tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16452456210193179942024-03-17T20:00:18.189-07:00Townsend Toastmasters (SoMa)Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-6456708981104986342023-10-07T17:56:00.007-07:002023-10-07T20:29:18.661-07:00Pumpkin spice and everything nice -- and spooky!<p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBpwdZroBK9OVOwmK-OOsVHdhv9DTPdU80cygGM6ALA1CFHCZfvr2o04o5_ysviv_836bPmuTyW97y_jGmhWykwCWZFetZexC2U0NJZ3BObHIRUaKkIg-HM5ESMUWeEVtJjv4gsqSOdSiqD4adiHbmFtcM2LuqfwxPdWV1Rm3Mh3OjOoHwRTjWfQ06g/s1300/0_1%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1024" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBpwdZroBK9OVOwmK-OOsVHdhv9DTPdU80cygGM6ALA1CFHCZfvr2o04o5_ysviv_836bPmuTyW97y_jGmhWykwCWZFetZexC2U0NJZ3BObHIRUaKkIg-HM5ESMUWeEVtJjv4gsqSOdSiqD4adiHbmFtcM2LuqfwxPdWV1Rm3Mh3OjOoHwRTjWfQ06g/w326-h413/0_1%20copy.jpg" width="326" /></a></span></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">We are excited to formally announce a Townsend Toastmasters story contest! The contest will take place instead of our usual<b> Monday</b> meeting on <b>October 30</b>. The theme is </span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b><i>"Pumpkin spice and everything nice -- and spooky.</i>"</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"> Feel free to use the theme just to get you thinking - we welcome your creativity and unique approach to whatever story you would like to share.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;">If you would like to participate, please prepare a story on the theme that is five minutes or less and sign up at our quarterly schedule, or email </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;">tt-membership@googlegroups.com as a guest speaker.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you need any inspiration, this</span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://themoth.org/dispatches/moth-playlist-spooky&source=gmail&ust=1696811596485000&usg=AOvVaw0sfDr--GfavnuPmgxjj9at" href="https://themoth.org/dispatches/moth-playlist-spooky" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">playlist</a></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> of themed stories from The Moth is a great place to start.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is a contest, so we will vote for a winner! And there may even be prizes :)</span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div>Feifei Fenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491439195943150244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-3737176141917016842023-08-07T15:01:00.007-07:002023-10-07T17:50:56.450-07:00New Club Member - Ana Guillén<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white;">We<span style="font-size: 14px;"> are very excited to have </span></span><a data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAsa8cBNUY8mrU53aCF5e-8sSUoMhe8ftg" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;">Ana Guillén</a><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> formally join our club recently!</span></b></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Ana also delivered her inspiring ice-breaker speech titled 'Mile 25' today! In her speech, she vividly shared the unique experience of training for and completing The San Francisco Marathon. She expressed how such an experience has influenced her professional life by challenging herself and preparing for the unplanned. She inspired us by asking: "What mile 25 moment is on the horizon for you? And what will you do to train for it?" </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>About Ana</b></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Ana is a marketing executive at the intersection of technology and content. Beyond marketing, she is passionate about youth culture, the creator economy, and emerging technologies. Off the clock, you’ll find her on a yoga mat, out for a run, or listening to an audiobook.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Why I joined the club:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">"One of my objectives for 2023 is to improve my verbal communication. How clear and concise can I become? I joined Townsend Toastmasters to find out. "</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Welcome, Ana! We are thrilled to have you, and eagerly await to hear more from you through many more inspiring speeches in the near future!</span></span><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSADmVsI1EdYC0oY-n5B_FdHOnm-RLDp0ct1WPpzYwJiBc7FdQoq9V7QzcFvWq2tWQ0dL62AwwdEFTgqz-akTQ_VAROulBSoRHscM5ZKcyVi8Jciota9L0wsglHfPdNXYY8WoWnLD17u5wawn2am13PX-XpRrKDYynfSXynTwen9z51_90wiIGb4h6Q/s1440/Ana%20Guillen%20new%20member.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSADmVsI1EdYC0oY-n5B_FdHOnm-RLDp0ct1WPpzYwJiBc7FdQoq9V7QzcFvWq2tWQ0dL62AwwdEFTgqz-akTQ_VAROulBSoRHscM5ZKcyVi8Jciota9L0wsglHfPdNXYY8WoWnLD17u5wawn2am13PX-XpRrKDYynfSXynTwen9z51_90wiIGb4h6Q/s320/Ana%20Guillen%20new%20member.