Hutchinson Toastmasters II

This may seem to be two people ready to call it a night, but that is far from the case! The Saturday night International Speech Contest was energy and action packed! Ten of some of the top Toastmasters speakers in most of Minnesota and Ontario battled for the top 3 spots, in hopes of bringing trophies home to their clubs.

Many comments were made by spectators that they were glad not to be a judge in this competition. Raymond Norton, from our very own Hutchinson Toastmasters II club had a great outing and gladly received his certificate of participation from our new District 6  Governor Elect, Dru Jorgensen.

Congratulations to Kenny Ray Morgan-1st Place Winner, from the Western Division. Kenny Ray will be competing next in Orlando Florida, August 16th-18th http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/Contests/SpeechContests.aspx

Sunshine Sinarath, Jean Gallagher, Keith Hardy

Things were hopping Friday Night in Minneapolis at the Toastmasters District 6 Table Topics Contest.

Tonight’s Question: “Life is a dance you learn as you go-what dance does your life represent”?

Sunshine Sinarath claimed 1st place with his very creative combination dance moves and admitted limited knowledge of dance, while Jean Gallagher placed 2nd, comparing her life path to a square dance. Lastly, Keith Hardy  placed a solid 3rd, inspiring  the audience to set the example in the dance of life.

It would have been a difficult job picking winners tonight, as there were many solid performances from the other contestants. Congratulations to our winners-you did a fabulous job!

Saturday night promises to be exceptional. See you there!

Big Winners in St.Cloud

Some people think you need to make a trip to Vegas to hit the jackpot. Kay and Raymond found this is not the case-St.Cloud is where all the action is! The two of them came home with trophies and smiling faces,  as Kay placed 2nd in Table Topics and Raymond placed 1st in the International category.

Raymond goes on to compete at the District Conference April 20-21. Make plans now to attend for a great night, or weekend of fun and support for Hutchinson Toastmasters II!

http://www.d6tm.org/SpringConvention2012

Join us Saturday, April 14th for some good fun at the Prairie Division Speech Contest in St. Cloud. This is a great opportunity for fun and learning as members from our local club-Kay DeSmith and Raymond Norton compete at the Division level.

You know you deserve that day of shopping and great dining, so stop on by for a couple hours and enjoy the rest of the day in beautiful St.Cloud

Click on the April 14th date of this calendar to get directions and details:
http://www.d6tm.org/SpringConvention2012/SpeechContestsCalendar

Everybody wants to be green, but as Kermit the Frog, would say, “It’s not easy being green.”  With much profit potential waiting for the companies that corner the “green market”, the hype in many cases, looms larger than the truth. Come prepared to discuss green science:  Is it back to the family garden plot or is it an electric car or is it a scene out of “Soylent Green?”  Announcer doing a commercial announcement before Gov. Santini’s interview:   “ …is brought to you by Soylent red and Soylent yellow, high energy vegetable concentrates, and new, delicious, Soylent green. The miracle food of high-energy plankton gathered from the oceans of the world.”

Raymond Norton &  Kay DeSmith took home first place tropies at the Area 64 Contest last Saturday.  Raymond in International and Kay in Table Topics.  Congrats!  They both move on to the Prairie Division Contest on 4/14/12.

Deb Olson-Area 64 Governor and Toastmaster (L) and Kay DeSmith-1st Place Winner in Table Topics Category (R)

Raymond-Norton-International Category 1st place winner(L) and Deb Olson-Area 64 Governor and Toastmaster (R)

As Toastmaster you should strive to give all speakers time on the stage. Table Topics is a time to call on individuals with smaller roles. Prepare questions for those specific individuals.

Wow, what great participation for the Spring Speech Contest: David Broll and Raymond Norton both competed in the International category; Bob Anderson, Kay DeSmith and Steve Toperzer competed in the Table Topics category. A great time had by all! Thank you to all participants and helpers for making this a great event.

David Broll (L), Raymond Norton (C) and Toastmaster Vickie Shoutz (R)

Bob Anderson (L), Kay DeSmith (C), and Steve Toperzer (R)

Really? Our 3/22 club’s meeting theme is “Taxes.” I’ve been avoiding having mine done this year. It’s the first year we’ll be empty nesters on our returns… Looking forward to our club meeting on Thurs. not looking forward to taxes.

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