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Netflix was the theme of the July 22nd meeting and

Netflix was the theme of the July 22nd meeting and we were sharing our favorite shows. Suzi Freeman's kids won the Spirit award. Guest and author Bruce won Best Table Topics. Renee Pierce shined as Best Evaluator. And Vincent Feutrier delighted our senses with coffee-making and won Best Speaker. Guests are always welcome! For details, go to our website at giberttm.org.

The July 15th theme was Would you rather? DJ won t

The July 15th theme was Would you rather? DJ won the Spirit award. Jenny won Best Evaluator. Matt won Table Topics. And Adam Daha won Best Speaker. Winning the most Spirit awards for the 2020-2021 season tied between Marie and Tina. Join us next week when the theme will be Netflix.

The theme of the July 8, 2021 meeting was Celebrat

The theme of the July 8, 2021 meeting was Celebration, and everyone was definitely in a celebratory mood, as it was our first in-person meeting in over a year. There were many achievements to celebrate. Details in the captions.
Congratulations to everyone and it was great to see everyone in person! As always, guests are always welcome. For more information, go here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/279212363

The theme for out 6/24/21 meeting was "Am I tellin

The theme for out 6/24/21 meeting was "Am I telling the Truth?" with the Word of the Day, Cowabunga. Jim Thompson won Table Topics. Marie Feutrier won the Spirit award. Julie Przybyla won Best Evaluator. And Angie won Best Speaker.

The July 1 meeting is the last Zoom meeting, and then we will resume in-person meetings at Greenfield Junior High School on July 8.
Guests are always welcome. For more information and to get the Zoom info for this week, go here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrrycckbcb/

The theme of the May 27th meeting was Beaches and

The theme of the May 27th meeting was Beaches and people's minds were on vacation, with a touch of "panache". With all the things she does BTS, Megan won the Spirit award. Mac Griffith caught the wave of Best Evaluator. Our guest Marissal floated by with the Best Table Topics award. Renee Pierce hung five and got the award for Best Speaker. #Toastmasters #gilberttoastmasters #publicspeaking #excellence #personaldevelopment #motivation #leadership #professionaldevelopment

We had four guests; guests are always welcome and there is no charge! For more information and to register, go here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrryccjbfb/

Photo by Alex Azabache from Pexels.

The theme for the May 20th meeting was "Who Wants

The theme for the May 20th meeting was "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and we were rich with answers! The Spirit award this week went to both Arash Adam Daha and David Kim for their contributions. Antonio Valles shined as Best Evaluator. Vincent Feutrier showed his wit as Best Table Topics responder. And bringing it home with his smokin' cigar, Harvey Schroeder won Best Speech.

As always, our meetings are lively and well-attended with well over twenty members and guests. We always welcome guests: For more information and to register, go here: https://www.meetup.com/Gilbert-Toastmasters/events/fkjlrrycchbkc/

Our May 6th meeting commemorated The Kentucky Derb

Our May 6th meeting commemorated The Kentucky Derby, so many were dressed up in their "ostentatious" finery. A few samples are in the photos below. First out of the gate, Harvey Schroeder won the Spirit Award. Not far behind, Megan placed with Best Evaluator. In a photo finish, Tony and Rob Fleischner tied for Best Table Topics. But Julie Przybyla stood alone in the winner's circle with Best Speaker.

The new slate of officers for July - December 2021 was voted in:
President: Renee Pierce
Treasurer: Greg Jimenez
VP PR: Harvey Schroeder
Secretary: DJ Reed
VP Education: Megan Stuff
VP Membership: Arash Adam Daha
VP Mentorship: Marie Feutrier
Sergeant-at-Arms: Anna Stefanova Rowe
VP Technology: Rajeev Dave

Congratulations!
#Toastmasters #publicspeaking #professionaldevelopment #gilberttoastmasters #gilbertaz #leadership

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!

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