Temple University Toastmasters

Group Points Update!

2009-11-19T10:15:00.003-05:00

International Pimps- 128
Infinity- 119
ToastBusters- 87

Friday November 20 Agenda

2009-11-17T09:01:00.004-05:00

Toastmaster of the Day: Jamal Glover
Invocation Speaker: Henny Kurniawan
Jokemaster: Mark Quien

General Evaluator: Scott Young
Grammarian: Beth Ward
Ah Counter: Ron Burman
Timer: Selina Quinn

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Adil Khan

Table Topics Master: Tiffany Sheffield

At the end of this meeting we will be voting for the best speeches. So everyone come out to the meeting this Friday and vote!

Points Update!!

2009-11-12T08:49:00.002-05:00

Team International Pimps: 116 pts
Team Infinity: 100 pts
Team ToastBusters: 68 pts

Friday November 6th Agenda

2009-11-03T09:22:00.001-05:00

Toastmaster of the Day Sumit Bhattachavya
Invocation Speaker Mark Quien
Jokemaster Ron Burman

General Evaluator Kendra Royster
Grammarian Jamal Glover
Ah Counter Paul Lee
Timer Thu Nguyen

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1 Selina Quinn
Speaker #2 Olivia Refile
Speaker #3 Adil Khan
On Deck: Mark Quien

Table Topics Master Alex Appianing

Points Update

2009-10-28T11:22:00.002-04:00

Team International Pimps- 83 points
Team Infinity - 64 points
Team ToastBusters - 60 points

Tomorrows Meeting Agenda

2009-10-22T13:44:00.005-04:00

Toastmaster of the Day: Nicole Koch
Invocation Speaker: Scott Young
Jokemaster: Sumit Bhattacharya

General Evaluator Nicole Koch
Grammarian: Todd Shaeffer
Ah Counter: Olivia Refile
Timer: Ron Burman

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Paul Lee
Speaker #2: Selina Quinn
Speaker #3: Todd Shaeffer
On Deck: Scott Young

Table Topics Master: Alex Esena

Team Point Update

2009-10-14T14:26:00.004-04:00

Hey Toastmasters!

I am going to continually post each teams points after every meeting so everyone can keep track of their teams points. These are the points as of today.

International Pimps - 37 points

Infinity- 31 points

ToastBusters- 27 points

Second Meeting Time

2009-10-06T06:37:00.003-04:00

Hey guys starting Tuesday October 13, 2009 Toastmasters will start its Second Meetings!

These meetings will be held:
Every Tuesday
Room 505 Alter Hall
12:00 - 12:50 pm

This is a great opportunity for those who can not make our Friday meetings or who would just like to get the opportunity to give more speeches!

Teams

2009-10-05T15:02:00.007-04:00

Hey Guys,
Below are the teams for this semester and their points as of today.

Team Infinity: 25 points
Kendra Boyster
Jamal Glover
Nicole Koch
Selina Quinn
Adil Khan
Olivia Refile

International Pimps: 20points
Alex Esena
Summit Bhattachavya
Scott Young
Paul Lee
Thu Nguyen
Mark Quien
Jingwen Yang

Toastbusters: 11 points
Robert Baugh
Henny Kurniawan
Ron Burman
Alex Appianing
Todd Shaeffer
Hyun Kim
Joe Norton

3rd General Meeting Today!

2009-09-25T08:44:00.003-04:00

Agenda for Today

Toastmaster of the Day: James Dillon
Invocation Speaker: Thu Nguyen
Jokemaster: Joe Norton

General Evaluator: Mark Quien
Grammarian:
Ah Counter: Alex Appiainng
Timer: Thu Nguyen

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Kendra Royster
Speaker #2: Sumit Bhattacharya
Speaker #3: Selyna

2nd General Meeting

2009-09-18T09:04:00.009-04:00

Hi All - Today is our second meeting of the semester, below is the agenda:

Toastmaster of the Day: TBA

Invocation Speaker: Joe Nortin
Jokemaster: Collin Saltry
General Evaluator: Thu Nguyen

Grammarian: Dan Mullen
Ah Counter: Olivia Refile
Timer: Daijessa Hinton

Speaker #1: Henny Kurniawan

Hope to see you all there!!

1st General Meeting is Tomorrow!

