Sunday, June 08, 2008
Toastmasters Club Elects New Officers
Todd Austin was the prepared speaker at the 6-5-08 Tri-County Toastmasters meeting. Austin delivered an informative speech called “Living Dangerously With High Fructose Corn Syrup”.
The Tri-County Toastmasters Club’s new slate of officers for the Toastmasters fiscal year beginning on 7-1-08 were elected at Thursday’s meeting. They are (from left): Les Apps – President; Todd Austin – VP of Public Relations; Billy Watkins – Sergeant at Arms; Jim Blankenship – Secretary / Treasurer. The other officer not pictured is Liz Mollett – VP of Education & Membership.
The Tri-County Toastmasters club met on Thursday 6-5-08 at the Virden Area Community Center. Club members present at Thursday’s meeting were: Les Apps from Girard, Dr. Todd Austin from Virden, Jim Blankenship, John Davidson, Casey Tom and Bill Watkins.
During business, the club elected officers FY 2008/2009. The new officers will be: President Les Apps, VP of Education & Membership Liz Mollett, VP of PR Todd Austin, Secretary & Treasurer Jim Blankenship and Sergeant at Arms Bill Watkins.
Billy Watkins served as the meeting’s master of ceremonies. New Berlin's Jim Blankenship who also serves on the Sangamon County Fair Board conducted a ‘Sangamon County Fair’ themed Tabletopics (the impromptu speaking portion of the program) in honor of the upcoming fair to be held in New Berlin later this month. Each participant was to give a 1 to 2 minute impromptu response to a different fair-related question.
The evening’s prepared speaker was Todd Austin, a Virden Chiropractic Physician, who gave an informative talk about the evils of high fructose corn syrup… a genetically engineered non-food that the food industry giants insist on adding to almost all packaged or processed foods. There is overwhelming scientific evidence that HFCS is a major cause of obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in the U.S. The speech was a project from the basic Toastmasters Communication manual. Les Apps evaluated the speech.
The Toastmasters club will next meet on Thursday June 19, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Virden Area Community Center. For more information about the Toastmasters program, or about joining or attending a club meeting, please call (217) 965-3100 or send e-mail to draustin@royell.net.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Toastmasters Holds Open House 5/15/2008
John Davidson (left) and New Berlin's Jim Blankenship were the speakers at the last Tri-County Toastmasters meeting. Davidson delivered an inspirational speech, while Blankenship gave a persuasive speech about “Why To Join Toastmasters”.
The Tri-County Toastmasters club met on Thursday 5-15-08 at the Virden Area Community Center. Club members present at Thursday’s meeting were: Dr. Todd Austin, Jim Blankenship from New Berlin, John Davidson, Liz Mollett from Auburn, Casey Tom and Bill Watkins. One guest, Kathy Shepard who runs the Apple Creek Herb Farm in Waverly, was also present.
Todd Austin served as the meeting’s master of ceremonies. Casey Tom conducted a current events themed Tabletopics (the impromptu speaking portion of the program). Each participant had to give a 1 to 2 minute impromptu response to a different question.
The evening’s first prepared speaker was John Davidson who gave an inspirational speech entitled “Friends”. It was a project from the basic Toastmasters Communication manual. Liz Mollett evaluated his speech.
The meeting’s final prepared speaker was Jim Blankenship who delivered a persuasive speech called "Why To Join Toastmasters." It was a project from the advanced Toastmasters Communication manual on ‘Persuasive Speaking’. Todd Austin evaluated Jim’s speech.
The Toastmasters club will next meet on Thursday June 5, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Virden Area Community Center. For more information about the Toastmasters program, or about joining or attending a club meeting, please call (217) 965-3100 or send e-mail to draustin@royell.net.
