Staying in Focus
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Focus Advanced Toastmasters
Club 2173599, Area 34, District 70
Club News and Events – October 2013
Volume 2, Issue 10
Contents
Page
Susan B Anthony’s Speech
1
President’s Message
2
Editor’s Eloquence
2
Women’s Suffrage
3
How to Make a ‘Bad’ Speech
3
Area 34 Contest Photos
4
Club Meeting Photos
5
Dr King Had a Dream
6
Sour Grapes
6
Competition: Who Said That? 7
Don’t Look, a Gift Horse ..
7
Mispronunciations Again
8
Stretch Your Evaluation Vocab 9
Hand Gestures
10
Forward Planner
11
District Personnel
12
Susan B Anthony, after being fined $100
for casting an illegal ballot in the 1872
U.S. presidential election
“It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the
male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we
formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the
half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people-women as well as men. And it is a downright mockery to talk to women of
their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of
the only means of securing them provided by this democratic-republican
government--the ballot.
For any State to make sex a qualification that must ever result in the
disfranchisement of one entire half of the people is to pass a bill of
attainder, or an ex post facto law, and is therefore a violation of the
supreme law of the land. By it the blessings of liberty are forever withheld
from women and their female posterity. To them this government has no
just powers derived from the consent of the governed. To them this
government is not a democracy. It is not a republic. It is an odious
aristocracy; a hateful oligarchy of sex; the most hateful aristocracy ever
established on the face of the globe; an oligarchy of wealth, where the
rich govern the poor. An oligarchy of learning, where the educated govern
the ignorant, or even an oligarchy of race, where the Saxon rules the
African, might be endured; but this oligarchy of sex, which makes father,
brothers, husband, sons, the oligarchs over the mother and sisters, the
wife and daughters of every household – which ordains all men
sovereigns, all women subjects, carries dissension, discord and rebellion
into every home of the nation.
Webster, Worcester and Bouvier all define a citizen to be a person in the
United States, entitled to vote and hold office.
The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I
hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they
are not. Being persons, then, women are citizens; and no State has a
right to make any law, or to enforce any old law, that shall abridge their
privileges or immunities. Hence, every discrimination against women in
the constitutions and laws of the several States is today null and void.”
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Phil Keeling ATMG, ALB
VP Education:
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President’s Pronouncement
Who am I? Have you ever, in a quiet moment, pondered this question
that underlies our being? It’s a trick question, of course, like asking
what shape is the wispy mist that rises out of the warm earth into the
cool air of an autumn morning. Questions like this perpetuate because
they are without boundaries. They have been with us since we evolved
the first glimmer of awareness and learned to communicate our
thoughts to one another. Perhaps we don’t like to ask, avoiding the
hopelessness of the search for an answer, or else avoiding the
challenges it may pose if we delve too deeply. We have a lifelong
library of resources that we can call our “selves”, but people may only
have a series of short videos, or even a mere snapshot, by which to
expeditiously categorise us. To them, we are only what they see. So,
my dear Toastmasters, whenever we stand in front of an audience at
the beginning of a five to seven minute speech, let us remember we
are opening a window into who we are, inviting the audience to look in
(and who, as experienced speech-crafters, will see more of what is
presented than projected). Isn’t it important then, that we get out our
best china for our visitors as we offer them a glimpse into our world?
How rewarding to know they will see us as authentic, considerate and
hospitable. How much better we feel about ourselves as a result, to
feel secure and to feel accepted. If we treat people with respect, we
will be open with them and they will in turn feel safe with us. The
picture they build and their evaluation of us will be constructive and
helpful. When we speak from the heart we connect with our listeners;
when we say what we feel we engender a response in them; when our
words have a clear ring to them we offer them unambiguous insights.
We are remembered as a pleasant and welcome resource in their
personal library. Our regard is mutual, equal, and unequivocal. Let’s
feel the pride when anyone asks us: “How come you communicate so
well?” and we reply: “Because I’m a Toastmaster - that’s who I am”.