2009-09-10T09:48:00.003-04:00

Hello current and prospective Toastmasters,

Tomorrow is our first Toastmasters meeting of the semester and below is the agenda:

Toastmaster of the Day Nicole Koch

Invocation Speaker Todd Shaeffer

Jokemaster Mark Quein

General Evaluator Jingwen Yang

Grammarian Robert Baugh

Ah Counter Hyun Kim

Timer Thu Nguyen

Introduction of Speakers

Speaker #1 Sumit Bhattacharya

Speaker #2 Mark Quein

Table Topics Master Olivia Refile

15 minutes of Q&A

For all the new people attending there will be a 15 min Q&A session at the end of the meeting. We will answer all of your questions you have about toastmasters!

Hope to see you there!

Student Professional Organization Fair

2009-09-01T12:06:00.002-04:00

Hello All! Come out to learn more about toastmasters this Friday at 11:00am - 2:00pm at the SPO Fair on the 1st floor of Alter.

Stop by our table to learn more about our meetings, speakers and other activities. Don't miss out!

Fall Semester Meeting Schedule

2009-09-01T11:47:00.005-04:00

Hello Everyone!! Welcome Back!!

Below is the schedule for our toastmasters meetings this fall semester.

Fall 2009 Toastmasters Schedule:
* Sept 11 (1st general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Sept 18 (2nd general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Sept 25 (3rd general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Oct 2 (4th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Oct 9 (5th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Oct 16 (6th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Oct 23 (7th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Oct 30 (8th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Nov 6 (9th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Nov 13 (10th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Nov 20 (11th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)
* Nov 27 (NO MEETING – Thanksgiving Break)
* Dec 4 (Last general meeting of semester!!, Alter Hall 233, 12:00 – 12:50pm)

We encourage ALL STUDENTS to attend meetings from ALL majors. Hope to see you join us this semester!!

2009-04-24T11:26:00.002-04:00

General Meeting Agenda: April 24, 2009,
Alter Hall Room 233 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM,
Office: Alter Hall, Lower Level
38c, 215-204-7045

Toastmaster of the Day: Zekita Shaw
Invocation Speaker: Thu Nguyen
Jokemaster: Sandy Freid

General Evaluator:
Grammarian: Sandy Freid
Ah Counter: Scott Young
Timer: Andrew Dippel

Introduction of Speakers
Officers Speeches and Voting

Table Topics Master: Olivia Refile

Table Topics Help!

2009-04-16T11:43:00.004-04:00

If you want some help with Table Topics there is a great E-book called

"Table Topics Secrets Revealed".

The website to get it at is www.toastmasters-tabletopics.com.

Be sure to check it out if you would like some help with Table Topics, and impromptu speaking!

2009-04-16T11:33:00.001-04:00

General Meeting Agenda: April 17, 2009,
Alter Hall Room 233 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM,
Office: Alter Hall, Lower Level
38c, 215-204-7045

Toastmaster of the Day: Andrew Dippel
Invocation Speaker: Sandy Freid
Jokemaster: Mark Quien

General Evaluator: Thu Nguyen
Grammarian: Robert Baugh
Ah Counter: Alli Wass
Timer: Todd Shaeffer

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Sean Massenburg
Speaker #2: Thu Nguyen
Hot Seat: Tatyana Shubayeva

Table Topics Master: Tatyana Shubayeva

2009-04-09T18:03:00.002-04:00

General Meeting Agenda: April 10, 2009,
Alter Hall Room 233 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM,
Office: Alter Hall, Lower Level
38c, 215-204-7045

Toastmaster of the Day: Thu Nguyen
Invocation Speaker: Sandy Freid
Jokemaster: Mark Quien

General Evaluator: Andrew Dippel
Grammarian: *to be announced*
Ah Counter: Scott Young
Timer: Olivia Refile

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Tatyana Shubayeva
Speaker #2: Mark Quien
Hot Seat: Tess Elliott

Table Topics Master: Hyun Kim

2009-04-01T15:44:00.005-04:00

General Meeting Agenda: April 3, 2009,
Alter Hall Room 233 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM,
Office: Alter Hall, Lower Level
38c, 215-204-7045

Toastmaster of the Day: Alli Wass
Invocation Speaker: Zekita Shaw
Jokemaster: Sandra Freid

General Evaluator: Nicole Koch
Grammarian: Olivia Refile
Ah Counter: Alli Wass
Timer: Zekita Shaw

