We are in the midst of contest season in Toastmasters and in District 13. I’ll be en route to another contest this Saturday morning in Punxsutawney as contestants from Division C will be competing for the District finals. My attendance at those events remains to be seen and I will come to a decision prior to that.
Last night’s Laurel Highlands Toastmasters brought a plethora of great speeches as we heard new member Angela give her ice breaker, new dad Ryan Jacobs speak about fatherhood, and soon to be new member Danielle Doerfler talk about the Power of Decision Making. Danielle and Shelly attended a meeting as guests in January and came back for last night’s open house. We also had a visit from our Area 24 Director, Yasmin Brown and Chanae, another guest who was a Toastmaster in New York City.
Our Table Topics session was short and sweet and tied into the theme of the Power of Decisions. Lisa Shorter served as Table Topics master and called on me, Yasmin, and Judy. My question centered around how I decided to make a career change last Fall. After 13 years of traveling and doing inventory for various stores, I started applying for different jobs and was hired by Giant Eagle. Working close to home has been a blessing (I know I can’t say that enough).
The Power of Decisions can have an impact on our future. As the leader of a sports team, the power of decisions can make or break our season and our role on that team. It can also have an impact on our future with an organization. I took a lot from Danielle’s speech last evening.
I served as General Evaluator for the meeting and gave a great recap. I was told I was concise and that I gave a great overview of everything. Our Toastmaster of the evening, Nick Cecchetti, got next week’s meeting scheduled. Angela will be speaking again and so will I. Sharon closed the meeting by talking about nominations for new officers in 2022-23 (Yasmin also mentioned this via Zoom).
I’ll close off the blog with a shoutout to fellow Toastmaster, friend, author, and motivational speaker Faerie Grace. Speaking with a Twist is amazing and makes your events memorable. Faerie is awesome at her craft and she also makes some sweet balloon animals. I’d highly recommend her for your next workshop, team building event, or women’s retreat.
Stylish 🍒 