Open House Flyer

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You are invited to join TASC Toastmasters on 2 June 2010 as we host our next Open House.  The event will be held 11:30AM - 12:30PM at the club’s regular meeting location in the Independence Center building (Rm W1213), 15036 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, Virginia, 20151. 

The agenda includes the presentation and evaluation of prepared speeches by Toastmaster’ members working through the Toastmasters International (TI) curriculum, a challenging round of ‘Tabletopics’ to help participants discover and develop impomptu speaking skills and an explanation of how the world’s largest non-profit communication and leadership development program works.  

Lunch will be served; come spend your lunch time with us to find out how this program can help you meet your personal and professional goals!

For details, please contact Frank DiBartolomeo at 571.522.5037 or frank.dibartolomeojr@tasc.com.

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Due to Spring Break weeks and other scheduling conflicts, The TASC Exec Comm meeting is postponed from Mon, 5 Apr 10 to Mon, 19 Apr 10. Please review the minutes and action items from the last meeting in Mar 10 and have agenda item inputs proviced to Frank DiBartolomeo NLT Fri, 16 Apr 10.

(The monthly TASC TM Exec Comm meeting is held to provide club officers an opportunity to coordinate club business and is always open to ALL members!)

Thanks to all who attended this week’s 2010 International Speech and Speech Evaluation club contests! We appreciate your support and participation. An announcement of the first place winners:

International Speech Contest 1st Place: Tanya Masiello
Speech Evaluation Contest 1st Place: Frank DiBartolomeo

Congratulations, Tanya and Frank! You can view these results and results from other club contests (i.e. our club winners’ competition at the Area level) by going to our District 27 web page.

The next contest level will be our Area I3 contest next Friday, March 26, down the street at 15000 Conference Center Drive (where we have held previous Area contests). Details can be found here.

Please attend the Area contest and support Tanya and Frank!

International Speech contestants need to have completed six projects from the basic manual (you have this week and next, and you can reuse a previous speech for the contest!) AND be a member in good standing.

Evaluation contestants need only be a member in good standing – everyone in the club is qualified for this contest.

Everything in Toastmasters is designed to help us members gain confidence and skills in communication and leadership, and speech contests are part of that design: participating in a speech contest is a great way throw your skill development into overdrive. Although you will be competing in front of much of the same audience that you see on a weekly basis, the contest is carefully conducted in compliance to an international rule set – this formal environment seems to kick in an effect similar to speaking in front of a larger audience. As you win, you move up the tiers of contest through the organization – each level provides a bigger stage (pun intended) to compete and develop – and further increase your skills.

If you are not planning on competing (we hold two speech contests a year) then please plan on attending. The contest has an agenda and meeting roles – your presence will not only greatly help the Contest Chair (Toastmaster of the Day), but the contestants will really appreciate your support and encouragement. See the related article on our website (http://www.tasctoastmasters.org) for more details!

The event will start at 5:00pm on 22 October 2009 and will be held at 4801 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, Virginia in the Northrop Grumman/TASC Westfields Cafeteria.  Attendees are asked to use the side entrance (flyers will be posted at the main lobby).

The agenda includes experienced speakers, a challenging round of impromptu ‘table topics’ and a multi-club panel of experts to explain the Toastmasters program and club mechanics.

Refreshments (drinks, sandwiches, snacks) will be served at 5:00pm with speeches beginning at 5:30pm.

This is a great opportunity to present the Toastmasters program to the public and for Area members to get to know each other.

To lean more, please contact Wendy Daunheimer at 703.961.8065 or wendydaunheimer@yahoo.com. 

Hope to see you there!

Area I3 Open House Agenda – 22 OCT 2009 – Final

Area I3 Open House Flyer – 22 OCT 2009 – Final

All members are welcome to attend!

Agenda will include current club activities, Distinguished Club Program/Club Success Plan, status of dues, reports from ExComm officers, and other club business.

(Officers, please confirm attendance with Frank prior to the meeting (leave comments here if desired!))

Please congratulate Wendy Daunheimer. She placed first in the Table Topics Contest and second in the Humorous Speech Contest! Wendy will compete in the Division I Table Topics Contest on Sat, 10 Oct 09, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m., 21345 Ridgetop Circle, Dulles VA 20166. Please come out and support Wendy in her quest. With her sterling performance at the Division I-3 Table Topics Contest, she has an excellent chance of taking first place at the Division I Contest.

(From Frank DiBartolomeo, President, TASC Toastmasters)

Rich, we’re proud of your well deserved accomplishment of making it to District after only six months of membership! We will be proud to cheer you on in future contests!

Date: March 24
Registration: 5:30
Contest: 6-8pm
Address: 15000 Conference Center Drive in Chantilly.  Drive around the back; it is where we had the fall contest.

This dues period will cover April 1 through Sep 30 of 2009.  For those who prefer the executive summary, the total is $39 for the next six months.  For those who want details, that includes the $4.50 per month Toastmasters International dues and $2 per month club dues.  The club dues cover material costs for Open Houses and other marketing activities, as well as club maintenance materials (equipment for running the meetings, extra manuals, etc). 

I’m asking for your help in achieving the Distinguished Club status for this Toastmasters year.  If at all possible, please bring a check to us during next week’s meeting so that we are able to have all dues into Toastmasters International by April 1 (this is by no means a plug in order to achieve a full meeting next week … however, if that happens I won’t complain).  If you can’t attend the meeting next week, please contact Phylisse as soon as possible.  

Thank you for helping us continue to succeed as a club!