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Mark Quien (Cheesesteaks: Pats vs Genos)
Speaker #2: Andrew Dippel (Becoming a Leader)
Hot Seat: Thu Nguyen

Table Topics Master: Mark Quien

General Meeting March 27, 2009

2009-03-27T10:21:00.003-04:00

General Meeting Agenda: March 27, 2009,
Alter Hall Room 233 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM,
Office: Alter Hall, Lower Level
38c, 215-204-7045

Toastmaster of the Day: ?
Invocation Speaker: Nicole Koch
Jokemaster: Thu Ngyen

General Evaluator:
Grammarian: Andrew Dippel
Ah Counter: Thu Ngyen
Timer: ?

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Pilar Newsome
Speaker #2: Nicole Koch
Speaker #3: Hyun Kim
Hot Seat: Andrew Dippel

Table Topics Master: Sumit Bhattacharya

Meeting Agenda: March 20, 2009

2009-03-20T11:19:00.001-04:00

Meeting Agenda: March 20, 2009

Toastmaster of the Day Hyun Kim

Invocation Speaker Olivia Refile

Jokemaster Mark Quien

General Evaluator Andrew Dippel

Grammarian * * * to be announced * * *

Ah Counter Andrew Dippel

Timer Thu Nguyen

Introduction of Speakers

Speaker #1 Sumit Bhattacharya

Speaker #2 Mark Quien

Speaker #3 Thu Nguyen

Hot Seat Andrew Dippel

Table Topics Master Hyun Kim

Blood Drive Volunteer Schedule

2009-03-20T11:04:00.002-04:00

Thank you to all those willing to volunteer to help the Red Cross run a blood drive at the Fox School! Below is a schedule of when everyone has volunteered to help.

Monday (3/23/09)

10:00 - 11:30 Todd Shaeffer
Pilar Newsome

10:30 - 12:30 Khiem Tran

1:00 - 2:00 Tess Elliot

2:00 - 2:30 Camille Booth

2:30 - 3:00 Nicole Koch

Tuesday (3/24/09)

10:00 - 11:00 Robert Baugh

11:30 - 1:00 Nicole Koch

2:30 - 3:00 Alli Wass

Wednesday (3/25/09)

10:00 - 11:30 Todd Shaeffer

11:00 - 11:30 Hyun Kim

1:00 - 2:00 Thu Nguyen

2:00 - 3:00 Camille Booth

Thursday (3/26/09)

10:00 - 11:00 Robert Baugh

1:00 - 2:30 Zekita Shaw

Friday (3/27/09)

10:30 - 11:30 Khiem Tran

12:30 - 1:00 Zekita Shaw

1:00 - 1:30 Camille Booth

1:00 - 3:00 Andrew Dippel

Monday (3/30/09) - The day of the Blood Drive

9:30 - 10:30 Alli Wass

10:00 - 11:00 Pilar Newsome

11:00 - 12:00 Tess Elliot

11:30 - 12:30 Alli Wass

12:00 - 1:30 Jingwen Yang

3:00 - 4:00 Pilar Newsome

The Fine Print: If you OPEN or CLOSE the table, come to Alter 37 and go with the student worker to get the table from Events Storage. Once the table is set up, then you will receive the laptop and promotional materials from Alter 37 to set up.
If you are working shifts in the middle of the day, please make sure you never leave the laptop unattended. The papers and such can stay on the table, however the laptop cannot. If you are waiting for someone to come after you, and you have to go to class, please drop off the laptop to Alter 37. Conversely, if you are working the table and there is no one there, please go to Alter 37 to pick up the laptop.
On the laptop there is the user name "Blood Drive" and the password is "Volunteer." There is a direct link to the site to sign up, and the background to the computer is the link and sponsor code: 3408. Once the day is over, please first return the laptop to Alter 37, and the student worker will assist you with returning the table to Events storage, located on the lower level.

