Brian Duvall Tells How Franklin County Toastmasters Helped Him Raise His Salary More Than $30,000
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.
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Secretary’s Report for August 27th, 2009
We had a good time last week. Topics were done well by Pam Dinkle. She did research on Government Healthcare. Stephanie took home the ribbon by answering what incentives she would use to get people interested in keeping themselves healthy.
We had two great speeches and they were both about our canine friends.
Becky Workman spoke about “earth angels”. Dogs are playful, reliable, forgiving, loyal to a fault, love you no matter what, etc., and good listeners. It’s amazing what they can be taught; and some have that “sixth sense” to help people with epilepsy, sleep apnea, the blind, in natural disasters, etc. Aren’t they amazing creatures? Nice speech Becky.
Stephanie’s speech “Puppy Love” was about her new puppy “Bailey” and how this adorable puppy is helping her get through her heartbreak and loss of Wicket. This little ball of fur is energetic, playful and a joy to have. And guess what, they bonded right away, because Bailey peed all over Stephanie on the way to her new home. We wish you many happy years with Bailey. Stephanie took home the ribbon for Best Speech.
We had two very good evaluations with helpful suggestions. Leigh took home the ribbon for Best Evaluation. All other jobs were done well.
BITS & PIECES
“The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.”
“Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.”
“Have a great meeting Thursday and a good contest.”
Leigh Prom Tells How Franklin County Toastmasters Is Helping Her Prepare for Job Interviews
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.
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Wade Thompson of the Franklin County Toastmasters Club Offers Tips For Improving Your Public Speaking
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.
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Joyce Tukloff Tells Why She Has Been A Member for 9 Years
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.
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Secretary’s Report for August 20th, 2009
We had a great meeting Thursday August 20th, 2009.
Eleven of our members were present and a guest, Kelvyn Harris, from the River City Toastmasters Club, in Danville. Instead of Topics we had “one minute radio spots” (for WYTI Radio), from Leigh, David, Joyce, Brian, & Wade. They all did great on sharing different aspects of Toastmasters to help Franklin County be more aware of what Toastmasters is all about, its benefits and when and where we meet.
“Balance and Harmony” was the title of Alexandria’s speech. She shared with us about Tai Chi, which originated in China. It works with the mind, spirit and body. It took away her husband’s “night terrors”, and her back pain, without using drugs . It has also helped Alzheimers patients, arthritic patients and alleviates stress, etc. Alexandria’s company The Merchant Institute for Health and Wellness if offering free sample classes for Tai Chi. If you are interested let her know and she’ll give you a handout giving dates and times of these free classes. Very interesting speech Alexandria.
“False Advertising” was the title of Wade’s speech. We are all victims to false advertising. Wade gave us a little bit of history about the Federal Trade Commission which was established in 1914 to monitor and punish companies and individuals for false advertising. I bet we will all read the “maple syrup” label the next time we have to purchase some. And what about those Pennsylvania Dutch mushrooms coming all the way from China. BE AWARE OF SCAM ADVERTISING!! Wade took home the ribbon for best speech.
Evaluations were done well by Brian and Joyce. Brian took home the ribbon.
Stephanie was General Evaluator for the first time and she did a good job. All other jobs were done well.
REMEMBER:
Our club’s speech and evaluation contest is Sept. 10. We have 2 speakers and 2 evaluators to date (any one else interested?). We will also need timers, judges, a chief judge and a contest master. This is an important function of our club. I hope you will say YES if asked to volunteer for one of the positions mentioned above.
BITS & PIECES:
“There are two worlds: the world that we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with out hearts and imagination.”
“May the work that you have – Be the play that you love!”
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.”
Franklin County Toastmasters Club Launches New Website
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.
Be sure to bookmark the site or subscribe to the RSS feed to keep up to date on the latest Franklin County Toastmasters Club news.
Secretary’s Report for July 13th, 2009
Three club officers went to the officer training in Salem – Karen Harris, Leigh Prom and myself. We had very good trainers and I’m sure I speak for the three of us when I say, “We learned a lot.”
We have a new member! A BIG WELCOME to Becky Workman. She will be giving her Ice Breaker speech next Thursday August 20th. Also we will induct her into our club. Karen Harris, if you have a camera, please bring it to take a picture for the paper.
We had two guests: Ginger Chenier and Keith Duvall. Chad did a good job with topics questions. Keith Duvall took home the ribbon by answering what happened on his worst date.
We thought we only had one speaker, but Wade did another great hip-pocket speech. Brian Duvall was our first speaker and spoke about how to raise $250,000 on the Internet. Three key steps:
- Offer value first – give them a reason to listen to you.
- Be consistent - (Social Media at one hour a day)
- Engage in a conversation -Build a relationship
Brian has raised money for non profit organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Food Bank. His speech was interesting even though I didn’t understand some of it. Read my lips: I will get better at understanding the things that are available to us over the Internet.
He mentioned Twitter is one of the newest social media tools. We look forward to learning more on this subject in Brian’s future speeches. Brian took home the ribbon for Best Speech.
Wade’s speech, “What’s in Your Wallet?” was humorous and showed us just how organized he is. Everything has its special place in his wallet. Thanks for stepping in and filling a void. We all enjoyed it.
Joyce and I were evaluators. Joyce did a great job and took home the ribbon for Best Evaluator. All other jobs were done well.
BITS & PIECES:
“Your success in life will be in direct proportion to what you do after you do what you are expected to do.”
“The way in which we think of ourselves has everything to do with how our world sees us.”