Congratulations to Shannon O’Connell and Bill Harmon for being featured on the newest Founder’s District TV video! Watch their debut at the link below.
http://www.foundersdistrict.tv/2012/10/division-e-speech-contest-highlights/
Our Members Are Featured On Toastmasters Founder's District TV
http://www.foundersdistrict.tv/2012/10/division-e-speech-contest-highlights/
Welcome to TWO New Members
Welcome and Congratulations to Parsons Toastmasters Newest Members, Viola Tawil and Karen Gibson!
Parsons Toastmasters' Bill Harmon and Shannon O'Connell Both Place in the B2 Contests
On Saturday, September 22nd the B2 Humorous and Evaluation contest was held at Kaiser Permanente in Pasadena, CA. The theme of the contests was “Laughter in the Fall”.
Bill Harmon 1st Place in Humorous Contest
Shannon O’Connell 2nd Place in Evaluation Contest
Both Bill and Shannon will represent not only Parsons Toastmasters but also the B2 Area at the Division B Contest which will be held on October 6th.
Tips on Using Humor in Your Speech
In the October Issue of Toastmaster Magazing, writer Judy Carter provides a few rules to follow when adding humor to your speech:
> Never Use a Joke You Didn't Write. Be creative and original when writing in jokes. Make sure the jokes fit the rest of your sppech content and don't steal jokes from other writers.
> Don't Add Off-Topic "Funny" Stories to Your Speech. Stay on track with your speech's message. If you have a funny story to add but it does not align with the main message, don't add it in.
> Look for Landmines in ADVANCE! Be aware of who will be in your audience and don't assume that your punch lines will pack the same punch on every audience member. Consider the diverse backrounds, religious, political, ethnic and moral beliefs.
> Keep It Clean. If it's sexual, scatological, or disguesting, it would be best to leave it out.
Source: Toastmaster Magazine October 2012
> Never Use a Joke You Didn't Write. Be creative and original when writing in jokes. Make sure the jokes fit the rest of your sppech content and don't steal jokes from other writers.
> Don't Add Off-Topic "Funny" Stories to Your Speech. Stay on track with your speech's message. If you have a funny story to add but it does not align with the main message, don't add it in.
> Look for Landmines in ADVANCE! Be aware of who will be in your audience and don't assume that your punch lines will pack the same punch on every audience member. Consider the diverse backrounds, religious, political, ethnic and moral beliefs.
> Keep It Clean. If it's sexual, scatological, or disguesting, it would be best to leave it out.
Source: Toastmaster Magazine October 2012
Language Tip From Toastmasters
Making your point can be challenging, especially when many words are commonly confused. For example, in English, ensure, insure and assure are three words people often interchange - but the correct usage depends on the context. These tips will ensure you don't misuse them:
ENSURE is something you do to guarantee an event or condition: Jacklin made enough food to ensure that her guests wouldn't be hungry - Way to remember, the word ensure has two e's in it - just like guarantee
INSURE primarily means protecting against financial liability: Virginia insured her new car against damages. Think of the word insurance, which also deals with protecting finances.
ASSURE is something you do to people or animals to comfort or convince them: Alice assured Nick that his speech went well. You only assure things that are alive, which starts with an "a" - just like assure.
Source: Toastmasters Magazine, September 2012
It Is Officially Contest Season!
Parsons Toastmasters Humorous Contest is Tuesday, September 11th and the Evaluation Contest is on Tuesday, September 18th.
Winners from the two contest will represent Parsons Toastmasters in the
Area B2/B3/B4 Contest which will be held on Saturday, September.
22nd.
Prepared to Be Entertained!
Join Us Today from 12-1PM
You are invited to attend the Parsons Toastmasters meeting
today at noon in the Volpe Room @ 100 West Walnut Street Pasadena 91124.
Our Toastmaster is Tina Lenert and the theme is: The Eyes Have It! We have two speakers today:
Kate Hawkes and Charlene Love. We look forward to seeing you at our meeting today! As always, parking is free.
Five Reasons to Attend This Weeks Parsons Toastmasters
1. Enhance Your Communication Skills
2. Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking
3. Be Productive During Your Lunch Hour
4. Opportunity to Network
5. Meetings Are Always Entertaining
Join the Parsons Toastmasters Meeting this
Tuesday, August 21 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Volpe Room @ 100 West Walnut Street Pasadena, 91124. You have the opportunity to enhance your
communication and presentation skills with a friendly, professional and support
group of people.
ACTS Advanced Club Invitation
The ACTS Club would
like to announce that they have a new meeting location. If you've ever
thought about becoming a professional speaker, you owe it to yourself to visit
this club. Meeting is August 21 at Kaiser Permanente (located on Walnut and Los
Robles). There is free parking
393 E. WALNUT ST . CONFERENCE ROOM 1D
PASADENA CA, 91188
6:00PM NETWORKING
PASADENA CA, 91188
6:00PM NETWORKING
Two More Week till the 2012 Toastmasters International Convention
There's still time to register, but if you can't be there in person, you can still participate virtually.
