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Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest Scheduled

Admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:25:40 +0000

Hope you are all enjoying your Labor Day weekend.

I just wanted to remind everyone of our club contests this Thursday at Ippy’s from 12 – 1 pm.
If you find that you can attend, even though you thought you couldn’t, please come. The club contest, as well as the area and division contests are beneficial to anyone who attends. Best wishes to all the contestants. You are all winners for just entering the contest and I know you will all do your best.

NEW BUSINESS:
Please note that dues are due by Oct. 1st. Karen Roop will be getting in touch with you. Dues is $45 every six months – $27 to TI and $18 to our club. Hope you are all planning to renew. We have a great club!!

BITS & PIECES:

“Make Your Mark Count – A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”

“The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.”

“Flexible people never get bent out of shape!!”

Have a great contest.

Brian Duvall Tells How Franklin County Toastmasters Helped Him Raise His Salary More Than $30,000

Admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:00:25 +0000

Franklin County Toastmasters Club co-founder Brian Duvall tells how learning to speak effectively has helped him land the jobs he has gone after and raise his yearly salary by more that $30,000.

This public service announcement was provided by WYTI Radio in Franklin County, Virginia to help build awareness of the importance of public speaking skills and to encourage listeners to join.

Leigh Prom Tells How Franklin County Toastmasters Is Helping Her Prepare for Job Interviews

Admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:00:33 +0000

Leigh Prom listens to the edited version of her club PSA

Franklin County Toastmasters Club founder Leigh Prom helps recruit new members is this public service announcement on WYTI Radio by telling how public speaking helps her prepare for those tough job interviews.

Leigh has been a full-time mom and home-maker for more than 20 years and is just now re-entering the workforce. The practice she gets speaking to the friendly, supportive club members allows her to present her thoughts in a concise and clear manner during those often uncomfortable job interviews.

Wade Thompson of the Franklin County Toastmasters Club Offers Tips For Improving Your Public Speaking

Admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:00:46 +0000

Club member Wade Thompson at WYTI Radio recording his public speaking tips PSA

Franklin County Toastmasters Club member Wade Thompson offers a valuable tip to improve your public speaking skills in this public service announcements on WYTI Radio.

Joyce Tukloff Tells Why She Has Been A Member for 9 Years

Admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:00:31 +0000

Joyce Tukloff records a PSA for the Franklin County Toastmasters Club

Joyce Tukloff has been a member of the Franklin County Toastmasters Club for more than nine years. In her public service announcement with WYTI Radio, Joyce explains why she loves participating and invites listeners to visit the club each Thursday around noon.

Franklin County Toastmasters Club & WYTI Produce PSA Radio Spots

Admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:22:38 +0000

David Bass records his Franklin County Toastmasters PSA at WYTI Radio

As part of the Franklin County Toastmasters Club initiative to grow and build awareness, five club members volunteered to do public service announcements at the local radio station.

Club President David Bass, Joyce Tuckloff, Wade Thompson, Leigh Prom and Brian Duvall met with at WYTI to produce the series of PSAs encouraging listeners to join the club and polish their public speaking skills.

Click the player below to hear Club President David Bass’s radio spot.

Keith Duvall Wins Best Table Topics Speaker

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:20:33 +0000

Club member Brian Duvall brought his son Keith Duvall as a guest to this week’s Franklin County Toastmasters Club meeting. Keith volunteered to tell his “Worst Date” story as part of the Table Topics segment of the meeting.

Keith Duvall Wins Best Table Topics award

Keith went up against two club members in this extemporaneous speaking competition and prevailed as best Table Topics Speaker. Congratulations to Keith Duvall on his win.

Joyce Tuckloff Wins Best Evaluator Award

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:51:41 +0000

Franklin County Toastmaster Club member Joyce Tuckloff of the Franklin County Library won the “Best Evaluator” award at this week’s Toastmaster Club meeting in Rocky Mount, Virginia.

Joyce evaluated Wade Thompson’s impromptu speech on “What’s In Your Wallet?”

Joyce Tuckloff evaluates a speech at Toastmasters

Joyce steps out from behind the lecturn to share her thoughts on Wade’s speech. Being a gifted storyteller at the library, Joyce uses effective gestures and body language to help illustrate or emphasize her key points.

Franklin County Toastmasters Club Launches New Website

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:37:34 +0000

New club officers were inducted at the July meeting.

Club President David Bass gave his speech on brainstorming ideas to build club membership where he led a brainstorming session involving the attendees. One of the recommendations was to create a club website where members and prospective members can learn about the club and share ideas.

Club member Brian Duvall of Duvall Consulting volunteered to donate web hosting, domain registration and to set-up the website for the club.

“I plan on posting club photos when we induct new members, win awards and contests, & members attend Toastmasters conferences,” said Brian Duvall. “We want the club website to also feature the meeting times, locations and agenda for each meeting so members can easily see what’s coming up.”

Once the site is fully established, there will also be a way for prospects to join the club online.

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