Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 82,

Division H, District 14, Volume 12 Issue 2 February 2020 Chartered Club since June 1991
Region 8.

 Lunch Hour Meetings: Okefenokee Toastmasters meet at Okefenokee Toastmasters Club

South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus, James Dye Officers 2019-2020
Student Services Building in Room 108 on Wednesdays at President: DeVonn Smith
noon.
VP Education: Wayne Caffarel
 Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning ex- VP Membership: Barbara Jackson
perience in which members are empowered to develop com-
VP Public Relations/Secretary: Janice
munication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self- Williams
confidence and personal growth.
Treasurer: Linda Titus
Sergeant at Arms: Bud Montero
Retweets @Oketoast

Events Coming Up
@JonGordon11
One of the important District 14 Annual Conference,
jobs of a leader is to April 24-25, 2020 at the
create an environment Renaissance Concourse Hotel, Atlanta
where people can do Airport
their best work. A lead-
Paris Awaits! Toastmasters Inter-
er works to remove ob-
national Conference August 5-8,
stacles to success and 2020.
should never be the ob-
stacle.
Word Power
@LollyDaskal One role of the Grammarian at a
The most successful Toastmasters meeting is to
leaders: Quote of the Month
bring a “Word of the Week” and
Possess a genuine love “Plant a pause. Get comfortable
for people. Make those listen for its usage. Here are
with a two-to three-second pause. De- some words that we have used
who work for them suc- liberately plant one in your message.
cessful, Deal wisely Maybe it’s after a story or a key point
recently at our club meetings:
with difficult people. that you want your audience to re- copious (adj.) = abundant
Praise publicly, criti- member. Once you get comfortable
cize privately. See solu- lackadaisical (adj.)= lacking in
with using the pause, it will be much
tions instead of prob- life, spirit, zest
easier for you to use it when you lose
lems. your train of thought or are waiting to relinquish (v.) = hand over, sur-
answer a question.” render
@LeadToday Communicate to Influence by Ben
Authentic leaders care trenchant (adj.) = sharp, keen,
& Kelly Decker, p. 111.
first and lead second. incisive
 Photo: Okefenokee Toastmasters
Club is proud of Toastmaster Aaron
who has completed Level 3 of Toastmas-
ters International’s educational pro-
gram called Pathways. He has two
more Levels to complete the Motivation-
al Strategies Path. There are 10 other
Paths in the program all designed to
help members become better leaders,
fearless communicators, and confident
motivators. Keep pressing on Toastmas-
ter Aaron, you have made great pro-
gress since joining our club!

Did You Give Feedback to Club Members ? Connect and Share

1. Log into Toastmasters.org. Check out our social media links for
2. Click on Pathways. Go to Base Camp. communication and leadership tips.
3. Click on My Feedback. • LinkedIn
4. Go to Search box (top right) and enter name of
• Facebook
the Toastmaster.
5. Click on Feedback (top of page). • Pinterest
6. Share your feedback. You can control who • Twitter
views the feedback: Everyone or the Toast-
master only. • Website:
7. Click on badge icon to award badges: collabo- http://okefenokee.toastmasterscl
rative, courageous, inspirational, innovative, ubs.org
exceptional. Post. • Email:
8. Log out. oketoast8269@gmail.com

The Vision for 2019-2020: Conceptualize, Strategize, Execute.

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland 1926-2015 (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant,
Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul O’Cain, 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.