2009-03-19T18:26:00.029-04:00

General Meeting Agenda: March 20, 2009,
Alter Hall Room 233 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM,
Office: Alter Hall, Lower Level
38c, 215-204-7045

Toastmaster of the Day: Hyun Kim
Invocation Speaker: Olivia Refile
Jokemaster: Mark Quien

General Evaluator: Andrew Dippel
Grammarian: **to be announced**
Ah Counter: Andrew Dippel
Timer: Thu Ngyen

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Sumit Bhattacharya
Speaker #2: Mark Quien
Speaker #3: Thu Nguyen
Hot Seat: Andrew Dippel

Table Topics Master: Hyun Kim

Second Bi-Weekly Meetings

2009-02-25T22:06:00.001-05:00

Second meetings will be held:

Every other Wednesday 2:00pm - 3:30pm in Alter 507

If you have any questions and/or would like to have a role in any of the meetings email one of the officers, we would love to see you join us at our meetings :)

General Meeting Agenda : 02.27.2009

2009-02-25T21:08:00.012-05:00

February 27, 2009
11:40 AM - 12:30 PM
Alter Hall, Room 233

Call to Order
Toastmaster of the Day
Alli Wass

Invocation Speaker
Robert Baugh

Jokemaster
Mark

General Evaluator
Nicole Koch

Grammarian
Scott Young

Ah Counter
Olivia Refile

Timer
Andrew Dippel

Speaker #1
Pilar Newsome

Speaker #2
Sumit Bhattacharya

Speaker #3
Thu Nguyen

Hot Seat
Mark

Table Topics Master
Thu Nguyen

Will Your Group Win?

2009-02-19T23:37:00.000-05:00

To promote both friendly competition and teamwork between our members, we place each of our members into one of three groups. These groups compete for the most points by the end of the semester. Each member accumulates points for his/her team by participating both in and out of meetings. The only catch is that you MUST be a paid member for your points to count for your team.

The Groups:
C + B
The Everlasting GabStoppers
Hot Shotz

How You Get Points For Your Group:
Attend a Meeting: 1pt
Bring a Friend to a Meeting: 2pts
Have a Role on the Agenda: 2pts
Participate in a Publicity Event: 2pts
Participate in a Social Event: 2pts
Promote TM in Your Class: 2pts
Give a Table Topic: 3pts
Give a Prepared Speech: 5pts

General Meeting Agenda : 02.20.2009

2009-02-19T17:18:00.001-05:00

Call to Order
Toastmaster of the Day: Hyun Kim
Invocation Speaker: Todd Shaeffer
Jokemaster: Mark Quien

General Evaluator: Nicole Koch
Grammarian: Andrew Dippel
Ah Counter: Nicole Koch
Timer: Thu Nguyen

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1: Eugene Choe C + B(I love to Cook!)
Speaker #2: Scott Young Hot Shotz
Speaker #3: Zekita Shaw Hot Shotz
Hot Seat: Andrew Dippel C + B

Table Topics Master: Sumit Bhattacharya

Evaluations (Given by: Grammarian, Ah Counter, Timer, and Speech Evaluators)
Announcements
Assignment of Roles
Meeting Adjourned

o2.13.o9 General Meeting Agenda

2009-02-13T10:46:00.000-05:00

Office: General Meeting Agenda:
Alter Hall, February 13, 2009
Lower Level 38c 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM
215-204-7045 Alter Hall, Room 233

Call to Order
Toastmaster of the Day
Andrew Dippel
Invocation Speaker
Alli Wass
Jokemaster
Scott Young(Using big words in kindergarden: Winnie the Pooh)

General Evaluator
Khiem Tran
Grammarian
Alli Wass
Ah Counter
Mark Quien
Timer
Zakita Shaw

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1
Nicole Koch(Winter Break at Coral Castle)
Hot Seat
Andrew Dippel

Creation of Teams

Table Topics Master
Eugene Choe
Volunteers:
Todd Shaeffer (OH MY Todd's Burritos Food Truck)
Sumit Bhattacharya (How he would be unqualified for a war draft)
Scott Young (How to reject a Valentine)

Spring 2009 Groups

2009-02-13T09:32:00.000-05:00

If you don't already know, we place our members into groups each semester. This is to promote teamwork, participation, and a little competition among our members. To get on a team, all you have to do is become a paid member!

Below is a list of our current groups:

C+B: Summit, Andrew, Kwamina, Eugene, and Khiem
Team 2: Robert, Alli, Pilar, and Todd
Hot Shotz: Hyun, Thu, Nicole, Olivia, Scott and Zekita

We will develop the teams, add new members, and give them names at our meeting on Friday, February 13, 2009.

Welcome Back!

