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St. P etersburg T oastmasters Club # 2284 presents
JULY 26 -‐ 2 016
What Happened this Week? We had 19 of our 25 members in attendance on July 26, with two guests. This was Greg Tosi’s last meeting as a guest because there is a membership vote next week—welcome Greg! Paula Cane, CC, was the Toastmaster of the Evening. Janti Doughoz conducted Table Topics with the theme “Fortune Cookie” – sounds fun and I am sorry to have missed it! Hans Jaspers was the General Evaluator. Word of the day: PITHY: concise and forcefully expressive. Thank you to David Vaughn for your help with this week’s newsletter!
Speaker 1) Donna Geeratisoontorn, CC, CL Title: My Life Joke or a Miracle Evaluated by: Wesley Edmund
Speaker 3) Steve Sudan, CC Title: Lie to Me Evaluated by: Daryle Hamel, CC CL
Donna came to America when she was only 14 and through hard work (and a few failures) received h er doctorate degree in pharmacy at the age of 31. She says that she was lucky. I say her luck occurred when hard work and preparation met opportunity. Speaker 2) York Somerville, ACG, ALB Title: The Day America Died Evaluated by: Patrick Plaskett, CC
Steve provided a number of statistics about lying, suggesting that lying is universal. He used KoKo the gorilla (with a 1000-‐word vocabulary) as an example. When asked by her handlers about damage in her habitat, Koko signed, "The cat did it." Steve suggested that deception is part of our DNA. Speaker 4) Jeannette Sweeney, CC Title: Pass Go and Live Evaluated by: Tom Sezna, CC, CL
York talked to u s about the TV show, America’s Got Talent (AGT). He told us how the amazing performances demonstrate greatness in humanity. He contrasted AGT to the “amazing” things occurring in our government today where there is much misinformation.
Jeannette described her goals in life using a vision board. You put images on the board of all the good you want to bring into your life. If you can visualize your dreams and desires, they will come true. Placing her vision board next to her bed enables her to do this.
PROGRAM FOR AUGUST 2, 2016 Toastmaster of the Evening: Paula Cane, CC, C ALB Amanda Tanner, Table Topics Master: Janti Doughoz Tom Sezna, CC, CL General Evaluator: Jasper, ATM CC, CL Donna Hans Geeratisoontorn, Speakers: Donna GJoanna eeratisoontorn, Crandell CC, CL Steve Sudan, CC Wesley Edmund York Somerville, AD CG, David Vaughn, TM ALB Jeannette Sweeney, Brent Wahl CC
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JULY 1-‐DEC 31 2016 Pres: Donna Geeratisoontorn VP-‐E: Daryle Hamel VP-‐M: Lindsay Rivera VP-‐PR: Joanna Crandell Treasurer: Brent Wahl Secretary: Jeannette Sweeney SGT. of Arms: Janti Doughoz
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THE JAWBONE – JULY 26, 2016
Crafting Your Best Speech Evaluation Yet! 2007 District 36 speech evaluation contest champion, Christine Clapp shares her secrets to winning the Toastmasters speech evaluation contest. Christine’s overarching theme is that a speech evaluation must have a clear structure.
Tip #1: Craft a positive introduction “Just like any other speech, a speech evaluation must have an introduction, body, and conclusion. During the introduction, start off by thanking the speaker and saying something relevant, personal, and positive. For example, ‘Your speech is such a timely topic. I completely empathize with you since I too have kids that get sick at the worst times.’”
Tip #3: Conclude with a call-‐back, a call-‐to-‐ action, and a summation “When you transition into your conclusion, call back to the positive detail you used during the introduction. Then, encourage the speaker to apply a relevant call-‐to-‐action related to the Toastmasters communication or leadership track. For example, ’I hope that you consider using this for a humorous
Tip #2: Focus on content and delivery in the body of your evaluation “As you transition into the body, provide your audience with a preview of how you are going to move through your evaluation. Most evaluators just go through a list of things chronologically, which can feel chaotic. I always structure my evaluations with two sections in the body – content and then delivery. When you structure this way, you set yourself apart.” “Break each of the two sections into three components. In the content section, start with one thing the speaker did well. Second, share one thing they did well but could have done better. Finally, close with one thing that they can improve upon. Then, repeat those three components in the delivery section.” “Each one of your three components should be supported by specific examples from the speech. Here is an example of sharing one thing the speaker did well but could have done better: ‘You did well on your gestures when you showed us how you hacked the coconut out of the tree. But it would have been more impactful had your gestures had been more exaggerated like this (demonstrates).’”
speech contents in the future.’ Or, ‘Your story was very well told; you should consider pursuing the Storytelling advanced m anual.’
Tip #4: Mind the time “Many, many of your competitors will be disqualified by going over 3:30. As with all Toastmasters contests, you need to be very aware of time.”
Try It Out! Unlike the International speech contest, the Toastmasters speech evaluation contest requires little or no advance preparation. Next time your club holds an evaluation contest, give it a try following Christine’s winning advice. Open on a positive note with a relevant personal detail. Discuss content and delivery separately in the body of the speech providing specific examples and advice. And finally, conclude with a call-‐back, a call-‐to-‐action, and a summation. Posted on December 7, 2012 Written by J. Donovan -‐-‐ www.speakingsherpa.com
