Nissan Toastmasters

Today we celebrated April Fools Day
Our Toastmaster, Doug, provided us a very creative and fun meeting.

Speaking of April Fools, remember these?

In 1996 the Taco Bell Corporation announced it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of outraged citizens called the National Historic Park in Philadelphia where the bell was housed to express their anger. Their nerves were only calmed when Taco Bell revealed, a few hours later, that it was all a practical joke.

White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale. Thinking on his feet, he responded that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold. It would now be known, he said, as the Ford Lincoln Mercury memorial

In 1974 residents of Sitka, Alaska, were alarmed when the long-dormant volcano neighboring them, Mount Edgecumbe, suddenly began to belch out billows of black smoke. People spilled out of their homes onto the streets to gaze up at the volcano, terrified that it was active again and might soon erupt and engulf their town. Turned out that man, not nature, was responsible for the smoke. A local practical joker named Porky Bickar had flown hundreds of old tires into the volcano's crater and then lit them on fire, all in a (successful) attempt to fool the city dwellers into believing that the volcano was stirring to life. According to local legend, when Mount St. Helens erupted six years later, a Sitka resident wrote to Bickar to tell him, "This time you've gone too far!"

In 1998 Burger King published a full-page advertisement in USA Today announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers. The following day Burger King issued a follow-up release revealing that although the Left-Handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the press release, "many others requested their own 'right-handed' version."

“Borrowed” from Dr Bob’s Grif net

This past week we celebrated 30
Years as Nissan Toastmasters Club 5922.

As we begin year #31, we invite you to join us via TEAMS (link below) or in person at our NMAC office (rm 253).

We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 12:05p to 12:55p.

https://5922toastmastersclubsorg.toastmastersclubs.org/

Good morning! 🌞☕️

Nissan Toastmasters celebrates 30 years this month (and at today’s meeting) as a club and as a learning tool for Nissan employees and others.

I am the Toastmaster for todays meeting at Noon. Also, I have the pleasure of leading the club this year.

If you have time, bop in at noon, here’s the link:

Nissan Toastmasters We are a Toastmasters club located in Irving, Texas. Nissan Toastmasters is focused on helping members improve their communication and leadership skills. We meet every Wednesday at 12:05pm. We are an Open Club that welcomes all guests.

From the TMI site:

🎤 Roses are red,
Toastmasters is cool,
We will celebrate Bad Poetry Day
At our lunch hour! ✍️😄

Today’s meeting was packed with creativity, laughter, and learning.

🧑‍🏫 Toastmaster of the Day:
📚 Theme: National Bad Poetry Day
🎙️ Speakers: Gerren Sanders & Cleo Johnson
🗣️ Word of the Day: Doggerel (the fancy name for bad poetry 😅)

From purposefully awful rhymes to inspiring speeches, we will have a blast sharpening our skills. Join us today at 12—on Microsoft Teams!

🦥 Today’s the day… and it’s National Lazy Day!
But don’t be too lazy to join us for an energizing Toastmasters meeting that’s sure to wake up your communication skills. 😉

📅 When: TODAY — Wednesday, August 6
🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM CST
💻 Where: Microsoft Teams
🎤 Toastmaster: Gerren Sanders
❓ Table Topics Master: Yuko Kitamura
📝 Word of the Day: Lethargic

Come as you are—pajamas welcome, coffee encouraged. ☕💻
Let’s celebrate National Lazy Day the Toastmasters way!

🔗 Info & meeting link: https://5922.toastmastersclubs.org/

We had a small, but mighty meeting this week! led a heart/hug warming meeting. Gerren and his team gave great feedback, while had some thought-provoking TT Questions! Congratulations to for Best Speaker, Anthony for Best Evaluator, and Cleo for Best TT Speaker!!

🗓 TODAY! Join us for a sweet Toastmasters meeting 🍦

📍 Theme: Vanilla Ice Cream
🎤 Toastmaster: Summer Hamilton
🕛 Time: 12–1 PM CST
💻 Location: Microsoft Teams
🧁 Word of the Day: Whimsical

Come chill with us while leveling up your communication and leadership skills!