Central Communicators Toastmasters

09/24/2026

Central Communicators Toastmasters had a great meeting on Tuesday, September 22. Wil Davenport served as the Toastmaster of the meeting with a theme of resolving conflict. Many tips and observations were shared throughout the meeting.

Lilly Jackson gave a prepared presentation on the Toastmasters’ educational program Pathways. Rona Ahola-Qualls provided helpful feedback as Lilly’s evaluator.

Prince Hyder, as first-time Table Topics Master, asked questions of five participants. Joyce’s response earned her the Best Table Topics Speaker ribbon.

Tony Marano was the General Evaluator for the meeting. Ozgur Alaca, in his role of Grammarian, encouraged all present to use the word “determination.” Amelea was the Uh-Um Counter for the first time. Lindsey Reneau served as the Timer, and Gail Curran was the Jokemaster.

Very much looking forward to our next meeting on October 13.

08/12/2026

Our August 11th meeting was fantastic! Tony Marano was the Toastmaster of the evening. Rona Ahola-Qualls was the General Evaluator and shared the humorous update provided by Prince Hyder.

The club members were treated to two icebreaker speeches. Mayra Diaz delivered “What’s in your wallet?” and Cayden Coffman shared “The Power of Creation.” Both did a wonderful job, and we’re looking forward to their next speeches.

Their speeches were evaluated by Wil Davenport and Eduardo Diaz.

Jean Damascene Nkurunziza served as Tabe Topics Master with an education theme. Three members participated.

Several members used the word persnickety provided by Grammarian Lilly Jackson. Jarrod Chapman captured our filler words and verbal crutches as the Uh-Um Counter, and Gail Curran was the Timer.

Special thanks to Wil for setting up our meeting space and Rona for creating new tent cards and copying the agenda.

Best Speaker went to Mayra, Best Evaluator was Wil, and Lilly was Best Table Topics Speaker.

Our next club meeting is August 25th, and guests are always welcome to join us.

08/11/2026

At our July 28, 2026 meeting, Wil Davenport served as our Toastmaster of the evening. We had a robust meeting with the theme of gratitude. Mayra Diaz was the Table Topics Master for the first time. Cayden Coffman was voted as Best Tabe Topics Speaker.

Prepared speeches were delivered by Club President Rona Ahola-Qualls and Area B-21 Director Stanley See. Their speeches were evaluated by Lilly Jackson and Gail Curran respectively. The Stanley/ Gail pairing were voted Best Speaker and Best Evaluator.

In addition to a great meeting, club members were happy to meet guests Tina and Derek! We hope to see them again soon.

07/28/2026

Hi! Let’s see if we can have all of officers take club officers training!

🚨Attention District 214 Toastmasters 🚨

Ready to set your club up for success and earn your DCP credit? Don't miss out on your final opportunities to complete your required Club Officer Training for at least four (4) of your club officers!

Here are your two (2) upcoming virtual options:

#1 "Corporate Connect" Virtual Training
Date: FRIDAY, August 7 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET
💡 Bonus: Includes special, high-value content tailored for Corporate Clubs—but all members are welcome to join!
🔗 Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/iV_5kFKuRmKOlFuyI5uS2A #/registration

#2 "Last Call" Virtual Training
Date: SATURDAY, August 29 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM ET
💡 Bonus: Your final opportunity to complete your summer training and check off that leadership goal.
🔗 Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/4wNoVwy0ReeCyUhMqTYXjQ #/registration

👥 Let's transform Potential to Power: Tag your fellow club officers in the comments to make sure your entire team gets registered and attends.

We added the registration links in the comment section below as well. 👇

07/25/2026

Congratulations to Ozgur Alaca, Lilly Jackson, and Gail Curran for participating in the first District 214 Toastmasters Leadership Institute in Chattanooga on July 25, 2016!Over 100 club officers throughout District 214 attended in person with an additional 200+ officers participating online.