A wise man once said, “There is not enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the important things.”  Catching the “redeye” from California to see your 7-year-old daughter perform as a snowflake in the Christmas play, seeing your son start on his high school’s varsity basketball team for the first time, or painting that room your wife has been asking you to paint for three years all fit into the “important things” category. But be careful! We can fall … [Read more...]

The Fall 2009 Area I-3 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests were held Thursday night, 24 Sep 09, at the TASC Cafe in the TASC Westfields I building. Many thanks to Wendy Daunheimer, Kathy Craft, Phyllise King, Tanya Masiello, Barbara Owens, and Foster Stolte who came and supported the event and our contestant in both contests, Wendy Daunheimer. Please congratulate Wendy Daunheimer. She placed first in the Table Topics Contest and second in the Humorous Speech Contest! Wendy will … [Read more...]

So it's finally happened.  You joined your Toastmasters Club 13 months ago and are giving your 10th and final speech for your Competent Communicator award today.  It's a day of celebration and congratulations are perfectly in order.  In a few minutes you will actually get up and deliver your speech.  You are feeling pretty good about yourself and rightfully so.  You accomplished your goal.  Then the long term schedule comes around and a look of shock comes over you.  "Why is my name down … [Read more...]