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Feifei Fenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491439195943150244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-6769149348659498732023-07-20T23:37:00.017-07:002023-07-21T19:52:30.811-07:00Announcing Townsend Toastmasters New Officer Team<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As we reflect on the past year, we are thrilled to share the highlights of our successful journey from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Under the inspiring leadership of President Scott Hendrickson, we welcomed new members, transitioned to self-pay dues, and successfully introduced hybrid meetings at our stunning Adobe building headquarters.</span></span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Our achievements would not have been possible without the dedication of our club officers from the previous term. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of them. At the same time, we warmly welcome the new and returning officers who will lead us for the next twelve months.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvzhwYBtnUUKZ3MGKO9Kv829Otw14l-JgK-WsO-_y_tcwiWIkFwajXDCm-cYJvmWpwKS07oXhsXo9UGS7kxrHS6iiIyZ9s7kR2NbLbDOyUSTWC2CAuuhAPasw_x1bxrZHXdtnM684taiFGveVJpEhZn2FZ9YWVWgCzIors8bkUBQJrKOGpkHZOC87Ag/s348/NEW%20OFFICER%20TEAM%20copy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvzhwYBtnUUKZ3MGKO9Kv829Otw14l-JgK-WsO-_y_tcwiWIkFwajXDCm-cYJvmWpwKS07oXhsXo9UGS7kxrHS6iiIyZ9s7kR2NbLbDOyUSTWC2CAuuhAPasw_x1bxrZHXdtnM684taiFGveVJpEhZn2FZ9YWVWgCzIors8bkUBQJrKOGpkHZOC87Ag/s320/NEW%20OFFICER%20TEAM%20copy%202.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: small; width: 432px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 130pt;" width="173"></col><col style="width: 89pt;" width="119"></col><col style="width: 16pt;" width="21"></col><col style="width: 89pt;" width="119"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 130pt;" width="173"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Title</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 89pt;" width="119"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">7/1/22 - 6/30/23</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 16pt;" width="21"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 89pt;" width="119"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">7/1/23 - 6/30/24</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">President </span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Scott Hendrickson</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anne McCarthy</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">VP of Education</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jennifer Kuang</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Akshay Gangam</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">VP of Membership</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jane McKean</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jane McKean</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">VP of Public Relations</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anne McCarthy</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Feifei Feng</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Treasurer</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Scott Hendrickson</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Scott Hendrickson</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Secretary</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jenny Jongjan</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Peter Goodlin</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sergeant at Arms</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Akshay Gangam</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Akshay Gangam</span></b></td></tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td height="20" style="border: medium none; height: 15pt; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">VP Mentorship</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Peter Goodlin</span></b></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Peter Goodlin</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Now, we enthusiastically welcome Anne as she assumes the role of President, bringing her unique vision to guide our club forward. With Scott's gracious support and guidance as the immediate past president, we are confident that Anne's leadership will lead us to new heights.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Akshay has already set an impressive pace with his proactive approach to scheduling and disseminating essential information. As the original creator of our online quarterly schedule several years ago, Akshay is dedicated to ensuring each meeting is filled with engaging roles, fostering an active and collective learning environment.