2009-01-10T16:04:00.000-05:00

Hello current and prospective members!

We hope your winter break was safe and enjoyable. Of course, we also hope you are excited to return to school and continue along your path to greatness with Toastmasters!

As you probably know, the Fox School of Business has officially moved into a new building on the corner of Montgomery and 13th Streets - Alter Hall. Since we are a student professional organization that is affiliated with the business school, we are also moving into Alter Hall.

Our new office is: Alter Hall, room 38C (on the ground floor)
Our new meeting room is: Alter Hall, room 233 (on the second floor)

Our Spring meeting schedule is as follows:

Jan 30 (1st general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Feb 6 (2nd general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Feb 13 (3rd general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Feb 20 (4th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Feb 27 (5th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Mar 6 (6th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Mar 13 (7th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Mar 20 (8th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Mar 27 (9th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Apr 3 (10th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Apr 10 (11th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Apr 17 (12th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
Apr 24 (13th general meeting: Alter Hall 233, 11:40-12:30pm)
May 1 (Award Ceremony: time & location TBA)

As always, call or email us if you have any questions!

See you at the meetings!
~Allison Wass

Temple University (May 2009): Business Communications
Computers & Applications: Teaching Assistant
Temple Toastmasters: President
Email: a.wass@temple.edu
Phone: 302 . 359 . 2643

Campus Sustainability Day Bag Monster Contest Pictures!

2008-10-31T10:59:00.000-04:00

Campus Sustainability Day Pictures!

Alli in her fantastic bag monster outfit:

Alli leaving Speakman Hall:

The table for Students for Responsible Business:

Alli vs. the SRB bag monster... no contest!

All three competing bag monsters:

Campus Sustainability Week Events!

2008-10-17T08:08:00.000-04:00

What is a "Bag Monster" you ask?
Made of 500 bags, it represents the average number of one-time-use bags the average American (the 'bag monster') uses per year.

This is a picture of a bag monster:

We look forward to seeing you at both events!

Change for This Week's Meeting, o9/26/o8

2008-09-24T11:53:00.001-04:00

Our Projection Workshop is this Friday (o9/26/o8) from 11:40am – 12:30pm. The meeting will carry on like a regular meeting, except that it will be held in the grass outside Shusterman Hall. This patch of grass is next to the construction on the back side of Speakman Hall; on the corner of Liacouras Walk and Berks Mall. Bring blankets or something to sit on if you can!

Aside from this week’s meeting, all of our future meetings will be held in Speakman Hall, room 114. As always, the meetings will be held on Fridays from 11:40am – 12:30pm.

See you there!

Note: If you have not yet renewed your dues: Renewing members are eligible to save money on their Competent Leadership book if they pay their renewal dues by this Friday’s meeting. Dues to Toastmasters International is $35, regardless of when they are paid. However, the Competent Leadership book is $5 for renewing members before Sept 30. After Oct 1, the book will be $10. Also, you don't get to contribute to your team's points if you're not a member!

Friday, 9/19/08 Agenda

2008-09-22T00:09:00.000-04:00

Call to Order
Toastmaster of the Day Kwamina
Invocation Speaker Khiem
Jokemaster Zekita Shaw

General Evaluator Zekita
Grammarian Khiem
Ah Counter Josephine
Timer Zekita

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1 Sumit (1st speech, Addiction: Travelling)
Speaker #2 Zekita (3rd speech, Credit Card Fraud & Prevention)

Table Topics Master Jingwen

Evaluations (Given by: Grammarian, Ah Counter, Timer, and Speech Evaluators)
Announcements
Assignment of Roles
Meeting Adjourned

Opportunity!: Philadelphia Orchestra

2008-09-22T00:01:00.000-04:00

Toastmaster encourage you to not only use your resources at Temple, but also expound on the other great opportunity outside as well. Explore the city! Here is a great opportunity we found for you! With $25 membership fee, you can attend ALL of the orchestra concerts this up and coming season for free. If you enjoy classical music and/or contemporary music, be sure to join. Even if you don't, be sure to attend a show just to see the experience.

