Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, Area 74,

Division G, District 14. Volume 9 Issue 4 April 2017 Chartered Club since 1991
East.

Lunch Hour Meetings: Okefenokee Toastmasters meet at Okefenokee Toastmasters Club

South Georgia State College, Waycross Campus, James Dye Officers 2016-2017
Student Services Building in Room 108 on Wednesdays at President: Wayne Caffarel
noon.
VP Education: Debi Pearce
Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning ex-
VP Membership: Steve Pearce
perience in which members are empowered to develop com-
munication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self- VP Public Relations: Janice Williams
confidence and personal growth. Treasurer: Linda Zechmann
Secretary: Jason Strickland

Retweets @Oketoast Sergeant at Arms: Bud Montero

Events
@gary_hensel:
Courage is knowing Georgia Toastmasters District
what not to fear. 14 Toastmasters Spring Confer-
ence: May 19-20, Crowne Plaza Ho-
@Leadershipfreak: tel Atlanta-Airport
Courageous leaders have
Toastmasters International Con-
double vision. They see
the world as it is and as vention: August 23-26, Vancouver,
it could be. Canada

@laffoon_jon: Word Power

Great leaders know that
learning never ends! The role of the Grammarian
They have the courage Quote of the Month at a Toastmasters meeting is
to lead and learn with to bring a Word of the Week
their team. Courage is not about being fearless
so much as it is about being able to and listen for its usage. Here
@LeaderQuestion: control your fear. Controlling your are some words we have used
We have the skill and fear is precisely what diplomat, activ- at our club meetings:
resources to do this, but ist, and the longest-serving first lady
do we have the courage? of the United States, Eleanor Roose- indigenous (adj.) = originating
velt, meant when she said, You gain occurring naturally
@gary_hensel: strength, courage, and confidence by irascible (adj.) = easily angered
Have courage. It clears every experience in which you really
the way for things that stop to look fear in the face. senescence (n.) = process of de-
need to be. - Pistachio terioration with age.
Learning Leadership by James M.
Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, p. 130. tyro (n.) = a novice
 Michael-Angelo James (right) and Gina Marie
Senters (second right) represented the Okefenokee
Toastmasters Club at the Georgia Toastmasters
Area 74 Speech Contest at Moody Air Force Base in
Valdosta on Saturday, March 4th.
A group of Okefenokee Toastmasters and friends,
including members of Emmanuels International
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, attended the event to
support Michael-Angelo and Gina Marie.
Club members and friends were delighted that Mi-
chael-Angelo won the impromptu speaking contest
and Gina Marie placed second in the five to seven
minutes prepared speech contest. Gina Maries in-
spirational speech was titled, Choose the Chal-
lenge. MichaelAngelo will represent the club at
the next level, the Division G contest, in Macon.

Speech-a-Thon Connect and Share

What is it? A Speech-a-Thon, also known as a Speak-a-
Thon, is a speech marathon. Instead of two or three
speeches, there are five or more speeches and five or LinkedIn
more speech evaluations. The Table Topics section of a
typical meeting is usually omitted. Facebook
What do we need to host one? Pinterest
1. Delegate a Speech-a-Thon Chair.
Twitter
2. Identify a suitable venue, date, and time.
3. Recruit Toastmaster, speakers, evaluators, and func-
Website:
tionaries. Grammarian, Master Evaluator, Ahs Coun- http://okefenokee.toastma
ter roles may be omitted. stersclubs.org
4. Arrange for snacks. Email:
5. Promote event. oketoast8269@gmail.com

The Toastmasters Brand Personality:

Helpful, Empowered, Leader, Dedicated (H.E.L.D.)

CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland 1926-2015 (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant,
Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul OCain, James
C. Bunch, W.F. Stephens, Jeanette Stipe, Tom Strickland, Fred Barber, John Karew, Reuben
Flanders, E. Nash Williams, Jerri Davis, Doris Germano, Andy Spivey, Audrey West, and
Margaret Park. Compiled by Janice Williams. Picture courtesy of Mr. Riggs.