Cherokee Toastmasters

Speech Contest August 11, 2010!

mfinch — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:29:02 +0000

You are invited to attend the Toastmasters Club Speech Contest on August 11, 2010, 12:00 PM at Keller Williams Realty in Woodstock, GA. This contest will feature humorous speeches and evaluations. It is sure to be a lot of fun and a good opportunity for networking too. Contact Marty Finch, VPPR, at 770-516-8047 for more information.

Gov. Sonny Perdue designated the week of May 2-8 as Toastmasters Week in the state of Georgia

garnette — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:06:49 +0000

May Membership Drive

garnette — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:04:14 +0000

Join us May 19th for an Old Fashion Soap Box “Verby”! This week the regular 12-1:15pm meeting will be held at the Gazebo in the park, on Main Street in downtown Woodstock with members, guests and interested passers-by participating in Old Fashion Soap Box speeches, yes, on a Soap Box! It will be standing room only at the Gazebo. Sign up early if you want to be sure to be on the agenda to get your WORDS heard!

Parking is available behind Woodstock Community Church and Woodstock United Methodist Church, not at the surrounding merchants. Feel free to bring your lunch and enjoy meeting Toastmasters and other speakers.

MEETING TIME

garnette — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:48:51 +0000

We meet from 12pm to 1:15 pm. Bring your lunch!

MARCH

garnette — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:27:17 +0000

Yep…looking at attendance numbers March was in like a Lion and out like a Lamb…let’s blame that on the various school spring breaks, that took many of our members from meetings to marvelous vacation spots. On the weeks in between though, meetings were well attended with an average of 20 people including many guests. Everyone seems to volunteer readily for all the roles and meetings have been great learning experience and fun.

We have two new members Kristin and Benoy, as well as two members who have decided to switch from other Toastmasters groups to ours, Linda and Al. Welcome Everyone!

We have made a real effort this month to concentrate on getting meetings started and ending ON TIME, which has worked very well. That being said, it has not been easy to leave a meeting where Kathy has distributed chocolate in conjunction with her speech, Kevin won us over with his IceBreaker speech and Michael (forever interested in sports challenges) suggested the addition of a MVT award (Most Valuable Toastmaster)…which he was claiming for himself having taken over and organized the room as Sargent Of Arms In Training!

FEBRUARY

garnette — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:43:22 +0000

Febuary came and went out like a LION at Toastmasters. We enjoyed our largest attendance yet, averaging 22-25 people, including members and guests. Several guests have returned since the January Open House and many people mention finding us on the Internet or at this site. Four guests became new members and received their pins this month…Karrie, Nick and Kevin.

The meetings this month have been among some of the most enjoyable…after all… February offers us TANGIBLE topic and speech presentations like… Valentines Day, real roses, real Chocolate, Black History Month and President’s Day. That was fun… but could it have been more fun than… Jaye’s dream Cereal Bar, Joe’s reminder of the most important thing in the world, Steve’s comparison of the Palm tree vs. the mighty Oak, Kirk’s tractor fetish, Garnette’s re-creation of Sojourner Truth at the Women’s Cacus in 1863 or Sherry taking us via slides and her personal experience …right to the front row seat of single engine kite flying!

Congratulations to our contestants from the club level International Speech and Table Topics Contests, Dr. Cathy Wendland-Colby and Mike Sena, who went on to take 2nd place this week in the very competitive Area 38 Contest.

This was a month where Cherokee Toastmasters proved it is as much fun to learn about speaking as it is to learn to be an active listener!

Membership Drive Open House 1/20/10

garnette — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:15:18 +0000

Our first Membership Drive for the year, was a rousing success with 22 guests and 18 members enjoying the “BROWN BAG IT!!”luncheon catered by JD’s BBQ. The Brown Bag lunch stressed the fact that we have the convenience of being able to bring in our own lunch and participate in meetings that cover the 12-1:15 lunch time.

The meeting was an almost-reality presentation with two speakers. Michael Thompson, who just joined the club, gave his Ice Breaker speech like a pro and had us enjoying his subtle humor. We can’t wait to hear his next speech! Linda Mihyar gave an informative speech germane to the day on How To Give Presentations. Susan Sims took Table Topics to a whole new challenge for thinking fast on your feet and listening. She started by giving a few questions to members to “show how Table Topics are done”, then threw in a Lightening Round to give everyone a chance to speak. Warren Chapman won the “Best of Table Topics” ribbon of the day, pin pointing the variety he witnessed in speakers and the evidence of an opportunity to learn in a non-threatening environment.

Thanks to Tim Giles, one of our long time members, who was enthusiastic about his job as Toastmaster today, as well as all the members who filled roles for the meeting and pitched in to get the kitchen set up for the catered lunch while greeting guests and Welcoming them to join our club.

All guest seemed to agree that we are a “fun-while-learning” group. Now that news is around town about Cherokee Toastmasters, we hope to see these guests return as well as others who were not able to make the meeting due to scheduling conflicts.

Meeting 1-13-10-Club Speech Contest Winner!

garnette — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:31:01 +0000

The meeting today was our club competition for this year’s International Speech Contest. Five very effective speakers competed with a range of topics. Dr. Cathy Wendland-Colby won with her speech “I Want” and will now go on to compete in the Area 38 Contest. “Dr. Cathy”, as she is affectionately known in the club, has been a member for years and last year won both the club and Area 38 Competitions in First Place and placed 2nd in the Division D! This year we hope to cheer Cathy as she goes all the way to the top…winning the International Speech Contest and bringing home the trophy.

Thanks to all who participated as judges, timers and all the roles necessary for the competition. The meeting was well attended and included Terrence Carter, a guest, and Michael Thompson, who joined the club today.

January 6th Meeting

garnette — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:14:06 +0000

The first meeting since the break for the holidays was well attended by seventeen members, two guests (Welcome, Robert and Michael) and Bryan, who is a returning member. Three speakers presented personal views: Garnette who is doing Storytelling as part of the Advanced Communication Series shared a humorous view of what she called “The Initial Interview”; Sherry followed with her 7th speech giving us a breakdown in the logic of how to arrive at sensible decisions for those Resolutions we try to incorporate into our lives at this time of year; Linda gave an excellent presentaton on her position in the Insurance industry proving that the strongest skills for a Claims Adjuster can be being resilient and empathic.

Steve led Table Topics which was won by our first time guest Michael.

Meeting Summary 11-18-09

garnette — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:46:23 +0000

The meeting today was our club Table Topics Contest. Mike Sena won the contest with his brilliant response to the question relating to not being able to solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it. The runner-up, should Mike not be able to make the Area 38 Contest, is Sherry Richardson, who also made the judges think hard. Thanks to Dr. Cathy Wendland-Colby for serving as Contest Master, Jaye Speaks, Tim Giles and Tom Kell as Judges; and Susam Sims as Timer with the help of Tammy’s daughter who served as alternate Timer. Congratulations Mike and Sherry! The Area 39 Contest date will be announced. Plan to attend so you can cheer our club competitor all the way to Internationals!