Phil Keeling, President
Editor’s Eloquence
The excerpt from Susan B. Anthony’s speech on the front page comes
from a book by Terry Golway: “Words that Ring Through Time: The
Fifty Most Important Speeches in History and How They Changed Our
World”. He looks at which speeches made a huge impact on the
audience and which still affect us today. The selections show how
speakers throughout the ages crafted their addresses for maximum
impact. Author Terry Golway faced a daunting task – he needed to
identify these fifty best speeches of all time in his new book. The
book’s collected speeches span a time from the days of Moses to
Barack Obama’s recent U.S. Presidential campaign. As different as
these selections are, they all share two characteristics. Firstly, the
speaker connects his readers to something greater than themselves –
often an idea, or an ideal such as justice or freedom. One thing that
occurs again and again is self-determination. Sometimes that is
expressed as a person’s desire to be an equal member of society such
as Susan B. Anthony advocating for women’s right to vote; sometimes
the desire of a people to be an independent nation. A second
characteristic is elegant simplicity - words to which everyone can
relate. I chose this speech because the equality of women is important,
not only to me, but to many others across the world. It is difficult to
understand why many people take this issue for granted. For example,
as reported in the recent federal election, many merely turned up to
have their name crossed off but didn’t exercise their right to vote for a
candidate.
Anne Keeling, Editor
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Speaking out on Women’s Suffrage
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested by a United States Deputy Marshal. Her offence? Two weeks
earlier, she had cast a ballot in the presidential election, in defiance of a law that allowed only men to
do so. Before her trial she embarked on a speaking tour to justify her actions. She made her case a
symbol for something greater, “the disfranchisement of one entire half of the people.” Anthony
referenced a sacred document in the eyes of 19th-century Americans – the United States Constitution:
“It was we, the people, not we the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole
people, who formed the Union” ... “And it is downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of
the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them – the ballot”.
Anthony’s point was clear and simple: Women are people, and, thus, should have the same rights as
men. Her words greatly inspired her followers and gave hope to the modern women’s suffrage
movement. It would take almost another 50 years, but when the 19th amendment was passed in June
1919, American women finally had the right to vote. Anthony’s words helped keep the dream alive
throughout the time it took to reach that goal.
Did you know? In 1902, Australia was the first country in the world to give women both the right to vote
in federal elections and also the right to be elected to parliament on a national basis. New Zealand
granted women the right to vote in 1893. It took another 26 years for women in the UK to get equal
voting rights with men.
How to make a “bad” speech
We often hear how to make “good” speeches – here are some tips on how not to do it!
1. Depend on natural ability: Many speakers with the gift of gab fail to work on their gift. When you
don't work on a speech, it usually shows.
2. Lack of quality feedback: Every speaker should have a qualified person provide feedback on their
content and delivery. Skipping this step means you could miss your blind spots.
3. Don't speak at the level of the audience: Using acronyms that the audience doesn't know or
explaining concepts that the audience already gets are two good ways to be a bad speaker. Meet the
audience at their level of understanding.
4. Disorganized material: It's painful to listen to a speaker who jumps from one place to another
without any apparent rhyme or reason.
5. Self-absorbed: Some good speakers treat a speech as their opportunity to show what they've got. It
should be about the audience, not the speaker.
6. One-size-fits-all approach to every audience: Giving the same speech to every audience is a sure
fire way to fall flat. A well-delivered speech to the wrong audience doesn't get a passing grade.
7. Too many stories: Good speakers are usually good storytellers. Unfortunately, their speeches
sometimes turn into one story after another.
8. Lack of evidence: Too many stories usually mean too few statistics and case studies. A good
speech includes "proof" along with the pudding.
9. Gimmicks: Magic tricks, card games and other "interactive" gimmicks can work, but too many of
them detract from what the speaker is trying to get across to the audience.
