Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 74, Volume 9 Issue 9 September 2017 Chartered Club since 1991
Division G, District 14.

Lunch Hour Meetings: Okefenokee Toastmasters meet at Okefenokee Toastmasters Club

South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus, James Dye Officers 2017-2018
Student Services Building in Room 108 on Wednesdays at President: Dennis OConnor
noon.
VP Education: Kathy Odam
Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning ex- VP Membership: Michael-Angelo James
perience in which members are empowered to develop com-
VP Public Relations: Janice Williams
munication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-
confidence and personal growth. Treasurer: Linda Zechmann
Secretary: Steve Pearce
Sergeant at Arms: Bud Montero
Retweets @Oketoast

@KateLeeComms:
Upcoming Event
Presentation Tip: Be- Area 74 Humorous
fore you begin. Look,
breathe, smile, engage -
Speech and Evaluation
begin. Contests. September 9th at
9:00am. Ambling Compa-
@JCISheffield:
Public speaking tip #1 -
nies, Valdosta, Ga.
Silence. Take a deep
breath, wait a few sec-
onds and begin. This Word Power
shows control and con- One role of the Grammarian at a
fidence. Toastmasters meeting is to
Quote of the Month
bring a Word of the Week and
@robertglynnlane: Simplify the MessageIf you
SETTLE yourself be- listen for its usage. Here are
cant explain your teams mission some words we have used at our
fore you begin to speak, in one sentence, you dont fully un-
collect your thoughts, club meetings this year:
derstand it. If youre struggling,
take a breath and Fatuous (adj.) = idiotic
pause to think. ask a few strong team members to
give it a shot. Everyone on your Innocuous (adj.) = not harmful
@Mypowertalk: team should be able to describe
your teams mission in a similar Stellar (adj.) = outstanding
Stop holding your
breath! Breathe way. Segue (v.) = smooth transition
in...and...Out. Trust Verisimilar (adj.) = likely,
yourself.
Winning Well by Karin Hurt and
David Dye, page 147. probable
 President of Okefenokee Toastmasters Club,
Dennis OConnor (left), welcomed new
member Bobby Hall (right) at our regular
Wednesday meeting on August 30th. Also,
at the meeting, 2016-2017 president Wayne
Caffarel presented the Presidents Distin-
guished Club banner to president OConnor.
The sole speaker at the meeting was Toast-
master, Janice Williams with her speech
titled, What Are The Odds? The Table
Topics Master was Linda Titus. Interest-
ingly, the person voted Best Table Topics
Speaker was one of our seven guests at the
meeting, Taton Thompson.

Smedley Award Contest Connect and Share

Toastmaster Bobby Hall is our Plus 1! Check out our social media links for com-
munication and leadership tips.
Why? Toastmasters International sets up
a Plus 5 membership challenge every year LinkedIn
in honor of Ralph Smedley and the birth of
Facebook
Toastmasters clubs. If our club adds five
new, dual, or reinstated members by Sep- Pinterest
tember 30th, the club will receive a Twitter
Smedley Award ribbon to display on its
banner. We need 4 more new members Website:
this month to meet the Plus 5 goal. http://okefenokee.toastmasterscl
ubs.org
Applications and payments for new mem-
bers must be received at Toastmasters In- Email:
ternational by September 30th. oketoast8269@gmail.com

Vision Statement for Georgia Toastmasters District 14:

L3 = Leading Inward, Outward, & Onward.

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland 1926-2015 (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 by Janice Williams. Proofread by Debi Pearce.