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Our theme this week (3/11) was Rock Music, and our

Our theme this week (3/11) was Rock Music, and our related Table Topics were lots of fun. Arash Adam Daha won Table Topics telling us about the incredible new band he would form (GTM). Anna Stefanova drummed out the Spirit Award. Megan strummed on the Best Evaluator Award. And Gwyn, our newer Toastmaster, blew out the speakers as Best Speaker. We are thrilled to welcome a new member this week, Jana Cox.
Be sure to join us wearin' the green for our St. Patrick meeting (a day late) on 3/18. Guests are always welcome. To register and for more information, go here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrryccfbxb/
#Toastmasters #publicspeaking #professionaldevelopment #networking #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #gilbertaz #gilberttoastmasters

This week's them was "Spring Break", but no one to

This week's them was "Spring Break", but no one took a break from their speaking assignments! We had a lot of great Table Topics and speeches this week. Blairanne Revak won the award for Best Table Topics. Marie Feutrier walked away with Best Evaluator. Arash Adam Daha shined with the Spirit Award. And Megan Stuff took home the Best Speaker award.

In Pathways achievements, Vincent Feutrier recently completed Level 4 and 5, while Lauren Ludwig Candreva completed Level 3 and Megan completed Level 2. Congrats to all for all your hard work!
Guests are always welcome. For more information and to register to get the Zoom link, please go here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrryccfbpb/. #Toastmasters #gilberttoastmasters #publicspeaking #excellence #personaldevelopment #motivation #leadership

Be sure to cheer on the winners at the Area contes

Be sure to cheer on the winners at the Area contest on 2/20. More details in your emails. Our next regular meeting will be on 2/18. Guests are always welcome. To register for the Zoom information and more info, go here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrryccdbxb/ #publicspeaking #publicspeakingskills #toastmasters #professionaldevelopment #selfimprovement #winning

We had our first meeting of February 2021 and no o

We had our first meeting of February 2021 and no one shrunk from their shadow. We are happy to welcome Camie, our newest member. Jenny Hoffman, who recently joined, also just gave her Icebreaker.
The Spirit Award was shared this week by Marie Feutrier and Harvey Schroeder for jumping in at the last minute. Renee Pierce shined in Table Topics. Tina Daha earned the Best Evaluator honors. And in her first speech, Jenny won the Best Speaker award.
Reminder that this week, 2/11, is our Humorous Speech and International Speech contest. Contact Vincent Feutrier if you would like to help out as a functionary. Otherwise, be sure to attend for a fun evening. Guests are always welcome: register here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrryccdbpb/ @blairannerevak @dahadotcom @tina_daha @vincent_feutrier @riemagine @robfleischner @djkim29

We had quite the exciting meeting to round out the

We had quite the exciting meeting to round out the year! On December 12, as we all tried to "chillax", we voted in the next officers for the first half of 2021: Vincent Feutrier continuing as President, Megan Stuff taking on VP Education, Win Ip will be VP Memborship, Anna Rowe as VP Mentor, Kate Eldredge as Secretary, DJ Reed as Treasurer, Rajeev Dave as VP Technology, and Renee Pierce as Sergeant at Arms.
As many had their Zoom space decorated, virtually or physically, Adam Daha took the prize for best decorative sweater, as it glittered and blinked!
DJ won the Spirit award....and was dressed festively. Jim captured Best Table Topics. Julie P was Best Evaluator. And Andrea shined as Best Speaker.

Our next meeting is in January 2021. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

For our 11/5 meeting, the theme was "France Fun Fa

For our 11/5 meeting, the theme was "France Fun Facts", and we had a "cornocopia" of French-related Table Topics. Julie Caliendo was the winner with the best Table Topic response....Oui! Tina Daha dazzled us as the Best Evaluator. Rob Fleischner carried home the Spirit award for filling in as speaker at the last minute. And Rob Fleischner also was voted Best Speaker of the evening.
Join us tomorrow, 11/12, for another evening of fun and self-improvement. Guests are always welcome. Register here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert.../events/fkjlrrybcpbqb/

Our October 22nd meeting's theme was Computers, bu

Our October 22nd meeting's theme was Computers, but we humanly and warmly welcomed two new members! Welcome to Sarah and Ebony!
For our nightly awards, DJ Reed captured Best Evaluator. Julie Caliendo showed lots of flair and won Best Table Topics. The Spirit award went to multiple people for filling in spots at the last minute. And Best Speaker for the evening with a moving visual tribute to her late husband was Blairanne Revak.
Guests are always welcome to check out our meetings. Go here for more details and to register for our next meeting: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrrybcnbmc/

Our 9/10 meeting's theme was "Positive Thinking Da

Our 9/10 meeting's theme was "Positive Thinking Day", which was a great idea for these times, and the word was "capricious". Marie filled in as speaker at the last minute and won both the Spirit award and Best Speaker. Yay Marie! Tina garnered Best Table Topics, while Dean shined as Best Evaluator.

Don't forget about our upcoming Tall Tales contest on 9/24! It promises to be lots of fun. To participate, contact DJ Reed. As always, guests are always welcome to attend our weekly meetings.

For our 9/3 meeting, Jim Thompson received the Spi

For our 9/3 meeting, Jim Thompson received the Spirit award for his video editing, Blair excelled at Table Topics, Megan was Best Evaluator and Allecia shined as Best Speaker.

Remember our Tall Tales contest is 9/24. Contact DJ Reed if you are interested in participating as a contestant or functionary. #Toastmasters

At our August 4th meeting, the theme was Romance.

