The International Speech & Table Topics Contest are coming to Top of Texas!
Make plans to join Top of Texas Saturday, March 11th from 9am - 10am to see who wins!
Then ... (drumroll)
These winners will go on to compete in our Spring Area Contest!
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Sunday, February 12, 2017
Top of Texas Toastmasters Club Spring Contests
The International Speech & Table Topics Contest are coming to Top of Texas!
Make plans to join Top of Texas Saturday, March 11th from 9am - 10am to see who wins!
Then ... (drumroll)
These winners will go on to compete in our Spring Area Contest!
Monday, September 19, 2016
Upcoming Area 56 Contest!
Congratulations to all our contestants and to Ana who won our Evaluation Contest and Wayne who won our Humorous Contest.
Both will be representing Top of Texas Toastmasters at our Area Contest in October.
We had a great time Saturday at our club contest and afterward, many of us participated in the Trinity Trash Bash!
Come join us each Saturday from 9am - 10am, Visit our website for directions.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
May 7th Recap & Upcoming Open House on May 14th...
Congratulations to Lina Choun who gave her 10th speech and earned her CC!
Way to go Lina!
Marcus not only gave us our word of the day (which was Zenith), but he also provided his Vision for our upcoming Open House this weekend, May 14th!
Our Open House will feature guest speaker Timothy Park. Things get underway promptly at 9am, and there will be snacks provided. Please join us.
The theme is of interest to the Open House, as it is "Public Speaking"
We are located at 5025 Jacksboro Hwy, Ft Worth, TX 76114.
Follow the signs and enter thru the back of the Northwest Bible Church.
Hope to see you there!
- Ken Dorsey, Top of Texas VPPR.
Friday, August 28, 2015
90 Years And Counting ...
I was a little surprised to learn that Toastmasters celebrated it's 90th year this year. Trying to put that in perspective, I decided to find out just when the Boy Scouts began. Allowing the internet to be my crutch while I surfed for the Boy Scouts, here is what I pieced together to help appreciate the founding of Toastmasters and the world as it was at that time:
The Chrysler Corporation was becoming a reality and would be founded in the summer of 1925. Four years later, ground on what would become the tallest building in the world and the first to be 1000 feet straight up would begin. It would only hold the crown for 3 years before being out done by the Empire State Building in 1933.
The Scopes Monkey Trial was about to get into full swing in Tennessee (yeah, I'm having fun with words).
There was no TV, no Dallas Cowboys, and the Alamo had happened less than 100 years ago.
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held a month after Toastmasters formed. It featured giant balloons that were released, and if found and returned would fetch nice prize money. Giant balloons and Zeppelins were the fascination, with flying machines having graduated from WWI.
The Titanic had sunk 12 years earlier, but Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic was still 3 years away.
And here it is... the Boy Scouts had been around since 1910; just 15 years old. Adolph Hitler was working on Volume 1 of his personal manifesto, Mein Kampf that would be a catalyst for WWII, and many of these Boy Scouts from 1924 would lead us through some of the world's darkest hours.
The stock market would crash in just 5 more years and through it all, the good and the bad, public speaking would remain a top fear; even a deterrent in the business world despite the hardships and the need to get ahead. Sound familiar?
Fortunately for all of us, an ingenious plan began to unfold in this building in 1924, bringing about the birth of Toastmasters on October 22 of that year.
Therefore, for all of us Toastmasters out there, it does appear we're just getting started.
I'll toast to that!
Submitted by
Ken Dorsey
VP Public Relations Top of Texas
The Chrysler Corporation was becoming a reality and would be founded in the summer of 1925. Four years later, ground on what would become the tallest building in the world and the first to be 1000 feet straight up would begin. It would only hold the crown for 3 years before being out done by the Empire State Building in 1933.
The Scopes Monkey Trial was about to get into full swing in Tennessee (yeah, I'm having fun with words).
There was no TV, no Dallas Cowboys, and the Alamo had happened less than 100 years ago.
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held a month after Toastmasters formed. It featured giant balloons that were released, and if found and returned would fetch nice prize money. Giant balloons and Zeppelins were the fascination, with flying machines having graduated from WWI.
The Titanic had sunk 12 years earlier, but Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic was still 3 years away.
And here it is... the Boy Scouts had been around since 1910; just 15 years old. Adolph Hitler was working on Volume 1 of his personal manifesto, Mein Kampf that would be a catalyst for WWII, and many of these Boy Scouts from 1924 would lead us through some of the world's darkest hours.
The stock market would crash in just 5 more years and through it all, the good and the bad, public speaking would remain a top fear; even a deterrent in the business world despite the hardships and the need to get ahead. Sound familiar?
Fortunately for all of us, an ingenious plan began to unfold in this building in 1924, bringing about the birth of Toastmasters on October 22 of that year.
Located in Santa Ana, California, this YMCA became home of the first club.
Oh, and how old is the YMCA? It's an astounding 171 years old getting its start back in 1844.
I'll toast to that!
Submitted by
Ken Dorsey
VP Public Relations Top of Texas
September Contests
There is still time to sign-up for either or both contests. In addition, there are also some openings for volunteers to take a role with the contests that count toward Project 6 in your Competent Leadership manual. If you are interested in being in either contest - or - just volunteering, please contact our Top of Texas Contest Chair Lina Choun at (717) 304-8338 linachoun@hotmail.com.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Club Speech Contest on September 13th
Contest season reminds me of the first club contest I experienced last fall. I wasn't quite sure what to expect at the contest or what to do as a vote counter, but everyone in the club made sure to answer my questions and brief me on my duties. Since that first contest, I've been looking forward to participating in or just spectating at future contests at all levels (Club, Area, and District). The friendly competition between fellow club members along with the speeches always make me smile. Top of Texas will be kicking off the fall contest season with a Breakfast at Tiffany's themed club contest this Saturday!
Anne Brown, Contest Chair, has gathered a handful of seasoned and novice Toastmasters for the Evaluation and Humorous Speech contests. Competing in the Humorous Speech contest will be Regina Clay and Ken Dorsey. These two speakers will also be competing in the Evaluation contest along with myself, Lina Choun.
This will be my first time as a contestant! Our Contest Toastmaster will be Aparna Valluri and many other members of the club have volunteered to be key players in making the contest a success.
Lina Choun
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