Frankly Speaking-Toastmasters Club

10/12/2026

Falling into Fun! There is “almost” a nip in the air!

Frankly Speaking shared all the fall fun! 🎃🌻 🍁 🍻

🍂Best Speaker: Vernell Watts

🍁Best Evaluator: Kamal Sanders

🍂Best Table Topics: Brea Carrington

🍁Best Toastmaster: Kay L Miller

10/02/2026

What does your audience see before you say a word?

Your executive presence starts there—with your posture, your pauses, and the signals you send. In my new article for Toastmaster magazine, member Diane Windingland shares three practical ways to make your presence visible.

Try one today: pause for two seconds before your opening sentence.
Small shift. Powerful signal.
Read Executive Presence: Make It Visible

Use these strategies to convey confidence and executive presence.

10/01/2026

Double Winners…..

Last week: Volunteering

✨Best Speaker: Steve Jagels (missing)

💫Best Evaluator: Vernell Watts

✨Best Table Topics: Kamal Sanders

💫Best Toastmaster: Kristi No, who was “voluntold” to do it!

This week: Reciprocity

🌟Best Speaker: Kay Miller-Campbell

⚡️Best Evaluator: Troy Moore

🌟Best Table Topics: Vernell Watts

⚡️Best Toastmaster: Kamal Sanders

09/20/2026

Congratulations to Diane LaDuca for being recognized as the Area Director of Area 41, select distinguished district for 2025-2026.

09/17/2026

Today we “Fell back to what Grounds us”

Started off with a very inspiring speech by our club President, Vernell Watts

Followed by very thoughtful Table Topics

With our brand new TM, Kristi Vo, stepping right up with her first TT & getting the votes!

Are you looking for a Reset?? We meet every Wednesday morning….

Get inspired, build confidence, just have fun!!

Our Winners:

🍁Best Speech: Vernell Watts

🍂Best Evaluator: Diane LaDuca

🌾Best Table Topic: Kristi Vo

🍁Best Toastmaster: Kamal Sanders

09/10/2026

This week the theme was “Traditions”
Best Toastmaster: Vernell Watts
Best Speaker: Diane Williams Windingland
Best Evaluator: Roby Thekkeveettil

08/26/2026

💫💫Club Contest Day 💫💫

And the results are in at Frankly Speaking-Toastmasters Club

Table Topics:

3rd🥉 place: Brea Carrington

2nd🥈 place: Syed S Zafar

1st🥇 place: Natasha Elliott

And brand new Toastmaster LaTosha Davis competed in her very first contest!

International Speech:

3rd🥉 place: Syed S Zafar

2nd🥈 place: Humphrey Brown

1st🥇 place: Kamal Sanders

Congratulations to all our club members who stepped up to compete!!

Godspeed to Natasha & Kamal as they represent in the upcoming Area Contest

08/22/2026

Life before GOOGLE…..
Yes, we all survived & lived to talk about it!! lol 😂

This weeks winners:
Speaker: Syed Zafar
Evaluator: Diane Windingland
Table Topics: Kamal Sanders
Toastmaster: Diane LaDuca

08/12/2026

Can you believe it’s almost 100 in mid August, and kids are heading Back to School!!🏫

We already put in our first day at Frankly Speaking-Toastmasters Club

We learned the leadership style of “MEOW”
Were tested on our listening skills
Got called on to answer pop questions

Our best students are:
📕Best Speaker: Brian Cassens
✏️Best Evaluator: Syed Zafar
📚Best Table Topics: LaTosha Davis
🖊️Best Toastmaster: Kay Miller-Campbell

07/30/2026

What My Granddaughter Taught Me about Communication - https://mailchi.mp/36a84f9379e5/strategiccommunication-9308536