Akron Toastmasters Club #151

05/27/2024

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04/18/2024

Do you become nervous right before you are delivering a speech? Here's a few tips to help you manage your anxiety!

02/25/2024

In 2020, Club 151 Member, Dr. Lisa Sims, entered the Area Tall Tale Contest and she won first place. Everyone felt she should write a book based on the tall tale she wrote. We, she did just that! If you would like to support her, please consider buying her e-book! Amazon.com/Shnozzle-Dr-Lisa-Sims-ebook/dp/B0CW1FT8Q7

06/30/2023

Club 151 decided to go out on the town and meet each other in person!! Sometimes you just need to have a little fun and I think we may be on to something!!

06/25/2023

D10 Friday Update for June 23rd! Please share this statement with your Club members, officers, and potential members, and also consider posting it on your Club's page and sharing it within your network.
June 27, One Remaining Pumped Up for Pathways!
Address by District Director-Elect Sandra E Orland, DTM, "Call to Renew Your Passions"
New Article "Speak Up, Young Professional!" By Nathan Magnuson
June 28, Makeup Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI)
Explore a sea of possibilities at the 2023 International Convention, August 16-19, in Nassau, Bahamas
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02/26/2023

Toastmaster Emily shared a cute speech about her son's obsession about Capybuses! The coolest thing is that she and her family got to see one in person! I know her son and the rest of the family were excited! Thanks for sharing this story and teaching club 151 about Capybuses!

02/23/2023

Toastmasters Club 151 is so excited to announce we have two winners for our Area 14 International and Table Topics contests! Todd Taylor won the International Contest and Laura Dowler won the Table Topics contest. Your club is so excited for you to advance to the District contests and we are very proud of you! Good luck to you both!

11/09/2022

Jenilee Taylor has been a Toastmaster for almost sixteen years. She is a five-time Distinguished Toastmaster, Past District Director, and Past Region Six Advisor. Professionally she is Vice President of Training and Development for a global franchise system.

Jenilee joined Toastmasters because she forgot the name of her company during a networking event, in front of her boss! Luckily he was already a Toastmaster and encouraged her to join. She stays because she sees the growth in herself and others. "This organization can change lives. I have seen it time and time again."

Her husband, Todd, is also a Toastmaster. Their daily lives and cats - Max, Gremlin. and BonBon - end up being the inspiration for many of their speeches.

10/05/2022

Member Spotlight: President Todd Taylor

Todd Taylor has been a Toastmaster for almost ten years. He is a Distinguished Toastmasters, as well as being a Past Area Governor and a Past Division Director. In his professional life, he is a civil engineer, helping local municipalities solve problems with their drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

While he has given speeches about his occupation at Toastmasters, he tries to flex his creative muscles instead. He's given speeches about zombies, youtube videos, and has given an inspirational speech as Santa Claus addressing his elves at the workshop.

"I try to not take myself too seriously." Todd says. "I have to be serious most of the week, so Toastmasters is my time to unwind, as much as an engineer knows how to at least."

His wife, Jenilee, is also a Toastmaster and is another member of Club 151. They often end up finding a lot of creative inspiration from just their interactions with each other and their 3 cats - Max, Gremlin, and BonBon.

09/30/2022

Member Spotlight!

Lindsay has spent most of her career in the medical field in support and training roles in both Stark and Summit County. She first joined the Toastmasters organization in 2017 to become a more emboldened and influential speaker in front of larger audiences, but has far exceeded that goal through the Toastmasters Pathways Program. By learning to be a more well-rounded speaker in all ways, she has gained immeasurable confidence at the podium. Lindsay loves all things aviation, and music holds a significant role in her daily life. Outside of club meetings you can find Lindsay sketching or writing short stories and songs and enjoying the company of her cat Dora Mae.

08/12/2022

Are you interested in improving your public speaking skills? Please consider joining Akron Toastmasters! Toasmasters is an international orgnaization with clubs all around the world who meet regularly to help members to practice both formal and informal speaking. Currently, we meet virtually using the Zoom platform. We would be happy to connect with you, just let us know!