Trinity Toastmasters

04/27/2020

Trinity Toastmasters

04/27/2020

Trinity Toastmasters

04/27/2020

Trinity Toastmasters meets tonight on line! Guests are welcome! The Zoom meeting number is 642-634-242, password 12345.Please join us!😊😊😊. Meeting begins at 6:30.

03/14/2020

Due to concerns with the spread of the Corona Virus, Trinity will postpone our next meeting until March 30th at the usual 6:30 meeting time.l

03/08/2020

Skip Skipworth took first place in the Area 31 contest on Saturday, and Robert Mayes took third place in International Speech! Congratulations to both of them,and bravo to the Trinity members who attended to cheer them on!

02/18/2020

Congratulations to the winners of our Tall Tales and International Speech contests for 2020! First Place in Tall Tales went to Skip Skipworth, and second place to Cheryl Drane Skipworth. First Place in International Speech also went to Skip, with Robert Mayes taking second place. The winners will compete at the Area 31 contest on March 7th. Trinity Rocks!

12/20/2019

Trinity Toastmasters will meet as usual on December 30th at 6:30. We are in our temporary location at Denny's Restaurant, 10433 N. Central at Meadow Lane, Dallas. Please join us!
In the meantime, have a Merry Christmas!

12/20/2019

Trinity Toastmasters

10/21/2019

Greek Isles restaurant, where our club meetings are held, has a power outage that may take up to a week to resolve. Consequently, Trinity Toastmasters will not meet tonight. We're hoping to be open for business on the 28th!

09/16/2019

Trinity Toastmasters swept the Area 31 contest on Friday night! With a large group of club supporters cheering them on, Tom Ancell took first place in the Table Topics contest, and Jill Inforzato captured first in Humorous speech! Congratulations!

02/23/2019

Happy Birthday to Mr. Ralph Smedley who was born 141 years ago today.

02/13/2019

Congratulations to Tom Ancell, winner of the Trinity Toastmasters Evaluation Contest and Danny Proulx, runner up.
Congratulations to Jon McGraw, winner of the Trinity Toastmasters International Speech Contest and Tom Ancell, runner up.

Our club was given kudos from Martin Osae, Area Director for the consistent professionalism with which our club is ran. I couldn’t agree more. Our club has been in existence for over 60 years, and it shows!

Check out the beautiful venue! I always say that because I truly love it. We are at Greek Isles Restaurant in Dallas. Come check it all out for yourself. We love visitors!

01/22/2019

Toastmasters Founder Dr.Ralph C.Smedley

Here is a direct message from the founder of Toastmasters International, an organization which is now over 90 years old. I want you to understand, that so many things have changed about Toastmasters since then, especially the fact that Toastmasters is no longer only for the men. Yipee!! Oh, but we have come a long, long way since then.
As you can see from the write up below, Toastmasters is now a very much inclusive organization and it is constantly evolving and growing. I wonder what Mr. Smedley would say, were he here today.
Belonging to Toastmasters is something that you can be proud of, because you can achieve so much. You can climb your way up to the very top of the mountain if you want to, you can reach up and touch the sky. You can become a champion here at Toastmasters, setting goals and then finding that the tools to achieve them will be readily available to you. You can expect encouragement and guidance every step of the way,one evaluation at a time. Last, you can forever slay the dragons of fear and doubt from your mind, because you will learn that they really didn't have as much power as you thought and you will do all of this, one speech at a time.

Ralph C. Smedley (February 22, 1878 – September 11, 1965)
was the founder of Toastmasters International, an international speaking organization with more than 313,000 members in 126 countries and more than individual 14,650 clubs.
https://youtu.be/ePaqynV4QqI

Ralph C. Smedley (February 22, 1878 – September 11, 1965) was the founder of Toastmasters International, an international speaking organization with more tha...

01/15/2019

2018 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona J. Smith

For your viewing pleasure, here is Ms. Smith’s 2018 winning speech at the International Speech Contest. Rounds that will eventually lead to the 2019 winner begin in February. Therefore I ask you, could it be you? Start writing and practicing your winning speeches now.

https://youtu.be/7Tev43VNRIc

Watch Ramona J. Smith – the 2018 Toastmasters International World Champion of Public Speaking – deliver her winning speech "Still Standing." Please see the T...

