In May Club President Joanna Knott had the privilege to attend the Spring Conference. Here is a brief glimpse into the happenings at the biannual District 26 conference. [slickr-flickr tag=”2012_D26_Spring_Conference” border=”on” type=”slideshow” descriptions=”on” delay=”5″ items=”30″]
Traci Brown’s inspirational speech was well-received. Kudos also to speakers Elaine Love, Pat Broadbent and Sharon Hoery for giving their best to a receptive audience. [slickr-flickr tag=”20120517_SpecialEvent” border=”on” type=”slideshow” descriptions=”on” delay=”5″ items=”30″]
Written by Eric Dunham, VP Education What an interesting evening we had at the April 26th meeting. Imagine for just a moment, closing a meeting before we ever got started. That’s exactly what happened at our first backwards meeting. Our club president Joanna Knott closed the meeting and thanked everyone for coming before any speeches. […]
There was excellent competition at the Area Contest April 21 at the Parker Library. Along with active participation from clubs all around the area, Parker Toastmasters had a strong representation to help run the contest. Eric Dunham served as the Contest Chairperson, Joanna Knott was the Sergeant At Arms, Bill Bevard was a Judge and […]
April 12, 2012 Meeting Post author: Sandy Marthaler We had another fun and exciting meeting with 11 members present and one guest, Audrey Bolema. We used our new Toastmaster banner for the first time. Members attending: Joanna Knott, Bill Morgan, Bruce Ekins, Martin Cobb, Bill Bevard, Sandy Marthaler, Alissa Tenorio, Santhi Malasani, Nikita Kazakov, Cole […]
by Jodi Michael Horner Sergeant-at-Arms Each Thursday that our club meets we enter with the expectation to learn, support, and stretch ourselves. The meeting last Thursday was no exception as I believe our group experienced all these things. In the role of the evening’s Toastmaster was Caroline Nguyen. This was her second outing as Toastmaster […]
Someone may say: another ordinary meeting. No, no, no! There are no ordinary meetings at Parker Toastmasters. And last night was no exception. Five speeches, including an Icebreaker, and Table Topics Irish-style, this Club has always something new, refreshing and exciting to offer. Bill Bevard, or I should say Braveheart, showed us how Toastmasters can […]
Let’s pretend you’re sitting on a plane and relaxed, waiting to hear what the dinner will or movie will be for your journey by jet aircraft across the country. What do you do when you find out that the person who is supposed to be flying the plane isn’t in the cockpit? You turn to […]
The first meeting of 2012 for Parker Toastmasters was a great success. We had 10 members present, as well as three guests: Cole Mayer, Les Crosby, and Nathan Bolema. President Joanna Knott opened the meeting with our customary Pledge of Allegiance. Joanna then did a great job of introducing our three guests to the club. […]
