Have you been elected to a new

position, joined a new club, been

promoted this year or just want to be

able to make a smoother

presentation at your next job

interview? If the answer is “yes” to

any of these questions then you just

might be ready for Toastmasters

International.

Great leaders need to be fluent when

they speak but everyone joins for his

or her own reasons—and not

necessarily to become a great public

speaker.

Communication is one of the most

important things we can learn, and

your local Toastmasters Club can

help you become better at it.

Toastmasters a safe environment in

which to take risks; it challenges you

to grow more than you ever dreamed

possible. Our club members are

supportive, encouraging and

nonjudgmental. The Club’s

standards are high – you may think

you are a good speaker but there is

always the potential for learning and

growth!

This is the place where leaders are

made! Toastmasters can help you to

gain confidence as a public speaker

and leader. There is no instructor in

a Toastmasters meeting. Instead,

members evaluate one another’s

presentations. This feedback process

is a key part of the program’s

success. Toastmasters is a

S INTERNATIONA

International Speech Club Contest

Categories: Speech and Table Topics Date: February 18, 2013 Time: 6:00 PM Where: Ocean Palms Retirement Center

Contestants must have completed 3

speeches to enter the Contest!

For information call: 772-398-6727

convenient platform to practice

leadership traits as Club members are

all mentor/ leaders in Toastmasters

and we strive to lead by example.

Listen to one of our own members

Val Pfeffer and how it helped her!

I joined Toastmasters

6 yeare ago because

My supervisor

(and friend)

Insisted. He made

It clear that if I

Did not improve my presentation

skills, my days with the company

would be numbered. What

motivation!

I joined and was awful- ask anyone

who was a member at the time, but I

kept going. Over time, the company

recognized my dramatic

improvement and had me start a

company Toastmasters club. During

the years with Toastmasters I have

held many roles and officer

positions: Treasurer, VP of

Membership, VP Education, and

President. Toastmasters has not only

improved my public speaking

abilities, but given me confidence in

all other aspects in my life. I would,

and do, recommend Toastmasters to

everyone that has any interaction

with people. (And who doesn’t?)

Val Pfeffer

January 2013 VOLUME 2

Treasure Coast Toastmasters

focus SPEAK, LISTEN AND TALK CONFIDENTLY

STEPPING UP IN THE NEW YEAR! By Susan Hutchinson

Give potential speakers fortune cookies and let them comment on the fortune statement!

Joe Duerr, Division D Governor

A quarterly publication

For more information visit our web site at

www.3466.toastmasters.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Table Topics Tips

New Year, New Start Membership Drive Party Thank you to all our members

for making this event a success

and to Norma Reubert, Vice

President of Membership for

opening her house to us and

making this drive possible!

More than 50 members were

present with guests. It was an

occasion to celebrate also the

Distinguished Club member

award to our own Joe Duerr.

See article about Joe on page 3

HAPPENINGS

NEW MEMBER CORNER Meet - Grant Morris

I joined Toastmasters

and specifically the

Treasure coast chapter

for several reasons. My

relatively recent career

change into financial

services was a major

motivator. I am

required to put on

seminars and make

presentations in front

of many people. I found

I was not as

comfortable with this

as I would like to be.

Looking ahead I see

many more seminars in

my life.

One of my goals in joining

Toastmasters was to become

more comfortable and natural

when putting on any type of

presentation. This also includes

one on one situations where

preparation and delivery is

everything when you are trying to

get your point across and help a

client or prospective client.

I am not where I want to be but I

find myself more confident than

when I started and I now look

forward to getting up in front of

my Toastmaster group.

I was a guest at a couple of

different Toastmaster clubs. I

selected the Treasure Coast

chapter because of the members

involved.

SMARTER INVESTING: In yourself

The meetings are well attended

and I liked the fact that we have

a very diverse group of

individuals in the group. We

have some embers with a lot of

experience and many who are

just getting started. We all have

the goal of improving and this is

powerful.

Having your speech reviewed

and critiqued is also something I

appreciate. This part of the

process helps to reflect and think

about how you can improve on

future speeches. My next step in

the process will be to evaluate

other speeches and I am excited

about developing this talent.

Bottom line is I am committed

to improving my public

speaking and Toastmasters is a

wonderful way to move this

process along.

