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1 The Verbal Express NEWSLETTER FOR VERBAL EXPRESSIONS TOASTMASTERS CLUB #5736 A CONSISTENTLY PRESIDENTS DISTINGUISHED CLUB AREA 44 PLAINS DIVISION DISTRICT 50 VOLUME 18 - NUMBER 5 - JULY 2011 Meeting Every Thursday from 11:45am to 1:00pm in Room D2S-R25 Ericsson Richardson Lakeside Blvd, Richardson TX the 3-Story Building w/barrel top Celebration, Installation & Education June 30 th was not just the last meeting of the term, it was the last meeting of this Toastmasters year, and the last meeting of the Distinguished club plan AND the last meeting for our Jan-June club officers to be in power. And, because this was a special meeting, we did not use our typical meeting format. We began late (well, that part was rather our typical meeting format). We had guests, dignitaries, pizza, a veggie tray and king cake!! Let us rejoice! (which was cleverly selected as Word of the Day). all in the same meeting! By David Turner Area 44 Governor Karen Bragg-Mathews inducts new Officers for July-Dec 2011 (L-R: Area 44 Governor Karen Bragg-Matthews, Club President Carolyn Cartwright, VP MEM Julio Zhang, VP PR Uttara Sawant, Lead S@A David Turner, Club Secretary Gerald Dunn, Not pictured Treasurer Rob Nyberg, VP ED LaToya Wright) We had two very distinguished visitors - including Danni Babik, District 50 Lt. Gov. Education & Training, and Karen Bragg-Matthews, Incoming Area 44 Gov, several other visitors who came to observe, 3 brand new guests and a few rarely seen club members who chose to make their appearances: welcome back Calvin & Linda! Club President Carolyn Cartwright started the celebration with recognition by presenting Spirit Awards to the club members who put together the BCAM Executive Panel event. Then Danni Babik officially presented our club with the king-cake explaining its importance as part of a PARTY and that for us it was an award from the district for getting both leadership DCP points completed by March 1! AND then Karen Bragg-Matthews inducted our new club officers! Even more fun began when Nancy Bateman came on as Toastmaster and trainer. She invited continued on page 3 July 2011 Page 1 The Verbal Express

The President s Page Verbal Expressions, you are a vibrant and happening club! Shannon Presley, a member of our club for only 2 weeks, has already delivered 2 speeches.

2 The President s Page Verbal Expressions, you are a vibrant and happening club! Shannon Presley, a member of our club for only 2 weeks, has already delivered 2 speeches. Furthermore, with the help of all of you, your President has obtained her Advanced Leader Silver award providing 1 DCP point towards the club s next President s Distinguished award! What could be better? Well get ready because this term is going to the most fun ever! Imagine two hilarious contests, tall tales and humorous speech, back to back. Who needs to do sit-ups when we ve got laughter to help you tone your stomach muscles? Unbelievable as it seems, there is more. Your club officers have another executive panel discussion in the works where there will be lots of leadership opportunities for you, and with the re-branding of Toastmasters International, our club will be holding a never-beforeattempted-here silent auction of the old memorabilia. It is promising to be a fantastic term. Come have fun with us! I look forward to seeing you every Thursday. BRING A FRIEND or COWORKER! Carolyn Cartwright ACB, ALS Verbal Expressions Club President Distinguished Club Plan for Verbal Expressions Toastmasters for the DCP plan year July 2011 through June 2012 Data as of July 15, Two CC: YOU? 2. Two more CC??? Venkat? Mukund? YOU? 3. One AC-B, AC-S or AC-G: YOU? 4. One more AC-B, AC-S or AC-G: YOU? 5. One CL, AL-B, AL-S, or DTM: DONE Carolyn Cartwright ACB ALS 6. One more CL, AL-B, AL-S or DTM: YOU? 7. Four new members HALFWAY! John Durrett, Shannon Presley 8. Four more new members:? 9. Minimum 4 officers trained each training period HALFWAY (Summer) Carolyn, Uttara, LaToya, David 10. One semi-annual statement and one officer list submitted on time: HALFWAY July-Dec list submitted Our Goal is to continue to be Presidents Distinguished. 5-6 Distinguished 7-8 Select Distinguished 9-10 Presidents Distinguished To receive recognition, at year end (June 30th) a club must either be at 20 or more members, or end the year with a net membership increase of 5 over their starting (July 1st) membership total. July 2011 Page 2 The Verbal Express

