Sparkling City Toastmasters

10/18/2022

Congratulations to Stephanie Dovalina for completing Level 2 of Presentation Mastery!

10/18/2022

Congratulations to Jerry Lunceford (RT) for completing the Dynamic Leadership Pathway. Presented by the Educational VP Benjamin Dovalina (LF).

10/18/2022

Come join us! Every Thursday at 5:30 pm at the Second Baptist church, 6701 S. Staples.

10/17/2022

Working Del Mar Career Days. Nancy Graves and I recruiting college students and the recruiters!
Next event at Del Mar west Oct 19th .

08/07/2020

Another excellent meeting! We had one new member and one guest join us. We did have an abbreviated meeting this week and a visit from the area director who conducted an officers meeting.

We’ve been meeting on Zoom due to COVID-19 and we’ve decided make our meeting public. So you are welcome to join us every Thursday at 5:30 pm central time. Download the Zoom app or go to Zoom.com and join the meeting. Use meeting code 259 316 567.
You can join anonymously and just watch or, activate your audio and video and join in. Hope to see you there!

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05/20/2020

Professional speechwriter, speaker, and communications director Pete Weissman points to seven fundamentals of good speechwriting:

1 - Be clear on the one big idea you want the audience to take away.
2 - Make sure you have a relevant introduction that pulls them in.
3 - Use a clear structure that is easy to follow.
4 - Think about the speech from the audience's perspective to make it relevant.
5 - Respect the audience's time. For example, don't waste their time by talking about how hard it was to decide what to speak about.
6 - Tailor your message to the audience so it speaks to their interests, needs, level of knowledge and preferred style (formal or informal).
7 - Start writing your speech early so you have time to refine it before delivery.

source: Toastmasters Magazine - October 2018

05/06/2020

Greetings!

Due to CV19 we are not meeting at our normal location for the time being. But this good news for you, because we are meeting via Zoom! This means you can join us from the comfort of your home or office. Just download the Zoom app, it’s free, or Google the website. When asked for the meeting code enter 259 316 567. Be sure to select internet audio.

We meet Thursdays at 5:30pm. The meeting will be open at 5:15pm.

We’ve had a couple of meetings now and have the bugs worked out, so please join us. If you have problems connecting give me a call and we’ll do what we can.

Jerry Lunceford, VP of PR
361 929-8874

02/05/2020

INTRODUCING SPEAKERS

If you host a special event, you may be required to introduce speakers. Try these quick tips for delivering thoughtful speaker introductions:

Don't steal the show by making the introduction too long (60 seconds or less is sufficient), or by speaking on a topic that is in no way related to the speaker.

Grab the audience's attention with a great opening. This can be an inspiring quote, a humorous anecdote, or an impressive milestone the speaker has achieved.

Briefly mention the topic the speaker is addressing, but don't reveal too much about his or her speech.

Establish the speaker's authority and expertise. This information will help solidify with the audience the speaker's credibility as a subject matter expert.

Come visit us! We meet Every Thursday at 5:15 pm at the People's Street T-head. Look for the Blue roofed building at the "T".