10. Too much detail: Long-winded descriptions are the death of many good speeches.
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Area 34 Contests Friday 13th September
Table Topics
Winner
Phil Stockwell
2nd Place
Anne Keeling
3rd Place
Iain Gorry
Humorous Speech
Winner
Ian Gorry
2nd Place
Marianne Moore
3rd Place
Cheryl Keane
(Engineers)
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Focus Advanced Club Meeting
Thursday 19th September
Best Evaluators
Melinda Sydenham
Phil Keeling
Awards Presented by
Brent Plimpton
Best Speaker
Valerie Close
“Malala Day”
Award Presented by
Brent Plimpton
Best Table Topic
Kenneth Hargreaves
Phil Keeling
Awards Presented by
Brent Plimpton
‘Be in Focus’ Award
Sally Foley-Lewis
Educational: “Mastering
the Difficult Conversation”
Presented by Chairman
Greg Holterman
Focus Newsletter
Competition Winner
Marianne Moore
Award Presented by Editor
Anne Keeling
Happy Birthday this Month!
Alison Lavick
6th
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Presentation Tip
Dr King Had a Dream
It's undoubtedly a beautifully constructed and delivered speech, and is rightly held up as an example of
great oratory. Dr Martin Luther King was an accomplished preacher with a great knowledge and grasp of
classical rhetoric.
The three-part construction into Ethos, Pathos and Logos is overlaid with at least half a dozen rhetorical
devices, including:
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Anaphora a repeated phrase or word at the start of a clause or paragraph ("I have a dream")
Antithesis, where ideas are matched to contrasts ("..they will not be judged by the colour of their
skin but by the content of their character")
Metaphor, where something is likened to an unrelated object ("Now is the time to rise from the
dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.")
Simile, where two things are compared through a connecting phrase or word ("No, no, we are not
satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a
mighty stream")
Synedoche, where part of something refers to the whole of something ("We can never be
satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels
of the highways and the hotels of the cities.")
Why do I think this is important for speakers? Because rhetorical devices are the tools of our trade. We
need to know how to use them, and keep them sharp.
"This information was written by Alan Stevens, and originally appeared in "The Media Coach", his free weekly
ezine, available at www.mediacoach.co.uk."
SOUR GRAPES
This is an ancient metaphor used when someone denigrates something
that is clearly desirable because they know they can't have it for
themselves. The phrase comes from the well-known fable "The Fox and
the Grapes" by Aesop, dated to the sixth century B.C.
One hot day, a thirsty fox spotted some juicy-looking grapes hanging from a vine. The cluster of fruit was
just out of reach. However hard he tried, he could not reach the grapes; and the greater the effort he
made, the hotter and thirstier he became.
Eventually, the fox gave up and reasoned that as the grapes were beyond reach, they would probably be
sour and inedible.
The moral of the story is that we can console ourselves with the fact that, although some things are
unattainable, we probably wouldn't like them anyway.
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Wow! A New Competition!
Who Said That?
Congratulations to Marianne Moore whose winning entry in the last competition was published in
the September newsletter.
Excerpts from four more famous speeches
Name the speaker, the year and … in your own thoughts and words - what you think made the
speech so significant or effective.
We are endeavoring to make our newsletter more interactive. This further innovative competition
invites members and others (non-members who read this newsletter) to submit their answers,
which will be published in the November edition. There will be a prize for the most creative entry.
Entries must be received by 17 th October 2013. The winner will be announced in the November
newsletter and the prize will be awarded at the 21 st November meeting. We look forward to your
emails with anticipation!
1. I wanted to avoid violence. Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my
creed. But I had to make my choice. I had either to submit to a system which I considered had done an
irreparable harm to my country, or incur the risk of the mad fury of my people bursting forth when they
understood the truth from my lips.
2. Everywhere in Flanders and Wallonia, in the towns and in the countryside, one single feeling binds all
hearts together: the sense of patriotism. One single vision fills all minds: that of our independence
endangered. One single duty imposes itself on our wills: the duty of stubborn resistance ... I have faith in
our destinies; a country which is defending itself conquers the respect of all; such a country does not
perish!
