Sunday, March 30, 2008
Tri-County Welcomes New Member
The Tri-County Toastmasters club met on Thursday 3-20-08 at the Virden Area Community Center. Veteran club members present at Thursday’s meeting were: Les Apps, Todd Austin, Jim Blankenship, John Davidson and Liz Mollett. Club Vice President of Membership Liz Mollett from Auburn later welcomed Casey Tom as the clubs newest member at Thursday’s meeting.
Les Apps from Girard served as the meeting’s master of ceremonies. Dr. Todd Austin from Virden was in charge of the Tabletopics, which is the impromptu speaking portion of the program. During Tabletopics, each participant’s task was to give a 1 to 2 minute impromptu response to the question he had just been asked, which each respondent receiving a different question.
The evening’s lone prepared speaker was John Davidson from Carlinville. Davidson gave a touching, dramatic presentation called “The Bird Feeder”. This was a special presentation that John plans to deliver again as a contestant in the upcoming Toastmasters Area 1 International Speech Contest in Springfield. Liz Mollett evaluated Davidson’s speech.
The Tri-County Toastmasters club, which serves the counties of Macoupin, Montgomery and Sangamon, will next meet on Thursday April 3, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Virden Area Community Center located at 105 West Jackson Street. For more information about how the affordable Toastmasters program can help you to become either a better leader or communicator, or for information about attending a meeting please call (217) 965-3100 or e-mail draustin@royell.net.
