Here is a list of some of our members who have chosen to make their profiles public.

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August 31, 2019:  Our District 58 leaders have just notified us that, due to a clarification of their understanding of the rules from Toastmasters International, there will be ONLY Table Topics Contests at the Area and Division Level.  There will NOT be a Tall Tales Contest at the Area or Division Level. The rules stipulate that no speech contests may be held above the club level unless those contests progress all the way to the district level.  Therefore, the Table Topics Contests will progress from area to division in the Fall and then to the district level at the Annual District Conference (May 15-17, 2020).

August 26, 2019:  6 members competed in our speech contests tonight - 5 competed in the Table Topics Contest and 4 competed in the Tall tales Contest.

TABLE TOPICS CONTEST: 1st place - Burnnie Holliday; 2nd place - Christina Jeffrey; 3rd place - John Abercrombie

TALL TALES CONTEST:  1st place - Jonathan Lyon; 2nd place - Brad Wright; 3rd place - John Abercrombie

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Dan Rex (CEO of Toastmasters International) made an announcements about some changes to Pathways during the Toastmasters International Convention:  https://youtu.be/MwYBJLST3V4

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Members, friends, family: Join us for our Table Topics & Tall Tales Speech Contests at 6:30pm on Monday, 8/26/19! Correction to the flyer below - the contest will be in Room 215.

August 19, 2019:  A pdf file of the minutes of our August 19th meeting is in the Meeting Minutes folder of our Public Downloads.

AWARDS	Best Speaker	Lee Holliday, DTM, PID
	Best Table Topics	John McKinney, DL1
	Best Evaluator	John Abercrombie, CC

• Unanimous vote to accept membership applications; inducted Hong Leatheng and Mike McCabe
• Dues for the October 2019 thru March 2020 period are $60 or $120 for the full year of October 2019 thru September 2020. See Dues: Renewal for Members link in the Members Only menu on the Club Website. Options to pay via PayPal or with a credit card.
• Spartanburg Toastmasters has already met 4 of the 10 Club Success Goals.  Awesome!!
• Wednesday, 8/21/19:  Toastmasters International Convention, Denver, CO
• Thursday, 8/22/19, 3:30pm:  EmpowerPitch Speechcraft Graduation, Denny’s Tower Auditorium, RSVP required
• Monday, 8/26/19, 6:30pm:  Club Table Topics & Tall Tales speech contests
• Monday, 9/2/19:  NO MEETING - SCC building closed for Labor Day
• Thursday, 9/5/19, 6:30pm:  Executive Committee meeting, Room 158
• Tuesday, 10/22/19, 6:00pm:  Area 71 Table Topics & Tall Tales speech contests – asking members to volunteer for functionary roles
• Saturday, 11/2/19, 9:00am:  Division G Table Topics & Tall Tales speech contests
• Lee Holliday, DTM, PID will be Contest Master for next week’s meeting – members to confirm they will fill their roles

August 12, 2019:  A pdf file of the minutes of our August 12th meeting is in the Meeting Minutes folder of our Public Downloads.

• 8/19/19:  HEADS UP!  MEETING ROOM CHANGE – Due to Fall class schedules at SCC, we will meet in Room 215 beginning next Monday, 8/19/2019
• Dues for the October 2019 thru March 2020 period are $60. You may be able to pay $120 for the full year of October 2019 thru September 2020. Maria Austin, DTM, will provide more details soon.
• Congratulations to:
  • Paul Camp, EC1, for completing Level 1 in the Effective Coaching Path
  • Christina Jeffrey, LD1, for completing Level 1 in the Leadership Development Path
  • Lee Holliday, for completing the Pathways Mentor Program
  • All 7 club officers completed club officer training by attending TLI (1^st ½ of Club Goal #9)
• Spartanburg Toastmasters has already met 4 of the 10 Club Success Goals.  Awesome!!
• 8/21/19: Toastmasters International Convention, Denver, CO
• 8/22/19, 3:30pm, EmpowerPitch Speechcraft Graduation, Denny’s Tower Auditorium, RSVP required
• 8/26/19, 6:30pm: Club Table Topics & Tall Tales speech contest – separate sign-up sheet circulating
• 9/2/19:  NO MEETING - SCC building closed for Labor Day
• 9/5/19, 6:30pm: Executive Committee meeting, Room 158
• LaShanne Goins will be TMOD for next week’s meeting – members to confirm they will fill their roles

AWARDS	Best Speaker	JAMAR PILGRIM
	Best Table Topics	JONATHAN LYON, CC
	Best Evaluator	BURNNIE HOLLIDAY, MS1

August 9, 2019: We are  profoundly grateful and extremely proud of the members who gave willingly and unselfishly of their time and expertise in the 7 Speechcraft sessions over the last 4 months. Thank you to   <> Daniel Allison  <> Maria Ellingsen Austin, DTM  <> Paul Camp, CC, CL  <> Lee Holliday, DTM, PID  <> Cheryl Hampton Ledford  <> John McKinney, DL1  <> Josh Reeves, SR1  <> MJ Wilder, CC, CL  <> Brad Wright, CC.

