swamp talk: okefenokee toastmasters club newsletter june 2013
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7/30/2019 Swamp Talk: Okefenokee Toastmasters Club newsletter June 2013
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Okefenokee Toastmasters
Club #8269, District 14East, Area 11B
SwampTALK
Chartered in 1991Volume 5 Issue 6 June 2013
New Mission: We provide a supportive and positive
learning experience in which members are empowered
to develop communication and leadership skills, re-
sulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.
New Lunch Hour Meetings: We meet at South
Georgia State College, Waycross Campus on Wednes-
days 12:00pm
Membership: Open to anyone 18 years old and over.
Officers for Okefenokee
Toastmasters 2012-2013
President: Kathy Odam
VP Education: Bud Montero
VP Membership: John Conger
VP of Public Relations: Janice
Williams
Treasurer:Addie Crews
Secretary: Sharon Vickers
Sergeant of Arms: Larry Kearson
Grammarians Corner
One role of the Grammarian at a
Toastmasters meeting is to listen
for the use and misuse of words.
Here are two commonly misusedwords elicit and illicit.
Elicit is the process of evoking
something. You want to elicit a re-
sponse from consumers with a mar-
keting campaign.
Illicit means illegal. Your busi-
ness wants to avoid illicitly acquir-
ing products
Upcoming Event
International Conference:Au-
gust 21-24, 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio.
Susan Cain, author ofQuiet and
advocate for introverts, will be the
Golden Gavel recipient for 2013.
Georgia Toastmasters District
14 Fall Conference: Nov 1-2, 2013
Macon, Georgia.
Quote of the Month
Narratives are inherently more
engrossing than basic facts. They
have a beginning, middle, and
end. If people get sucked in early,
theyll stay for the conclusion.
When you hear people tell a good
story you hang on every word
You started down a path and you
want to know how it ends. Until
it does, theyve captured your at-
tention. p. 181 inContagious: WhyThings Catch On by Jonah Berger
Tweets @Oketoast
@GPSforSoul
"Each morning we are
born again. What we
do today is what mat-
ters most."
@ArveeRobinson
Speaking Tip: Write a
purpose statement be-
fore you speak. Ask
yourself: what am I
giving my audience
and what do I want
them to do with it?
@OzgurAyrilmaz
Leaving our comfort
zone is a price we must
pay to grow andachieve our goals.
@OkeToast
Typical Toastmasters
response to situations
in life, "There's got to
be a speech in there
somewhere." #Topic
selection.
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1+1 Membership Building Campaign
INVITE + ENCOURAGE =
GROWTH
Some phrases from the World
Champion of Public Speaking
Craig Valentine:
Speak to one but look to all.
When you lift yourself up you let
your audience down.
Dont add humor to aspeech; uncover humor within it.
When you squeeze your infor-
mation in, you squeeze your audi-
ence out (this one is not mine. Its
an old speaker proverb).
Conflict is the hook and Dialogue
is the heart.
To be a great speaker you must be
a great tease.
Give the visual before the verbal.
Give the look that goes with the
line.
Too many speakers try to get
across too much information in
too little time.
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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
Connect with Us
Like us on Facebook.
Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/oketoast
Check out our club website:
http://okefenokee.toastmastersclu
bs.org
Bud Montero, congratulating new member Laura Bur-
nette, co-owner of Southern Background Services in Haz-
lehurst, for being voted Best Speaker at the meeting.
Laura spoke about a gift from her grandmother, a book ofmemorable anecdotes and family tradition.
Bud Montero,VP of Education, congratulating new
member Marlena Norman for being voted Best Table
Topics Speaker after responding to Topic Master, DavidDowlingsquestion, Whats in your junk drawer?
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