3. There are many people in the world who really don’t understand, or say they don’t, what is the great
issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!... All free men,
wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words,
“Ich bin ein Berliner.”
4. We shall build the society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall,
without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity – a rainbow nation at
peace with itself and the world...Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will
again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the
world.
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH
This references the method of assessing the age of a horse by inspecting the length of its teeth. The
meaning is: Do not question the value of something given to you. It is very bad form to inspect a gift for
faults or defects, so be grateful for anything received. As the old saying goes: "It's the thought that
counts." The phrase is an old proverb that has been in use for hundreds of years. It was discovered in
the writings of St. Jerome, one of the Latin Fathers of the fourth century, who identified it as a common
proverb. The saying also occurs in French, German, Italian, Spanish and other European languages,
emphasising the centuries-long dominance of the horse until the coming of the automobile.
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Mispronunciations, mispronunciations, mispronunciations
Don't say: bidness | Do say: business
Comment: The change of [s] to [d] before [n] is spreading and when the unaccented [i] drops from this
word the [s] finds itself in the same environment as in “isn’t” and “wasn’t”.
Don't say: jist | Do say: just
Comment: As opposed to the adjective “just”, this word is always unaccented, which encourages vowel
reduction. However, it sounds better to reduce the [uh] rather than replace it with [i].
Don't say: long-livid | Do say: long-lived
Comment: This compound is not derived from ''to live longly'' (you can't say that) but from ''having a
long life'' and should be pronounced accordingly. The plural stem, live(s), is always used: "short-lived,"
"many-lived," "triple-lived."
Don't say: prespire | Do say: perspire
Comment: “Per-” has become such a regular mispronunciation or “pre-,” many people now correct
themselves where they don’t need to.
Don't say: reoccur | Do say: recur
Comment: You don’t have to invent a new word from “occur”. We already have a verb “recur” that does
the trick.
Don't say: perscription | Do say: prescription
Comment: Same as above. It is possible that we simply confuse "pre-" and "per-" since both are
legitimate prefixes.
Don't say: pronounciation | Do say: pronunciation
Comment: Just as "misspelling" is among the most commonly misspelled words, "pronunciation" is
among the most commonly mispronounced words. Fitting, no?
Don't say: prostrate | Do say: prostate
Comment: Though a pain in the prostate may leave a man prostrate, the gland contains no [r].
Don't say: Realator | Do say: Realtor
Comment: As you avoid the extra vowel in "masonry," remember to do the same for "realtor," the guy
who sells what the mason creates.
Don't say: sose | Do say: so
Comment: The phrase "so as" has been reduced to a single word "sose" even when it is not called for.
"Sose I can go" should be simply "so I can go." By the way, the same applies to alls, as in "Alls I want is
to never hear 'alls' again."
Don't say: stob | Do say: stub
Comment: In some areas the vowel in this word has slid a bit too far back in the mouth. Don't choke on
it.
Don't say: suit | Do say: suite
Comment: If you don't wear it (a suit [sut]), then it is a suite [sweet], as in a living room suite or a suite of
rooms.
Don't say: yoke | Do say: yolk
Comment: Another dialectal change we probably should not call an error: [l] becomes [w] or [u] when not
followed by a vowel. Some people just confuse these two words, though. That should be avoided.
Don't say: zuology | Do say: zoology
Comment: Actually, we should say [zo], not [zu], when we go to the zoo.