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Thanks to these nine members, the Empower Pitch Speechcraft was an amazing success. You’re invited to join us on Thursday, August 22, 2019, 3:30-5:00pm as we celebrate the participants who completed the Speechcraft curriculum.If you’re planning to come, you must RSVP to Terrance Hawes (thawes@spartanburgchamber.com) by Aug. 15. Please cc Lee Holliday (topeagle@mindspring.com) on your RSVP to Terrance.

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Join the Spartanburg Chamber and Denny’s for the inaugural EmpowerPitch SPEECHCRAFT graduation ceremony, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at Denny’s Headquarters, 203 E. Main St. in Downtown Spartanburg. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by Aug. 15 to Thawes@spartanburgchamber.com to add your name to the list of attendees. RSVP is required.

August 5, 2019:  A pdf file of the minutes of our August 5th meeting is in the Meeting Minutes folder of our Public Downloads.

• Recap of TLI experience for 6 club officers who attended
• Congratulations to Brad Wright for completing Level 1 in the Persuasive Influence Path
• 8/21/19: Toastmasters International Convention, Denver, CO
• 8/22/19, 3:30pm, EmpowerPitch Speechcraft Graduation, Denny’s Tower Auditorium, RSVP required
• 8/26/19, 6:30pm: Club Table Topics & Tall Tales speech contest – special announcement: Lee Holliday
• 9/2/19:  NO MEETING - SCC building closed for Labor Day
• 9/5/19, 6:30pm: Executive Committee meeting, Room 158
• Amber Hughes will be TMOD for next week’s meeting – members to confirm they will fill their roles

August 1, 2019:  Spartanburg Toastmasters is off to a fabulous start. At the end of the first month of the Toastmasters year, we have already completed 3 of the 10 Club Success Goals with:

• 4 Education Awards (Burnnie Holliday - MS1; Brad Wright - PI1; Lee Holliday - MS4; Maria Ellingsen Austin - DTM)
• 4 New Members (Tiara Cureton; Collette Pilgrim; Jamar Pilgrim; Ambra McCreary)
• On-time submission of our Officers list

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July 29, 2019:  A pdf file of the minutes of our July 29th meeting are in the Meeting Minutes folder of our Public Downloads.

• Jonathan Lyon, CC reported that he did a presentation for C-suite officers at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
• Ambra McCreary reported that she graduated from the Amplify program and completed Speechcraft last week
• 8/3/19, 8:30am-2pm:  TLI, Greenville – club officer training for club officers; open to all members; $10 fee
• 8/3/19, 2:30pm: Executive Committee meeting immediately following TLI
• 8/22/19, 3:30pm, EmpowerPitch Speechcraft Graduation, Denny’s Tower Auditorium, RSVP required
• 8/26/19, 6:30pm: Club Table Topics & Tall Tales speech contest
• 9/2/19:  NO MEETING - SCC building closed for Labor Day
• 9/5/19, 6:30pm: Executive Committee meeting, Room 158
• Appreciation kudos to Jonathan Lyon, CC for printing name tents
• Appreciation kudos to Burnnie Holliday, MS1 for fresh appearance of club website
• Lee Holliday recognized for recently achieving the Motivational Strategies Level 4 award
• David Davis will be TMOD for next week’s meeting – members to confirm they will fill their roles

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Award Winners:
Best Speaker:	LaShanne Goins
Best Evaluator:	Lee Holliday, DTM, PID
Best Table Topics:	Ambra McCreary

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July 22, 2019:  A pdf file of the minutes of our July 22nd meeting are in the Meeting Minutes folder of our Public Downloads. 

Award Winners:
Best Speaker:	Jonathan Lyon, CC
Best Evaluator:	Burnnie Holliday, MS1
Best Table Topics:	LaShanne Goins

 

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July 15, 2019:  A pdf file of the minutes of our July 22nd meeting are in the Meeting Minutes folder of our Public Downloads. 

Award Winners:
Best Speaker:	Cheryl Ledford
Best Evaluator:	Paul Camp, CC
Best Table Topics:	Brad Wright, CC

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July 8, 2019:  A pdf file of the minutes of our July 22nd meeting are in the Meeting Minutes folder of our Public Downloads. 

Award Winners:
Best Speaker:	John Abercrombie, CC
Best Evaluator:	Jonathan Lyon, CC
Best Table Topics:	David Davis

 

 

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July 3, 2019:  See the minutes of the July 1st meeting on the Meeting Minutes page.  Our award winners were Best Speaker Daniel Allison   Best Table Topics Kathy Miller (guest)   Best Evaluator MJ Wilder, CC, CL

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July 1, 2019:  Congratulations to MARIA AUSTIN, DTM for earning her Distinguished Toastmaster award – the highest education award a Toastmaster can achieve. It is much like a graduate degree. Webster’s dictionary defines distinguished as: successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect. These qualities certainly describe Maria.  Distinguished Toastmasters are a rare breed. Less than one percent of all Toastmasters ever achieve that designation. She has persisted in achieving all her educational awards and leadership goals, serving the clubs and by being an officer and starting new clubs. Achieving this DTM award is not the end of Maria’s Toastmaster’s career but the beginning of even greater opportunities to apply what she has learned, to attain even higher levels of leadership and communication competency. We, the members of Spartanburg Toastmasters, are so very proud of you, Maria!

