And, The Winner Is...

We have a winner! (or winners, in this case) Last week's club contest pitted some good speeches against each other. The Humorous Speech contest brought a feisty impromtu speech by Julie Hagen to contend a lone prepared speech by Rob Giles, allowing for an actual competition in humor. After listening to a great test speech, our contending evaluators (Julie, Rob, and Mark Sims) provided constructive criticism in contest mode. The winning evaluator turned out to be Julie for providing a supportive, yet constructive evaluation for our test speaker. Kudos to all contestants and especially the winners who will move on to represent The Loud & The Proud (Dallas Singles ToastMasters, Club #2912) in the Area 33 Contests on Friday, September 7th. Please stay tuned for more information regarding the time and location of the Area Contest.

Very Funny! But Let's Think About It!

Ha ha... Very funny! Yes, indeed. This week's meeting on the 23rd is sure to provide smiles, giggles, head shaking, and hopefully a few hearty laughs. The Dallas Singles ToastMasters Club contest for Humorous Speeches will take place on Thursday, giving another break from the norm. The Evaluation Contest will also take place during this Thursday's meeting, allowing contestants to break down and give feedback on the same speech. This gives great opportunity to hear different perspectives and evaluation methods which should help us grow as both evaluators and speakers. This week should be both entertaininng and enlightening. Good luck to all participants!

Let's Start... At The Ending!

Tonight's Club Meeting brings a return to normalcy for a short while. Members who attended last week's meeting found a change of pace while shifting into reverse! We started as we normally end, and ended where we normally begin. Although, it wasn't perfect, it was perfectly entertaining! The backwards agenda brought out a brilliant bag of laughs! It allowed for quite a bit more creativity and humor, leaving some of us in stitches. It also allowed for a different perspective to remind us of items that we sometimes take for granted. Ending with the Pledge Of Allegiance and Invocation was apropos as our great country allows us to express ourselves freely. We should always remember that! Toastmasters follows suit with allowing us to use and improve our freedom of speech. We had a considerable amount of fun last week, and moving forward, I am sure tonight's meeting will provide the same as we get back on track until the Club Contest in two weeks!