Titan Toastmasters

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

Our Toastmasters Region III Conference will be in Denver from June 18 - 20th! Register Today!

Renaissance Hotel District 26 welcomes fellow Toastmasters from across Region III to this year's regional conference in Denver on June 18th, 19th, and 20th. We look forward to hosting our colleagues from Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. The theme, "Growing Toastmasters From the Plains to the Peaks” represents the diversity of our combined membership. The conference will be held at the beautiful Renaissance Marriott on the north side of Denver.

Chris Ford, Past International President, and our two International Directors, Charlotte Howard and Tim Swearingen will be on hand to teach, encourage and lead our members to success. Along with these special guests we will have education sessions with presenters from around Region III. Learn how to build and maintain clubs, become a better leader, improve your presentations and use Table Topics in ‘real life’.

Schedule highlights include:

Welcome reception on Thursday night
Educational sessions on Friday afternoon and Saturday
Banquet on Friday night, featuring district winners from last fall’s Humorous Speech contests
Business meeting on Saturday afternoon
Banquet and International Speech contest on Saturday evening
Click here for a full preliminary agenda

Announcing Our New Club Roles:
President: Brad Wolf
VP Membership: Mark Underwood
VP of Education: Ann Kerr
Secretary: Marty Smith
Treasury: Mark Willey
VP of Public Relations: Ed Reilly
Sergent at Arms: Nicole Westfall

These new roles will begin on July 1st, 2009 - The beginning of our clubs new 2009-2010 Toastmasters Year. Congratulations, and thanks for volunteering for the role! Our club wouldn't be the same without these vital volunteers.

Get ready for your roles on Monday! Below are a few of the highlights. Be sure to check the attached schedule to make sure you have your role covered.

Ann Kerr	P/TT
Brad Wolf	CE
Brent Clark	S1
Ed Reilly	E1
Jim Ryan	TM
Marty Smith	E2
Steve Hall	S2

Summary of the June 1st, 2009 Meeting:

Presiding Officer: Ann Kerr

IPJ: Nicole Westfall

Ah Counter: Lisa Standiford

Word Master: Jim Ryan

Word of the Day: Mendacious - dishonest, deceitful

Toastmaster: Brent Clark

Table Topics Master: Devonna Maier

Devonna challenged the Table Topic participants both physically (eye strain ;) and mentally by providing each participant a coin. On each coin, a date was imprinted from the minting process. Each participant was to discuss something relevent to the year of the coin.

Participants:
Mark Willey - 2005 - 2:22
Nicole Westfall - 2007 - 1:33
John Gies - 1995 - 1:54
Lisa Standiford - 1984 - 1:31
Brenda Smull - 1989 - 1:24

Planned Speeches :

Brad Wolf presented his fourth speech from the Technical Speaking Advanced Manual titled, "Social Engineering." In this speech, Brad demonstrated what Social Engineering is and how to identify it in action. - 14:53

Marty Smith presented his 9th speech from the Communication and Leadership manual. In his speech, "Sunny Footprints," he spoke about the advantages to purchasing a solar power unit for a home, making everyone in the audience consider the worthwhile investment. - 6:32

Chief Evaluator – Steve Hall

John Gies evaluated Brad's speech - 3:10
Karen Standiford evaluated Marty's speech - 2:37

Grammarian's Report: Jim Ryan
Timer's Report: Fred Brown

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Lisa Standiford

Best Evaluator: Steve Hall

Best Speech: Marty Smith

The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Brad Wolf and given to Brent Clark for his helpful encouragement for attendance.

That's all for now. I'll see all of you on Monday.
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

The Metro Division Contest will be held on Saturday, April 25th at Garden Plaza of Aurora (Link To Map). The events start at 9:00am and will conclude by about 1:00pm. This is a great opportunity to see some really great talent in the local area.

The next level after this is our District Contest held May 15th - 17th. Go to the District 26 Tostmasters website for more information. For those that really want to see the Créme della Créme of Toastmasters, you'll definitely want to check out the Regional Contest, held in Denver, June 19th - 21st.

Our Member get a Member contest has started. If you want to be in the running for the grand prize, be sure to bring a guest to the next meeting!