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S t r e t c h Your Evaluation Vocabulary
Our thanks to a former Toastmaster who resourced Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition
More words for substituting
bad
abominable, amiss, atrocious, awful, bad news, beastly, blah, bottom out,
bummer, careless, cheap, cheesy, cruddy, crummy, defective, deficient,
diddly, dissatisfactory, downer, dreadful, erroneous, fallacious, faulty,
garbage, godawful, gross, grungy, icky, imperfect, inadequate, incorrect,
inferior, junky, lousy, not good, off, poor, raunchy, rough, sad, scuzzy,
sleazeball, sleazy, slipshod, stinking, substandard, synthetic, the pits,
unacceptable, unsatisfactory
poor
base, below par, common, contemptible, crude, diminutive, dwarfed, exiguous, faulty, feeble, humble,
imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, inferior, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, low-grade, lowly, meager,
mean, mediocre, miserable, modest, niggardly, ordinary, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, plain, reduced, rotten,
scanty, second-rate, shabby, shoddy, skimpy, slight, sorry, sparse, subnormal, subpar, substandard,
trifling, trivial, unsatisfactory, valueless, weak, worthless.
develop
actualize, advance, amplify, augment, beautify, broaden, build up, cultivate, deepen, dilate, elaborate,
enhance, enlarge, enrich, evolve, exploit, extend, finish, heighten, improve, intensify, lengthen, magnify,
materialize, perfect, polish, promote, realize, refine, spread, strengthen, stretch, unfold, widen, work out
elaborate
add detail, amplify, bedeck, clarify, comment, complicate, decorate, develop, devise, discuss, embellish,
enlarge, evolve, expatiate, explain, expound, flesh out, garnish, interpret, ornament, particularize,
polish, produce, refine, specify, work out
correct (verb)
alter, amend, better, change, clean up, cure, debug, do over, doctor, edit, fiddle with, fix up, go over,
help, improve, launder, make over, make right, mend, pay dues, pick up, polish, reclaim, reconstruct,
rectify, redress, reform, regulate, remedy, remodel, reorganize, repair, retouch, review, revise, right,
scrub, set right, set straight, shape up, straighten out, touch up, turn around, upgrade
change
accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, alternate, commute, convert, diminish, diverge, diversify, evolve,
fluctuate, make innovations, make over, merge, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, mutate,
naturalize, recondition, redo, reduce, reform, regenerate, remake, remodel, renovate, reorganize,
replace, resolve, restyle, revolutionize, shape, shift, substitute, tamper with, temper, transfigure,
transform, translate, transmute, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, warp.
Taken from: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0) Copyright © 2003 by Lexico Publishing Group,
LLC. All rights reserved. (http://thesaurus.reference.com/)
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Hand Gestures
Experts tell us body language accounts for between 55% and 65% of our communication. Just what
is body language? It is carriage, facial expressions, eye contact and gestures. All go into establishing
your presence and making a connection with the audience. Gestures can be made with your hands,
arms, shoulder, torso, legs, feet or a combination of these but hand gestures are probably the most
common.
When you are preparing a speech, what proportion of time and effort do you give to the movement
and cadence of your hands? If you are like most people, the answer is not much. Yet appropriate use
of your hands can result in a marked increase in the understanding and retention of your message.
Correctly used, hand gestures can help you say more in less time, show what you mean without
having to resort to visuals, signal your conviction and confidence and add texture and dimension to
your material and ideas.
Avoid holding your notes in your hands since this effectively immobilizes them. If you are nervous
about your presentation, stand with your hands relaxed at your sides. Stage fright closes down normal
muscle coordination. Avoid making the audience nervous with gestures that reveal anxiety such as
gripping the lectern, clenching your hands together, clutching an object, fiddling with clothing or
accessories or touching a body part (pulling ear, wiping brow, rubbing chin).
Once you have learned to relax in front of an audience, hand gestures can be used to emphasize
the structure of your presentation. This represents the best use of hand gestures and you should
avoid using gestures as decorations. Begin by using your hands to illustrate your enthusiasm for
being there. You can accentuate your point of view with a solid, intentional gesture and emphasize
main points with deliberate gestures. Use your hands to indicate a new topic or transition with a
forward or open gesture. Finally, signal the ending with a gesture indicating closure or departure.
