Toy Story

Thanks to our Toastmaster of the evening, Fabian, Table Topic Master, Juju and President Peter, we had another successful meeting.
The format was slightly different from usual in that Juju set the tone for the Table Topic (story telling - Toy Story) then we went around the room completing the story told by the speaker before. At the end of the night, we had one cohesive story - cannibalistic monkey toys go to space???
Sounds a bit crazy, but we had fun nonetheless. And that's what counts! We'll keep learning as long as we are having fun. Keep those crazy table topics coming!

Theme for next week: A far away land

Officer Installation Party --- Sindy

What a blast! Loy and Lucille generously hosted our 2010 Installation party at their beautiful home. As usual, we got as many gorgeous dishes as our splendid table topic speeches. Food, fun, good companies... where else can you find them all at one setting? Only in Valley Speakers!

Big THANKS to all officers!

See you all next Monday. Stay cool.

Open House 2010! --- Sindy

Our first Open House!

Beautiful summer night, delicious food, honorable guests, new and long-time members... doesn't it sound fun already? Of course we always learn beside having fun. From Table Topic, "Toastmaster and Me", our members sharing their experience of growth, support, and friendship in the club. Even our guests, Mae, Dianne, and Madison, also participate at their first meeting. This is how we learn.

We learn by doing.

See you next Monday!

Merit Badge Program - Boy Scouts

Dear BSA 710 scouts, parents and Toastmasters,

We have lots of fun with this year's Communication / Public Speaking merit badges program. Why do we support this program? Similar to Toastmasters International, Boy Scouts provide an environment for young people to develop self confidence and leadership.

Many leaders are trained as Scouts. The long list of famous Scouts includes:

President John F. Kennedy
Boy Scout

President Gerald Ford
Eagle Scout

Sam M. Walton
Chairman/CEO, Wal-Mart
Eagle Scout

Neil A. Armstrong, First
person to set foot on the Moon
Eagle Scout

Steven Spielberg,
Director, Producer
Eagle Scout
More can be found at: http://bsa.scouting.org/


We are wrapping up with the make up class and attend public meeting is coming up on Thursday, 6/18/09. I would encourage Ethan, Owen and Chris to watch the Final NBA game closely and get lots information to your speech.

See you soon! Juju

Dazzled by visitors - 4/20/09

We had sensational visitors...both of whom participated on their first visit with us. One new member mesmerized us with a speech about the plus side of living in California, and she had a very original approach to her speech. One of the visitors talked about his confidence and his musicianship and it was astounding; he had a wonderful voice quality. The another visitor, Teresa, won the best table topics speaker as well as the best evaluator for the evening. She was so observant and diplomatic. In fact, at one point, as timer, I forgot to turn on the yellow light because I was mesmerized by the way she expressed herself to the speaker she was evaluating.

What a kick. Members had a good laugh over that. When such people visit our club, we enjoy them so much. I wouldn't have missed that meeting for the world. What fun!

Sincerely, Lucille