A Speech Contest Celebration!

Congratulations are most definitely in order!

Many a “Thank You” must be said.

We promised you inspiration,

And we delivered

Yes, we did!

Our guest speaker was amazing,

And wore her signature red.

She made us laugh to the point of tears,

And she got her message in our heads.

She touched our hearts and rocked her speech,

We hope she’ll be back soon.

Though we can always hear her on NEXT STAGE BUSINESS RADIO NETWORK,

Ms. Pamela Muldoon!

Betty and Steven evaluated,

And after they were through

Our Chief Judge, Dawn, collected the ballots,

But Betty had more to do!

Betty, Don, and Susan each gave us quite a speech

They inspired, taught and entertained,

They encouraged us to reach.

Reach in, reach out, leave no room for doubt,

And we too can achieve our dreams!

After both of our contests

I was just bursting at the seams!

So many of you helped,

And some behind the scenes.

It took each and every one of you

To help our contestants reach for their dreams!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Because it’s undeniably true,

This contest never could have happened

If it wasn’t for all of you!

My Project 10 is now done

I successfully resign my Chair,

I celebrate, for this has taught me a ton,

Now I will throw down the dare!

Who will be…is it you who’ll be,

Our next Speech Contest Chair? J

International Speech Contest Competitors: Don Borchers,CC, President; Susan Budig, CC; and Betty Liedtke, DTM, with Toastmaster Jennifer Ray-Bertheussen, CC, and Contest Chair Laura Berscheit.

Evaluation Contest Competitors: Betty Liedtke, DTM, and Steven O'Connell with

Toastmaster Jennifer Ray-Bertheussen, CC, and Contest Chair Laura Berscheit.

Marsh Winds Speech Contests

       March 10th, 2011

Come one! Come all! Guests invited!

Marsh Winds Toastmasters Club will be holding its International Speech and Speech Evaluation Contests on March 10th, in the Fireside Room at The Marsh in Minnetonka from 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. (approximately)

Come be inspired! Be entertained! Have fun!

Winners of our club contests will advance to the Area 92 contest on March 24th, at the “Stilts” building, 6700 Excelsior Blvd. in St. Louis Park from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Winners of all the Area contests in the Western Division meet to compete on April 7th, at Supervalu, 19011 Lake Drive East, Chanhassen from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Winners from the 10 Divisions compete at the District 6 Spring Convention, April 29-30, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth.

 * For more information, go to www.d6tm.org/Calendar

TELI - February 19, 2011

To all Toastmasters in Marsh Winds and beyond:

Upcoming special event, open to all:

TELI - Toastmasters Education & Leadership Institute

“We all joined Toastmasters to improve ourselves. But we shouldn’t stop there. With that in mind, the theme for the next TELI is ‘Improve Yourself, Improve Your World.’ ” - District 6

Toastmasters Education and Leadership Institute (TELI)

Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or any part of that, with optional luncheon

The Doubletree Park Place Hotel

1500 Park Place Blvd, Minneapolis.

Our very own LISA JENKS is doing a session at the TELI at 9 a.m. on Brainstorming: Setting Ideas Free

The featured speaker will be Dana LaMon, 1992 World Champion of Public Speaking. Dana is a blind African-American judge with an inspiring message.

The TELI last summer drew record attendance. Register for TELI early to guarantee your space at Dana’s presentation. Online registration will open soon.

See: http://www.d6tm.org/TELI

Or

http://www.d6tm.org/sites/default/files/TELI_20110219_Schedule.pdf

See you at the Doubletree!

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

By Lisa Jenks

Gavel pounds we’re a startin, 


Ahs and ums, they’re departin


A beautiful sound,


We gather around.


Talking in a winter wonderland.



Gone away are the fillers,


The speech it’s a thriller


He tells us a tale,


As we all regale,


Talking in a winter wonderland.



At the Marsh, we can hold a meeting

And welcome many guests into our fold





We'll say: Are you joining?


They'll say: Yes man, 


And you can mentor me

Through the CC.

When we meet, we desire,


To relate and inspire

To face unafraid, 


The speech that we've made,


Talking in a winter wonderland.



At the Marsh, we can hold a meeting,


And revel in the many stories told


We'll have lots of fun when we all gather,


While we learn to curb our need to blather.

When we speak, ain't it thrilling,


Facing fears we are willing


We'll frolic and play, the Toastmasters way,


Talking in a winter wonderland.

Thanks to all who participated in the Brouhaha held July 14th at the Marsh.

Fantastic participation by all. Phenomenal speech by both Ravi and Shaun. How lucky we were to have not one but two master's of story telling each share a story with us yesterday.

Ravi shared the story his mother told him as a young boy about Billa, the tiger cub his mother raised in India. Starting out so young his eyes were closed and too weak to suckle so he had to be fed by cotton balls soaked in milk and dripped into his mouth. Growing to an adventurous young cub stealing the neighbors chickens for a snack.

Shaun shared his personal adventure of the Triathlon (swimming, biking, running) he just completed and it's profound effects on not only his body but his ability to go beyond anything he imagined in his mind. Set a goal and reach it. (Having very recently learning to swim, swam one mile for this event.)

I think there's nothing better than the feeling of accomplishment. Well I can think of a few things. :D

Table Topics was done with great mastery by Brett in his first time as the TTM. And the quick wit of the answers gave us all a laugh. Each responder had a really great answer to each specific question. Good Job!!

Thanks for bringing not only yourselves but your smiles. Brouhaha used (in the end) by many as the word of the day chosen by our grammarian Lynn. Leslie caught any and all Ah's, buts and ands. Meg did a great job tackling our timing machine.

By-the-by, any one know where the gavel may be? Has been MIA since I last SAA'd in June.

Our guest, Victoria, looks like she enjoyed the meeting and am sure I will get an email soon saying she is a new member.

Great to see everyone. Reminder to "pick a role" for next week or the weeks after. Summer gets slim but seems to be some of the most fun meetings.

Best to all,
Fellow TM Jenn Ray

Friends, Romans, Countrymen

One of the most awkward challenges for a new Toastmaster are the various greetings one must learn. When a Toastmaster speaks at a meeting, they greet the other participants early in the speech. The exact introduction depends on who has control of the meeting. If you are not sure what role the person is fulfilling, follow along on the agenda.

If you are the speaker, your greeting will sound like this:

“Thank you, Madam (Mr.) Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters and honored guests.” [The "thank you" is optional]

If you a table topics speaker, your greeting will sound like this:

“Thank you, Madam (Mr.) Topics Master, fellow Toastmasters and honored guests.”

If you on the evaluation team, your greeting will sound like this:

“Thank you, Madam (Mr.) General Evaluator, fellow Toastmasters and honored guests.” Sometimes an evaluator will add "and especially you [speaker's name here]"

The purpose of the greeting is multi-faceted. You are acknowledging that the "chair" of the meeting, i.e., the Toastmaster, General Evaluator, Presiding Officer, has given you control. It's also a transition to you "taking the stage." Finally, it's a way of being courteous and acknowledging the meeting participants.

If you are new to Toastmasters, don't be intimidated. Practice greetings and ask for help. It's a great skill that will help you outside Toastmasters as well.

Shaun

Does It Hurt to Tri?

Thank you for the privilege of giving my speech Does It Hurt to Tri? If you missed the speech or just would like more details, here is my race report that the speech was based on.