The thing I got the most from Marlena's presentation was on her handout, and it
was this
excerpt:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?"
Actually, who are you not to be?
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel
insecure
around you.
We were born to manifest the glory that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission
to do
the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates
others.

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Fellow members----

The message below describes a presentation happening this Wednesday
at 6:15 at the Ann Arbor Club that meets at Concordia College (near
US-23 at the Geddes Rd. exit).  I've not heard Ms. Reigh speak
before, but I understand she's extremely good.   I'll be plugging it
again at the meeting tonight, but if you're not there this evening,
I wanted to let you know about this.

As for tonight, there are some talks happening, guranteed.  We'll
see you later, I hope.

----KPO

_________________________________________


Ann Arbor Toastmasters & Friends is pleased to invite Toastmasters
from other local Toastmasters clubs to join us next week for a very
special presentation.



At 6:15 pm on April 21st at 101 Krieger Hall, Concordia University,

well-known speaker and voice coach Marlene Reigh will present her
new program.



Her new program is:



Using Your Voice For Knock-em-dead Presentations


You will learn:

The four keys to having a great presentation voice
Voice techniques for great openers and closers
Three dynamic basics for delivering key words, phrases, and telling
stories.
Exercises and preparation methods that put your best voice forward.


Marlena Reigh, voice image specialist, has over 20 years of
coaching, speaking and seminar leading experience. She has worked
one-on-one with over 1,000 voices and is a published author with
books and tapes on voice image and presentation skills.



Marlena is owner of Radiant Communications, in Ann Arbor, Michigan
and works with companies and individuals on Voice Image and
Presentation Skills. Some of her clients include: GM, Pfizer
International, Mead Paper Corporation, and University of Michigan.



  Visit: www.myvoicespeakssuccess.com  Free articles and more on
having "The Voice of Success!".

Hello  District 28 members and club officers!  About 68 days will pass
before the Region VI Conference begins at the East Lansing Marriott on
June 11-12.

District 62 (our neighboring district to the north) is taking it's
turn at hosting this Conference - it comes around once every eight
years (as there are eight districts in Region VI).  The Host District
Chairman is Past District 62 Governor and Past International Director
Bob Brentin DTM from Midland MI.  His Committee will take attendees to
the next level of Toastmasters.  They have created an Extreme
Conference of workshops, keynote speakers, entertainment, Business
Meeting, International Speech Contest, and more, more, more!  We are
extremely excited to host International President Ted Corcoran - this
will be his final conference visit in the world as President.
Attached is a Highlights page of the Conference.

The Committee is looking for individuals and businesses to help offset
some of our costs by providing monetary assistance or promotional
items.  Attached you will find information as to how you can help.

I personally am excited about this Conference because it will be my
last Regional as an International Director on the Board.  It is my
pleasure to serve as your host, along with first year International
Director, John Gupta, from District 61 in Montreal.  I hope many
District 28 Toastmasters will accept my invitation to attend - you
won't want to miss it - it'll be Extreme!

Cindy Pavella DTM
International Director 2002-2004
District 28 Toastmaster Member, Troy Toastmasters

The Division C Evaluation and Speech contest will be this Friday,
April 2.    Particulars are:

Registration---5:30-6:30 ($5 for pizza, etc.)
Contests at 6:30

Directions (see also the map posted in the Files section of the
Yahoo group website):

(a) On Plymouth Rd, go to Murfin Rd. ( light at the BP and the
junkyard), south on Murfin to the T into Bonisteel Blvd.

(b) On Fuller Rd coming north, go north on Bonisteel, continue
straight past Murfin

both---Continue east on Bonisteel to next intersection, where Beal
comes into Bonisteel head-on.  Turn left into the parking lot.  As
you face the buildings, IOE is to the left of the Lurie Center,
which is the building with the circular driveway in front.  Go to
the door tucked in where IOE (Industrial and Operations Engineering)
meets Lurie.  1610 is straight on from that door.  Signs will be up
as well.