Get ready for your roles on Monday! Below are a few of the highlights. Be sure to check the attached schedule to make sure you have your role covered.

Ann Kerr	P
Brad Wolf	CE
Brent Clark	TM
Jim Ryan	E1
Lillie Ben	E2
Mark Willey	S1
Mike Andersen	S2

Summary of the April 13th, 2009 Meeting:

Presiding Officer: Brad Wolf

IPJ: John Gies

Ah Counter: Brad Wolf

Word Master: Mark Underwood

Word of the Day: Apropos - at an opportune time, with regards to

Toastmaster: Jim Ryan

Theme: Current Events, Pirates

Table Topics Master: Orest Dackow

Orest always brings a challenge to the team with his table topics, and this night was no exception. His theme was based on current newspaper clippings in which a man in political power has been called out for an apology. The participants played the role of the political person giving the apology.

Participants:
Fred Brown - Chairman of the waterboard responsible for draining a 400 million gallon reservoir - 1:45
Mark Underwood - Director that deported a citizen that then became lost for 45 days - 1:58
Brad Wolf - Mayor of Pueblo that failed to advise of the danger of an escapee of the penitentiary - 1:58
John Gies- Responsible for spraying the wrong property, killing all of the landscape - 1:29
Jim Ryan - Manager of Parker Water Board responsible for causing confusion in water rates - 1:33
Nicole (Guest) - Jefferson County Commissioner who failed to develop a policy for the distribution of bonuses as promised - 0:59

Planned Speeches :

Brent Clark presented a speech from the Club Excellence Series titled, "Goals." In his speech, Brent broke down the components needed for creating and achieving goals. - 7:25

Ed Reilly presented a speech from the Speaking to Inform manual. In his speech, "The Case Against Retirement," Ed spoke to the need of the retirement aged community to still give back to society.- 6:59

Marty Smith presented his seventh speech from the Competent Communicator manual, "Showdown in Chicago." Marty researched the topic of how it was that President Lincoln won the Republican Nomination umongst such other powerful candidates. - 6:33

Chief Evaluator – John Gies

Lille Ben evaluated Brent's speech - 3:09
Moe Stouse evaluated Ed's speech - 3:18
Mike Andersen evaluated Marty's speech - 3:12

Grammarian's Report: Mark Underwood
Timer's Report: Mike Andersen

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Nicole (guest)

Best Evaluator: Lille Ben

Best Speech: Ed Reilly

The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Brad Wolf and given to Fred Brown for being able to interject humor so well into his Table Topics presentation.

That's all for now. I'll see all of you on Monday.
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

The Metro Division Contest will be held on Saturday, April 25th at Garden Plaza of Aurora (Link To Map). The events start at 9:00am and will conclude by about 1:00pm. This is a great opportunity to see some really great talent in the local area.

The next level after this is our District Contest held May 15th - 17th. Go to the District 26 Tostmasters website for more information. For those that really want to see the Créme della Créme of Toastmasters, you'll definitely want to check out the Regional Contest, held in Denver, June 19th - 21st.

Due's are past due!!! If you have held of on getting a check to the meeting, please mail it off to Mark Willey.

Our Member get a Member contest has started. If you want to be in the running for the grand prize, be sure to bring a guest to the next meeting!

Get ready for your roles on Monday! Below are a few of the highlights. Be sure to check the attached schedule to make sure you have your role covered.

Brad Wolf	P
Brent Clark	S1
Ed Reilly	S2
Jim Ryan	TM
John Gies	CE
Lillie Ben	E1
Marty Smith	S3
Maurice Stouse	E2
Mike Andersen	E3/T

Summary of the April 6th, 2009 Debate Night Meeting:

Presiding Officer: Ann Kerr

IPJ: Mike Andersen

Word Master: Mark Underwood

Word of the Day: illustrious - notably or brilliantly outstanding because of digbity or achievements or action.

Debate Master: Brad Wolf

Topic for Debate: Will the U.S.econmy remain in a recession until the end of 2009 or not?