June 28, 2019:  See the minutes of the June 24th meeting on the Meeting Minutes page.  Our award winners were Best Speaker Brad Wright, CC   Best Table Topics Hong Leathering (guest)   Best Evaluator Lee Holliday, DTM, PID

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June 21, 2019:  It's time to CELEBRATE!! Thank you to all the awesome members of Spartanburg Toastmasters for making this a banner year!!!

June 11, 2019: Congratulations to Josh Reeves on completing LEVEL 1 of the Strategic Relationships Path. He earns an education award for that and, as the 4th Spartanburg Toastmasters member to get this award, it brings the club's total DCP goals to 8. We are on track to complete one more goal and then we will be PRESIDENT'S DISTINGUISHED for 2018-2019. So proud of all our club members who are actively achieving their personal goals!!

June 11, 2019: The June 10^th meeting of Spartanburg Toastmasters was our first meeting in our new meeting location – Room 162 at Spartanburg Community College Downtown Campus (Meeting Information / Directions). Club President John McKinney, DL1 was the TMOD and had selected POSITIVE ATTITUDE as the meeting theme. There were 16 members and 3 guests present for the full meeting.  Those three guests were Ambra, Richard and Jonathan. In addition, 3 other guests stopped in for just a few minutes – Anna, Florala and Shirlena.

     Our three speakers for the evening were:

1. Josh Reeves (“Laugh, I Dare You,” Dynamic Leadership Path, Project 3 – evaluated by Drew Hambel)
2. Cheryl Ledford (“Tips On How To Be A Successful Evaluator,” Dynamic Leadership Path, Project 2, Speech 1 – evaluated by Sharon Cook)
3. Burnnie Holliday (“Permission to Fail,” Motivational Strategies Path, Project 2, Speech 2 – evaluated by Zach Cowan)

The above Evaluators were all doing that role for the first time.

     Table Topics Master, John Abercrombie, CC, posed questions to Sharon Cook, Brian Blalock, CC, Jonathan (guest) and Ambra (guest).

     Our evaluation team was Christina Jeffrey, CTM (General Evaluator), Brad Wright, CC (Grammarian/Word Master), Amber Hughes (Timer), and David Davis (Ballot Counter)

Ribbon winners (pictured above) were:

Best Table Topics – tie between two guests, Ambra and Jonathan

Best Speaker – Burnnie Holliday

Best Evaluator – Zack Cowan

June 5, 2019: The 6/3/19 meeting began with a business session to elect 2019-2020 club officers. Candidates spoke for 1 minute each prior to the voting for each office. We are pleased to present our 2019-2020 Executive Committee (Paul Camp was on vacation and is not in the photograph). Their terms of office begin July 1, 2019 and end June 30, 2020.

President - Brad Wright CC   |   VP Education - Paul Camp, CC   |   VP Membership - Cheryl Ledford

VP Public Relations - Burnnie Holliday  |  Secretary - Lee Holliday, DTM, PID  |  Treasurer - Maria Austin, ACS, CL

Sergeant at Arms - Drew Hambel

     We also announced that our new meeting location (details on the Meeting Information / Directions page), beginning next Monday, 6/10/2019, will be in Room 162 at Spartanburg Community College Downtown Campus, 220 East Kennedy Street, Room 162, Spartanburg, SC 29302. (Enter the parking lot farthest from Kennedy Street from either Dean St. or Converse St. In the unlikely event the parking lot is full, the Kennedy Street Parking Garage has free parking after 5pm.)

     Lee Holliday, DTM, PID, served as Toastmaster of the Day introducing LEADERSHIP as the meeting theme. There were 15 members and 1 guest (Tiara Cureton) present. Some of our newest members were serving in meeting roles for the first time – Veto DiMaio (Inspiration Speaker), Amber Hughes (Grammarian//Word Master), Greg Allen (Ballot Counter), David Davis (Timer), and Burnnie Holliday (Evaluator). Due to the club officer elections, we had only one prepared speech – Maria Austin, ACS, CL (“Pathways – Leader Learning Revamped,” Project 5, Confrontation: The Adversary Relationship, Speeches by Management Advanced Manual). Josh Reeves led Table Topics, calling on Drew Hambel, Veto DiMaio, Tiara Cureton, and Sharon Cook. Award winners for the evening were Maria Austin for Best Speaker, Burnnie Holliday for Best Evaluator and Drew Hambel for Best Table Topics.

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