November 17, 2014 Meeting

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In this week's meeting, Patrick inspired us all to tap into our enormous potential and get stronger! As Toastmaster of the day, he shared his personal story of joining the club exactly two years ago to go beyond his writing voice to find and strengthen his speaking voice. He was grateful to all the members of the club for helping him do just that and we are so grateful to have him as a part of the Preston Persuaders family!

Ann got the meeting started with her first speech for our club, her "Ice Breaker". We learned how her love for roller skating brought great things into her life, including a supportive family, a career, and her husband Jeff. We were all wowed by her skills as a competitive roller skater, and the many public speaking skills she already possesses. Great job, Ann!

Our next speaker, also doing his first speech at Preston Persuaders, was Don. Don took us along the serendipitous journey from having a broken neck to being with us at Preston Persuaders. Don entertained us all as he shared how telemarketing was one of the only job options available to him when he was recovering from his broken neck. That led to him working in airline reservations, and then to a job that utilized his background in reservations and journalism. We're so glad that his journey led him to Texas and Preston Persuaders!

Stephanie was a pro using a powerpoint presentation to help tell the story of creating her own butterfly garden. By only having images in her powerpoint, we were able to focus on the words she was saying as they were reinforced by the images. Amongst many tips, we learned about using pipevine as a food source for the caterpillars. Learn more about butterfly gardening in Texas.

Doug used us as guinea pigs for an inspirational speech he will soon be giving about dragon boat racing. His local dragon boat team has worked together to surge (word of the day) ahead of their past records and begin winning competitions. The attendees at Doug’s official speech have a lot to look forward to!

One of our six guests mentioned how you just can’t get the full picture of Toastmasters by reading about it online, you really have to attend a meeting. We love having guests and they are always welcome at our meetings!

See everyone next Monday!

Ribbon Winners

Best Speaker - Don
Best Evaluator - Brian
Best of Big 3 - Patrick
Best Table Topics - Eileen
5-Star Helper - Dean
Sparkplug - Don