continued from page 1 Gerald Dunn, with the help of Google, provided the Thought for the Day about freedom from fear being the only real freedom. Let us rejoice in the wonder that is Google!

3 continued from page 1 Gerald Dunn, with the help of Google, provided the Thought for the Day about freedom from fear being the only real freedom. Let us rejoice in the wonder that is Google! Following that we launched right in to a workshop Clever Ways to Answer ANY Table Topics Question! Nancy provided valuable information to assist us with ways to approach answering Table Topics questions or any impromptu speaking opportunity. We were to keep two goals in mind: 1) EVERY question is MY question. 2) It's just a little tiny speech. Even with our compressed meeting format there was time for eager volunteers to participate and demonstrate how to put into action the various strategies provided. (I rejoiced that I did not have to do this myself, but look forward to being able to use these strategies in the future, as I make EVERY question MY question.) I thought the workshop was both useful, and a lot of fun. Overall, however, I think this was an enjoyable and successful meeting. We even had two new members sign up welcome John Durrett & Shannon Presley which gave us more things to rejoice! David Turner joined Verbal Expressions in May and has contributed to the Club in several important events such as last term s Membership Drive. He currently serves as Lead Sergeant At Arms on the Club s Executive Board. New Leadership Team! Excellent energy from members and guests New Area44 Governor Karen Bragg-Matthews Club visit! Celebration of accomplishments of previous term Fun Table Topics Session! Even more FUN Improv warmup session!! Free pizza and King cake! Danni Babik, District 50 Lt. Gov. Education & Training answering a fun Table Topics question July 2011 Page 3 The Verbal Express

4 Getting into the Spirit of Toastmasters! The spirit award is for those new members who have gone above and beyond in their commitment and enthusiasm for our club. The members who were presented these to are not necessarily new members, but they deserve it. Club President Carolyn Cartwright presented these spirit awards on June 30 to those who worked on the executive panel discussion committee. Together, this team of people 1. Created a vision of what they wanted to happen 2. Put a package together for all the execs 3. Put on the show for over 50 people Each of the members contributed in an unique way to make the Club s special event a huge success! Julio Zhang Julio took on the big task of creating pre-event slide package to give executives a heads-up on our process before the meeting. He also managed to get OREO cookies for the event. Club members proudly showing their Spirit Award ribbons (L-R: David Turner, Nancy Bateman, Carolyn Cartwright, Simon Cornelius, Julio Zhang, Gerald Dunn) were welcomed to the meeting. Simon Cornelius Simon had the perilous job timing the executives during the meeting, organizing room setup with facilities, pumping in the music as the Executives and guests Nancy Bateman Nancy facilitated the panel discussion, drove to Rowlett 4 times to get promotional materials, created the slide package that ran before the meeting, the pre- and post-event flyers, and the eye-catching ad for E/// TV. Gerald Dunn Gerald proof-read Julio s slides, gave valuable feedback and provided great questions for the executives. The best one was when is Gerald getting a promotion? David Turner David invited Kevin Marcellus, primed meeting room setup, excellent proofreading of slide package. As a consequence of Kevin s participation, Kevin was so impressed with our event that he offered to propose to Rima and her cabinet that they spend their ½ hour lunch with us during their Ops Reviews in November. July 2011 Page 4 The Verbal Express

Laugh Out Loud in September!!!! TALL TALES HUMOROUS Calling for Contest Chair, Contest Master, and Contestants NOW! Contact LaToya Wright for details!