Thanks!

---KPO

I finally just sent out a mass email today to folks at work and a few
others to solicit new members, and I posted some updated ads on our
boards as well.  One gal I  know is going to give copies to people at
some local business network (BNI) she belongs to.  Hopefully some new
faces will begin to show up.  I told her they can just drop in to a
sample meeting without committing when she asked about this.

Sorry I didn't make it to the contest last night.  I had intended to do
so.

Julie

On Mar 10, 2004, at 4:37 PM, Kevin Olmstead wrote:

> Fellow Toastmasters---it's dues time again.  $18 per person is due
>  to HQ by April 1.   The good news is that TI allows payment by
>  plastic, and may even have on-line payment officially up and running
>  by April 1.  (Not expected, but hey). 
>
>  Thus, what I propose to do is front everybody on my plastic (I can
>  swing it :-), and I'll get back to you in April, as I'm tied up for
>  the next two meetings (on March 15, running a contest up on North
>  Campus, and on MArch 29, being a speaker at a Division contest).
>
>  By the way, our Area's contest went off quite well last night.  I'm
>  hopeful we can have participants from Avis Farms at future contests,
>  such as will happen in the fall (contesting in Table Topics and
>  Humorous Speech). 
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  ---Kevin Olmstead
>
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Fellow Toastmasters---it's dues time again.  $18 per person is due
to HQ by April 1.   The good news is that TI allows payment by
plastic, and may even have on-line payment officially up and running
by April 1.  (Not expected, but hey).

Thus, what I propose to do is front everybody on my plastic (I can
swing it :-), and I'll get back to you in April, as I'm tied up for
the next two meetings (on March 15, running a contest up on North
Campus, and on MArch 29, being a speaker at a Division contest).

By the way, our Area's contest went off quite well last night.  I'm
hopeful we can have participants from Avis Farms at future contests,
such as will happen in the fall (contesting in Table Topics and
Humorous Speech).

Thanks.

---Kevin Olmstead

I hope everyone is doing well. As we move into spring it looks like
things are picking up for the Avis Farms Toastmasters club.

If you have any great ideas for table topics we would love to see
them. Great table topic ideas are a signature of our group.

Kevin, our club president, is still the proud all-time biggest
gameshow winner and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' champion. He had a
great national speaking gig on the 'Super Millionaire' series as one
of the Wise Men. Wish him luck that he will get a return visit to the
show.

If you know anyone who might be interested in or can benefit from
Toasmasters please invite them to an upcoming meeting. New members are
the lifeblood of our group. :-)

So do we meet in the parking lot of Tim Horton's/Wendy's on Broadway (one block
over from State) just south of Eisenhower as I suggested at the last meeting? 
Say
about 7:15 am?  My cellphone is (734) 223-5379 if anyone needs to reach me in
the
morning to cop out at the last minute or something(!)  I see it's just starting
to snow
out my window at work, so you never know.

--- In avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Olmstead
<kevinolmstead76@y...> wrote:
> So far it's you, me, and Julie (Dean has a family thing).   If we also have
Mike on
board, that's 4 from us (woo-hoo!)   There may also be one or two from the new
Michigan Toastmasters club.
>
> In other news, C-Notes cancelled yesterday, as the church was closed.
>
> In other other news, I'll be going again to that Game Show Congress this
summer,
this time in L.A.  The interesting thing is that it runs Aug. 13-16 (including
possibly
being in a group hitting game show tapings), while the Toastmasters
International
Convention runs August 18-21 in Reno.   That's actually workable, with NWA for
Detroit to LA and Reno to Detroit for only $400 (not much more than Detroit to
LA
round trip), with some other means (driving 7 hours one way and drop the rental
car,
air for $100 or so) for LA to Reno.    I will be well-aquainted with Hiltons at
the end of
this (the hotels, not Paris) as both conventions will be in Hiltons.
>
> I'll contact you and Julie on departure point shortly.
>
> ---KPO
>
> "Ian J. Korman" <ianjkorman@y...> wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> Yes, I still plan on attending. Where are we planning to meet to ride
> over together?
>
> -- Ian
>
> --- In avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Olmstead
> <kevinolmstead76@y...> wrote:
> > The attached is the agenda for the leadership training on Saturday.
>   Please let me know if you're still planning on joining in our little
> party.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Note: forwarded message attached.
> >
> > Attached please find the Agenda for the Leadership Training being
> held at the U of M Dearborn this Saturday.
> > Any questions or problems, please let me know.
> > Regards,
> > Sheryl
>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Olmstead [mailto:kevinolmstead76@...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:30 PM
To: avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [avis_farms_toastmasters] Re: Fwd: [d28execboard] Agenda U of M Dearborn

