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Okefenokee Toastmasters

Club #8269, District 14East, Area 11B

SwampTALK

Chartered in 1991Volume 5 Issue 6 June 2013

New Mission: We provide a supportive and positive

learning experience in which members are empowered

to develop communication and leadership skills, re-

sulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.

New Lunch Hour Meetings: We meet at South

Georgia State College, Waycross Campus on Wednes-

days 12:00pm

Membership: Open to anyone 18 years old and over.

Officers for Okefenokee

Toastmasters 2012-2013

President: Kathy Odam

VP Education: Bud Montero

VP Membership: John Conger

VP of Public Relations: Janice

Williams

Treasurer:Addie Crews

Secretary: Sharon Vickers

Sergeant of Arms: Larry Kearson

Grammarians Corner

One role of the Grammarian at a

Toastmasters meeting is to listen

for the use and misuse of words.

Here are two commonly misusedwords elicit and illicit.

Elicit is the process of evoking

something. You want to elicit a re-

sponse from consumers with a mar-

keting campaign.

Illicit means illegal. Your busi-

ness wants to avoid illicitly acquir-

ing products

Upcoming Event

International Conference:Au-

gust 21-24, 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio.

Susan Cain, author ofQuiet and

advocate for introverts, will be the

Golden Gavel recipient for 2013.

Georgia Toastmasters District

14 Fall Conference: Nov 1-2, 2013

Macon, Georgia.

Quote of the Month

Narratives are inherently more

engrossing than basic facts. They

have a beginning, middle, and

end. If people get sucked in early,

theyll stay for the conclusion.

When you hear people tell a good

story you hang on every word

You started down a path and you

want to know how it ends. Until

it does, theyve captured your at-

tention. p. 181 inContagious: WhyThings Catch On by Jonah Berger

Tweets @Oketoast

@GPSforSoul

"Each morning we are

born again. What we

do today is what mat-

ters most."

@ArveeRobinson

Speaking Tip: Write a

purpose statement be-

fore you speak. Ask

yourself: what am I

giving my audience

and what do I want

them to do with it?

@OzgurAyrilmaz

Leaving our comfort

zone is a price we must

pay to grow andachieve our goals.

@OkeToast

Typical Toastmasters

response to situations

in life, "There's got to

be a speech in there

somewhere." #Topic

selection.

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1+1 Membership Building Campaign

INVITE + ENCOURAGE =

GROWTH

Some phrases from the World

Champion of Public Speaking

Craig Valentine:

Speak to one but look to all.

When you lift yourself up you let

your audience down.

Dont add humor to aspeech; uncover humor within it.

When you squeeze your infor-

mation in, you squeeze your audi-

ence out (this one is not mine. Its

an old speaker proverb).

Conflict is the hook and Dialogue

is the heart.

To be a great speaker you must be

a great tease.

Give the visual before the verbal.

Give the look that goes with the

line.

Too many speakers try to get

across too much information in

too little time.

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CHARTER MEMBERS: John Penland (Sponsor), Andrew Slocum, Joe Gant, Harry D. Dix-

on, Jr., Carolyn Morton (Akins), Phil Wysong, C.J. Broome, Paul OCain, James C. Bunch,

W.F. Stephens, Jeanette Stipe, Tom Strickland, Fred Barber, John Karew, Reuben Flanders,

E. Nash Williams, Jerri Davis, Doris Germano, Andy Spivey, Audrey West, and Margaret

Park. Compiled and edited by Janice Williams

Connect with Us

Like us on Facebook.

Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/oketoast

Check out our club website:

http://okefenokee.toastmastersclu

bs.org

Bud Montero, congratulating new member Laura Bur-

nette, co-owner of Southern Background Services in Haz-

lehurst, for being voted Best Speaker at the meeting.

Laura spoke about a gift from her grandmother, a book ofmemorable anecdotes and family tradition.

Bud Montero,VP of Education, congratulating new

member Marlena Norman for being voted Best Table

Topics Speaker after responding to Topic Master, DavidDowlingsquestion, Whats in your junk drawer?

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