Presidential Brief for September

BeGes President’s Newsletter September 2017

The summer is over, it's time to get back to world. We've been on vacation and other aspects of life may have come up that's kept us from coming to our BeGes meetings.  

It's common, at this time, to question whether to keep going to Toastmasters. Maybe we're forgotten how much fun they are. Maybe we have gained skill from answering enough Table Topics questions to think we don't need to do any more speeches.

We've attained our initial goal of overcoming of discomfort with speaking in public, so why renew our dues?  Here's the thing -

There's levels of mastery and leadership to strive for, that we didn't even know when starting at BeGes. Toastmasters is so much more than just speeches.  There are great things to learn going through the Competent Leadership Manual - you get credit for every role you sign up for from Timer to Toastmaster. 

There's a great article on Leadership in the September TM magazine, "Leadership, It's Not About You" which clearly illustrates what you learn at Toastmasters beyond just speaking contributes to your success in all aspects of your life!

Joan Newcomb

BeGes President 2017-2018

Next Officer's Meeting
Friday, September 29th 1pm. All members are welcome, come check out what happens behind the scenes and beyond the meetings that help to create our group!

What Storms Are You Facing

Toastmaster: Mario Lorenz

Mario Lorenz led this week's theme "What storms are you facing?" He had in mind all the many storms the country has been encountering recently.

We all face storms in life. The theme was somber. The mood was light, though. Many laughs throughout the meeting.

View from the Skybox

Joan Newcomb with Eric Heller

Joan Marjorie Newcomb was our first speaker. She led Eric Heller through a practice discovery session. (Joan is a transformational coach.)

During the abbreviated session, Joan helped us all look on the playing field of life from the deluxe seats in the skybox.

Navigationally Challenged

Mary Morrison

Mary Morrison was our second speaker. She confessed to be navigationally challenged. While recounting her experiences of being lost, she helped us see to take courage and press forward.

Another great meeting where we found direction through life and through the streets.

 Select Distinguished Club 

On another note, we received our ribbon recognizing BeGe's as a Select Distinguished Club.

Join our Toastmaster's club 

Every Friday at noon. 1101 S Fawcett, Tacoma. You'll be sure to have a great time.