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Team Talkers Tell It All

Wednesday, 06 July 2011 00:09

4th_of_July_2011_v3 Lake Forest residents filled the sidewalks and celebrated the city's 20^th Independence Day parade, America’s birthday and listened to a team of talkers tell it all.

A team of local Toastmasters and Speakers Bureau members announced the City of Lake Forest's 20^th annual Fourth of July parade providing information on more than 104 entries.

In the minor gaps that naturally occur in hometown parades, the announcers kept the crowd engaged with good family humor, Independence Day trivia, and Lake Forest fun facts.

Q: Why did the duck say “Bang!”
A: Because he was a fire-quacker.

Q: Which American President celebrated his birthday on July 4^th?
A: The 30^th president Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872, in Plymouth, Vermont.

Q: How many neighborhood and community parks are in Lake Forest, Calif.?
A: 27

Parade entries included El Toro High School’s Royal Blue Regiment, Civil Air Patrol, Pacific Coast Corvettes, Beauty and the Beast, Uncle Sam and Snoopy’s Bi-Plane, South Orange County Hot Rods, Spirit of New Orleans Mardi Gras band, Pirates for Hire and Red Dot Film Studios presented a tribute Indiana Jones "Raiders of the Lost Ark," which is celebrating its 30^th anniversary.

An estimated 9,000 residents lined the 1.5-mile parade route that began at 10 a.m. near El Toro High School, traveled up Toledo Way, turned right on Lake Forest Drive and finished around 12 p.m. at the corner of Lake Forest Drive and Serrano Road.

Cox Communications – a major sponsor of the parade –will broadcast the parade locally on channel 3 and on demand from July 4 through August 10, 2011.

City leaders believe the annual Independence Day parade signifies the importance of embracing the city’s rich, historical past so that future generations may enjoy the same hometown spirit. The city's motto, "Remember the past, challenge the future," is the Lake Forest way of life.

Thanks to the many Toastmasters and Speakers Bureau participants who make this event a success:

Toledo and Lake Forest (First Turn)

Michael Varma (coordinator/lead) – BergenMeisters Club #7493

David Osborn – BergenMeisters Club #7493

Svetlana Kushnareva – SpeechCrafters #1699

Janelle Revak – Speakers Bureau

Kevin Graham – Saddleback Sunrise Speakers Club #86

Peter Albini – Mesa Messengers Club #691

Lake Forest and Serrano (Last Turn)

Lyle Wiedeman (coordinator/lead) –

Cliff Shimizu – Unimasters Club

Ann Shimizu – Unimasters Club

Robert Acosta – Unimasters Club

Lora Burnham – Speakers Bureau

Welcome to the 2011-2012 Toastmasters year!

Friday, 01 July 2011 12:29

WesHoover3 Dear fellow Founder’s District Toastmasters,

Welcome to the 2011-2012 Toastmasters year!

As you may have heard already, we have achieved international recognition as a Distinguished District in 2010-2011. Thanks to our immediate past District Governor Ede Ferrari-D'Angelo DTM, District Officers, and especially you, our club leaders and members, who worked so hard to achieve this distinction.This achievement is a direct reflection of YOUR commitment and dedication to excellence all year around. My hearty CONGRATULATIONS to all!

I am convinced that we can go even further this year. You are the BEST - let’s march towards our goal of President’s Distinguished District in year 2011-2012. We will never know how high we can fly, until we spread our wings, right?

In Founder’s District, our Toastmasters members come first. Our District Officers stand ready to support the club leaders in helping members to achieve their individual goals in communication and leadership tracks. Our mission is to enhance the performance and extend the network of clubs, thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from the Toastmasters educational program by:

Focusing on the critical success factors as specified by the District educational goals and membership goals.
Insuring that each club effectively fulfills its responsibilities to its members.
Providing effective training and leadership development opportunities for club and District Officers.

I look forward to serving you as your District Governor. I am excited about the opportunities this year, especially with the new unified Toastmaster brand that is set to be unveiled at the International Conference in Las Vegas on August 17th.

Let’s move forward together as we guide Founder’s District to President’s Distinguished. You are the BEST. Let’s show the world that Founder’s District is the ‘apple of the eye’ for the global Toastmasters community.

Sincerely,

Wes Hoover DTM

District Governor 2011-2012

Founder’s District Toastmasters

Founder’s District… To be the BEST… nothing less!

Founder’s District Vice President of Public Relations Learn, Share and Have Fun

Wednesday, 29 June 2011 22:01

Chapman _LACE _VPPR _Training Training can be best summarized by Dr Smedley’s message – “We learn best in times of fun.”

Early morning on June 4^th at Chapman College some 40 newly elected club officers gathered for VP Public Relations training. They entered the room, looked for handouts, and sat down while thinking the most they will be do that morning is listen and maybe ask a question or two.

The session started off with an exercise -, a game that has a prize at the end. The game demonstrated how to learn more about Public Relations techniques. In groups of four, the officers delivered their Toastmaster elevator speeches to the others. Then, the group elected a representative who delivered the group’s winning elevator speech.