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Have you been elected to a new
position, joined a new club, been
promoted this year or just want to be
able to make a smoother
presentation at your next job
interview? If the answer is “yes” to
any of these questions then you just
might be ready for Toastmasters
International.
Great leaders need to be fluent when
they speak but everyone joins for his
or her own reasons—and not
necessarily to become a great public
speaker.
Communication is one of the most
important things we can learn, and
your local Toastmasters Club can
help you become better at it.
Toastmasters a safe environment in
which to take risks; it challenges you
to grow more than you ever dreamed
possible. Our club members are
supportive, encouraging and
nonjudgmental. The Club’s
standards are high – you may think
you are a good speaker but there is
always the potential for learning and
growth!
This is the place where leaders are
made! Toastmasters can help you to
gain confidence as a public speaker
and leader. There is no instructor in
a Toastmasters meeting. Instead,
members evaluate one another’s
presentations. This feedback process
is a key part of the program’s
success. Toastmasters is a
S INTERNATIONA
International Speech Club Contest
Categories: Speech and Table Topics Date: February 18, 2013 Time: 6:00 PM Where: Ocean Palms Retirement Center
Contestants must have completed 3
speeches to enter the Contest!
For information call: 772-398-6727
convenient platform to practice
leadership traits as Club members are
all mentor/ leaders in Toastmasters
and we strive to lead by example.
Listen to one of our own members
Val Pfeffer and how it helped her!
I joined Toastmasters
6 yeare ago because
My supervisor
(and friend)
Insisted. He made
It clear that if I
Did not improve my presentation
skills, my days with the company
would be numbered. What
motivation!
I joined and was awful- ask anyone
who was a member at the time, but I
kept going. Over time, the company
recognized my dramatic
improvement and had me start a
company Toastmasters club. During
the years with Toastmasters I have
held many roles and officer
positions: Treasurer, VP of
Membership, VP Education, and
President. Toastmasters has not only
improved my public speaking
abilities, but given me confidence in
all other aspects in my life. I would,
and do, recommend Toastmasters to
everyone that has any interaction
with people. (And who doesn’t?)
Val Pfeffer
January 2013 VOLUME 2
Treasure Coast Toastmasters
focus SPEAK, LISTEN AND TALK CONFIDENTLY
STEPPING UP IN THE NEW YEAR! By Susan Hutchinson
Give potential speakers fortune cookies and let them comment on the fortune statement!
Joe Duerr, Division D Governor
A quarterly publication
For more information visit our web site at
www.3466.toastmasters.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Table Topics Tips
New Year, New Start Membership Drive Party Thank you to all our members
for making this event a success
and to Norma Reubert, Vice
President of Membership for
opening her house to us and
making this drive possible!
More than 50 members were
present with guests. It was an
occasion to celebrate also the
Distinguished Club member
award to our own Joe Duerr.
See article about Joe on page 3
HAPPENINGS
NEW MEMBER CORNER Meet - Grant Morris
I joined Toastmasters
and specifically the
Treasure coast chapter
for several reasons. My
relatively recent career
change into financial
services was a major
motivator. I am
required to put on
seminars and make
presentations in front
of many people. I found
I was not as
comfortable with this
as I would like to be.
Looking ahead I see
many more seminars in
my life.
One of my goals in joining
Toastmasters was to become
more comfortable and natural
when putting on any type of
presentation. This also includes
one on one situations where
preparation and delivery is
everything when you are trying to
get your point across and help a
client or prospective client.
I am not where I want to be but I
find myself more confident than
when I started and I now look
forward to getting up in front of
my Toastmaster group.
I was a guest at a couple of
different Toastmaster clubs. I
selected the Treasure Coast
chapter because of the members
involved.
SMARTER INVESTING: In yourself
The meetings are well attended
and I liked the fact that we have
a very diverse group of
individuals in the group. We
have some embers with a lot of
experience and many who are
just getting started. We all have
the goal of improving and this is
powerful.
Having your speech reviewed
and critiqued is also something I
appreciate. This part of the
process helps to reflect and think
about how you can improve on
future speeches. My next step in
the process will be to evaluate
other speeches and I am excited
about developing this talent.
Bottom line is I am committed
to improving my public
speaking and Toastmasters is a
wonderful way to move this
process along.
