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MONTHLY

NEWSLETTER

CLUB 1166374 COMMUNICATOR

CLUB PROMISE

By attending Toastmasters

meetings, you are taking

he first step to becoming a

more confident speaker and

eader! The Marion United

lub offers a supportive and

riendly atmosphere where

ou can achieve your

ommunication and

eadership goals. Our club

s proud to have earned

he Select Distinguished

esignation in its very first

ear and we are honored

hat our inaugural president,

Maureen Quinlan, now

erves as Area 73

Governor. We support a

iverse group of members

with all levels of experience.

Some of our more advanced

members have finished

everal programs and are

till striving to attain high-

evel accomplishments.

WWhhyy YYoouurree GGooiinngg ttoo LLoovvee CCoommppeettiittiioonnWhenit comes to public speaking,have you got your groove on? Are you

comfortable in front of a crowd, whether

speaking to a hundred or half dozen? Do

you LOVE the feeling you get when you

and your audience are in synch? Have

you found your groove? If so, then have

you asked yourself where youre going

with your progress toward competent or

advanced communicator? Or are you

stuck in a rut?

If you have successfully completed six

speeches from the Competent

Communicationmanual, you are eligible

to compete in the Mack Daddy of all

Toastmaster contests: International

Speech. The winner is crowned World

Champion of Public Speaking and while

thats nice while that is morethan nice

youll be a winner just by competing.

Our Club Contest is March 2 and the

Area 73 Contest, hosted again by Marion

United, takes place March 13. Please let

Maureen Quinlan, VP Education and

area governor, know if you plan to be a

part of the competition. The division

contest will be held in April and eight

finalists will vie for the district title at the

spring conference in Orlando in May. So

are you ready to get out of a rut and into

a groove? Now is the perfect time!

Another exciting opportunity is the

annual Table Topics competition. Youll

find a terrific article in the February issue

of Toastmaster, Turning the table on

Table Topics, which outlines success

strategies for the tongue-tied talker.

Spring Fling is just around thecorner. This is our semi-annual Open

House/Membership Drive and it is an

important way to introduce Toastmastersand our club to friends, family

colleagues anyone who can benefit

from improved communication and

leadership skills. Be sure and bring a

guest on March 9 and encourage them to

join. Continue to invite them as guests to

our meetings. Just think what new

members can bring to our club!

this issu

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FEB|MARCH2010 | 2010

04MARION UNITED

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Communicatorwelcomescontributions and IDEAS!

Please share tips, bestpractices, and any

oastmasters-related news.Send all submissions to

arionUnitedTM@gmail.com

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Have you visited our

Web site lately? It has

proven to be an effective

tool for those interested in

learning about

Toastmasters and finding a

club to visit or join [lastmonth, we had site visitors

from Essen, Germany and

Melbourne, Australia, as

well as from Washington

DC and Alabama about

half found us through

referral sites and 40%

through Google].

But our Web site is also set

up to be of use to our

members. Our Members

Only page now features a

two-month schedule of

meeting roles, contact

information for all active

club members, interactive

calendar of events and

Meeting Minutes. This is agreat place to go if you

cant attend a meeting but

want to find out what

happened. Also, visiting the

Members Only page to find

out what youre supposed

to do in three weeks is

probably faster than going

oastmastersocial Networking

et connected withoastmasters around theorld via socialetworking sites that areoderated by Worldeadquarters.

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oastmasters.org, login tour personal accountd check out Member

xperience:

acebook.com (Thisoup is open to bothembers and non-embers alike)

eyword Search: Theficial Toastmastersternational Group

nkedIn.com (Thisoup is open to bothembers and non-embers alike)eyword Search: Theficial Toastmastersternational Group

witter.com

eyword Search:oastmasters

ouTube.comeyword Search:oastmasters International

COMMUNICATOR

Periodic publication ofMarion United ToastmastersClub #1166374, Ocala, FL

TM Laura Byrnes, editorVP Public Relations

arionUnitedTM@gmail.com(352) 816-1264

CC Jane Potter, presidentMarion United Toastmasters

arionUnitedTM@gmail.com

Visit us on the WebarionUnitedToastmasters.com

through old e-mails. The

Members Only password

has been updated and

active members should

have received a message

from the VP of Public

Relations with the newlogin. If you havent yet

accuracy of membership

information. To update you

profile, simply visit the site,

sign in to your personal

account and go to My

Profile. Alternately, you ma

ask one of the club officersto access the information.

received that e-

mail, contact

Laura Byrnes at

MarionUnitedTM

@gmail.com.

Another item

on the Members

Only page is a survey about

the pages features and our

Web site. Please take a

moment to submit your

responses there are only

three questions, and your

answers are confidential.

The survey will be switched

out from time-to-time to get

your input on how your

club, your officers and toolssuch as the Web site can

best serve you.

Speaking of sites it is

very important that you

check your profile on the

Toastmasters International

Web site to ensure the

And now forsome generahousekeepin

If you cant fulfil

assigned role, it

up to each

member to find

someone to cover for you!