Read more about it:

The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates the launch of eZseatU with a free concert for college students, led by Associate Conductor Rossen Milanov, at Verizon Hall on September 25 at 7:00 PM. For a $25 annual membership fee, eZseatU—The Philadelphia Orchestra's revolutionary, web-based student ticket program—provides students between the ages of 17 and 30 free access to all subscription performances.*

Concertgoers on September 25 will be greeted by the West Chester University's Golden Rams Marching Band on Broad Street as well as a cast of local collegiate mascots. Students are then invited to dance the night away at a special post-concert party featuring live music, food, and drink.

Tickets for the free kick-off concert on September 25 can be reserved online only. All tickets are general admission and student IDs will be checked at the door.

*The eZseatU Membership is valid for all subscription concerts. Memberships valid from September through June. Memberships expire June 2009, and are only valid for Philadelphia Orchestra performances at the Kimmel Center. Must be 17-30 years of age and have a valid student ID to participate. Tickets issued are general admission. Seating location in house is dependent on availability.

If interested, sign up here.

Room Change to 114!

2008-09-14T23:46:00.001-04:00

Attention Toastmasters!

Our general meetings will be held in Speakman Hall, room 114 for the rest of the semester.
Originally, we informed you that all meetings would be in room 214. Actually, AMA is scheduled to be in room 214 at that time. We sincerely apologize for the mix up.

Of course, our meetings will continue to be awesome, regardless of location - as long as you join us and participate in the meetings! So, be sure to come out this Friday, from 11:40 - 12:30pm in Speakman Hall, room 114, and show us why you should be a Toastmaster!

As always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Friday, 9/12/08 Agenda

2008-09-12T23:52:00.000-04:00

Call to Order
Toastmaster of the Day Alli Wass
Invocation Speaker Khiem Tran
Jokemaster Zekita Shaw

General Evaluator Alli Wass
Grammarian Alli Wass
Ah Counter Khiem Tran
Timer Zekita Shaw

Introduction of Speakers
Speaker #1 Kwamina Akwa (2nd speech, Architecture & You)
Hot Seat Zekita Shaw

Table Topics Master Zekita Shaw

Evaluations (Given by: Grammarian, Ah Counter, Timer, and Speech Evaluators)
Announcements
Assignment of Roles
Meeting Adjourned

SPO FAIR UPDATE

2008-09-05T13:02:00.001-04:00

Hello current and FUTURE Toastmasters,

We hope you had a great summer. We expected today's event to be great, but it turned out super-great! We had over 40 students interested in Toastmasters and we're excited to see all 40, AND their friends at the next meeting. There were also past members that are very excited to join again.

We just want to thank all whom came over to our booth and all those individuals Alli and Khiem dragged over to the table. The reason why we heavily sponsor this organization is because we truly believe it will help you not in your career, but your life. Not only do we sponsor it, but TEACHERS within the business school. Aside from teacher recommendation, if you ask any Toastmasters, they will provide you with a positive testimony about how fun and beneficial the organization have been.

Benefits

1. Learn how to communicate WELL to top leaders. All organizations within Fox AND outside of Fox are great because they're meant to tailor to your majors and interest. What the organizations do is provide you with information about the industry and the companies. Though that is good, the student professional organizations fall short on helping you COMMUNICATE these information. Toastmasters help you become an AMAZING speaker. Why amazing? Because you have to be amazing to become a certified public speaker.

An amazing speaker is someone who understands their audience, communicates their information and findings well, and holds the listeners' interests. An amazing speaker is also someone who believes in the content of their speech, and understands how to use diction and syntax correctly to not only inform but ILLUSTRATE an unforgettable image.

2. FUN. All other organizations tend to bring in industry leaders where you come in, sit down, and is left to fend for yourself when networking with the leaders. That sounds tiring, especially after a morning of classes.

Toastmasters is different, we have meetings outside sometimes, our speech changes weekly and from people to people. Since the speakers get to choose what he or she would like to talk on, you know the topic will be interesting because they're interested in the topic. We also have game nights or nights where we meet up to have dinner, followed by game. We ALSO have groups within the organization that competes with each other throughout the semester, where prizes are involved for the winners.

3. Great networking! Toastmasters isn't exclusive to just Temple. We are an INTERNATIONAL organization, so if you go to the website, or ask one of the officers, we could find TOP companies locally that also hold the meeting so you can attend them. Many times, top leaders like VPs would attend these meetings. Alli, our president, attended meetings at Blue Shield Blue Cross and she was confident that if she wanted to get a job, she would be well ahead of the line. Also, if you were to travel abroad or to another city, there may be a Toastmaster there that you could attend!

