Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 82,

Division H, District 14, Volume 11 Issue 12 December 2019 Chartered Club since June 1991
Region 8.

 Lunch Hour Meetings: Okefenokee Toastmasters meet at Okefenokee Toastmasters Club

South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus, James Dye Officers 2019-2020
Student Services Building in Room 108 on Wednesdays at President: DeVonn Smith
noon.
VP Education: Wayne Caffarel
 Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning ex- VP Membership: Barbara Jackson
perience in which members are empowered to develop com-
VP Public Relations/Secretary: Janice
munication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self- Williams
confidence and personal growth.
Treasurer: Linda Titus
Sergeant at Arms: Bud Montero
Retweets @Oketoast

Events Coming Up
@SteveGutzler
Big 7 for Leadership Club Speech Contests: January
1. Availability
2020
2. Listening
3. Questions
District 14 Annual Conference,
4. Thoughtfulness
5. Openness
April 24-25, 2020 at the
6. Clarity Renaissance Concourse Hotel, At-
7. Execution lanta Airport

@LollyDaskal Word Power

How to Improve Your
People Skills: One role of the Grammarian at a
Focus on the present Quote of the Month Toastmasters meeting is to
Read body language bring a “Word of the Week” and
Master listening “In 2016, I was named the most- listen for its usage. Here are
Compliment and mean it booked female speaker in Ameri-
Ask questions
some words that we have used at
ca... Do I get nervous? Absolutely. our meetings recently:
Give respect before you
Every single time. But here’s the
get respect anticipate (v.) = expect, foresee,
trick: I don’t call it “nerves.” I call
it “excitement”...As soon as you predict
@LollyDaskal
How to Manage peo- feel the anxiety take over your understand (v.) = perceive the
ple Effectively: body, take control of your mind, 5- significance, explanation, or cause
Set clear goals. Delegate 4-3-2-1 just start telling yourself of something
wisely. Communicate “I’m so excited” and push yourself
clearly. Recognize unprecedented (adj.) = without
to move forward.” The 5 Second
achievement. Provide parallel, unequaled, abnormal
Rule by Mel Robbins, p. 175 & 178.
solutions.
 Photo: Congrats to Toastmaster Bud
Montero (right) who was awarded Toast-
masters International certificates for
Leadership Excellence, having completed
his High Performance Leadership Project,
and Advanced Leader Silver. Further-
more, Bud has completed all the require-
ments to achieve the highest Toastmasters
award, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).
VP of Education, DTM Wayne Caffarel
(left), presented Bud with a DTM plaque
at a recent club meeting at South Georgia
State College. Good job Bud!
This means we need to plan to attend the
District 14 Conference in April and cheer
for Bud as he takes the DTM walk.

How to Volunteer at Georgia Toastmasters Connect and Share

District 14 Speakers’ Bureau Check out our social media links for
communication and leadership tips.
• Submit the Speakers Bureau • LinkedIn
online application
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• Be a paid member of an Active • Pinterest
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• Twitter
• Complete all 10 Projects in the • Website:
CC Manual or complete Level 3 of http://okefenokee.toastmasterscl
one Path ubs.org

• Present a 20-25 Minute Audition • Email:

Speech oketoast8269@gmail.com

The Vision for 2019-20: Conceptualize, Strategize, Execute.

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland 1926-2015 (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant,
Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul O’Cain, 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 by Janice Williams.