Tri-County Toastmasters #5682

The Tri-County Toastmasters club held their second meeting of August 2009 at the Virden Area Community Center on Thursday 8-20-09. Todd Austin served as the evening’s Toastmaster (or master of ceremonies). Bill Fulstick served as the Tabletopicmaster for only his second time as a club member, coordinating the impromptu speaking portion of the program. During tabletopics, each participant gave a 1 to 2 minute impromptu response to a different question.

The evening’s prepared speaker was Jim Blankenship of New Berlin. Blankenship performed project # 9 from the Basic Toastmasters Communication manual on giving a speech that employs persuasion. His presentation was entitled “The 2 Types of Financial Advisors”. Blankenship’s main point was that the 2 different types of financial advisors are held to two different standards: the fiduciary standard vs. the suitability standard. Todd Austin evaluated Blankenship’s speech.

The Tri-County Toastmasters club held their first meeting of August 2009 at the Virden Area Community Center. During club business, the officers reported on the recent Toastmasters Leadership Institute, which was held in Springfield. Both President Les Apps and Public Relations Officer Todd Austin attended the training. Apps also had the privilege of training the other Toastmasters Division C club presidents who attended the conference. The club also filled out a Club Success Plan for the July 2009 through June 2010 Toastmasters fiscal year at Thursday’s meeting.

Todd Austin served as the evening’s Toastmaster (or master of ceremonies). Austin also served as the Tabletopicmaster, coordinating the impromptu speaking portion of the program, during which each participant gave a 1 to 2 minute impromptu response to a different question chosen from a variety of subjects.

The evening’s prepared speaker was also Dr. Todd Austin from Virden. Austin, who has been a member of Bat Conservation International since 1990, performed a project from the Basic Toastmasters Communication manual on giving a speech that employs vocal variety. His presentation was entitled “A New Lease On Life – A Bat Rescue”. Austin gave a Powerpoint presentation about his role on July 10, 2009 in giving an orphaned 3-week old female Red Bat pup from Girard a new lease on life. Les Apps evaluated Austin’s speech.