This is very important, and

more than a courtesy. The

only way Toastmasters is

going to be a valuable

learning experience is if w

are able to conduct full

meetings that include two

three manual speeches. T

only thing worse than not

showing up prepared is noshowing up.

Dr. John Frazier, ATMB, a

Linda Jones, former area

governor, both suggest ha

a pocket speech ready to

so that anyone can fill in a

speaker if the need arises

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Ninety-nine

percent of success

is showing up

Woody Allen

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semi-annual membership

are due March 31.

NEW MEMBERWe are pleased to welco

Samantha Akers

Pamela Ware

Hartley Baker

ANNIVERSARHappy Anniversary to Lin

Regan, CTM, CL, who ha

a Toastmaster since Feb

LETS STEP ITAre you interested in serv

your club and honing lea

skills? Then let your pres

VP Education know: offic

elections are just around

corner. Also, nominations

now being accepted for D

Leadership positions.

CONGRATS OTWelcome to the Talk of th

World of Ocala, Area 73s

newest Toastmasters Cl

Kudos to Linda Jones, clu

coach, and to Jane Potte

helping get them chartere

of the World meets Thurs

noon. Call 873-0848, ext.

BECOME A CLUAMBASSADORDownload a form and lea

about the program by vis

District 84 Club Ambassa

page at the District 84 W

www.toastmastersd84.or

hat an exciting couple of

onths it has been for Marion

nited! Starting with the Kringle

ingle in December that featured

enty of great speeches

ongratulations to Competent

ommunicator Manal Fakhoury

ho earned high praise for her

peech praising her mother. After

e regular meeting, members

nd guests were invited to

artake of holiday treats and bid

n Silent Auction items to raise

oney for the club. What a

uccess! And lots of fun, too.

ave you heard the news? Our

ub has met six of our goals

arning us the Distinguished

ub Award already! Marion

nited and Talking Gators are

e only two Division G clubs to

ake that mark. We are VERY

ose to regaining our Select

stinguished status and

resident Jane Potter tells us

elect President isnt out of

ach! Remember: we must have

least 20 members or a net

ain of five by July 31.

Want to give a great speech? Avoid these!

tarting with a whimper. Dont start with Thank you for that kind introduction. Start with a

ang! Give the audience a startling statistic, an interesting quote, a news headline somethingowerful that will get their attention immediately.

ailing to work the room. Your audience wants to meet you. If you dont take time to mingleefore the presentation, you lose an opportunity to enhance your credibility with your listeners.

eading a speech word for word. This will put the audience to sleep. Instead use a keywordutline: Look at the keyword to prompt your thoughts. Look into the eyes of the audience, thenpeak.

ailing to prepare. Your reputation is at stake every time you face an audience so rehearseell enough to ensure youll leave a good impression!

ource: 10 Biggest Public Speaking Mistakes, Toastmastersmagazine

Righ t : P res . Jane Po t te r , CC, ALB ,and new member , Pam Ware

Be low: DTM John Ryan, CC GerryBrent and ATM Dr. John Frazier

Above Right: CCFaith Beard and TM

Laura Byrnes, VPPublic Relations

Above: TMs JustinTurner and

Samantha Akers

Right: CC MaureenQuinlan, Area 73governor and VP

Education, and CCGerry Brent

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WWeebb ssiittee!!

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District 84 | South Learning Institute Training, Maitland, Jan. 16

District 84 | North Learning Institute Training, Daytona Beach, Jan. 24

84 Challenge kicks off (eight new members in four months), Feb. 1

Ground Hog Day, Feb. 2

Geaux Saints! | Super Bowl XXIV, Feb. 7

Valentines Day, Feb. 14

Presidents Day, Feb. 15 Division G Learning Training (Makeup Session), Ocala, Feb. 20

Registration Open for Spring Conference, March 1

Club International Speech and Table Topics contest, March 2

Spring Fling Membership Drive / Open House, March 9

Area 73 International Speech and Table Topics contest, March 13

Dont forget to Spring Forward: Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m

on March 14, so set your clocks ahead one hour

St. Patricks Day, March 17

Division G International Speech and Table Topics contest, April TBA

District 84 International Speech and Table Topics during Spring

Conference May 14-16 in Orlando.

Did you know?

Marion United is one

f only two Division G

ubs, and the only

rea 73 club, to earn

istinguished status

y January. Congrats

so to Division Gs

alking Gators.

o Back to School

egistration opens

arch 1 for the District

4 Spring Conference at

e Rosen Centre Hotel

n International Drive in

rlando. Full conference

ackage is $99; special

oom rate is just $99. For

ll details, visit the

istrict Web site:

ww.toastmasters84.org

ave the Date: The

010 International

onference will be

ug. 11-14 in Palm

esert, California.

ringing it Home!

he 2012 International

onference will be

eld in Orlando!

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