Last meeting: Bill spoke on "Weight Weight Don't Tell me" and Diane spoke "The True Cost of Food".Next meeting: Bill C speech is "Speak off the Cuff" and Kathleen speech is "Emergency Preparedness".

Open House Aug 2, 2012

The Portland Progressive Toastmaster Club will be holding an Open House on Thursday, August 2, 2012 showcasing District Toastmaster speaking champion, Ryan Avery. All are welcome.

The Portland Progressives is one of 13,000 Toastmasters clubs around the world 270,000 strong. Each year, members world-wide compete in club-level speech contests. Through competition in club, area, division, and district levels, contestants vie for the "World Champion of Public Speaking" which climaxes in Orlando, Florida in August.

Ryan Avery, Director of Marketing and Communications at Special Olympics Oregon, has won the club, area, division and district level contests. He has made it to the World Semi-Finals where the top 86 speakers from around the globe will compete in the finals. Come hear our local champion Ryan speak August 2.

For this meeting, no cameras or video are allowed.

The Portland Progressives is affiliated with Toastmasters International, the world's leading organization devoted to the improvement of individual communication and leadership skills. The Portland Progressives meet each Thursday 6:30-7:45 PM at: SEIU Local 49 3536 SE 26th Ave Portland, OR 97202 Visitors are always welcome.

Web: http://www.progressivestoastmasters.org/
Email: contact@progressivestoastmasters.org

Open House November 10

Portland Progressives Toastmasters Presents

“Progressively Speaking for a Better World”

Open House

November 10, 2011

Thursday Evening

Hawthorne Fish House

4343 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Portland, OR 97215

When: All Thursdays (except holidays or holiday-eves)

6:30-7:45 p.m.

Board Members looking at Club Vision Words

Here are the words from our open board meeting last week..........Thanks! We welcome input and encourage members to be thinking about what words they like. Also, if you have others you may wish to add them by letting a board member know. We may be looking for a slogan - something that is uniquely US.

Distinguished, Progressives, Politics, Diversity, Family, Fun, Successful, Fearless, Sizzling, Spicy, Impact Community, Charismatic, Advocates in Action, Activists, Growth, Humor/laughter, Leadership, Voices for Choices, Safety, Nurturing, OPB

Secretary needed

Our club needs a new Secretary for the Board. It would be good to have someone in place by the next Board meeting, so on the 29th at our club meeting we'd like to be able to elect a new Secretary. Be thinking about this - it helps with your CL! And of all the Board positions, while VERY important, it tends to be less time consuming since you only take minutes at the meetings and print them for us. If interested, please notify any Board member!

Brinn H VP PR

Contests are Here!

If you have never competed before (and if you have!) it is fun to check out other clubs during their contests. They will appreciate more folks in their audience; you might find yourself being tapped to do timing or judging; and you can check out the competition. One reason I made it to district last year for my first time with an International Speech was due to this very fact. I got to practice at Banfield and I went to contests in Molalla and other places.

Area 81 has their contest on September 21 at the Courtyard Village in Vancouver. The Northern Division Contest will take place on October 15 at Clark PUD in Vancouver. I believe both of these begin at 7 PM.

Molalla will hold their club contest on September 13th.

Brinn H VP of PR

Contests are just around the corner. If you have never participated and want to learn more, consider going to various club contests. All contests take work and you can judge, do timing, and so forth. If you are hoping to compete but have never done so, again - it helps to see other club contests to give you an idea how it might proceed!