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.
