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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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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Balance and Harmony by Alexandria Merchant
Wade Thompson Evaluates Leigh Prom’s Speech Titled How Toastmasters Improves Your Job Interview Skills
How Toastmasters Improves Your Job Interview Skills by Leigh Prom
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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Club Founder Leigh Prom Recording Her Public Speaking Radio PSA
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.”