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Okefenokee Toastmasters Club #8269, District 14, Area 11B

Volume 4 Issue 6 June 2012

Chartered in 1991

Mission: The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Meetings: We meet every Wednesday morning at 7:00am at Quality Inn, 1725 Memorial Drive, Waycross. Click here for map. Membership: Open to anyone 18 years old and over.
JOB SEEKERS If you are job hunting, remember that your resume is just the tool to get you in the door. Your next step is to prepare for the job interview. Toastmasters has a few tips to guide you with this: Watch your tone and the strength of your voice. Speak clearly and confidently. Make eye contact. Smile Learn more, watch this Toastmasters video: http://www.toastmas ters.org/videos FATHERS DAY TRIVIA Fathers Day is the fourth most popular card selling occasion in the world after Valentines, Mothers Day and Christmas. Fathers Day falls on December 5th in Thailand and the first Sunday in September in Australia. The most popular gift for Dads worldwide is the necktie.

. Officers for Okefenokee

Toastmasters 2011-2012 President: Bud Montero VP Education: Kathy Odam VP Membership: John Conger VP Public Relations: Janice Williams Treasurer: Addie Crews Sergeant of Arms: Larry Kearson
IMPORTANT DATES May 1 June 30, 2012: Beat the Clock Membership Campaign June 23, 2012: Club Officers Training, Middle Georgia Technical College, Warner Robbins August 15-18, 2012: Start planning for next years International Convention. It will be in Orlando, Florida
WORDS OF THE DAY

One role of the Grammarian at a Toastmasters meeting is to bring a Word of the Day. Here are some words used at previous meetings:

Abysmal (adj)= hopelessly bad Befuddle (verb)= to confuse Cantankerous (adj)= contentious Egregious (adj) = extraordinary in some bad way Verbose (adj) = use of too many words

How to Recruit New Members

1. Have educational meetings. 2. Have friendly meetings. 3. Hold smooth meetings. 4. Network with coworkers, friends, and family. 5. Letters or personal contact with businesses. 6. Hand out invitation cards. 7. Have a host for each guest 8. Make it FUN.
Read more: http://www.d4tm.org/Documents/116_Recr uit.pdf

Connect with Us
A new member, Laura Fullard, was inducted into the Okefenokee Toastmasters Club on Wednesday, May 2nd by club President, Bud Montero. The club would love to meet the goal of adding five new members by June 30th as part of Toastmasters Internationals Beat the Clock How did you find out about the Okefenokee Toastmasters Club? Two people had a part in my joining, but mostly Tom Strickland. He and I were both members of the Okefenokee Track Club. He asked me one time to attend a meeting, and I said, NO WAY, I'm not interested. But approximately one year later, I realized that I was bored and wanted a challenge, and that same week I bumped into Tom again at a Business After Hours function. He asked me again, and this time I said yes! I was ready for a change in my life! I had also been reading about Toastmasters in the newspaper, and I had a neighbor, Carolyn Morton Akins, who attended regularly. I thought that if it was so important for her to get up extra early for a 7:00am Wednesday meeting, it must be good. It took only one visit and I was hooked! I joined immediately. Sharon Vickers Follow Okefenokee Toastmasters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/oketoast View Okefenokee Toastmasters website: http://okefenokee.toastmastersclubs.org Browse the Virtual Toastmasters Museum: http://bit.ly/ukFQb4

Quality Meetings = Quality Clubs

Ever wondered what club members speak about? Here are some speech titles from the past:
1. Put Your Love Glasses On 2. To Make a Long Story Short 3. Falling Forward 4. Lets Keep Christmas All Year 5. A Problem to Solve 6. My Latest Challenge 7. Set Your Sail and Adjust As Needed 8. Ebook Universe

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant, Harry D. Dixon, 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. Edited by Janice Williams