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Feifei has volunteered to exercise her marketing skills as our new VP of Public Relations. Together with Jane as the VP of Membership, Peter as the Secretary as well as VP of Mentorship, and Scott as Treasurer, who continue their supportive roles from last year, we are determined to elevate the club's presence and reach even greater heights.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">The Townsend Toastmasters' journey during the past year has been one of growth, achievements, and camaraderie. As we embark on this new chapter with a dynamic team of officers, we look forward to embracing fresh opportunities, fostering personal development, and building lasting connections within our vibrant community. Here's to another year of eloquence, confidence, and success! </span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Feifei Fenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491439195943150244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-12939149350994479512023-06-05T15:20:00.002-07:002023-06-05T15:26:31.042-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Hybrid Meetings in session</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">Our club has switched to Hybrid Meetings where we support both in person and virtual meetings at the same time. This will give the members flexibility to attend in the way that's convenient for them.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT8TgFXyVEqgamogUJux3ebaKatjgbieSR8Hvy1X3gChFlXH02EYlhYzlZTwT46U00dTUxKZYBEOehIxdvhpTGYPFPhaP1WMXarCm_2MaV1J4AwmNDUOolxPkMU9JYS9uWP1OqRsJNH6XjxK_WqCNGS5dXywMpvAIH5USYBhvogXLFEFLNs2BIRQVPg/s4080/PXL_20230522_195141661.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT8TgFXyVEqgamogUJux3ebaKatjgbieSR8Hvy1X3gChFlXH02EYlhYzlZTwT46U00dTUxKZYBEOehIxdvhpTGYPFPhaP1WMXarCm_2MaV1J4AwmNDUOolxPkMU9JYS9uWP1OqRsJNH6XjxK_WqCNGS5dXywMpvAIH5USYBhvogXLFEFLNs2BIRQVPg/w640-h482/PXL_20230522_195141661.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h2>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-73911281302255851112022-02-26T10:50:00.002-08:002022-02-26T10:50:43.727-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"><b> Townsend Toastmasters Club Contest 2022</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Be there to support Anne and Malcolm. Give them your applause and cheer for them. Both of them will represent our club to compete for the next level - Area speech contests.</b></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu_2G1W3SojZkp65MAzcW0xmbqgmheI3h7UMNVZ_y8oq8xu6EjRe8_SBzBlZop8AYA7XqbRfIGKKzXvn4XvgSJ3_Ee09EBq81n3eDGfwwfvHvWvHQGeGGOOeTpx_EVM5wwUCDgynE9p5IgewPjDr5WbbvjplSBSmSVBQ-GnPHEQeShmp-OaEOzUkOwXg=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1440" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu_2G1W3SojZkp65MAzcW0xmbqgmheI3h7UMNVZ_y8oq8xu6EjRe8_SBzBlZop8AYA7XqbRfIGKKzXvn4XvgSJ3_Ee09EBq81n3eDGfwwfvHvWvHQGeGGOOeTpx_EVM5wwUCDgynE9p5IgewPjDr5WbbvjplSBSmSVBQ-GnPHEQeShmp-OaEOzUkOwXg=w640-h344" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></b><p></p>Akshayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695172697770897889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-1054937389673919662021-09-02T17:34:00.007-07:002021-09-02T17:51:33.023-07:002021 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2021 Toastmasters International Convention</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">World Champion of Public Speaking</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Winner: Verity Price "<b>A Great Read</b>"</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k24vGzEjePo&ab_channel=ToastmastersInternational" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="976" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3T_CL7VtdGa2XpcG61eYUzhH9IrA-_uZI6yGwVroPqP1z_0AeUzcGXWCBOvSe15oIt0zg5Akwf2ztbmQkkJOwiMuujpjPkHsSTD_Nd0ImjHkvCv-pdaGuoAIRJrIWf-ox5XDdphgirHb/w400-h205/Verity+Price.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2nd place: Nitay-Yair Levi "<b>Advice for Life"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS4vis-0_yw&ab_channel=ToastmastersInternational" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="845" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOC0NZr6SAiXcyL5PyAAqN6qgdJ2BhzxVnz5pYmIHMAhgx6U-An-m8vZHOb-c6xobMzLg4CuYw4eYWJYFcY3JG0HcVZWLJ0sg5q2NMbvfoNYGxWfq1TKL6aXp_GTPZwK4RctnUIWSzuMP/w399-h200/Nitay-Yair+Levi.png" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3rd place Roger Caesar "<b>Is It in You?</b>"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIT_Nhao53M&ab_channel=ToastmastersInternational" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="844" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdl1MKUEV0jUr7ZZaiRIpnAIlcl7uxK4XshXC_uzglKXD0iIG4No6BeA-wDIyXAQ_oFmUeMXyfYmpg0gHHjvqJIK1ucAGXBBizrnJmbmz-o1XQaQwq9KXqbXmGO2DoihBHq9pELhxOJ_I/w396-h199/Roger+Caesar.png" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></p>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-36926923833326577152021-08-14T08:00:00.044-07:002021-09-02T17:36:15.773-07:00National Book Lovers Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCJMxVZ0oR-tCwkihchBEahsDKDZe1tJvdRp6eIBiokYx5gxcgmN4c7FilAtdnJ6a8nbc2xQG5iZ73tkCRqvoKsnwjkthP0kXs9SjBAFNu_vwbXAy2bD4WRP9FcBvwFIFf3zMyFvVwQEF/s600/National+Book+Lovers+Day.