Team 1 participants: Argued that the economy will remain in a recession
Brent Clark
Ed Reilly
Sonna (guest)
Kevin Aberle

Team 2 participants: Argued that the economy will not remain in a recession
Moe Stouse
Marty Smith
Steve Hall
Mark Underwood

Judges –

Tony Mercer
Fred Brown
Mike Andersen - Chief Judge

Timer's Report: Ann Kerr

Winning the Debate Night topic was Team 1!

The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by qqq and given to
The Mark J Willey Memorial Bone Award was also presented by the club to

That's all for now. I'll see all of you on Monday.
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Sorry for the SUPER LONG DELAY in getting the Toast of the Titans published. It's been a very busy couple of weeks for me (insert all sorts of excuses, including "my retro encabulator had too much inverse reactive current in the unilateral phase detractors, causing the magneto-reluctance of the prefabulated amulite to overload the pentametric fan and disabling all sinusoidal depleneration of the system which effectively depleted my capacity of operating nofer trunnions that are required to generate the newsletter.") So here are all the wonderful announcements that you may have been missing.

Announcements:

Our Area Contest is on April 4th (next Saturday)! Both first place and second place winners of our club contest will be able to participate in this event! Representing our club for the International Speech Contest is Moe Stouse and Karen Standiford. Representing our club for the Table Topics Contest is Moe Stouse and Brad Wolf. Some support our team. The events start at 12:30pm at the Highlands Ranch West Recreation Center (Link To Map).

After our area contest is our Division Contest, held on Saturday, April 25th at Garden Plaza of Aurora (Link To Map). The events start at 9:00am and will conclude by about 1:00pm. This is a great opportunity to see some really great talent in the local area.

The next level after this is our District Contest held May 15th - 17th. Go to the District 26 Tostmasters website for more information. For those that really want to see the Créme della Créme of Toastmasters, you'll definitely want to check out the Regional Contest, held in Denver, June 19th - 21st.

Due's are due!!! Please remember to bring your renewal check in for the next meeting.

Congratulations to Toastmaster of Q3 of 2008 - Brent Clark! He really pulled through for us and gained a lot of points for the year. So many, in fact.....

Congratulations to Toastmaster of the Year - 2008 - Brent Clark!!!! Brent really stepped up the game when he helped introduce so many new members into the club during the last year. This brings me to my next announcement...

Our next meeting will introduce our clubs Member get a Member contest. Be sure to attend to hear all about it and how to get the Grand Prize (a value of $50!!)

And on that note, please help welcome Titan Toastmaster's newest member, Fred Brown! Fred decided to make the jump into Toastmasters and public speaking with our club. We are all looking forward to seeing him progress.

Not only do you have this next meeting to look forward to, you also have to look forward to the Titan Toastmaster's Debate Night! Scheduled for Monday, April 6th, be sure to attend for a change up from the normal agenda. More details to be announced during our next meeting.

Summary of the March 23rd, 2009 Meeting:

Presiding Officer: Brent Clark

IPJ: Tony Mercer

Ah Counter: Jim Ryan

Word Master: John Gies

Word of the Day: Replete: fully or abundantly provided or filled

Toastmaster: Moe Stouse

Table Topics Master: Lillie Ben

Lillie used really good reference material from the Toastmasters International Magazine to generate her challenging questions.

Participants:
Matthew Zeray (Area Governor)- What topics should you stay away from? - 1:29
John Gies - What aspects work great in a presentation? - 1:47
Tony Mercer - What do you do to make a long speech shorter? - 1:56
Karen Standiford - What is the best way to brag about yourself? - 1:29
Jim Ryan- How do you decide how much "I" you need to include? - 1:17

Planned Speeches :

Mike Andersen presented a speech from the Public Relations manual titled, "SHT Hybrid." Mike had to present to the press concerning a crisis situation. - 6:19 with 5:12 Q&A.

Kevin Aberle presented an award acceptance speech for the Gold ACE Award presented by his company. Kevin's speech, "Accepting an Award," was truly a practice session for him as Kevin went to New York City to accept this prestigious award earlier this week. Congratulations. - 3:02

Chief Evaluator – John Gies

Brad Wolf evaluated Mike's speech - 3:30
Ed Reilly evaluated Kevin's speech - 3:02

Grammarian's Report: John Gies
Timer's Report: Karen Standiford

Awards:

Best Table Topics: John Gies

Best Evaluator: Ed Reilly

Best Speech: Kevin Aberle

The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Karen Standiford and given to John Gies for an outstanding multi-role performance.
The Mark J Willey Memorial Bone Award was also presented by the club to Mark Willey. This was through some tough competition between Brent Clark, John Gies, Brad Wolf, Ed Reilly, and the absent Mark Willey.

