Redwood Ramblers Toastmasters

Date                             5/2/07
Theme:   New Things
Toastmaster:   Mary Edith
Thoughtmaster:   Mary Edith
Speaker #1:   Shawn (#9)
Evaluator #1:   Janet
Speaker #2:   Shari (ACS)
Evaluator #2:   Lawrence
General Evaluator:   Mina
Table Topics:   Paul
Timer:   Mai
Ah Counter:   John Abel
Grammarian:   Melanie
Word:   Ryan
1 Minute TM:   —

Welcome to the April 18, 2007 edition of carnival of public speaking!

Scott Young presents Why You Should Join Toastmasters posted at Scott H Young.

Scott Schwertly presents The TIS Formula posted at Presentation Revolution.

Leadership

Debra Moorhead presents Manager of Life posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Speaking

Scott Schwertly presents Presentation Symbols posted at Presentation Revolution.

Benjamin Yoskovitz presents 5 Phrases You Never Want To Hear In A Presentation posted at Instigator Blog, saying, “A list of 5 phrases you never want to hear during a presentation. A bit tongue-in-cheek and funny, but it’s still important to perfect your presentations as much as possible.”

Neil presents How to Build Confidence as a Public Speaker posted at PresentationHeaven.com.

Craig Harper presents A Mildy Amusing Story about Fear. posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, “I remember my first ‘public speaking’ gig about twenty years ago…. Following my first effort… crap was my goal.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of public speaking by May 14 using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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- John Cowan (see email address above) is this week’s Toastmaster. IF YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST BELOW, send an email to let the Toastmaster know whether or not you will be at the meeting. –<<>>

- SPEAKERS – The TM needs to know the TITLE and the MANUAL NAME & NUMBER of your speech ASAP. The TM will also need to have introductory information for you. (Don’t do your OWN introduction. Let the TM do it for you.)

–When you are TABLE TOPICS MASTER, write down the names and main point of each person doing table topics so you can give them for the vote. Keep your intro SHORT—don’t give a speech.

- Invite a friend, neighbor, confrère or colleague to our meetings.

Note: switched themes

The April 2007 newsletter is now available! Pick it up at the meeting, or download it right here:

Features:

• Dues are Due
• Website statistics and updates
• Inspiration from a Returning Member
• NEW MEMBER PROFILES!
• Upcoming schedule of meetings

The May newsletter deadline is April 25, the week before the first meeting in May!

- JANET (see email address above) is this week’s Toastmaster. IF YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST BELOW, send an email to let the Toastmaster know whether or not you will be at the meeting.

- SPEAKERS – The TM needs to know the TITLE and the MANUAL NAME & NUMBER of your speech ASAP. The TM will also need to have introductory information for you. (Don’t do your OWN introduction. Let the TM do it for you.)

- Tip of the day—the Word, Thought and Table Topics should match the Theme of the meeting.

–In a couple of weeks, we will start, on a trial basis, a “1-minute Toastmaster” feature to replace the “Thought of the Day.” The presenter will give a 1-2 minute talk on some aspect of Toastmasters that is either new or may be new to you or to reinforce a part of the program. Stay tuned. If you’d like to talk on something specific, put it on the sign-up sheet.

- Invite a friend, neighbor, sibling or colleague to our meetings.