewest member Bob gave

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Toastmasters OPEN HOUSEFriday, September 2112-1 pmMemorial Union OSU, room 109aToastmasters offers a self-paced program to speak effectively, lead a meeting and communicate clearly.Come see what Toastmasters has to offer!Everyone is welcome! Bring a friend!No charge, snacks provided,no speeches required!

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TOASTMASTERS ANNOUNCE AREA SPEECH & EVALUATION CONTEST A talented public speaker will be chosen this month when members of three local Toastmasters clubs compete in the annual Area 32 Humorous Speech contest. There will also be a Table topics contest in which contestants improvise a brief speeches. The contests will be held at the Consumers Power Building in Philomath on Sept 30 at 7

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Today was our club Humorous Speech Contest!President Dave opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for the victims of the 9/11 attacks. He then introduced the Toastmaster for the contest, Kris.We had four contestants who gave us some enjoyable speeches.Joe Jenks won the contest with his speech called "My Wife and I." Dave Taylor placed second with his speech

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"Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination.”http://thinkexist.com/quootes/ludwig_wittgenstein

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This meeting was our club Tables Topics contest. The top two finishers would compete at the Area Table Topics contest on September 30 at 7pm and Consumers Power. Laurie was the Contest Chair and Robyn was the Chief Judge.There were five contestants who responded to Laurie's question - "If you were a super hero, what would be your super power and how would you use it?" Congratulations to Joe,

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Robyn was the Toastmaster for a great meeting. Fifteen members were present, as well as two guests, including Yue's father.SpeechesAloke gave his second speech working on organization. His speech was called "Flow."Bianca gave a speech called "Living in the Forum" as her second speech working on organization.Mitra was working on speech #5, Your Body Speaks. Her speech was "How to Make Sticky

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Rita opened the meeting as Presiding Officer.AnnouncementsSpeech contests on September 4 (Table Topics) and September 11 (Humorous Speech).Open House on September 18 in Memorial Union.SpeechesBettina gave a speech called "Swimming, Cycling, Running, and Some More" as speech #5 in the Competent Communicator manual, Your Body Speaks.Rachel gave the first speech in the Entertaining Speaker manual,

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I heard the radio promoting this upbeat look at today's youngsters.The Digital Generation Project | EdutopiaIt was fun and inspiring!

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Yue was the Toastmaster for a jam packed meeting. 17 members and 1 guest attended.AnnouncementsYue presented Dave with his latest Advanced Leader-Bronze award.President Dave presented the club with its President's Distinguished Club ribbon for last year. It was mailed to former President Robbie in Australia. We will be trying to earn another one this year.We passed around fliers for our

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President Dave led a Business Meeting (see separate minutes).Helene was Toastmaster for an interesting meeting with three speeches. 18 members were present, and no guests.SpeechesKarol gave a technical speech from the Speeches By Management manual about adopting new standards.Laurie gave speech #2 from the CC manual working on organization. "Finding My Inner Warrior" was about Laurie's

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722Business Meeting MinutesAugust 7, 2009I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at Noon on August 7, 2009, in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendanceSecretary Kris Hauser took attendance. 18 members out of 28 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval

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Karol was Toastmaster for a well attended meeting. 16 members were present, along with five guests, one of whom joined at the end of the meeting.AnnouncementsRita has made copies of the Competent Leader manual projects. These will be kept with the club materials and be available for members to use to get credit in the CL manual for performing meeting duties. This will be helpful when members

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Bettina acted as Toastmaster. 14 out of 26 active members were present at the beginning of the meeting, allowing for an official business meeting. See separate business meeting minutes. 3 new members who were voted in were also present, along with another member who arrived late and 3 guests. Robyn and Glen returned after a long absence.Mitra gave speech #3 working on organization. Her

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Oregon State Toastmasters Club #3722Business Meeting MinutesJuly 24, 2009I. Call to orderPresident Dave Taylor called to order the regular meeting of the Oregon State Toastmasters at Noon on July 24, 2009 in Room 119 of the Crop Science Building.II. AttendancePresident Dave Taylor took attendance. 14 members out of 26 active members were present, making a quorum.III. Approval of minutes from last

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A business meeting was scheduled, but there was not a quorum, so no official business could be considered. 12 out of 24 fully inducted active members were present, while 13 are needed to conduct business. Three pending members who still need to be voted in and three guests were also at the meeting.AnnouncementsKris is organizing a Demonstration Meeting at Ch2M Hill on August 5. She provided

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Joe was Toastmaster for a full meeting. 15 members were present and 4 guests, one of whom submitted an application.Speeches (All Icebreakers!): Bianca Eskelson "Judo: Sport, Martial Art, & Way of Life" Ray Lin "Road to CG" Jason Phillips "Born in the Wrong Century"Brody's Table Topics involved choosing a specific creature from a given category to pretend to be and describing

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