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCJMxVZ0oR-tCwkihchBEahsDKDZe1tJvdRp6eIBiokYx5gxcgmN4c7FilAtdnJ6a8nbc2xQG5iZ73tkCRqvoKsnwjkthP0kXs9SjBAFNu_vwbXAy2bD4WRP9FcBvwFIFf3zMyFvVwQEF/w380-h285/National+Book+Lovers+Day.png" width="380" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Happy National Book Lovers Day! Another wonderful meeting with an excellent theme of National Book Lovers Day.<p>Here is a list of books recommended by our members in the meeting today.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk</b> by Adele Faber</li><li><b>How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk</b> by Adele Faber</li><li><b>Together </b>by Vivek H Murthy (The healing power of human connection in a sometimes lonely world)</li><li><b>Barack Obama Speeches</b> by Barack Obama (There are 85 speeches which would be a great reference for the Pathways level 5 project)</li><li><b>Leonardo da Vinci</b> by Walter Isaacson</li><li><b>Artemis</b> by Andy Weir</li><li><b>Girl, Wash Your Face</b> by Rachel Hollis (Stop believing the lies about who you are so you can become who you were meant to be)</li><li><b>Girl, Stop Apologizing</b> by Rachel Hollis</li><li><b>Dollars and Sense</b> by Dan Ariely (How we misthink money and how to spend smarter)</li><li><b>Becoming</b> by Michelle Obama</li><li><b>Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life</b> by William Finnegan (Winner of 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography)</li><li><b>The Little Prince</b> by Antoine de Saint-Exupery</li><li><b>Dragons Love Taos</b> by Adam Rubin</li><li><b>Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People</b> by Vanessa Van Edwards</li></ol><p></p><p><br /></p>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-65008448059408313042021-06-28T12:15:00.002-07:002021-06-28T12:15:34.978-07:00Tough times never last, but tough people do<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgK7UXU325flqp6XKDuFJfGYjSstvPkXnoToWhCw2MJjsQ84TZGi2RIWyP1ZgNzMm4rbCq8z1wl63k4qrgkPrSY-w5pmbpCFrPPXpFxIIEdbTzzsZqbWL3-q3_lq2cr_tPBp8shv5NUcm/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-06-21+at+12.31.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="2048" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgK7UXU325flqp6XKDuFJfGYjSstvPkXnoToWhCw2MJjsQ84TZGi2RIWyP1ZgNzMm4rbCq8z1wl63k4qrgkPrSY-w5pmbpCFrPPXpFxIIEdbTzzsZqbWL3-q3_lq2cr_tPBp8shv5NUcm/w640-h410/Screen+Shot+2021-06-21+at+12.31.16+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><br /><br />The theme for our second story slam was GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES and featured six storytellers from our club </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Jenny, Raj, Anne, Jennifer, Bernice, and Kathleen</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;">. We heard stories about saving a stranger's life while on a kayak, the challenges of parenthood, and even a story about a fire incident.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <br /><br />Anne won best story and storyteller with her </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">impassioned and harrowing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> story about her encounter with a wild bear in nature. Congrats Anne!<br /></span><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-58160925054711522082021-06-09T15:43:00.000-07:002021-06-09T15:43:11.984-07:00Virtual Story Slam: Good Times, Bad Times<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAM1Y3PUZGfIzjmBuicxlvv2f4tTg4tuIgK_QWpjBDMnTT7U_otB4X057zYWSl_CHJu7C1_xmHWOMKC2aiusH5pHGrxS5u4iv3KQ-HUswbgi9SNxfVxI0Er3fTBr8jWwnO_X-FEwvmC_q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2161" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAM1Y3PUZGfIzjmBuicxlvv2f4tTg4tuIgK_QWpjBDMnTT7U_otB4X057zYWSl_CHJu7C1_xmHWOMKC2aiusH5pHGrxS5u4iv3KQ-HUswbgi9SNxfVxI0Er3fTBr8jWwnO_X-FEwvmC_q/w640-h320/StorySlam2a+%25281%2529+%25281%2529-01.png" width="640" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We are thrilled to announce that we are hosting a second virtual story slam! Members will compete to tell the best story around the theme “Good Times, Bad Times.” Think of it as extended table topics where you tell us a happy story marred by a tragedy or a tragic story with a redemptive ending. </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Storytellers: You have 5 minutes to take the *virtual* stage and share your story. We have 6-7 participants competing to win over the audience with their tale. External club sign ups are closed for this round.