For many attendees, the World Championship of Public Speaking and the Board Briefing are the highlights of the convention. For details about viewing these popular events, visit www.toastmasters.org/convention.
Awards Announcement
Congratulations to Joshua Cuy and Fallynn for achieving their CC awards and to Krystal Rose for achieving her CC and CL awards.
Parsons Toastmasters Does It Again!
Under the Leadership of President, Joshua Cuy, Parsons Toastmasters Club has once again made it to Select Distinguished status ( an international known and coveted status). This status means that the club is a QUALITY club with active, engaged members who are quickly progressing to their communication, presentation and leadership goals.
Congratulations to Shannon O’Connell for completing her CL Award in April 2012.
Shannon's accomplishment has given the Club 5 completed goals, which makes Parsons Toastmasters a Distinguished Club and the first Club in Area B2 to become Distinguished.
Remember, to obtain Distinguished Status, a Club must have at least 20 members (or a net gain of 5 members during the year), plus achieve 10 goals.
5 goals achieved = Distinguished
7 goals achieved = Select Distinguished
9-10 goals achieved = President’s Distinguished
You can check on-line how our Club is doing.
April 24th Meeting
Parsons Toastmasters welcomes you to the April 24th club meeting held at noon @ 100 W. Walnut Street in the T820 Conference Room on the 8th Floor. Our Toastmaster for today will be member Lawren Markle. Members, please bring your manuals so you can get credit for the roles you serve. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Today's Meeting Theme: Freedom of Traveling
Please join us at our Parsons Toastmasters Club meeting on April 10 at noon @ 100 W. Walnut Street in the T820 Conference Room on the 8th Floor.
Our Toastmaster for today will be member Andrea Quinn.
Our Toastmaster for today will be member Andrea Quinn.
Members, please bring your manuals so you can get credit for the roles you serve.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
April is a Great Month to Join Parsons Toastmasters
The new term just started and we would like to welcome all local community members to visit our weekly meetings. If you would like to improve your communication and presentation skills, in a supportive and friendly environment, please join us on April 10 from noon to 1 p.m. at 100 West Walnut Street Pasadena, CA in the T820 conference room. For more information please contract Michelle Bender at michelle.bender@parsons.com. We are currently looking for new members to join our award winning club.
"Our club dues are due at the end of the month -- I guess that’s why they’re called dues!" - Bill, Treasurer
A check for $45.00 can be made payable to Parsons Toastmasters Club 2151 ($36 goes to Toastmasters International + $9 is our club dues).
The renewal will cover the time period from April 2012 through September 2012.
(If you recently joined, you probably paid a pro-rated amount to get you through March.)
(If you recently joined, you probably paid a pro-rated amount to get you through March.)
You can also mail me a check to:
Parsons
100 W. Walnut Street, Ste. T-809
Attn: Bill Harmon
Pasadena, CA 91124
Broken down, $45 is less than a cup of Starbucks per meeting … or only about a quarter a day.
Please help us achieve our DCP goal of 20 members. And let your friends and co-workers know, now is a good time to join!
Recap from the March 27th Toastmasters' Meeting
During the March 27th meeting Charlene Love won the Table Topics round and Shannon O'Connell presented her 6th speech.
Lawren takes 1st Place in the Table Topics Contest
We had a successful Table Topics Contest, with four of our new members participating as contestants:
Andrea
Mary
Tina
Lawren
They all answered the question in an exemplary manner. The judges’ decision was final.
Congratulations to Lawren 1st place and Tina, 2nd place!
Our winners will have the opportunity to represent our Club at the upcoming Area B2/B3 Contest on March 24 to be held at Huntington Hospital.
Thank you to the Contest Team:
Toastmaster Shannon
Chief Judge Michelle
Chief Teller Carmen
Chief Timer Ron
SAA Bill
To all the judges, who will remain anonymous, thank you for your diligence and participation in choosing a winner for our Club!
Joshua takes 1st Place in the International Speech Contest
We had a successful International Speech Contest yesterday, with three advanced speakers participating as contestants:
Fallynn
Joshua
Daniel
They all presented 5-7 minute speeches that were inspirational. The judges’ decision was final.
Congratulations to Joshua 1st place and Fallynn 2nd place!
Our winners will have the opportunity to represent our Club at the upcoming Area B2/B3 Contest on March 24 to be held at Huntington Hospital Research Hall (flyer attached).
Thank you to the Contest Team:
Toastmaster Bill
Chief Teller Kate
Chief Timer Tina
SAA Ron
To all the judges, who will remain anonymous thank you for your diligence and participation in choosing a winner for our Club!
Welcome to the first members of the 2012 term.
Parsons Toastmasters welcomes the three newest members to the club. Tina Lenert,
Lisa Racki, and Lawren Markle.
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