Prairieland Toastmasters

07/20/2024

Good morning, what a beautiful weekend. Today in Mackinaw there is a vendor and craft sale at the Mack-A-Fest Craft and Vendor Fair I have a display of Dad's books and his books.

I will be here until 1:00 p.m. today.

All five Bancroft Mysteries, narrated by James Cheatham, are available NOW on Amazon https://bit.ly/BobLiter

10/06/2023

06/26/2023

Happy Embrace the Unwritten Chapters 🌟

Every page turned, every word written has led us to this point. Yet, what's been written in our story so far counts less than how we choose to fill up the rest of the pages.

It’s easy to forget that every day grants another opportunity to rewrite our narrative, to paint our stories with colors of resilience, purpose, and growth. We have a say in what we prioritize, what we focus on, and the energy we bring to every situation that arises. We get to choose…

Drop a 💜 if you are willing.

02/28/2021

If you are interested in joining toastmasters, read this great article from our member Adam Bockler. He talks about how he used the Toastmasters Pathways program on his professional development journey and cultivated his leadership skills. Great job Adam🙌🙌🙌

Embark on your journey to become a more confident speaker, communicator and leader…

01/19/2021

We wrapped our latest virtual meeting this Tuesday morning. We had our long time member Martie Ogborn jump in and share her Golfing - Hole in One story without preparation. She did an amazing job and showed us how it is done.

Prairieland Toastmasters club provides our members with a safe and supportive environment to become better communicators, leaders, and public speakers.

We meet at 7:30-8:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting is on February 2 nd!

DM us if you would like to learn more about us and join us for our next meeting. We will be happy to have you!

12/08/2020

As always, we had an amazing meeting filled with great speeches and great company! Join us for our next meeting and find out what is Prairieland Toastmasters about.

Our Prairieland Toastmasters club provides our members with a safe and supportive environment to become better communicators, leaders, and public speakers.

We meet at 7:30-8:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting is on December 15th!
DM us if you would like to learn more about us and join us for our next meeting. We will be happy to have you!

11/22/2020

We wrapped our latest virtual meeting this Tuesday. We listened to a great speech called "Positively Brand Your Business Through Peoria Music Live" where our club president Kindall shared with us tips and tricks on how to present a marketing proposal.

Our Prairieland Toastmasters club provides our members with a safe and supportive environment to become better communicators, leaders, and public speakers.

We meet at 7:30-8:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting is on December 1st!
DM us if you would like to learn more about us and join us for our next meeting. We will be happy to have you!

11/01/2020

Do you love podcasts?

If so, do not forget to add the Toastmasters Podcast to your favorites!

Check out our favorite Toastmaster podcast episode with John Bowe, where he explores the history of rhetoric and finds public speaking more relevant than ever.

You can listen to your favorite Toastmasters podcast episodes on
Toastmasters Podcast https://buff.ly/3jTYyfK
Apple Podcast https://buff.ly/2GgdNSa
Google Play Music https://buff.ly/34KGekz

https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2020/aug/i-have-something-to-say

10/25/2020

Always looking for new ways how to improve your speech?

Read this article about how stories add power and persuasion to your presentation.

“Starting with a story will hook your listeners and help you connect with them on an emotional level.” — Steven D Cohen, PhD and Danny Rubin
Learn how stories add power and persuasion to virtual presentations.
http://bit.ly/TI_SuperCharge

10/21/2020

Yesterday Prairieland Toastmasters had an amazing international meeting. We were fortunate enough to have a visiting speaker from Singapore!

Ramanpreet Kaur Bhatia thank you for joining us. Your speech about what it means to be a parent and how to listen to our kids was educative and well delivered. It was a pleasure to have you with us.

If anyone else would like to join us for our next meeting dm us. We will be happy to have you!

We meet at 7:30-8:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting is November 3!

10/11/2020

Learn from other toastmasters!

This article from Biju Arayakkeel outlines 10 storytelling lessons she took from photography that will help you become a better storyteller.

I am a Toastmaster. I am a photographer. In other words, a storyteller. The storytelling format is much different in these two art forms; however, I have recognized that the fundamental approaches stay similar whether choosing a relevant story, crafting the story with both creative and technical ski...

10/07/2020

We love our Toastmasters morning meetings! Look at all the smiles. Have you seen any other group of people being so happy at 7:30 AM?

Not only we had a great time but we also learned something new. Our member Adam had an informative speech about Retaining and Recruiting Members in a Virtual Environment and he did an amazing job delivering his speech.

Our Prairieland Toastmasters club provides our members with a safe and supportive environment to become better communicators, leaders, and public speakers.

By transitioning to online meetings, we allow our members to continue pursuing their goals and provide human interaction that they might not otherwise get. While many aspects of our personal and professional lives have been disrupted, we hope Prairieland Toastmasters provides a sense of normalcy to our members.

We meet at 7:30-8:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting is October 20!

DM us if you would like to learn more about us and join us for our next meeting. We will be happy to have you!