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.”
Leigh Prom Evaluates Stephanie Grenier’s Speech Titled How To Put Quality Time Into Your Family Time
If is the Middle Word of Life by Becky Workman
How to Improve The Quality Time in Your Family Time by Stephanie Grenier
Keith Duvall Wins Best Table Topics Speaker
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
Joyce Tuckloff Wins Best Evaluator Award
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.
What’s In Your Wallet by Wade Thompson
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.”