2009 International and Evaluation Speech Contest

On Wednesday February 25th is Mather Toastmasters' 2009 International and Evaluation Speech Contest. 

My first exposure to Mather Toastmasters was a contest night and I was blown away by the speeches.

More importantly I felt welcomed and accepted, I wasn't even a member yet. I attended a standard meeting

the next week and joined. I have not been disappointed in my choice.

So, if you have the time, please stop by and see what Mather Toastmasters has to offer.

Mather Toastmasters Hosts an Awesome Contest

Ok so I am a little biased, but we did put on a great contest and I thank you all for competing, helping out, judging and attending. I had a great time and I hope you did as well. Just for your amusement check out this little video I made of the contest.

See you at the Area Contest

Come One Come All

You are formally invited to join Mather Toastmaster for their Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests. It will be held on August 20th at 6:30 pm at 9521 Folsom Blvd, Suite N, Sacramento, CA. It is shaping up to be a great contest, stop by and hear entertaining humorous speeches and quick thinking and eloquent table topics.

I look forward to seeing you there!

"Smoke gets in your eyes"*

Yes it is a song title but here in California it is also a fact of life. Our firefighters are doing a valiant job and have reduce the number of fires from over 1400 to just under 300. I am having a hard time and I am not even close to the fires, I can't imagine what it is like on the fire lines. I wish them the best and continued safety.

As a result of the air quality, the July 9th meeting was cancelled. Many folks were having issues breathing and felt ill. I was use to the haze in the sky, it has become a common sight, but on that day the haze was at ground level and it felt like walking through caramel. Nano Soto sent a wonderful link to information on dealing with smoke. Thanks Nano!

I hope that the winds change and we receive a reprieve from the smoke and the haze.
I will see you all on the 16th.

Have a great weekend


*"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 operetta Roberta.

Happy 4th of July

Hello All Mather Toastmaster's and the World at Large.

It was a beautiful day to be in a parade. I was and so were representatives from several of District 39 clubs. I have a slide show playing on the right for everyone to see and I will be adding more pictures as they arrive in my in box. I am now going to relax at home with my family and enjoy some fine grilled food.

Here is a picture of some of the participants in the Parade, some were missing at this time.

From Toastmasters ...

I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July!

Also, if you would like to caption some of these pictures let me know.

Independence!!!!

According to Phil and I agree one way to assure that your are going to do something is to tell someone you will do it. With that in mind here is my post....

I am not going to steal the thunder of our Secretary and do a full recap but, I will point out my favorite parts. I am proud every time I hear someone step up for a position that is open, it proves that we truly are "The Greatest Club in the Free World". It was Stephanie's first time running the meeting as President "Yeah!"Add to that Cindy's first time as a Toastmaster at Mather and we have an evening of firsts. The speeches were varied to say the least, Stephanie's hints to overcome stage fright, no nakedness involved, Nano's on the Americanness of Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, I will never look at a PB&J the same and my speech on Blog, Social Networks and Wiki's. All very different speeches, all different styles and all evaluated wonderfully. The Table Topics were relevant and fun and for some... Brief ;)


Now for my call to action, I would like all members of Mather Toastmasters to add at least one, 1, uno, comment. Simple just read a post and click on add comment. Easy.

No for those of you who would like to write a post for this blog, and it is a great and easy thing to do. Let me know and I will give you permission to post to this site. I encourage everyone to post, it is a wonderful way to encourage sharing and community.

So let me see your comments.

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Welcome to Mather Toastmasters

Hello and welcome to the Mather Toastmasters blog.

Mather Toastmasters is a local chapter of Toastmasters International and District 39.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests.

Mather Toastmasters meets every Wednesday. Doors open at 6:00 PM and meetings start at 6:30 PM sharp, and conclude at 8:00 PM.

Please visit our website for more information http://mather.freetoasthost.info/

I look forward to hearing from our members and from the Worldwide Toastmasters' community. Of course, I also look forward to hearing from anyone with an interest in joining Mather Toastmasters or your local club.

"With A Smile On Our Faces And Love In Our Hearts"


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