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

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

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 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

How To Raise $250,000 Using Social Media by Brian Duvall

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:

  1. Offer value first – give them a reason to listen to you.
  2. Be consistent -  (Social Media at one hour a day)
  3. 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.”

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