Chippewa Valley Toastmasters

Holiday Theme for Next Meeting!

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Dale Lehner

We had an impressive & fun filled meeting with five great speeches. I can not wait for the next meeting. The theme for the next meeting is Holiday Movies.

Here’s the agenda: CVTM_December_15_2011

Please look over the agenda. I assigned some roles. (Hint: John and Jerry.) Please let me know if you can not fill the role.

Mark Your Calendars! The N3 & N4 Area Toastmasters Leadership Institute is scheduled for 9:00 AM -12:00 Noon on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 at a location in Menomonie. Save the date and John and I will provide details by next meeting.

Thanks

Gene, VP Education

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Christmas Speeches…A Call for Help

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Dale Lehner

Good day, everyone

My annual company Christmas Dinner Party occurs in January this year. I thought that I should use my Toastmaster skills to speak about the Holiday season with emphasis on the New Year. Almost everyone at my workplace knows that I am with Toastmasters and they will be looking for my newly groomed public speaking skills.

I decided to search for ‘Christmas Speeches’ -and for ‘New Year’s Speeches’- and I was disappointed by the quality of what I read. Granted, I did not spend a whole afternoon searching for something but I did look for a half-hour and did not find the right tone, sentiments, or substance that I thought would be appropriate for a group of people that work together and who do not know each other’s private lives.

Can you help me locate some speeches that express the holiness of the season and also inspires people for the New Year? I will write my own speech and it would be very helpful to have something that I can draw ideas from.

Thanks for any help that you can provide.

Dale Lehner

VP Public Relations

Chippewa Valley Toastmasters