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Audience: You'll be one of the judges! At the end of the meeting you will all get to vote on your favorite story. You will be sent a google form link during the meeting.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">To Attend: There is no charge to register or attend. You must <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc322r0S0LooI4mizx4sAGUs1tlTjoc2ZXimTKr-OnbM95T5g/viewform">register to attend</a>. Once you register, we'll send you a confirmation email that includes the link to tune in on November 30. We will begin promptly at a 12:05 pm that afternoon. You are welcome to bring your lunch.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">It's sure to be an entertaining meeting, so please join us whether you plan to participate or not.</span></p><p></p>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-1504672135630488282021-05-07T09:55:00.003-07:002021-05-07T09:55:33.469-07:00Quarterly Special Event: Tips & Tricks<p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hello Townsend Toastmasters club! Join us for a special meeting this Monday where club alumni will be leading a workshop on how to take your speech evaluations and table topics to the next level. See you there!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYtBjaBcf9YxhO2CjWT597VoxlPzBDFoaBTSKxF1wIHQr1Kq1ETpMvBjF_gXEWqC1Y75t8RD70q3xpxeUyzITBBU2gXSgmzBczQkYb8lPB12V-ExR6Ne-lrBpSv5IV2soaRDjwWMLu3Gf/s600/Artboard+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYtBjaBcf9YxhO2CjWT597VoxlPzBDFoaBTSKxF1wIHQr1Kq1ETpMvBjF_gXEWqC1Y75t8RD70q3xpxeUyzITBBU2gXSgmzBczQkYb8lPB12V-ExR6Ne-lrBpSv5IV2soaRDjwWMLu3Gf/w640-h640/Artboard+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-12412418694562494492021-03-16T12:31:00.001-07:002021-03-16T12:31:34.077-07:00Table Topics Session Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeDhvPpitr1uejgQelgYHdV73Qs2LZn4JQPSd6H0jVloRnb66Y2_JaIdcMfy0aAZP_UXZbipyL83n4jDafg_w1yJ2g4mt62rf7Bd_12wsHVfT9zXMGG48Ksy8LK1etLo78UKR-PxhdGxw/s849/Picture1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="849" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeDhvPpitr1uejgQelgYHdV73Qs2LZn4JQPSd6H0jVloRnb66Y2_JaIdcMfy0aAZP_UXZbipyL83n4jDafg_w1yJ2g4mt62rf7Bd_12wsHVfT9zXMGG48Ksy8LK1etLo78UKR-PxhdGxw/w640-h416/Picture1.png" width="640" /></a></div>
As someone whose job is all about public speaking, one thing I love about our club is that it’s a great place to experiment. I was able to take advantage of this when I served as Toastmaster on Feb. 1 and led a meeting that was dedicated to Table Topics. <div><br /></div><div>I had the club utilize the Zoom “Annotate” feature. You can use to allow attendees to mark up images with various tools. You can add specific shapes, draw lines, select different colors etc. I had been interested in how such tools could be used with a map to talk about our experiences with different places. </div><div><br /></div><div>I used Zoom’s screen sharing feature to display a map of San Francisco. Our Table Topics started with me picking a particular SF location and asking the speaker to give a hypothetical tour of the site. They were welcome to provide factual or fictitious information. At the end of each Table Topic, we then used Zoom’s poll feature to vote on whether we thought the speaker was telling the truth or not. </div><div><br /></div><div>Each Table Topic speaker then stated another SF location and called on another attendee to give their Table Topic following the same rules. In the course of the meeting, this is the marked up map of SF we created.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think everyone who participated in the meeting enjoyed this. One of the challenges of presenting over Zoom is that it’s not very interactive. It’s hard to gauge how engaging audiences find your information. You generally don’t hear people laugh or otherwise react to what you’re saying. Using the Annotate and Poll features is a way to overcome this. More importantly, audiences seem to find them fun! </div><div><br /></div><div>I’ll repeat what I said at the meeting today (March 15): the club’s embrace of Zoom has been extremely valuable to me. If we had not done this early in the pandemic, I probably would have been less willing to try this with the material related to my tours. Thanks to all of you, I have stayed active and given 77 presentations with over 4,000 attendees since May 2020. I’m grateful to Townsend Toastmasters for this!</div><div><br /></div><div>- Rodney Paul</div>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-14481089139369761462021-01-25T16:22:00.000-08:002021-01-25T16:22:14.734-08:00Special Table Topics Session<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5Ip_eYW0z2UixLRLqhUtUKvlza8-rAerusxYpgZD71gIgi3KaXJpK1Z9aOqA-iAH1JnmWT7ZwmpRFxJ1b1s6245oecIGeCW20P5vx8xUIk_Lhli7T04so1lWb5Yf8L7RpqjKiFUX7_5S/s600/TableTopicsPR-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5Ip_eYW0z2UixLRLqhUtUKvlza8-rAerusxYpgZD71gIgi3KaXJpK1Z9aOqA-iAH1JnmWT7ZwmpRFxJ1b1s6245oecIGeCW20P5vx8xUIk_Lhli7T04so1lWb5Yf8L7RpqjKiFUX7_5S/w640-h640/TableTopicsPR-01.