Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 82,

Division H, District 14, Volume 12 Issue 7 July 2020 Chartered Club since June 1991
Region 8.

 Online Lunch Hour Meetings: Okefenokee Toastmasters Okefenokee Toastmasters Club

meet on Zoom. Officers 2020-2021
 Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning ex- President: Aaron Alderman
perience in which members are empowered to develop com-
VP Education: Wayne Caffarel
munication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-
confidence and personal growth. VP Membership: DeVonn Smith
VP Public Relations: Janice Wil-
liams
Secretary: Alec Beyer
Retweets @Oketoast Treasurer: Linda Titus
Sergeant at Arms: Bud Montero
@LollyDaskal
How Great Leaders
Events Coming Up
Think Differently: They
include others. They July 1: Installation of Club Of-
focus on solutions. They ficers, 2020-2021
cultivate teamwork.
They simplify. They August 24-29, 2020: Toastmas-
think big. ters International Virtual Con-
vention.
@seifekabalele
You are always under
construction: Word Power
Your goals can be ad-
justed. Your purpose Quote of the Month One role of the Grammarian at a
can evolve. Your skills Toastmasters meeting is to
“Focus on the Rule of Three:
can be sharpened. Your bring a “Word of the Week” and
things are best remembered and
mind can be strength- listen for its usage. Here are
ened. Your habits can organized in threes…The Rule of
some words that we have used at
be shaped. Your values Three leverages brevity and pat-
tern recognition. Humans are real- our club meetings:
can be developed.
ly good at pattern recognition, and affable (adj.) = friendly
@Dadsonpowermode three is the smallest number need- diaphanous (adj.) = transpar-
End the day on a good ed to create a pattern. Add a
ent
note, dream a big plan fourth item to any trio and reten-
and wake up with a tion plummets…” Communicate genuine (adj.) = real, authentic
purpose. to Influence by Ben Decker & meditate (v.) = contemplate,
Kelly Decker, p. 184 ponder
 Georgia Toastmasters District 14
Day of Empowerment • Keep the connection with the audience using ver-
Public Speaking Tips from Toastmaster and bal and non-verbal communication
presenter at the Day of Empowerment, Dr.
• Make your audience a part of your speech. Use
Carlton Young:
emotions. Don't forget your humor.
• Write your speech on paper.
• Tie the humor to the message.
• Know your content.
• Make eye contact. Look at who's looking at you.
Are you losing your audience?
• Practice your speech
• Deliver your speech with confidence.
• Go to the event early. Get on the stage. Im-
agine the people. • Close strong...on a high note, high energy, call to
action.
• Test any audiovisual equipment.
• Open with the hook. Make your audience
think.

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