You can also use hand gestures to enhance your presentation by using them to respond to
audience input with affirmative or encompassing gestures. Introduce humour by contradiction
between your gestures and your words. Where appropriate look for opportunities to use your hands to
express emotion or attitude, emphasize importance, demonstrate relationship or contrast, show
shape, direction or location and signal recognition, acceptance, departure, or approval.
Hand Gesture Caveats
Lastly, here are several common "gotchas" of which you should be aware.
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Don't forget to add hand gesture notations to your speech notes
Avoid using the same hand gesture over and over in a pumping action
Don't animate or mime your entire speech
Refrain from copying others, the best gestures are unique to you
New gestures feel strange to your body. Practice them until they are comfortable
One-handed gestures are often more effective than both hands mirroring each other
Avoid finger and fist gestures that may be insulting to other cultures
Gestures are a physical activity, you cannot learn to do them by reading
Use a mirror to verify that your gestures reinforce your message
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Focus Advanced Forward Planner
October 17
October 31
November 21
December 19
January 16
January 30
Engaging Introductions & Conclusions
Halloween! (Appropriately dressed for the occasion please)
The Importance of Colour & Personal Presentation
Christmas Meeting
Club Meeting
International Speech & Evaluation Contests
Valerie Close
All
Donna Pace
All
All
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Future Events
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Hawkesbury Division Humorous and Table Topics Contests: Saturday October 12, 6:15 for
7pm, St. Kieran’s Church Hall, Condamine Street, Manly Vale.
District 70 Semi Annual Conference: November 8-10, 2013, Ettalong Beach Club, featuring
Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests. Contact: Gail Heggie – [email protected]
Sunday Seminar & Speakers’ Forum: “Networking and your Personal Brand”, Sunday November
24, 1pm – 4pm, Bankstown Sports Club
District 70 Annual Conference: May 16-18, 2014, Bankstown Sports Club
Toastmasters International Convention 2014: August 20-23, 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Beginners’ Speechcraft 2013
Planned dates:
Saturdays
9:00am – 4:00pm
November 16 and 30
Chatswood Communicators
Mondays
6:45pm – 9:45pm (includes supper)
October 14, 21, 28 and November 4
Chatswood Communicators
Investment $300
Contact: Alison Lavick at: [email protected], or on: 0406 99 99 44
Toastmasters who assist at Speechcraft are often surprised how much they learn by
helping to teach others the basic techniques of speaking to an audience. The experience
also equips them to become leaders or trainers themselves in the area of speechcraft,
reinforcing and adding to their standing in, and contribution to their home clubs, or merely
strengthening their repertoire of existing skills. If you would like to take part in a
Speechcraft Course, just speak to Alison .
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How About That?
Recently I was in the checkout at the local supermarket when the lady in front of me turned with a
beaming smile and said: “You’re Alison, aren’t you? You probably don’t remember me. My name is
Michelle. Years ago I attended your Speechcraft and it turned my life around. The course gave me the
confidence I needed to give presentations at work, and that led to promotion. I’m really happy I did that
course, thank you for what you do for others”.
District 70 Personnel 2013-2014
District 70 Governor – Joan Rinaldi DTM
Hawkesbury Division Governor – Pauline Gilchrist ACS/ALB
Area 34 Governor – John Inglis DTM
Lt Governor Education and Training – David Fisher DTM
Lt Governor Marketing – Wendy White DTM
District Secretary – Laurel Holterman DTM
Immediate Past District Governor – Jan Vecchio DTM
Toastmasters International
Mission
We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders.
Values
• Integrity
• Respect
• Service
• Excellence
Envisioned Future
To be the first-choice provider of dynamic, high-value, experiential communication and
leadership skills development.
Staying in Focus
The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the official policy of Toastmasters International nor Focus
Advanced Toastmasters Club. All care is taken to check details reproduced in these pages, but no responsibility is taken for
inaccuracies.
Editor: Anne Keeling, 0418-272-564, [email protected]
Publisher: Phil Keeling,0418-862-114, [email protected]
Website: www.focusadvancedtm.org.au
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