FSTM Fall Recap

We had a busy fall and received much acclaim for our efforts. The Open House was great because Betty and her team did such a fantastic job of planning it.  (The format was revived easily with another invite on the date of our last meeting.)  We had a Humorous Speech Contest with the Evaluation Contest, chaired by Judy, with Betty as Chief Judge. This was all done in conjunction with our regular meeting. We should be proud and thankful for being involved with this great group of people.



     I found a long lost link to  a video of me doing the “Everybody Has Something” speech that I did two years ago for the International Speech Contest. It was on YouTube. 

 I was pleased with my progress in speaking and with moving around on stage. Perhaps we should try to do more video-recording?  (Stan volunteers to do any recording and posting, too, if that is desired.  Just give ample notice of a day or two.)

       Ron provoked us into getting serious and involved with helping build club membership by blogging.  (The Google search engine is amped up in our favor with each use.)   Several of us have accepted the challenge. It has been a high learning curve for me, but so gratifying. My blog link is http:/judymanagesms.blogspot.com.   Stan has developed one for Four Seasons Toastmasters which we are now using to send out the notes. We are encouraged to make comments on the blog and share with friends. The idea is to build a follower-ship and subsequently get new members.

        President Carol has kept our eyes focused on goals and keeping meetings sharp. Here are a few pictures highlighting the past five months.  Directly below are Betty McCallister and Don Gruff demonstrating from the Better Speaker Series.  Judy Groff is being presented the Bronze Speaker Communication Award.  Burton  Hodges, left, and Tucker Cox, right, are participating in the Speech Contest.

  


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