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COLUMBUS-WHITEHALL TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER |
The District 40 contest will be held on Saturday, April 30th, starting at 1:00 PM. Let's support David as he moves on to the next level!
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The custom of drinking a "toast" to the prosperity,
happiness, luck, or good health of another dates back
to antiquity.
It is impossible to point to the moment when the first crude vessel was raised in honor of an ancient god, but what we do know is that the custom of drinking to health permeated the ancient world and that over time, the simple act of toasting another became embellished and intertwined with other customs. At some point along the way, toasts were created to celebrate success, happiness, and all other emotions or events worth honoring. Sometime after the seventeenth century, the gesture of clinking glasses became popular. One legendary explanation of such glass-clinking is that all five senses should come into play to get the greatest pleasure from a drink. It is tasted, touched, seen, smelled, and -- with the clink -- heard. Points to remember when preparing a toast:
Chuck Scott
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A good, well-thought-out introduction can significantly enhance a speech! Introducing the speaker warms up the audience and sets their expectations. If the introduction of the speaker fails to match the mood, tone, and expectations of the speech opening, the audience may miss a portion of the opening statement as they shift gears to catch up to the speaker. Their confusion in the opening statement may cause the speech to be less effective!!!!!
In the Toastmaster Club meeting, we should concentrate on introducing the Toastmaster of the Day and the Table Topics Master. Each plays a vital meeting role and a good introduction warms the audience as to what is to happen next. Our club evaluators enhance the audience expectations by giving the speech objectives. As a speaker advances, the speaker introduction becomes vital. Most advanced speeches assume that you are speaking to a select audience such as the Rotary Club, a banquet, or an important occasion. In these cases, the speaker should type out their introduction to give to the Toastmaster of the Day! The Toastmaster of the Day will correctly set the stage for the speaker and render an appropriate introduction. Some may complain that they barely have time to prepare a speech and practice it. Where's the time to even write a Bio?!? Where are they supposed to be kept? Who has the time for all this extra stuff?? In the past we have asked new members to fill out a Bio sheet which the Sergeant of Arms kept in the Bio folder. In theory, the TM of the Day and the Sergeant of Arms arrive early enough for the Bio folder to be pulled and short introductions created on the spot. How often have we done this? About Zero times! Never fear!!!!! TurboBase is here!! Each of us has a "Bio" section in TurboBase! If we take a few moments to fill out a good generic bio, most, if not all the problems with good introductions become mute. With TuboBase we can do it anytime, all the time. Log into TurboBase and do the following: 1st: Click on "Members"
2nd: Then click on "List Active Members"
3rd: Find your Name and click on "Modify"
4th: Read your info and look at the bottom of the screen.
5th: Find your name again and click on "View"
6th: Review your info, modify if needed and that's it!!!
Charley Ashley
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Congratulations to our Club members who participated in the
Area 23 Speech & Evaluation Contest. Helen Carmen came in
second place in the Evaluation Contest, and David Crowder
came in first place in the Speech Contest!
It's time to invest in yourself again! For the sum of $25 twice
a year, you can make a huge investment in your personal growth.
You get the benefits of advancing in the Toastmasters series;
honing your skills as an evaluator, Table Topics Master, etc.;
plus you get the exciting articles and tips in the monthly
Toastmasters International magazine!
The speaker introduction does more than set
expectations--it sets the "Believability Index" of
a speech. For example, if a speech was given on taxes,
would you believe Mrs. B who was introduced as an
experienced H & R TAX preparer, or Mr. A, who was given
no introduction or who was just introduced as working on his
sixth speech? Too grand of an introduction can be just as
bad as no introduction. It tends to make the audience
"suspect" that they need to be skeptical or suspicious
of the facts or of the speaker.
