Currently Speaking Toastmasters Club of Colorado Springs

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The Currenly Speaking Toastmasters club is still here but we now meet from 6:30 - 8:00 PM and the location of our website has changed. Please visit our new site at http://5481.toastmastersclubs.org/ for the latest information.

Currently Speaking Toastmasters Club of Colorado Springs, Colorado meets each Wednesday evening, 6:30–8:00 PM, at Fire Station #14. Our goal is working together to improve our listening, thinking and speaking skills using Toastmasters' excellent communication and leadership educational materials.

Our club is a community club open to all interested parties. We are a local chapter (#5481) of Toastmasters International. You are welcome to visit us anytime. Occasionally, we change our meeting location or don't meet on a holiday—so please contact us first.

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Club News

Members record Aha Moments Three club members were interviewed for Mutual of Omaha's Aha Moment. M of O is touring the USA to record incidents in citizen's lives that were life changing. Here are the links to their videos on the M of O Web site. Both Karen C and Barry T have been in our club for almost two years. Steve P joined a few months ago.

Niki presents Toastmasters educational materials

Club member Niki presented the Toastmasters educational program at the August 20 meeting

Niki stands beside Toastmasters communication and leadership development materials. The chart in the background reveals a two-track program. The top path is the communication track. The bottom path is the leadership track. Members may focus on either or both tracks. Both tracks lead to the right of the chart with Toastmasters highest recognition: the Distinguished Toastmaster Award (DTM). Here is more information about Toastmasters educational program.

Niki is in charge of Toastmasters educational program materials for Toastmasters District 26 (Colorado and Wyoming).

Byron at Toastmasters International Contest

Byron Embry competes in Toastmasters' International Speech Contest Club member Byron Embry (holding plaque) is shown with Toastmasters' Colorado & Wyoming District 26 officers Bob Baxter and Alan Schwartz right after the "World Championship of Speaking" contest at the Toastmasters International Convention in Mashentucket, Connecticut on August 15.

Geoff Chance and wife Lois attended the convention. They reported that Byron gave an outstanding speech that both entertained and challenged the audience with lots of humor and emotion.

Mark Hunter from Australia won the contest. He had competed at the International Speech Contest before.

At the Convention, Byron gave an audio interview the day before the contest. The link to the interview is to the left under "Articles/Byron Embry Convention Interview."

Congratulations to Byron for his great achievement, dedication and hard work. Few clubs ever have had a member participate in the International Contest. Thanks. We are proud!

John earns DTM award Club member John has received Toastmasters' DTM Award, the highest award that can be earned by a Toastmaster. To meet the requirements, John had to complete a series of advanced communication and leadership projects. He also held outside-the-club offices as Area Governor and Southern Division Governor for District 26, which includes Colorado, Wyoming and parts of Nebraska.

The DTM award requires a lot of hard work and effort. Congratulations, John

Club earns President's Distinguished Club Program award In July, the club was awarded the President's DCP award for superior performance during the previous year ending June 30. This is the highest award that can be earned by a Toastmasters club. Toastmasters International recognized the club's achievement with the ribbon pictured on the right.

To achieve this award, the club kept its membership at above 20 members and added 10 new members. The club also had four members achieve their Competent Communicator award, two members achieve their Advanced Communicator award, one member achieve her Advanced Leader award and one member achieve his Distinguished Toastmaster award. Club officers were also trained at two Toastmasters Leadership Institutes during the year.

On to the World Championships Club member Byron holds the award he received for winning the Regional International Speech Contest in Denver in June. Standing next to Byron are Toastmasters International Immediate Past President Chris Ford and Region III International Director Charlotte Howard. Byron will be one of eight contestants competing in Toastmasters' "World Championship of Speaking" in August.

Byron's Cheering Section Byron is shown with club members who cheered him on at the Regional Contest. From left, Geoff, Jim, Isaac, Byron, Karen, Barb, Kelly, Barry and John.

Byron's growth and success in Toastmasters is an inspiration for our members. We are a diverse club with members ranging from those struggling to utter a word in front of a friendly audience, to those who are fine tuning their professional speaking skills.