So far it's you, me, and Julie (Dean has a family thing).   If we also have Mike on board, that's 4 from us (woo-hoo!)   There may also be one or two from the new Michigan Toastmasters club. 

 

In other news, C-Notes cancelled yesterday, as the church was closed. 

 

In other other news, I'll be going again to that Game Show Congress this summer, this time in L.A.  The interesting thing is that it runs Aug. 13-16 (including possibly being in a group hitting game show tapings), while the Toastmasters International Convention runs August 18-21 in Reno.   That's actually workable, with NWA for  Detroit to LA and Reno to Detroit for only $400 (not much more than Detroit to LA round trip), with some other means (driving 7 hours one way and drop the rental car, air for $100 or so) for LA to Reno.    I will be well-aquainted with Hiltons at the end of this (the hotels, not Paris) as both conventions will be in Hiltons. 

 

I'll contact you and Julie on departure point shortly.

 

---KPO

"Ian J. Korman" <ianjkorman@...> wrote:

Kevin,

Yes, I still plan on attending. Where are we planning to meet to ride
over together?

-- Ian

--- In avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Olmstead
<kevinolmstead76@y...> wrote:
> The attached is the agenda for the leadership training on Saturday.
  Please let me know if you're still planning on joining in our little
party.
> 
> Thanks! 
>
> Note: forwarded message attached.
>
> Attached please find the Agenda for the Leadership Training being
held at the U of M Dearborn this Saturday.
> Any questions or problems, please let me know.
> Regards,
> Sheryl

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Kevin,

Yes, I still plan on attending. Where are we planning to meet to ride
over together?

-- Ian

--- In avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Olmstead
<kevinolmstead76@y...> wrote:
> The attached is the agenda for the leadership training on Saturday.
  Please let me know if you're still planning on joining in our little
party.
> 
> Thanks! 
>
> Note: forwarded message attached.
>
> Attached please find the Agenda for the Leadership Training being
held at the U of M Dearborn this Saturday.
> Any questions or problems, please let me know.
> Regards,
> Sheryl

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Kevin,

Yes, I still plan on attending. Where are we planning to meet to ride
over together?

-- Ian

--- In avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Olmstead
<kevinolmstead76@y...> wrote:
> The attached is the agenda for the leadership training on Saturday.
   Please let me know if you're still planning on joining in our little
party.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Note: forwarded message attached.
>
> Attached please find the Agenda for the Leadership Training being
held at the U of M Dearborn this Saturday.
> Any questions or problems, please let me know.
> Regards,
> Sheryl

Julie,

I personally appreciate you volunteering. I have some books for V.P.
of Membership and will get them to you. I will remain V.P. of Public
Relations and be your direct support on your efforts with helping get
material out to people and am able to do any electronic publicity
coordination as needed.

-- Ian

--- In avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com, "elijadumas"
<jkadams@u...> wrote:
> I think this job sounded the most interesting, if no one else wants
> it.  I figure I'm on a
> big campus, a good place to post ads and recruit.
>
> --Julie
> (my "handle" is an anagram of "julieadams" in case you were wondering).

Barring blizzard conditions, yes, if others are still game to do so.

