Katy Toastmasters July Calendar and Events

One of the features of the Google Calendar that we have on this blog is a drop down menu that takes you to a field or view that Google calls Agenda. This is a list of Toastmaster events that have been scheduled in the Google Calendar. These are Club, Area, Division and District events.

The accuracy of the time, place, addresses are dependent on information available at the moment. Every effort is being made to make certain that they are accurate. You should confirm all of this with the appropriate parties when making your plans.

This coming week has two events on the calendar and they are both at the same time. The Division TLI at Mustang Engineering and our own weekly Katy Toastmasters club meeting. We need at a minimum one more officer to complete this training as part of our Presidents Distinguished Club Goals. To date three of our officers have accomplished this.

Our President Debbie Gregori, our Vice President Education Jonathan Goodwin and our Sergeant at Arms Peter Gregori have completed this training. After this Division TLI there are four more planned. One a week starting Saturday July 19 and successive Saturdays until August 2.

Speech A Thon - The Thursday dates July 24 and July 31 are tentative at this point. We would be surprised if they do not happen. Jonathan Goodwin our VPE will confirm as the dates grow nearer.

Below this is an image of the Google Calendar after Agenda has been selected. Try it. You'll like it. It is right here: Our Calendar

Speech A Thon - Thursday Night Lights

Our next scheduled Speech A Thon will be Thursday, June 26, 2014. 

What is a "Speech A Thon"? Why does it sound like a marathon?

Because the concepts are somewhat related. Katy Toastmasters regular meetings occur on the first, second and third week of the month. Those meetings generally follow the structure laid out in the sample agenda in the sidebar on the right. ( Sample Agenda of A Meeting)

This agenda allows for three speakers on each of these first three Thursdays. Our club is 54 members strong and growing. To give all the members a chance to hone their speaking skills we introduced the Speech A Thon. These are tentatively scheduled on the fourth and fifth Thursdays.

The Speech A Thon format is what it sounds like. More speeches. In fact it is composed of only speeches and evaluations. This allows our members to advance their speaking goals and opportunities at a much quicker pace. These, like our regular meetings, are very well attended and guests are always welcome.