Not only external networking, but also great internal networking. With teams, you get to familiarize yourself with communicating among peers, and also knowing cross-majors. With ranges from Freshmen to Seniors, we have a great forsting system for those who need help or guidance through their college or career life.

4. Flexible Schedules!. We understand that there might be a student professional organization during the same time that you're equally interested in or that you may have a class, catch a train, or go to a job. What we're doing this semester is taking that into consideration and setting up a SECOND or THIRD meetings within the week so that you can get the help you need when you need it.

We understand that you want to be a certified public speaker as soon as you can so you could put it on your resume, and we try to accomodate schedules so you can do that.

Also, if you have to give a presentation in class and a Toastmaster member is in the same class, or a Toastmaster is available to come to your class, that could be considered a speech if qualified. There's great opportunities for you to become a certified public speaker!

5. Build Leadership!. Aside from being a good public speaker, we also help build leadership. We have a new program, similar to the public speaker that will help you build your leadership skills. There are also great opportunities within Toastmasters for you to become leaders, especially since we will be having more meetings within the week. With the team dynamics, you will also be responsible for try to foster an encouragement environment for the team to win.

6. You can bring a friend!. We understand that you might be interest but you're scared to attend by yourself. We hope you still come because we're all very friendly and we try to make it the most fun and comfortable setting as possible. But, if you're still shy and meek, which we promise will change, you can bring a friend! AND the friend doesn't have to be within FOX, the friend could be from any other school with any other major outside of business. Who knows, maybe bringing a friend will help your team. (HINT HINT)

7. Most Cost Effective! We would like to consider ourself non-profit. What that means is that our intentions are for the benefits of those around us and those that are part of the organization. The membership fees goes to the membership required by Toastmaster International, along with the materials that you will get. The $50 membership fee is for two semesters, and the next annual membership after is then reduced to $35. The membership fee also goes to our nightly event where we would go out to dinner to meet up to play games, where snacks and food will be provided.

We also try to get sponsors from local eateries to provide food for us free-of-charge when we can. We think in the process of growth and development, it should be a positive experience.

8. Fun Fundraisers. This year, we will start fundraisings to help certain organizations, such as cancer research, and to ensure the cost of membership is as low as possible. We have a lot of great ideas that will be fun! One of the ideas is since we are Toastmasters, and students normally rush to class, we can sell toasts as breakfast for students in the hallway. This is also an opportunity to help you practice and develope your sales and organization skill.

9. AMAZING Resume Builder. On your resume could read "Certified Public Speaker." As a business, that will stand our among the seas of experience you have on there. Toastmasters is also an international organization, which is recognized and supported all over the world. If a recuiter sees that Toastmaster is an organization you're in, you'll be ahead of the other applicants.

10. We Care!. We try to learn your names and provide tailored feedbacks to your strength and area of improvements. At first, the environment might be foreign to you because no one has ever directly reached out to help and encouraged you before, but you'll get used to it after a while.

With over 10 benefits, there is no reason you're not a member already! We're excited to see old, new, and soon-to-be new members at our next meeting, Friday, September 12, Room 214.

Please check this website for updates because this will be our main communication channel, aside from email. See you soon!

Upcoming Events

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This will be our calendar, to notify you of upcoming important events we think you should look into or be aware of. We will update it monthly. If there are additional information, there will be a link attached to the event's name. Please click to know more.

(o9.o5, Friday) SPO Fair, Speakman Lounge, 11-1pm
(o9.12, Friday) 1st general meeting: Speakman 214, 11:40-12:30pm
(o9.17, Wednesday) Student Involvement Fair, Bell Tower, 11-3pm
(o9.18, Thursday) Fox Senior Reception, Mitten Hall Court, 11:00am-2:00pm
(o9.19, Friday) 2nd general meeting, Speakman 114, 11:40-12:30pm
(o9.26, Friday) 3rd general meeting, Bell Tower, 11:40-12:30pm

SPO Fair - Stand and Deliver

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Toastmaster will be present for the SPO Fair. Hope you come see us and learn what we have to offer.

The event will be hosted in Speakman in the lounge area from 11:30am-1:00pm.

For more information, please contact us at templetoast@gmail.com.

We plan to have a big year. Hope to see you there!