5 Laugh Out Loud in September!!!! TALL TALES HUMOROUS Calling for Contest Chair, Contest Master, and Contestants NOW! Contact LaToya Wright for details! GOLD >>> Credit in CL manual Project # 6 & 10 Summer TLI Schedule LITE #2 Thursday, 7/28/11 6:00 pm -9:00 pm Collin County Community College Spring Creek Campus 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway Plano, TX EASTERN Saturday 7/23/11 Saturday 7/30/11 Afternoon Overton Brooks VA Medical Center 510 E. Stoner Avenue, Shreveport, LA Tyler Junior College West Campus 1530 SSW Loop 323, Tyler, TX LAST CHANCE Saturday, 8/6/11 Concord Church 6808 Pastor Bailey Drive, Dallas, TX 7523 One more chance to enjoy a full day of education! July 2011 Page 5 The Verbal Express

6 ARMing for Leadership Success! By Gerald Dunn, Secretary The All Roles Mastered award recognizes Verbal Expressions club members who practice key skills for success in business and life by working through each of our club meeting roles to practice listening, observing, leading, speaking or giving feedback. Since our last report, and as of the club meeting on August 5th, the following club members have earned an ARM award and will be formally recognized in our meeting next month! Mukund Onkar, Julio Zhang, Nancy Bateman, Gerald Dunn, Kamakshi Kata, Sai Kumar And these members are over half way to their next A.R.M. Award: Simon Cornelius, Yibing Lin, Uttara Sawant, Lisette Zounon, Priti Mahale, Rob Nyberg, Dana Parkoff, Virendar Tanwar, LaToya Wright WIIFM? What s in it for me, you ask? For each skills building All Roles Mastered (ARM) award you receive a handsome purple ribbon! And, if that s not enough when you earn two (2) ARM awards, you receive a gift certificate towards club dues or Toastmasters merchandise. If you are interested in being ARMED FOR SUCCESS, you can sign up for specific roles with VP ED, LaToya Wright, and you can volunteer for roles if they become available during the week. Strengthen your fundamental skills by proactively earning your next A.R.M. award! A Key to Those Wacky Toastmaster Acronyms CC Competent Communicator, one who has completed the first 10 manual speeches from the Competent Communicator manual (formerly CTM) AC-B Advanced Communicator - Bronze, a CC who has completed 2 Advanced Manuals AC-S AC-Silver an AC-B who has completed 2 more advanced manuals + 2 modules from Better Speaker or Successful Club series AC-G AC-Gold an AC-S who has completed 2 more advanced manuals + 1 registered Success/Leadership, Success/Communication, or Youth Leadership program and mentored one new member CL Competent Leader, one who has completed the 10 projects from the Competent Leadership manual AL-B Advanced Leader- Bronze, a CL and CC who has served a full six-months as an elected club officer, attended district training, and presented 2 modules from Successful Club or Leadership Excellence AL-S AL - Silver, an AL-B who has completed the High Performance Leadership manual, served a full year as a District officer, and served as either a sponsor or mentor for a new club DTM Distinguished Toastmaster, an AC-G who has completed the AL-S Award. July 2011 Page 6 The Verbal Express

Club Membership as of July 20, 2011 1 Nancy Bateman DTM 2 Carolyn Cartwright ACB ALS President 3 Simon Cornelius CC 4 Gerald Dunn Secretary 5 Dipti Ganoo 6 Venkat Karra 7 Kamakshi Kata CC 8 Calvin

Josilen Price ACB CL (H) 18 Linda Rummans DTM 19 Uttara Sawant CC 20 Virendar Tanwar VP Public Relations Sergeant at Arms helper 21 David Turner SGT ARMS - lead 22 LaToya Wright VP Education 23 Julio

One of your friends?! Invite them! One of your colleagues?! Invite them! Share the Secret of Success Bring a Friend or Coworker to our weekly Club Meetings!