At our August 4th meeting, the theme was Romance. Our guest Win along with Julie Caliendo tied to capture Best Table Topics. Walter was Best Evaluator, while Susan received the Spirit award. Harvey asked the musical question "Who do you love?", then segued to implore the listeners to vote, and won the Best Speaker of the night.

Come join us next week and see what you can learn. Further information at giberttm.org.

We had a not very "surreptitious" meeting, with an

We had a not very "surreptitious" meeting, with another new member to join! The newly-coined "Haus of Daha" by Matt Patterson, aka Tina and Adam, together hauled in the Spirit award, while Tina went on to also capture Best Table Topics. Jim squeezed around them to garner Best Evaluator, while Greg showed us his salesmanship to grab Best Speaker. RSVP on our Meetup site to get the Zoom info if you are a guest.

July 16th: Induction day! Our new officers were in

July 16th: Induction day! Our new officers were installed by Area Director Amanda Cuda, and past officers thanked for their service.
We had over 30 attendees, including guests. The theme was Anti-boredom, and our meeting was energetic as always, including using the difficult word pusillanimous. Jim excelled at Best Table Topics. Renee was Best Evaluator. Marie got the Spirit award for all her behind the scenes work. And Mac Griffith joined us from Tucson to give a fascinating speech on bats to garner Best Speaker.

Guests are always welcome! RSVP on our Meetup site to get the Zoom info.

Our July 9th meeting theme was Hamilton and we had

Our July 9th meeting theme was Hamilton and we had lots of creative discussion of that in Table Topics. We sought to "bolster" our speaking skills while having a few guests joining us again, one who will become a member! Julie Przybyla wowed us with her Table Topic prowess. Anna excelled at Evaluation. Renee Pierce filled in at the last minute and shined as Best Speaker. And just getting over the Virus, Walter won the Spirit award for still taking on the Timer role. Thanks so much for everyone who attended and we always welcome repeat and new guests!

Aware of the powerful issues surrounding us, the C

Aware of the powerful issues surrounding us, the Club had another lively meeting on June 4. The theme was "Take Out", and our TopicMaster Manu showed us how there are many different ways to interpret that phrase. Rajeev rose to occasion to win Best Table Topics. Jennifer Tamayo Sebastian won the Spirit award for jumping in to take a role last minute. Vincent Feutrier was full of energy as Best Evaluator. And Renee Pierce, full of flare and passion about her subject, captured the Best Speaker award.

Towards the end of the meeting, it was discussed how the Club would like to show solidarity and sensitivity to people of color and who are grieving over George Floyd's death and all that it means. It was agreed that the Club would seek to come up with a phrase at our next meeting that members could record on video which would be posted on our website.

As part of this ongoing dialog, we would like to share this about our Club:
Gilbert Toastmasters is a diverse Club composed of people of all different races, nationalities, age, gender, religion and walks of life. We support each other through our lifelong journey of improving our communication and leadership skills, and individual growth. Our Club has been thriving and growing for over 40 years because of our tradition of truly caring about our members as individuals.
#Toastmasters #gilberttoastmasters #publicspeaking #excellence #personaldevelopment #standtogether #BlackLivesMatter

We had another great turnout for our 5/21 meeting,

We had another great turnout for our 5/21 meeting, including two guests from New York City, who were also Toastmasters! While the word of the day was isolation, we were anything but, with participation by all. @djkim29 David won the Spirit award. Vincent F @vincent_feutrier won the Table Topics award, DJ won Best Evaluator, and Rajeev @geniusrmd won Best Speaker.

We had a fantastic April 9 meeting on Zoom! 28 peo

We had a fantastic April 9 meeting on Zoom! 28 people and guests! Susan shined as Best Table Topics. Matt grabbed Best Evaluator. Marie won the Spirit Award for all she does. And Megan collected the award for Best Speaker for her wonderful story of a bird and its babies under her porch. See you all next week!

Exciting Tall Tales and International speech conte

Exciting Tall Tales and International speech contests on February 27! Renee won the International contest and Mac won Tall Tales. For more details go to our website at giberttm.org. #Toastmasters #gilberttoastmasters #publicspeaking #excellence #talltales #speechcontests

While the theme was "Made in Arizona", it was the

While the theme was "Made in Arizona", it was the night of the little chairs for our alternate meeting location at Greenfield Elementary School on 2/20/20. Rob Fleischner shone as Best Speaker. Guest Amanda captured Best Table Topics. And Tina Daha roped in dual honors as Best Evaluator and Spirit Award.

Don't forget, next meeting, 2/27, is at our usual location at Greenfield Junior High School and is our fun and exciting contest night! Come and bring a friend or family!

The theme for the 2/8/20 meeting was University an

The theme for the 2/8/20 meeting was University and we all were schooled in some great speeches and Table Topics. Rob won Best Table Topics for his unique commencement speech. Lauren excelled at Best Speaker. Vincent Feutrier was Best Evaluator and captured the Spirit award.

Don't forget to sign up with Tina to participate in the Tall Tales and International speech contests on 2/27! #Toastmasters #gilberttoastmasters #publicspeaking #excellence #personaldevelopment #motivation #leadership

On 1/30 the theme was Loop 202 and the meeting was

On 1/30 the theme was Loop 202 and the meeting was moving fast! We voted in our new slate of officers.

Manu excelled as Best Speaker. Julie P was Best Evaluator. Adam Daha showed his skills as Best Table Topics. And Tina Daha again claimed the Spirit Award!

Tall Tales and International speech contests will be held on 2/27. Speak to Tina if you are interested in participating as a contestant or official.

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