Sunday, June 24, 2007
Tri-County Toastmasters Club meets.
John Davidson gave an informative speech about “Heart Attacks in Women” at the last Tri-County Toastmasters meeting.
The Tri-County Toastmasters club met on Thursday 6-21-07 at the Virden Area Community Center. Club members present at Thursday’s meeting were: Dr. Todd Austin, John Davidson, Liz Mollett, Alan Saeger and Bill Watkins.
Todd Austin served as the meeting’s master of ceremonies. Billy Watkins conducted the Tabletopics or impromptu speaking portion of the program. Watkins asked each participant a question with the theme of ‘silly questions that the new guy at work might ask you in an effort to get to know you better’.
The evening’s prepared speaker was John Davidson. Davidson gave a speech about “Heart Attacks In Women”. The project was an informative speech which stressed the statistic that heart attacks are more prevalent above the age of 50 in women (whereas they are prevalent below the age of 50 in men). He then covered several heart attack warning signs that pertain to women.
The Toastmasters club will next meet on Thursday July 5, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center at 105 West Jackson Street in Virden. The scheduled speaker for next meeting is Todd Austin. “Our club is a community club, so all area residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Whether your goal is to lead a business meeting, just gain some confidence as a speaker or to talk to an entire room full of people, Toastmasters is an awesome, yet extremely cost-effective opportunity to fine-tune one’s communication and leadership skills” states acting club president Liz Mollett. For more information about the Toastmasters program, please call (217) 965-3100.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Toastmasters hear Sales Training Presentation.
Jim Blankenship gave a sales training presentation at the last Tri-County Toastmasters meeting.
The Tri-County Toastmasters club met on Thursday 6-7-07 at the Virden Area Community Center. Club members present at Thursday’s meeting were: Dr. Todd Austin, Jim Blankenship CFP, John Davidson, Liz Mollett from Auburn, Alan Saeger and Bill Watkins.
Alan Saeger served as the meeting’s Toastmaster (i.e., master of ceremonies). Todd Austin conducted a ‘current events’ Tabletopics (impromptu speaking) portion of the program.
The evening’s prepared speaker was Jim Blankenship. Blankenship, a financial planner from New Berlin, gave a special presentation from the Toastmasters advanced Persuasive Speaking manual. The project was entitled “Effective Sales Presentation”. Blankenship delivered a sales training presentation consisting of three parts: an introduction in which he explains the sales process; a role play; and lastly a group discussion of the first two parts. Bill Watkins helped Blankenship with the role play. The scenario was as follows: Blankenship was the owner of “Jim’s Knife Emporium’ and Watkins was a customer looking to purchase one or more knife’s for specific hunting-related purposes.
The Toastmasters club will next meet on Thursday June 21, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center at 105 West Jackson Street in Virden. The scheduled speaker for next meeting is John Davidson. “Our club is a community club, so all area residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Whether your goal is to lead a business meeting, just gain some speaking confidence or to talk to an entire room full of people, Toastmasters is an awesome, yet extremely cost-effective opportunity to fine-tune one’s communication and leadership skills” states club president Les Apps. For more information about the Toastmasters program, please call (217) 965-3100.