--- In avis_farms_toastmasters@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Olmstead
<kevinolmstead76@y...> wrote:
> The attached is the agenda for the leadership training on Saturday.   Please
let me
know if you're still planning on joining in our little party.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Note: forwarded message attached.
>
> Attached please find the Agenda for the Leadership Training being held at the
U of
M Dearborn this Saturday.
> Any questions or problems, please let me know.
> Regards,
> Sheryl

I think this job sounded the most interesting, if no one else wants
it.  I figure I'm on a
big campus, a good place to post ads and recruit.

--Julie
(my "handle" is an anagram of "julieadams" in case you were wondering).

Fellow Avis Farms Toastmasters---I have a few things that Ian has
reminded me to bring up with you for consideration Monday, in
addition to what's on tap for the next meeting.

1.  We would like you to consider taking on an officer position for
the rest of the year (through June 2004), and also for the next
Toastmaster year (July 2004 through June 2005).   Officer positions
are:  President, Vice-President of Education,Vice-President of
Membership, Vice-President of Public Relations, Secretary/Treasurer,
and Sergeant-at-Arms.  Duties are:

President (I'll continue to hold for rest of the year)---what you
see.

Vice-President of Education---in charge of the educational program
for the club, i.e., encouraging members to do speeches and progress
toward goals, getting roles filled for upcoming meetings, etc.

Vice-President of Membership---Ian is willing to hold it for rest of
year, but it would be good for someone with more AA/Saline contacts
to be out there cajoling new members to try us.

Vice-President of PR---Ian will hold for the rest of the year---
getting PR into newspapers, internet, etc., including maintaining
this website

Secretary/Treasurer----the Sec. part can including keeping minutes,
but if such aren't kept, we'll live.  The Treasurer duties are to
send money to HQ twice a year, and collect dues from members both
current and new.   We have a checking account at the UM Credit
Union, but that can change, if desired (for example, if the
treasurer happens to work in a bank.....)

Sergeant-at-Arms----duties are to get the meeting room set up
(possibly including turning on the heat) so we can get going at the
crack of 5.  If we don't have one, we'll live---we've been managing
for a while without one.

In essence, we've been de facto getting by with me essentially as
all the officers save for VP-Mem and VP-PR, and I'd really like to
hand some off.  In particular, HQ is very particular that the
President and the Treasurer should be different people.
Furthermore, VP-Ed should really be someone else.

2.  A reason for discussing at the next meeting is that there is a
District-sponsored leadership training session coming up on
Saturday, Jan 31.  While we had had prospects of a training site in
Ann Arbor, that fell through, so our closest site is at UM-
Dearborn.  As many officers as possible should go through the
session, which runs 8ish to noon.  Food will be provided, and I can
offer to car-pool everybody in my minivan.  Even if you're not an
officer (new volunteer or otherwise), you are STILL encouraged to
attend, as you'll learn things about Toastmasters as an overall
organization beyond the level of our little ol' club.  You'll also
have the chance to meet Toastmasters from other clubs in our
District (mostly Detroit-area).

3.  On our meeting next Monday the 19th, putting on the VP-Ed hat
for a moment, I have one speaking slot filled, but we can take up to
two more.  Unlike the speech last week, these should be 5-7 minutes
and be "manual" speeches.

Also, to get into the official swing of things, we should officially
set roles for the meeting.  At each meeting, the roles to fill are:

- Toastmaster---he/she runs the meeting after it's opened by the
president.  That is, the Toastmaster is the emcee for the speeches
and evaluations.

- Prepared Speakers---folks doing so-called "manual" speeches in the
CTM book or other books.   Lest I forget, a thing we ask of speakers
(besides preparing) is to provide a written introduction to the
Toastmaster---that makes it much easier for the Toastmaster to
introduce the speaker.

- Table Topics master---if we go beyond the deck of cards, the Table
Topics master sets some topics and picks who gets tagged with them.

