Pelham Toastmasters

Today's meeting was fantastic!

The picture is of today's award winners.

Speaker.
Evaluator.
Table Topics participant.

We had three speakers who had an unintended theme of the power of words and their effect on us.

Words that build.
Words that break.
Words that challenge.
Words that empower.

We are all on a journey learn to share our stories.

This is an excellent club in which to belong as we ALL learn something applicable from every meeting ---- whether from the speaker or from one of the other roles.

Words are powerful!

Come visit us! Experience this camaraderie first hand and grow in your leadership and speaking abilities.

Hope to see you soon.

Starting up a new Pelham Toastmasters year. Feel free to come check us out!

Our next meeting is Wednesday, July 12 from from 12-1PM.

Wednesday's meeting was filled with visitors .. Jackey, Heath, Sven, Tyler and Morris.

SPEECHES:
Ruthie was our first speaker. Her speech was “Running Made Me a Better Person”. Ruthie is a long distance runner (training for marathons!). She explained how her running regimen made her a better wife / mom / employee. Ruthie talked about some of her training tips. She pushes through the pain; she keeps moving (if you’re not running, then be walking); she has a goal and a plan to reach that goal. Setbacks are inevitable. What Ruthie has learned about running, she has applied to her life as a mom and wife and an employee.

Brooke was our second speaker with her Ice Breaker speech “Practice Makes Permanent”. Brooke played field hockey in college (Quinnipiac – I had to google the spelling!). Brooke has learned that lessons she learned in playing sports can be applied to other parts of her life. (This is much like Ruthie’s speech in that running tips help her in other parts of her life). Back to Brooke, she learned that mistakes help you grow. You need to learn from your mistakes. Be adaptive and open-minded. Finally, celebrate the small wins.

Allyson was our third speaker with “Open Yourself to Future Growth”. Allyson explained how this year was her most successful year as a Toastmaster (and she been a Toastmaster for many years – I think 20+). Why was this such a good year? She started a new club! Wow, that’s impressive. She was also a distinguished Area Director. She challenged our club members to open their minds, try a new position, or compete in a contest.

TABLE TOPICS:
Randy led Table Topics. Today (June 14) is Flag Day. Randy wore a flag shirt and started Table Topics with the Pledge of Allegiance. I was touched.
Table Topics questions were about Summer.

Jana spoke about vacations. Her favorite vacation was a ski vacation in Lake Tahoe. She also explained how when growing up in Myrtle Beach, your vacation can be giving up your room for a visitor’s vacation.

Randolph talked about how he came from a family of swimmers. His grandfather was in World War II and had to swim around the carrier ship (wow!). Randolph prefers saltwater pools and is a member of the Sports Club.

Morris spoke about music. To Morris, music is magic, and the music sets the mood. He enjoys afro-beats, and his favorite song is Finesse.

It was a fun and friendly meeting (as usual).
Our next meeting is Wednesday July 12 at noon.

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Maybe we'll see you in July?

Congratulations Cameron for not only completing your Toastmasters pathways today but for being the first one in our club to do so. What an amazing example to follow!

What a fabulous meeting we had this week! Remi intrigued and challenged us with his excellent speech entitled "Small Talk". He always has such great delivery. We would love to have you join us for our next meeting, Wed, Mar. 9th at 12pm.

As usual Pelham Toastmasters had a great meeting this past Wed. Our speakers moved and challenged us, and we left feeling encouraged and energized. Jordan won Best Speaker with a speech that was a practice for some of the toasts for her upcoming wedding. Thanks for touching us with your words, Jordan. If you're interested in visiting a TM club, please join us for our next meeting, Wed. Jan. 12 at 12pm.

Patrick Mugan earned at today’s Pelham Toastmasters Meeting with his speech titled, “Kickers are People, Too”.

As usual we had a great meeting at Pelham Toastmasters today! We were honored to have Malvery with us and enjoyed her table topic speech. Margaret Becker won Best Speaker for the day, making us laugh and challenging us to find strength with in all in one story. Join us for our next meeting on Wed, Nov. 10 at noon.

Join us online at noon Wednesday, April 14th for an ethics panel discussion with five influential members in their respective fields to discuss how controversial topics can impact the way we form our personal ethics. Details on our website.

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