Treasure Coast Toastmasters Ocean Palms Retirement Center

772-225-1989

Ildiko Haidacher talks to Luminaries A life isn’t important except for the difference it makes!

Ildiko Haidacher, the president of the Treasure Coast

Toastmasters was recently featured in Luminaries. She

explains her passion for Toastmasters

“Her biggest passion as she told Luminaires reporter

Jackie Holfelder is for the Treasure Coast Toastmasters

Club of which she is president, Ildiko feels that

everyone can benefit from joining the organization

stating that it makes people more confident in

themselves and their skills.

She is walking proof of this because one thing is certain

Ildiko Haidacher’s confidence makes her a successful

business women and an effective volunteer and

community member in Martin County!”

BENEFITS OF

JOINING

T OASTMASTERS

• At work, your

communication with

employer and associates

will become more effective

and productive.

• In your community, you will

become more effective in

getting things said, planned,

and done.

• In our club, you will meet

new people, have fun and

learn important public

speaking and leadership

skills

For more information, contact our Membership Director at 303-618-0998

DIVISION D GOVERNOR JOE DUERR CONDUCTS TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TRAINING AT INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE (IRSC) By Doris Thurston. Photos by Susan Hutchinson

From an Article submitted to the Stuart News

JOE DUERR, Division D

Governor of Toastmasters

International, past Area 40

Governor and past President of

the Stuart Treasure Coast

Toastmasters Club, qualified for

his Distinguished Toastmaster

designation by conducting the

first bi-annual Toastmasters

Leadership Institute officer

training held here in Stuart. More

than 500 Toastmaster members

are active in Division D’s 25 clubs, spanning from

Wellinton to Ft. Pierce. There were 122 attendees present

at the event, including Toastmaster members and guests.

Most clubs change officers every year and some every six

months, thus providing leadership training and

opportunities for every member.

“Toastmasters on the Treasure Coast and surrounding

area,” said Duerr. These training events have previously

only taken place in Boca Raton or further south. The Stuart

event was a huge success

and it is now anticipated to

occur every six months at

this newly established

venue.” said Duerr.

These training events have

previously only taken

place in Boca Raton or further south. The Stuart event was

a huge success and it is now anticipated to occur every six

months at this newly established venue. As division

governor, Duerr is responsible for all of the clubs in

Division D of Toastmasters’ International District 47,

which includes Southeast Florida and the Bahamas. Joe’s

goal when he first joined Toastmasters was to become an

effective motivational speaker, which he did with aplomb

at this event. He presented a masterful keynote speech

which is available on Utube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvMGZPOa20I&featur

e=youtube_gdata_player

Treasure Coast Toastmasters from various local clubs

participated in the seminar by organizing and presenting

leadership topics and tips in 50-minute sessions. Lecturers

from Stuart's club included local past President Tony

DeAngelis; Club VP of Education Norma Reubert; Table

Topics speaker Veronica Montoya; Valerie Johnson, on

the position of Treasurer, and Danielle Baron and Vic

Miskanic on VP of Public Relations, Carol Andrew on

Speech Writing and presentation and Mary Phipps on the

position of Sgt at Arms. Special guest speakers and

hypnotists, Justin Kunst and Rich Alexander demonstrated

how to overcome fear of public speaking through

hypnosis.

HOW TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE TABLE TOPICS MASTER by Val Pfeffer, CC

Val is an experienced Toastmaster

having assumed many roles in our

club. She shares with us her tips on the

role of Table Topics Masters.

As the Table Topics Master: •Your goal is to have as many members speak at the

meeting as possible. Choose participants that do not have

ANY speaking positions first, then smaller roles, and then

guests. Participation is a member privilege- do not call on

guests unless all members have a chance to speak during

the meeting.

•Table Topics is the section of the meeting to adjust for

time. The Toastmaster will let you know when to finish.

Have enough questions ready to fill in time as required.

•Have 6-8 or more Table Topics questions tied to the

theme of the day. You may not need them all- but better to

have and not need, than to cut this portion, and our

meeting, short.

• Be creative, select quotes of the famous as topics or

questions related to the theme of the meeting. Questions or

statements should be short.

•Repeat the question prior to selecting a participant and

then again after the participant is onstage.

MAKE IT FUN. If you have fun, the audience will

have fun. Val.