- Evaluators---each manual speech gets a formal evaluation, where
someone comes up and in 2-3 mintues gives points that were good as
well as points where the speaker could improve next time, closing
with words of encouragement.

- Timer---runs the clock and cards, and reports if speakers
have "qualified" (met the set time limit) or not.  Some clubs give
the time to the second, but we generally don't bother unless there
would be specific reason to do so.

- Ah counter---keeps track of the number of ahs, ums, "you knows",
and other verbal filler by each member, and reports to everybody at
the end.

- Wordmaster---if the cards aren't being used, comes up with a "Word
of the Day".  If a speaker works the word into his/her speeches or
other discussion, we applaud.

- Laughmaster---orally delivers a (clean) "Joke of the Day".
Ideally, the joke should not be read, but delivered
extemporaneously.  Such is good practice for a day when you might
have to tell a story in such a mode.    Nowadays, clean is tricky,
but there are sources, including some books I recently obtained. (I
know insisting on clean could be viewed by some as being a "fuddy-
duddy", but the trick with oral communication is that it shouldn't
make ANYBODY feel uncomfortable, and so cleanliness of jokes is
vital.  I have a sneaking suspicion such isn't and won't be a
problem with this group.....)

- Grammarian---listens for wrong use of words, and conversely
interesting and good use of words.  Can be doubled with Ah counter.

- General Evaluator---reviews how the overall meeting went

Of these, Toastmaster and Evaluators for every speech are the most
important to nail down.  Other roles can be done "on the fly",
especially as we have cards for both Table Topics and Wordmaster.
There are also roles that other clubs have (e.g., "gesture master")
that could be considered in the future.

For roles for next meeting, as I've been the Toastmaster for the
past several meetings, I would just as soon pass that job to someone
else for a change of pace.  If you want to take a role and/or
speaking slot, please let me know.

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you on Monday!


  Kevin Olmstead
  President, Avis Farms Toastmasters

Fellow Toastmasters----

In talks I've given in the past for the Avis Farms club, I've
described moderating (reading) at "quiz bowl" (trivia) tournaments.
Some members of the club have expressed interest in seeing such
matches.  I forgot to announce this at the meeting last night:  the
next time this is happening locally is on MLK weekend, both on
Saturday Jan. 17 and Sunday Jan. 18.

The tournament on Sat. Jan. 17 will take place from about 10 AM to 5
PM in various rooms on the second floor of Mason Hall (in the 2300
to 2400 range of room numbers), on the UM Central Campus.  Mason is
essentially the north end of the Angell Hall complex.  That
tournament will have only college students playing, where the teams
will have come from as far away as Texas.  The questions will
involve fairly hard academically-oriented material.

The tournament on Sun. Jan. 18 will take place from about 10 AM to 5
PM in various rooms in the basement of the Modern Language Building,
again on the UM Central Campus.  The MLB is just to the north of
Hill Auditorium, which that weekend will be formally re-opened after
being closed for a year or two for renovation.   That tournament
will have both college students and people who are long out of
school playing.  The questions will feature only popular culture
material (movies, TV, sports, music, etc.)

If you're thinking of coming around to watch, please let me know,
and I can give additional information.   For those who would be
making a day or an afternoon of coming into the campus area, I
understand that the Borders strike is now over, so it's safe again
to go into the "mother ship".

And, while I have you, a plug for folks who want to get a manual
speech in for the meeting on Jan. 19.  The schedule is wide open.
It's MLK day (and thus a Federal holiday), but we're going to plow
ahead with a meeting anyway.   If you want to be on the agenda for
giving a speech, please let me know.   At that meeting we'll also
discuss making some officer assignments, as there tentatively will
be officer training available in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Officer training builds leadership skills, which is the other major
component of what Toastmasters gives people, beyond the speaking
skills.  Further information about what's involved in being an Avis
Farms officer (it's NOT a lot of work) will be given at the meeting
on the 19th, or you can e-mail me.

Thanks for reading.