7 Club Membership as of July 20, Nancy Bateman DTM 2 Carolyn Cartwright ACB ALS President 3 Simon Cornelius CC 4 Gerald Dunn Secretary 5 Dipti Ganoo 6 Venkat Karra 7 Kamakshi Kata CC 8 Calvin King ACS CL (H) 9 Sai Kumar ACS CL Mentor Chair 10 Yibing Lin CC CL 11 Priti Mahale ACB CL 12 Harry Manley ACS ALB 13 Rob Nyberg Treasurer 14 Mukund Onkar 15 Dana Parkoff 16 Lynne Patterson 17 Josilen Price ACB CL (H) 18 Linda Rummans DTM 19 Uttara Sawant CC 20 Virendar Tanwar VP Public Relations Sergeant at Arms helper 21 David Turner SGT ARMS - lead 22 LaToya Wright VP Education 23 Julio Zhang VP Membership 24 Lisette Zounon CC 25 Shannon Presley Joined July John Durrett **NEW MEMBER** **NEW MEMBER** designation until 1 st speech! Who will be our NEXT NEW MEMBER? One of your friends?! Invite them! One of your colleagues?! Invite them! Share the Secret of Success Bring a Friend or Coworker to our weekly Club Meetings! Our Club Officers July Dec 2011 President Carolyn Cartwright ACB, ALS VP Education LaToya Wright VP Membership Julio Zhang VP Public Relations Uttara Sawant CC Secretary Gerald Dunn Treasurer Rob Nyberg Sergeant-at-Arms David Turner Immediate Past President Sai Kumar ACS, CL Verbal Expressions is chartered by Toastmasters International, the world's leading non-profit educational association providing communication and leadership training. Coming soon! Club members to view Club accounts on website! About This Newsletter - The Verbal Express is published monthly by President Carolyn Cartwright for the education and use of the members and guests of the award winning Verbal Expressions Toastmasters Club. The information in this newsletter is for Toastmasters business only and is not to be used for solicitation or distribution of non-toastmaster materials or information. The Verbal Express is also available on the club website at Articles about the club, club members, Toastmasters, District 50 activities and public speaking should be delivered to our club newsletter editor uttara.sawant@ericsson.com by or before the 2nd Monday of each month. Please use MSWord whenever possible. July 2011 Page 7 The Verbal Express

Ericsson s ** Award Winning ** Verbal Expressions Toastmasters Club 5736 meets every Thursday 11:45am to 1:00pm Richardson Campus D2S-R25 Come See What Everyone s Talking About PLEASE COME IN!

8 Ericsson s ** Award Winning ** Verbal Expressions Toastmasters Club 5736 meets every Thursday 11:45am to 1:00pm Richardson Campus D2S-R25 Come See What Everyone s Talking About PLEASE COME IN! Visitors Are ALWAYS Welcome! Verbal Expressions Calendar Club meetings are held every Thursday From 11:45 to 12:55 in Room D2S-R25. July 21 club meeting July 23 TLI EASTERN July 28 club meeting & TLI LITE 2 July 30 - TLI EASTERN Aug 4 club meeting Aug 6 LAST CHANCE TLI Aug 11 club meeting Aug 18 club meeting Aug 25 club meeting *** September *** Contests! Contests! Contests! Do you know someone who would benefit from developing their communication or leadership skills? Bring them to our next meeting! Membership in this Ericsson Campus Toastmasters Club is open to employees, contractors and the community. It offers exciting opportunities to develop leadership, management, and public speaking skills. And you ll make fun friends, too! Do you freak out when you have to give a presentation? Help is available! Join us Thursday! Verbal Expressions Toastmasters Club meets weekly on this campus. THURSDAYS 11:45am 1:00pm - D2S-R25 July 2011 Page 8 The Verbal Express

for Parker Toastmasters has been an exciting

President s Message Volume 1, I ssue 1 2010-11 for Parker Toastmasters has been an exciting Inside this issue: Tryear! easurer Our & Secretary club has exceeded everyone's expectations Officer and Roles