After missing just two meetings as Hurricane Irma passed, Club Awesome Toastmasters will be back in action Friday morning. If you’ve been suffering without air conditioning, you’ll be happy to learn this is the coolest Toastmasters club in town because we meet at the Panthers Ice Den, just off Sample Road in the Coral Springs Sportsplex (directions).
No, we don’t actually meet on the ice, but the conference room upstairs is a very cool place to meet for public speaking practice and professional development. Join us Friday from 7 to 8:30 am.
Past President Marilyn Brown calls a meeting to order on the ice.
September 21 Update: Regular Club Awesome meetings resume on Friday, September 22! Guests are welcome to join us at the IceDen this Friday and each Friday at 7 a.m.
September 13 Update: Our Friday, September 15, 2017 meeting has been cancelled.
Due to Hurricane Irma, our September 8, 2017 meeting has been cancelled. Please watch our website at http://www.clubawesome.org for updates on when our regular Club Awesome meetings will resume.
Club Awesome welcomed several new members in our September 2017 induction ceremony.
Club President Garfield Pitter (left), VP Membership Lois Margolin (second to left) and Area Director Roosevelt Jean-Francois (Right) welcome our new Club Awesome members.
September 6, 2017 Update: Due to Hurricane Irma in Florida, our collection efforts are postponed. However, they will continue once our regular meetings resume. In the meantime, you may visit the Salvation Army website to make a direct contribution.
Natural disasters are no stranger to Florida residents, who face annual threats from hurricanes. Most of the time, we are fortunate not to experience the level of danger and destruction recently caused by Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas.
Club Awesome members, as well as our guests in the local community, are invited to donate essential goods to support disaster relief through the Salvation Army. We will collect goods donations at our September 8, 2017 (TBD) meeting, which will be contributed to the Salvation Army. See the Salvation Army website for details on supporting the disaster relief.
For details on this effort, please contact immediate past president Lorraine Campbell at (954) 448-0421.
Congratulations to Austin Felton for representing Club Awesome in the Presenting the Community project. Austin has been a member and Toastmaster since March 2017 (less than 6 months). He demonstrates the rapid improvement you can achieve as a speaker and makes a convincing argument for why you should come visit us at 7 a.m. on Friday morning.
Presenting the Community invites Toastmasters of all experience levels to share their speaking tips and personal experiences. Visit http://johnmquick.com/hpl and connect with John M. Quick to learn more.
At Club Awesome Toastmasters, we know that storytelling is one of the most powerful and memorable ways to communicate your message. Telling a good story involves acting it out on stage through your use of body language, word choice, and vocal variety. In the August edition of Toastmaster magazine, Karen Banfield shares 9 tips for presenting stories based on the principles of theater.
Block your speech. That is, think about how you will move to specific places at specific times.
Move with purpose. Avoid pacing and just stand still if you have nowhere meaningful to go.
Learn character voices. Gain attention by changing your voice to match the characters in your story.
Physically separate your characters. When you speak for a different character, make sure to use a different stage position.
Don’t just act, do. When using gestures or props, actually use them, rather than just pretending to use them.
Include details. Add memorable context to the scenes you describe by featuring minute details of interest.
Be tender. Although exaggeration can be noticeable, a targeted attempt to touch the heart can be more powerful.
Focus. Eliminate anything in your speech that doesn’t support your message, no matter how attached you feel to it.
Use your body. Make your audience feel your message by feeling it yourself and delivering it your through your body, not only your head.
For additional details on applying theatrics to tell masterful stories, be sure to see the full article [1].
[1] Banfield, K. (2018, August). How to master the stage: 9 theatrical tips for delivering award-winning stories. Toastmaster, 14. https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2017/august2017/how-to-master-the-stage
Toastmasters Warning: An outbreak has taken over Coral Springs, FL. We have confirmed that our old meeting location in the Keller Williams building has been affected. It is no longer safe for any Club Awesome members to visit this location. Fortunately, the outbreak started sometime after our final meeting on July 28, 2017. To date, no members have been afflicted.
Avoid our old meeting location!
What We Know: Little is known about the outbreak at this time. Spectators have described the afflicted as lurching around in apparent confusion, banging on doors and windows, and gently weeping along the curbside.
Action Plan: We have relocated our meeting location indefinitely. From August 4, 2017 until further notice, make sure that you attend Club Awesome meetings at our new location: Florida Panthers IceDen, 3299 Sportsplex Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33065 (Directions). Rumor has it that this is the only place cool enough to prevent the outbreak from spreading. Indeed, it may be one of the last viable meeting locations that remains once all is said and done.
The members of Club Awesome extend our gratitude to professional speaker Johnny “The Transition Man” Campbell and leaders of District 47 Toastmasters for visiting on Friday, July 28.
Johnny Campbell presents at Club Awesome on July 28, 2017
Johnny, a longtime Toastmaster and professional speaker, inspired us with insights on how we can become more self aware, set better goals, and importantly, put in the effort necessary to achieve our dreams. He reminded us that, although the “elevator to success” may be broken, we can always “take the stairs.” Take the first step by being our Awesome guest at next week’s meeting. Meanwhile, current Toastmasters can see more of Johnny as the keynote speaker at the August Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) events in Broward and Miami.
District 47 Toastmasters Leadership Visits Club Awesome on July 28, 2017
Johnny’s full presentation at Club Awesome is available on YouTube.
Toastmasters of District 47: Are you attending the July 29 TLI this weekend (or an August session)?
You are invited to share your tips and experience in the Presenting the Community project.
Even if you aren’t attending a summer TLI event, you are still invited to participate. In fact, Toastmasters of all experience levels from the 160+ clubs in District 47 are encouraged to contribute. Visit http://johnmquick.com/hpl and connect with John M. Quick to learn more.
Club Awesome is proud to host Hall of Fame speaker Johnny Campbell on July 28, 2017. Johnny will present on the Elevator to Success as our special guest. For details on the event, see the attached flyer and be sure to come visit us for this week’s meeting.
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