Secretary’s Report for July 30th, 2009
We had nine members present at last week’s meeting.
Monica was the guest Vote Counter. Becky Workman did a great job as first time Table Topic Master. She had pictures of politician “scallywags”. Wade and Monica tied for first place in the Table Topics competition.
The prepared speeches were given by Karen Scott (that’s me) and Brian Duvall. My speech was on osteoarthritis and the alternative plan. I have osteoarthritis and the older we get the more risk we have at developing an arthritic disease. The alternative plan is preventive natural medicine instead of inflammatory drugs and pain-killers. I see the orthopedic again on 8/19 for my problem knee. I hope the verdict is a positive one.
Brian had an interesting speech called “The Most Powerful Secret of Successful Marketers”. There are three top direct response copy writers that Brian recommended we all study, Clayton Makepeace, Gary Bencivenga and Gary Halbert. They influence people with the written word. There are four main points for direct response…
- Connect with folks on emotional level.
- Your audience should be interested in what your are selling.
- You have to have a compelling offer.
- Make sure you have a strong call to action.
If you didn’t attend the meeting you missed finding out that saving & studying junk mail (called a swipe file) is important to help you succeed. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us. Brian took home the ribbon. Leigh evaluated Brian’s speech and did an exceptional job. She took home the ribbon for best evaluator.
All other assignments were done well.
BUSINESS:
The Fall Conference is the weekend of Nov. 20-22 in Richmond, VA. Take a look at your calendars and see if you might be able to attend. Learn at the wonderful interesting workshops, and make sure you can stay for the “Evaluation Contest” and the “Humorous Speech Contest. It’s a great Toastmaster environment and experience.
BITS & PIECES:
“If you want to leave your footprints in the sands of time….wear work boots.”
“Don’t plan the future with a rear-view mirror.”
“The purpose of life is to matter…to have it make a difference that you live at all…by using whatever talents you may have to the very fullest.”
“Never let yesterday use up today.”
