Bon Air Toastmasters

Humorous Speech

The subject for the humorous speech shall be selected by the contestant. Contestants must prepare their own five- to seven-minute speech, which must be substantially original, with any quoted material identified during the speech presentation. The speech must be thematic in nature (opening, body, and close), not a monologue (series of one-liners).

Evaluation Contests

At the beginning of this contest a five- to seven-minute test speech will be presented. At the conclusion of the test speech, all contestants shall leave the room. They then have five minutes to prepare their evaluation using materials of their choice. Following the preparation each contestant will be brought in to conduct a 2-3 minute evaluation of the test speech.

These rules were exerted from the official rulebook, http://www.toastmasters.org/rulebook.aspx.

The official judging guide and ballet set forth is http://www.toastmasters.org/sampleballot.aspx . There are eight categories totaling 100 points. Following is a summary from the sample ballot:

Content (50 points total)

• 20 points : Speech Development (organization, purpose)
• 15 points : Speech Effectiveness (audience’s reception & subjective judgment)
• 15 points : Speech Value (justifies the act of speaking)

Delivery (30 points total)

• 10 points : Physical (presentation, physical, body language)
• 10 points : Voice (sound, variety of rate and volume)
• 10 points : Manner (indirect revelation of the speaker’s real self)

Language (20 points total)

• 10 points : Appropriateness (choice of words)
• 10 points : Correctness (proper use of grammar, correct pronunciation)

Your goal is to attain maximum points in as many categories as possible. Bon Air Toastmasters is hosting a club contest on August 26th at the 10am meeting at IIT Technical Institute.  Guests are always welcome to attend.

For more details: http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/Contests.aspx

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At their regular dinner meeting on June 1, 2010, the members of Bon Air Toastmasters elected a slate of officers to serve the Club for the period of July first through the end of December.  We are pleased to announce our new leaders for the coming term:

• Lore DeAstra ACB, President
• Eriks Goodwin-Pfister ACG ALB, Vice President Education
• Lisa Eget CC, Vice President Membership
• Cheryl Markus, Vice President Public Relations
• Annie Tobey, CC ALB, Treasurer, Secretary
• Scott Brown, CC ALB, Sergeant at Arms, Area Governor

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We all need to communicate.  The question is how comfortable we are when we do it and how effective we are at conveying our message.  Bon Air Toastmasters is a great place to learn--with no possibility of being "criticized".  All our members are there to learn and grow together.  We help each other improve through constructive and supportive evaluations.  Learn at your own pace and get all the support you need.

Since Bon Air Toastmasters was founded in 2007, we have taken great pride in seeing our members grow and improve their speaking skills.  We welcome the complete novice as much as we welcome the experienced speaker.  We can all benefit from the Toastmasters educational programs!

Bon Air Toastmasters is welcome to all. We are an open/community club.  Our focus is mostly on entrepreneurs and working professionals, but you'll find us a friendly bunch of folks to get to know.  We have great fun in our meetings, but we stick to our agenda, too.  We like to think of ourselves as the perfect balance between fun and a structured learning environment.

Come and join us this coming Thursday at 10 am!

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