Sherman DayBreak

First Quarter results for Sherman Daybreak are IN!!!

The first quarter has ended and now is the time to take a quick look back and see what we have accomplished in Sherman Daybreak since July 1, 2007.

1 - ACB for Theresa Bruce (1 DCP Point)
6 - Ice Breaker Speeches (two more scheduled!)
8 - New members  (2 DCP Points)
Winner of the District's High 5 membership Award
SMEDLEY AWARD WINNER!

We came so close to having a High 10 Award and a DOUBLE SMEDLEY!!!!!!  Hey, the District didn't even know these two awards existed until we invented them!

However, now is not the time to look back on accomplishement but the time to look forward to the next quarter.  The EC committee has met every month and we are on track to complete President's Distinguished (drum roll, please) for the 8th CONSECUTIVE YEAR! ... not by June 30....but by March 31, 2008.  By December 31, I expect two CC's and one more ACB to be earned.....AT A MINIMUM!  We still have one member scheduled to receive a DTM this year......assuming she can get the paperwork submitted!

Sherman Daybreak Toastmasters continues to be the PREMIER CLUB in North Texas!  Remember the challenge for our first meeting in October.....PACK THE ROOM!  We will hear a ice breaker speech (Linda Taylor) AND a CC speech (Sue Bird giving speech #10).  We need to pack the room out for these two ladies and give them a terrific audience to demonstrate their skills!

Lee Clayton, President

Another Terrrrrific SDTM meeting!

PRESS RELEASE

SHERMAN DAYBREAK TOASTMASTERS CLUB

 

The Sherman Daybreak Toastmasters (SDTM) Club held their regular meeting on Thursday morning, September 13, 2007. The Toastmaster of the Day was Tim Dungan of Sherman.

The Best Speaker award went to Kevin Higgins. A moving and from-the-heart Ice Breaker was given by Jeff Hill. The Best Evaluator award went to Distinguished Toast Master Joy Cole. The Table Topics award went to Charlotte Douglass. There were 21 people in attendance at today's meeting …. Including 3 guests (two were/have been Toastmasters). Next week's meeting will continue with another icebreaker by Mike Alexander! Can you believe the number of Ice Breakers we have heard recently AND THE QUALITY! WOW!!!!!

This Daybreak Toastmasters Club meets every Thursday morning from 6:30 to 7:45 am at the Renaissance Independent Living Residences, 3701 Loy Lake Road in Sherman.

Through its member clubs, Toastmaster International helps men and women hone their skills in the arts of speaking, listening and thinking. The Sherman Daybreak Toastmasters Club is a friendly environment of encouragement and personal development. Anyone desiring additional information can contact the Club President, Lee Clayton at (903) 465-8040.

At Thursday's meeting, Jeff Hill was pinned as an official "Icebroken" Toastmaster. Additionally, the winner of the District 27 Humorous Speech Contest was announced. Kudos go to SDTM's Jeff Walton for "The Dating Game."

If you want an inexpensive way to improve your speaking skills amidst a spirited and spirit-filled group, join SDTM any Thursday except holidays and contest days at 6:30 A.M.

Submitted by:
Charlotte Douglass
VP of Public RelationsAntoerh

 

 

Speak-A-Thon Thursday

What a novel problem to have....needing more speaking slots!  Where Sherman Daybreak is having that problem, other clubs in North Texas are stuggling to have A speaker.  The Executive Committee met Tuesday morning and talked extensively about speaking slots.  We are going to have a Speak-A-Thon on the FIRST Thursday of every month......starting with the first October meeting.  On Speak-A-Thon Thursdays we will have 5 speaker slots (all will be 5-7 minutes) and 5 evaluators.  We will forgo Table Topics and any other filler material that takes up time.  Speak-A-Thon's will be constantly evaluated to make sure that they are meeting the need and not just taking slots from other Thursdays and moving them to the Speak-A-Thon day.  You may type a comment to leave on this subject.

September 6 Sherman Daybreak

Fellow Toastmasters,
And The Winners Are:(drum roll) Best Speaker: Evan Robbins, with his Icebreaker (with nary a note, except for a humorous "legal" warning).(All took heart: he could have read us our rights or even read us the riot act.); Best Evaluator was Joy Cole, and Best Table Topics, Kevin Higgins.

At Thursday's meeting Evan's Ice-Breaker was so polished it shone, and on top of that we heard two award-winning speeches.  What talents SDTM has.  We were all at a loss when the Table Topics Master AKA Byron Robertson asked for a rap on an animal. So belatedly, here's a Rap for Toastmaster Homo sapiens:
"Calling All Members to the Fore
(Boom cha cha Boom Diddy Boom)
We've Got Some Now But We Need Some More
(Boom Cha Cha Boom Diddy Boom!)"

To be exact, SDTM does need 3 more members to qualify for yet another Smedley award. Let's get a reclamation project going for the rest ot the year, which should net some more good people.

Tom Baugh  came up with a Word of the Day which no doubt earned the most use during any recent meeting.  Perhaps everyone was thinking about the first syllable in the Word: "Ginormous."  Rumor has it, however, that the first syllable actually rhymes with "By;" but if it takes a little imaginary to gets us actually using the word ....

No doubt, due to the tone set at the beginning and the expert Humorous speeches, the meeting flew by in a relaxed, informative way. Theresa Bruce gave her District Contest Speech, where she won Second Place with "Toastmasters & Dating." (Theresa is a font of innovation when it comes to finding news that Toastmaters can use.) District Winner Jeff Walton gave another view of "The Dating Game" from the father's perspective. Both had some side splitters.
Finally, in a Round Robin Evaluation, the members passed on a few fine points to our Winners to aid them in the upcoming competition, e.g., plan in advance for something to go wrong at the last minute, so you can kick it to the curb and go on.  Evan, who must have been a Boy Scout, observed that when a speaker's microphone suddenly went dead, the speaker said  "I've talked to more dead Mikes than an Irish funeral director" and went on.

All yuks aside, the President closed the meeting by urging all to cheer our winners on at the Area Speech Contest, September 8, to be held in Durant.
Next meeting:  September 13, at the Renaissance. Join us almost any Thursday, except holidays and special days, at 6:30 a.m.