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Okefenokee Toastmasters Club #8269, District 14 East, Area 14B

Volume 5 Issue 11

November 2013

Chartered in 1991

New Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. New Lunch Hour Meetings: We meet at South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus on Wednesdays 12:00pm Membership: Open to anyone 18 years old and over. Tweets @Oketoast @ArveeRobinson Public Speaking Tip: Never let your audience see you sweat don't apologize or complain about anything. @TakeCareofUUU Don't count the minutes in the day, count the opportunities in those minutes. @AndriiSedniev If you don't use stories audience members may enjoy your speech, but there is no chance they'll remember it.
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Officers for Okefenokee Toastmasters 2013-2014 President: Janice Williams VP Education: Kathy Odam VP Membership: Larry Kearson VP Public Relations: Jeff Carr Treasurer: Bud Montero Secretary: Laura Fullard Sergeant at Arms: Rodney Hooks

Upcoming Events
Georgia Toastmasters District 14 Fall Conference: Nov 1-2, 2013 Macon, Georgia. Toastmasters International Conference: August 20-23, 2014 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. TI is seeking speakers now: http://ow.ly/pAgHA Word of the Day One role of the Grammarian at a Toastmasters meeting is to introduce the Word of the Day and keep track of the use of the word during the meeting. Here are some words used at club meetings recently: Circumspect: careful, guarded Ginormous: extremely large Grandiloquent: pompous language, style or manner Superfluous: unnecessary

Quote of the Month Very few actions would get your Reactors attention faster or more completely than the use of a well-placed pause. A moment of intentional, active silence creates the most dynamic, deliberate reaction you could ever hope to achieve...Sometimes a pause is used to create anticipation The longer the pause, the more anticipation you build. Jeanette and Roy Henderson. Theres No Such Thing as Public Speaking. p. 110-111

Forbes Magazine: 10 Words to Erase From Your Vocabulary 1. Um - you sound indecisive and inarticulate. 2. Cant - try, I want to learn how to do that. 3. Like - poor filler word. 4. Never - discouraging and nave. 5. But - negates everything that came before it. Use and or rephrase. 6. Innovative - overused buzzword, strike from resume. 7. Probably - doesnt reflect strength or confidence. 8. No - try, I wish I could. 9. Etcetera - provide meaningful examples instead. 10.Really - poor attempt to express candor.

Rodney Hooks took his experience of bankruptcy, borrowing money and eating barbecue and turned it into a story for a Toastmasters Humorous Speech contest held recently at the Wiregrass Technical College in Valdosta.

Connect with Us

Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/oketoast Check out our club website: http://okefenokee.toastmastersclu bs.org

VP Public Relations, Jeff Carr, working from the Toastmasters Professional Speakers manual, conducted a How to Study public seminar at our regular meeting on October 16th. The next day he was guest speaker at the Waycross Exchange club. Where will he go next?

Why pay thousands of dollars for a seminar or class when you can join a Toastmasters club for a fraction of the cost and have fun in the process?

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant, Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul OCain, James C. Bunch, W.F. Stephens, Jeanette Stipe, Tom Strickland, Fred Barber, John Karew, Reuben Flanders, E. Nash Williams, Jerri Davis, Doris Germano, Andy Spivey, Audrey West, and Margaret Park. Compiled and edited by Janice Williams