----Kevin Olmstead, CTM
     President, Avis Farms Toastmasters

This is a reminder that our next meeting on Monday, October 20, will
start at 5 PM in Conference Room **A**.  The meeting will go as long
as needed to get speeches, evaluations, and light table topics in,
but then we'll be setting up for the Area 12/13 Humorous Speech and
Table Topics contest immediately following.  All people on this e-
mail, member and guest alike, are welcome to stay and watch; members
are especially encouraged to stick around and help out.   For the
meeting, we have a guest speaker from the Huron Valley club slated
for getting in an speech, but we have a couple more slots open!!!!
E-mail me at kevin.olmstead@....  Food (pizza/pop) will be
provided for $5.00 per person.

Thanks.

Kevin Olmstead, Ph.D., P.E.,CTM
Avis Farms Club President

I would like to make a particular push to get members and guests in
for the meeting on October 6----our Area governor will be visiting,
and it would be good to have a bit of a crowd there.

Thanks.

----Kevin Olmstead

For those that don't know our Avis Farms Toastmasters President very
well and for those of you who do I think you will like this fairly
recent article about him:
http://www.tvgameshows.net/olmsteadgsc.htm

This article does a pretty good bio of Kevin with pictures. Most
importantly it highlites one of his recent major speaking engagements.
It event lists what other types of speaking engagements he has had
since he became a semi-celebrity.

Avis Farms Toastmasters (now and future):

First, a note on our next meeting, Sept. 29----we need folks to sign
up to do speeches.  We did quite well at our last meeting, getting
in two formal speeches---let's keep that going.   I know Ian was
considering one; in addition, I'm looking at one.

Second, Contests:

While we're not in a position to do a club contest, that doesn't
stop us from sending a couple people in Humorous Speech and Table
Topics to the Area 11 Contest on Thursday, October 14 at St. Lukes
Lutheran Church on Washtenaw just east of Carpenter.  We can send
two members whose dues are paid in each contest.  (In passing, I
have to send dues in next week).   The Humorous Speech is 5-7
minutes, and is to be a humorous SPEECH, with intro, body, and
close, etc. (i.e., not a monologue or a series of one-liners).  The
Table Topics are just that---contestants are taken out of the room,
then one at a time they do the same Table Topic, chosen at random by
the first contestant.

The Top two contestants in our Area advance to a Division Contest
that will take place on November 14, in the GG Brown building on the
UM North Campus.   The winners there advance to the District contest
the week after in Toledo.

As I'm an Area Governor, I myself cannot compete, but I encourage
our members to do so.   If you're interested, get back to me
(preferably at kevin.olmstead@...), and I'll get you into the
Area competition.  (If you want to try said humorous speech out, and
you should, by ALL means sign up.  Please.

Thanks for reading.

----Kevin Olmstead
     President, Avis Farms Toastmasters

Our club meets in a group of buildings that is located near the front
of the Avis Farms Research and Business Park, 900 Avis Drive in Ann
Arbor. Conference Room C is the low, single story, white building
located behind the Avis home which is the farm house on the property.
The business offices for the park is the old barn next to the house
and there is a parking area to the north of the barn that is the
preferred place for visitors to park.

The room has a large conference table with plenty of seating. We set
up a portable podium during meetings for our speakers. The room also
has both heat and air-conditioning.

Our club has met at the same location since its start and clubs like
our's that help people improve themselves are highly encouraged and
supported at Avis Farms. Avis Farms is the property of Warren E. Avis,
one of the great American entrepneurs who founded Avis Rent-a-Car.

You can read more about the Avis Farms Research and Business Park here:
http://www.avisfarms.com/

The Avis Farms Toastmasters club is a club that formed in August of
2001. Like all Toastmasters International clubs, we are dedicated to
helping people develop better speaking and leadership skills. The club
is open to anyone. You don't have to attend every meeting to get the
benefits of Toastmasters. Members work at their own pace. Please feel
free to drop by and see a meeting in progress.