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Wish you could speak up in meetings with more confidence? Do you hold back and not say much because you’re worried you’ll say the wrong thing or be judged? </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Join Townsend Toastmasters for this special fun event where we'll get to practice speaking on the spot, off the cuff and impromptu! It’s a safe, friendly environment to play around with answers to a topic. Come to participate, or come to watch and enjoy (and perhaps participate next time!)</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="color: #dca10d; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times;">Here’s how to register for this no-cost event: email us at <a href="mailto:tt-membership@googlegroups.com">tt-membership@googlegroups.com</a> or fill out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc322r0S0LooI4mizx4sAGUs1tlTjoc2ZXimTKr-OnbM95T5g/viewform">form</a></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-20271347778196293702020-12-15T17:14:00.006-08:002020-12-15T17:21:56.004-08:00Our club’s 2019-2020 accomplishments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aV5LOl-BG3ly5T435iUFFAs1mcLqR2fjzkIFE7lljrqp7yMzn2oMjBDw4Inb_uBdTvdYllI7lqeWwVrmLSafVQAMTKs66DtGBmr9m0z7Tb_DCSGvR9kA1Q92tXF9HhnvjTFjDoWI-sHV/s2048/DSC_9251.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aV5LOl-BG3ly5T435iUFFAs1mcLqR2fjzkIFE7lljrqp7yMzn2oMjBDw4Inb_uBdTvdYllI7lqeWwVrmLSafVQAMTKs66DtGBmr9m0z7Tb_DCSGvR9kA1Q92tXF9HhnvjTFjDoWI-sHV/w640-h428/DSC_9251.png" width="640" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Just as each individual Toastmaster member has goals, so too does each club. Here’s what you helped Townsend nail this past year.</span></p><p class="p3" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">President’s Distinguished Club</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">This is Toastmasters International’s highest recognition. We've achieved the award two years in a row. The criteria, or “club goals” to attaining this award: a mix of members completing Pathways levels, membership stats, officers trained, and administrative items completed.</span></p><p class="p3" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">March Madness</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Clubs renewing at least 75% of their base membership by April 15 receive $50 in District 4 credit (our club is in District 4).</span></p><p class="p3" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Smedley Award and Smedley Stretch Award</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Clubs adding 5 or more new, reinstated, or dual members between August 1 and September 30 receive the “Smedley Award” from Toastmasters International. Clubs that add 7 or more new, reinstated, or dual members during that time also receive the “Smedley Stretch” and earn $50 in District credit.</span></p><p class="p3" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Plan 4 Success </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Clubs that send a copy of their completed <i>Club Success Plan</i> signed by at least four officers and a photo of the team working on the plan by September 16th, receive $50 in District Credit.</span></p><p class="p3" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">We're proud of our accomplishments and invite you to bask in the glow too!</span></p></div></div></div>Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-51006330173529547592020-12-14T11:08:00.004-08:002020-12-15T17:15:49.058-08:00Virtual Story Slam Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDLJO42CurLlYn2mrOaMihDCZVsXv-o7Tx7vmonacsVBb_QFELwAIhjDPEdRhen_fXzV1IRBh-6AEJgQU9uXN3811Nw45ZVPcCeZSa9TMVCMkL3lYdVoTCiZHL6-uu8dOgCbAK8CV38E5/s2048/Eventbrite_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDLJO42CurLlYn2mrOaMihDCZVsXv-o7Tx7vmonacsVBb_QFELwAIhjDPEdRhen_fXzV1IRBh-6AEJgQU9uXN3811Nw45ZVPcCeZSa9TMVCMkL3lYdVoTCiZHL6-uu8dOgCbAK8CV38E5/w640-h320/Eventbrite_1.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>The votes and feedback are in and our first ever Story Slam was a smashing success! We had 6 speakers (Rodney, Akshay, Jenny, Bernice, Roberta, Kathleen) who all did an excellent job telling really interesting and informative stories in very engaging ways. The virtual story slam brought in 5 guests and 2 from out of the country! One from Toronto and another from Holland.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Best Story:</h4><p>After the vote tally the winner is <b>Kathleen</b>! Amazing achievement considering she delivered her first ever speech today which was a captivating story about her recent work and the challenges of a census enumerator.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Best Storyteller:</h4><p><b>Jenny</b>! 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Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-56351528468335962202019-03-14T09:46:00.001-07:002019-07-11T10:55:51.342-07:00Ping, Simon & Roberta recognized - Chartered a new club<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Simon Chan</b> was recognized as a co-club mentor of Cloudflare Toastmasters at their charter ceremony</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are all proud of you Ping, Simon & Roberta !</span><br />