Treasure Coast Toastmasters Ocean Palms Retirement Center
772-225-1989
Ildiko Haidacher talks to Luminaries A life isn’t important except for the difference it makes!
Ildiko Haidacher, the president of the Treasure Coast
Toastmasters was recently featured in Luminaries. She
explains her passion for Toastmasters
“Her biggest passion as she told Luminaires reporter
Jackie Holfelder is for the Treasure Coast Toastmasters
Club of which she is president, Ildiko feels that
everyone can benefit from joining the organization
stating that it makes people more confident in
themselves and their skills.
She is walking proof of this because one thing is certain
Ildiko Haidacher’s confidence makes her a successful
business women and an effective volunteer and
community member in Martin County!”
BENEFITS OF
JOINING
T OASTMASTERS
• At work, your
communication with
employer and associates
will become more effective
and productive.
• In your community, you will
become more effective in
getting things said, planned,
and done.
• In our club, you will meet
new people, have fun and
learn important public
speaking and leadership
skills
For more information, contact our Membership Director at 303-618-0998
DIVISION D GOVERNOR JOE DUERR CONDUCTS TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TRAINING AT INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE (IRSC) By Doris Thurston. Photos by Susan Hutchinson
From an Article submitted to the Stuart News
JOE DUERR, Division D
Governor of Toastmasters
International, past Area 40
Governor and past President of
the Stuart Treasure Coast
Toastmasters Club, qualified for
his Distinguished Toastmaster
designation by conducting the
first bi-annual Toastmasters
Leadership Institute officer
training held here in Stuart. More
than 500 Toastmaster members
are active in Division D’s 25 clubs, spanning from
Wellinton to Ft. Pierce. There were 122 attendees present
at the event, including Toastmaster members and guests.
Most clubs change officers every year and some every six
months, thus providing leadership training and
opportunities for every member.
“Toastmasters on the Treasure Coast and surrounding
area,” said Duerr. These training events have previously
only taken place in Boca Raton or further south. The Stuart
event was a huge success
and it is now anticipated to
occur every six months at
this newly established
venue.” said Duerr.
These training events have
previously only taken
place in Boca Raton or further south. The Stuart event was
a huge success and it is now anticipated to occur every six
months at this newly established venue. As division
governor, Duerr is responsible for all of the clubs in
Division D of Toastmasters’ International District 47,
which includes Southeast Florida and the Bahamas. Joe’s
goal when he first joined Toastmasters was to become an
effective motivational speaker, which he did with aplomb
at this event. He presented a masterful keynote speech
which is available on Utube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvMGZPOa20I&featur
e=youtube_gdata_player
Treasure Coast Toastmasters from various local clubs
participated in the seminar by organizing and presenting
leadership topics and tips in 50-minute sessions. Lecturers
from Stuart's club included local past President Tony
DeAngelis; Club VP of Education Norma Reubert; Table
Topics speaker Veronica Montoya; Valerie Johnson, on
the position of Treasurer, and Danielle Baron and Vic
Miskanic on VP of Public Relations, Carol Andrew on
Speech Writing and presentation and Mary Phipps on the
position of Sgt at Arms. Special guest speakers and
hypnotists, Justin Kunst and Rich Alexander demonstrated
how to overcome fear of public speaking through
hypnosis.
HOW TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE TABLE TOPICS MASTER by Val Pfeffer, CC
Val is an experienced Toastmaster
having assumed many roles in our
club. She shares with us her tips on the
role of Table Topics Masters.
As the Table Topics Master: •Your goal is to have as many members speak at the
meeting as possible. Choose participants that do not have
ANY speaking positions first, then smaller roles, and then
guests. Participation is a member privilege- do not call on
guests unless all members have a chance to speak during
the meeting.
•Table Topics is the section of the meeting to adjust for
time. The Toastmaster will let you know when to finish.
Have enough questions ready to fill in time as required.
•Have 6-8 or more Table Topics questions tied to the
theme of the day. You may not need them all- but better to
have and not need, than to cut this portion, and our
meeting, short.
• Be creative, select quotes of the famous as topics or
questions related to the theme of the meeting. Questions or
statements should be short.
•Repeat the question prior to selecting a participant and
then again after the participant is onstage.
MAKE IT FUN. If you have fun, the audience will
have fun. Val.