That's all for now. I'll see all of you on Monday.
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

We have an open speeking slot for Monday's meeting. If you have a speech that you are working on and would like to give it a shot tomorrow, please contact me and I'll get you added to the roster.

Mark your calendars! We are approaching the spring contest time again, with the Titan Toastmasters club contest arriving in 3 weeks (2/23/09). We need participants, we need judges, and we need timers. Help us achieve great success by volunteering today! John Gies will be chairing the contest, so if you have any questions, just ask!

After the club contest, we will have our Area contest on April 4th, the Division contest on April 25th, the District contest on May 15th - 17th, and this year, Denver is hosting the Regional contest in June from the 19th to the 21st! It's sure to be an exciting time here for us.

Talking Up Toastmasters Campaign officially starts today. Let's rally together, get the word out, and add another ribbon to the Toastmasters Banner - just 5 new members will not only add that ribbon, but it will also take us back to having 20 members, a key requirement to maintaining our status as President's Distinguished club. Here is a little more information about this event from JP Snow, ACB, ALB D26 Public Relations Officer
What method of publicity is most effective at bringing potential new members to our clubs? Despite the growing importance of the Web and continued success through various media outlets, the consensus I’ve heard from VP’s of PR during our first two TLI sessions is that “word of mouth” is still the leading source of visitors. With our “Talk UpToastmasters” campaign now active, it’s the perfect time to emphasize personal contact as a way to attract new members.

One of the benefits of a personal invitation is that it extends the Toastmasters program to people who might not otherwise consider it. Websites are a great way to help visitors find a specific club, but it depends on them first knowing about Toastmasters and taking that first step. When we “Talk Up Toastmasters,” we increase our growth beyond the natural flow of new members who are already seeking us out.

Get ready for your roles on Monday! Below are a few of the highlights. Be sure to check the attached schedule to make sure you have your role covered.

Brad Wolf	TM
John Gies	CE
Lillie Ben	E1
Mark Underwood	S2
Mark Willey	P
Marty Smith	E2
Mike Andersen	S3
Orest Dackow	E3

Summary of the January 26th, 2009 Meeting:

Presiding Officer: John Gies

IPJ: Orest Dackow

Ah Counter: Brent Clark

Word Master: Marty Smith

Word of the Day: Perpetual - occuring continually

Toastmaster: James Davis

Table Topics Master: Brad Wolf

Brad gave each Table Topics participent a moment to prepare for their speech, providing a moral dillema for each participent to consider.

Participants:
Mark Willey - The Partiality of Friendship - 2:21
Marty Smith - The Pregnant Woman and the Impending Doom - 1:35
Brent Clark - A Callous Passerby - 1:57
Mike Andersen - A Father's Agonizing Choice - 1:28
Dave Meyer - The Principle of Psychiatric Confidentiality - 1:53

Planned Speeches :

Ed Reilly presented "Why Am I Blogging." In his speech, he told several anecdotes of events that he thought would never be possible. - 5:29

Lillie Ben presented project #3 from the Speaking to Inform Manual titled, "Expressions of Love." Her speech presented four simple ways that humans communicate love and compassion, and encouraged each of us to help engage in the communicative style. - 7:21

Moe Stouse presented "Seven Thoughts From The First Seven Days." While centered around President Barak Obama, this speech highlighted characteristics of several powerful leaders. - 6:06

Chief Evaluator – Mark Willey

Jim Ryan evaluated Ed's speech - 2:27
Karen Standiford evaluated Lillie's speech - 2:13
Brent Clark evaluated Moe's speech - 3:17

Grammarian's Report: Marty Smith
Timer's Report: Mike Andersen

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Coach Dave

Best Evaluator: Brent Clark

Best Speech: Lillie Ben

The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Marty Smith and given to Brad Wolf for a well prepaired Table Topics session.

That's all for now. I'll see all of you on Monday.
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

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