What is Ignite!? Ignite! is speaking for five minutes, with 20 slides. The slides move every 15 seconds, whether the speaker is ready or not. It is interesting, challenging and fun. As a burgeoning speaker, you are learning more about the craft every day. Seeing how others do it and learning from them is part […]
Today two of Parker Toastmasters’ officers officially received their MBA degrees from Phoenix University. Please congratulate Joanna Knott, VP Education, and Nina Minary, VP Membership, for their achievement.
Parker Toastmasters will be at Parker Days this weekend, along with the Lunch Out Loud and Spirited Speakers club. Lunch Out Loud deserves credit for initiating this move, to cut costs, and also to give the 100,000 or so people expected to attend this weekend more choices among the area clubs. Come on by and […]
What an excellent meeting tonight, with excellent turnout! Bruce Ekins, Nina Minary, Paul Johnson, Jodi Horner, Samantha Tino, Michele O’Brien-Rose, Kaitlyn Wolf, Kellen Stephens, Michelle DeVore, Eric Dunham, Joanna Knott, Debbie Hall and Bill Morgan participated in tonight’s meeting. Let’s all welcome new members Debbie Hall, Bruce Ekins, Samantha Tino, Kaitlyn Wolf and Kellen Stephens! […]
When this website went through reconceptualization and redesign, there were many unknowns and uncertainties. Thankfully, the worst unknowns were about abandoning a familiar website and taking a leap of faith into the foggy void of installing and using WordPress. Now that we’re up and running for nearly three months now, we’re losing our training wheels […]
Parker Toastmasters members – please take time from your busy day and vote for this year’s Toastmaster of the Year for Parker Toastmasters. Your selection criteria should consider: Overall Qualities Enthusiasm Dedication Helping Others Toastmasters qualities Achievement of any Toastmasters Awards Active Participation in Roles During Meetings Participation in Club Contests, including roles as Contest […]
We are always looking for ways to enhance our online presence, and we are looking for your suggestions for blogs and links to add to our site. The idea is to bring to you what innovative thinkers and organizations have to offer. A blogroll is a way for you to see the last 2 or […]
We have lots of speakers lined up for Thursday’s meeting, where I am honored to be your Toastmaster. So far Michele O’Brien-Rose, Joanna Knott, Caroline Nguyen, Eric Dunham and Sandy Marthaler are committed to give a speech. Paul Johnson will be the grammarian/ah-counter. Joel Stevenson will be a speech evaluator. We have spots open for […]
It was a packed house at the Daniels Fund building as the Metro club Toastmasters competed in the International Speech Contest and Table Topics contests this afternoon. The winners earned the right to compete at the District 26 Contest on May 20/21st. Congratulations to the winners and participants. It was a privilege to witness such […]
Below is my email to the area Metro 6 Presidents and Officers who run the clubs: Spirited Speakers, Lunch Out Loud, Castle Rock Toastmasters and Southridge Toastmasters. I am proposing to use a ‘passport’ to foster productive idea-sharing and build relationships among our greater Toastmasters community. Click on the Metro 6 Passport to see it […]