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Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-12804271771400147972019-02-28T12:04:00.000-08:002019-03-01T14:46:25.721-08:00International Speech & Evaluation Contest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Contest Chair : Peppe Ragusa<br />
Chief Judge : Roberta Guise<br />
Judges : Melanie, Victoria, Jennifer, Sophia <br />
Timer : Meghan <br />
Ballot Counters : Simon, Scott <br />
Sergeant at Arms : Maria Vargas<br />
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<u>International Speech Contest</u> : <b>Jane Guo</b><br />
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<u>Evaluation Contest</u> : <b> </b><br />
<b>1. Lindsay Brock </b><br />
<b>2. Bernice Lim</b><br />
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Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-15012086499855930872019-02-16T05:57:00.001-08:002019-07-11T10:54:35.008-07:0010th Anniversary luncheon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i><span style="background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Maria, Scott, Jane & Roberta organized our clubs 10 Year Anniversary Luncheon :</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Great luncheon today. Thank you to everyone for attending, including Jane for her great Toastmaster duties; Simon for his intro speech and recognition of all the charter members; Rodney, Aliya, Bernice, and Ping for their wonderful words of reflection and future hopes for the club; and finally, but not least, Scott's great Table Topics idea that had everyone in attendance to participating. Here's looking to another inspirational 10 years.</span><br />
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Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-24463766930615953572018-11-27T08:40:00.000-08:002018-11-27T08:42:22.726-08:00Member Appreciation DayRecent lunch during the meeting as a part of Member Appreciation Day !<br />
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<br />Townsend Toastmasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18224871267848387279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-8330241816388274572018-10-15T08:50:00.000-07:002018-10-16T17:37:56.441-07:00TechWomen Guests<div style="text-align: left;">
Aliya Janjua our Toastmaster and the mentor for <b>TechWomen</b> had two special guests over for a speech. Both of them gave excellent speeches and made it a memorable event. </div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Roberta Guise</b> (<span class="il">Pathways</span> L1 Presentation Mastery)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b>Christopher Chiasson</b> (Competent Communicator)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ping Ho</b> (Advanced Leadership Silver) </span></li>
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Our club had a fun Holiday lunch party. Here are some pics from the event.<br />
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Akshayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695172697770897889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645245621019317994.post-1212362060955472382017-10-31T11:02:00.000-07:002019-07-11T11:17:06.407-07:00Happy Halloween 2017!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Happy Halloween Townsend Toastmasters! </span><img alt="🎃" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f383" goomoji="1f383" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f383" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you, Meghan, for yesterday's fun Halloween themed meeting, being our Toastmaster, sharing the history of the origin of the holiday, and bringing chocolate treats for everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Helen shared tips on how to purge our clutter the Kondo way </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Simon's speech was about the one thing he fears. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Scott, Robert, Jason, & Simon - all participated in my Halloween themed table topics; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Chris timed us precisely, while Robert checked our fillers and double-clutches; and Peppe gave the club thoughtful feedback. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Great meeting everyone !</span></div>
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