The Latest Word

Newsletter of The Last Word Toastmasters
Burlington, Massachusetts

Volume 11 –October 2003

 

Humorous Speech Contest

The Humorous Speech Contest was held on Thursday, September 25, 2003.  A very fun meeting for all.  Contest Chairperson, Marilyn Mahoney, organized and directed the event which went quite smoothly.  Our Area A4 Governor, Mary Yebba, joined in the fun for an enjoyable evening.

Club participants were Robert Isenberg, James Tau, Scott Humphries, Lee Yates and Rich Levesque.  All speakers did a great job and made us laugh.  It was tough to decide a winner. 

However, the judges (Joan Turnberg, Jeremy Szteiter, Joyce Matteson, Bill McGowan, and Al Rowe) worked diligently to decide who would represent The Last Word Toastmasters at the Area A4 Humorous Speech Contest to be held in two weeks.  The results are as follows:

1st Place:  Lee Yates

2nd Place:  Scott Humphries

3rd Place:  James Tau

Lee will represent The Last Word Toastmasters on October 9.  In the event Lee cannot make the event, Scott will represent the club.  All are welcome to attend the event and cheer for Lee.  GO LEE!!

Area A4 Humorous Speech Contest:

Thursday, October 9, 2003

Everett Parlin Library

1st Floor Meeting Room

410 Broadway

Everett, MA

Thank you

A very big thank you goes out to all the members who participated in this years Humorous Speech Contest.  It takes team work to make these events run smoothly and as usual the members of The Last Word Toasmasters came through.  From the timers (M.J. Kahn, Leslie Pavia) to the counters (Jeff Orrik, Jean Cody) to the judges (Joan, Jeremy, Joyce, Bill, Al) to the speakers (Robert, James, Scott, Lee, Rich) and, of course, Marilyn who spent many hours making sure the event ran smoothly.  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

Certificates and Awards

Ice Breaker Certificate – Leslie Pavia

The Ice Breaker Certificate is awarded for the first speech.

Enthusiasm Cerfiticate – Steve James

The Enthusiasm Certificate is given at the fifth speech to encourage speakers to continue on to CTM.

Congratulations Leslie, Steve.

 

New Website

Get up-to-date information on The Last Word Toastmasters Club of Burlington, MA, by visiting our new website at: http://thelastwordtm.org/

District Website: www.district31tm.org

Toastmasters Int’l: www.toastmasters.org

Upcoming attractions

Sally Willard has a copy of the Toastmasters videos that air on Burlington Cable TV.   If you would like to view the copy, please contact Sally (sally@williard.com, 781-229-6530)

Also check your local newspapers for news and events on our Toastmaster’s club.

Helpful Hints

Toastmasters - Please include the speaker’s speech number and allotted time on the agenda.  Table Topics should finish at 8:00 pm.

Timer – Be visible by sitting in the back row middle aisle.  Keep card visible until speaker sees card.

Not everyone has e-mail

Please remember to call members who do not have e-mail when you have positions open on the agenda.  We tend to use the most convenient method and just e-mail, forgetting that not everyone who would like to participate has the luxury of a computer or e-mail.  It may seem a necessity to many, but not everyone has access.  The most recent roster is available now.

2003 Club Officers:

President:  Richard Levesque

VP Education: Marilyn Mahoney

VP Membership: James Tau

VP Public Relations: Sally Willard

Secretary:  Pat Murphy

Treasurer: Jeremy Szteiter

Sgt at Arms: Steven James

 

 Calendar

The Last Word Toastmasters club meets at 7:00pm at the Burlington Library, 22 Sears St., Burlington, MA on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month except holidays. Guests are welcome at every meeting.

 

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Snow Cancellations: In the event of snow, meetings are canceled only if the Burlington Public Library closes early.  Before coming out on a snowy night, please phone the library, (781) 270-1690, to make sure they’ll be open.