01/10/2019

Monday’s meeting, the first of the year felt fresh. It was energetic, stimulating and brand new. Could it be that we were all well rested, or did we all come with some new year’s resolution in mind? If indeed, you have ever made a commitment to better your speaking or social skills, then join us next Monday at 1830. It matters not if you made this commitment long ago, or on December 31st like so many of us. We would love to see you. We know that your initial energy may be tinged with fear, we understand because we have all been there. But imagine how much less fearful, how confident , how dynamic your energy could feel next new year when Trinity Toastmasters makes a similar post.
Hope to see you soon.
Trinity Toastmasters

10/30/2018

The photos below, show Jane Terrell (Toastmaster for the evening) awarding ribbons, certificates and prizes to the winners of the Who Told It Best and Who Sold It Best Contests. Pictured left, is Roger Simpson (with an assist from his lovely wife Jill), winner of the Who Sold It Best Contest. He sold an everyday item in the Style of a Used Car Salesman. As instructed, Roger made his speech real cheesy, therefore he was rewarded with a generous supply of delicious cheeseballs.
Pictured right, is Kim Crandall, winner of the Who Told It Best contest,for telling us about a very Dead Duck. She told her story in the style of a Mad Hatter and was awarded with some appropriate costumery.
If you are in the area, please come and have fun with us here at Trinity Toastmasters. We love to laugh and we love to learn and we love, love, love visitors. We meet every Monday at 1830.

10/08/2018

Trinity Toastmasters will represent Area 31, at the Division level in November. But get this, not only will they send Tom Ansell, who won the area Humorous Speech Contest, they will also send Jane Terrell who won the area Tall Tales Contest. Yes, Trinity Toastmasters came away with a clean sweep. Can you say “proud!!”

10/03/2018

Sheila Sutherland Shares Her Story #MyWhy

This is what we at Toastmasters want you to know:
You don’t have to be a great speaker to join. Most of us joined because we had some challenges we needed to work on, with regards to public speaking. Listen to Sheila Sutherland’s reason for joining. She calls it #MyWhy

https://youtu.be/2UoIw24p2AI

Sheila Sutherland tells the story behind why she joined Toastmasters. To learn more about #MyWhy, visit www.toastmasters.org/MyWhy

09/29/2018

Come on out and support us as Trinity Toastmasters compete for a place at the area level. Win or lose,Tom Ansell (Humorous Speech) and Jane Terrell (Tall Tales) plan on leaving it all on the stage. Tell all of your folks as well, this competition is open to the public. Hope to see you all there.

09/18/2018

May I present to you, Jane Terrell, winner of last night's Tall Tales Contest, Tom Ancell, winner of the Humorous Speech Contest and Jill Inforzato runner up. Not shown is Roger Simpson, runner up for the Tall Tale contest. Winners will now go on to compete in the District 50 contest to be held in October. Wish them both luck and good fortune.
A big shout out also goes to Danny Proulx (shown) our Contest Master for the night, as well as Elaine Scholly, Bill Bodwell and Joseph Diaz, our guest judges. Last, but not least, we express gratitude to Joyce Ancell, our Head Judge, as well as all who participated.

08/21/2018

Kendra Dove won this beautiful ribbon for her Icebreaker Speech tonight. The Icebreaker speech is the first, get to know you speech that every Toastmaster gives. The ribbon means she did a great job and was recognized as having the best speech for the night. Oh and that’s our dear Tom, photo bombing the moment to give a thumbs up!
I just love our club. Trinity Toastmasters is on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

08/07/2018

I can’t think of any place I’d rather be on a Monday evening than with my fellow Toastmasters. (Ok I missed my favorite guilty pleasure which is watching the Bachelorette but I can always catch that later.)

Check out our stunningly gorgeous venue!!!

Gilbert Ybarra and Betty D'arcy gave rousing and informative speeches. Danny Proulx was the Toastmaster for the evening (that means he took his turn of running the whole meeting start to finish.)

If you talk to Gilbert and many other Toastmasters, they will tell you that, in the beginning, they were deathly afraid of public speaking, now they speak with pride, power and prowess (ok that third word was a stretch but I needed another p word.) My point is this:
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A GREAT SPEAKER TO JOIN TOASTMASTERS. In my club, new members are nurtured, and everyone can go at a speed they are comfortable at. So don’t think you have to be some great orator walking through the door. Toastmasters is here to help you develop those skills.

Ok enough of me rambling on now...bottom line, I enjoyed the meeting this evening as always, we learned and WE HAD FUN.

08/06/2018

Trinity Toastmasters is meeting tonight at The Greek Isles, 5934 Royal Ln, Dallas TX 75230.
We start at 1830 sharp. Hope to see you there.

08/03/2018

This is fellow Toastmaster Adele Jamnik Alexandre from Boca Raton. She says hello and invites us all to her club if we are ever in her neck of the woods. I love how welcoming other Toasties are. This picture was taken after her speech, demonstrating her work as s storyteller and clown. She is proof positive that Toastmasters can also be big fun. Don’t believe me, come see for yourself.

08/02/2018

Reunite with Friends From Around the World! #TICon2018

Yes, it’s true! Toastmasters is international. Come and be part of something BIG, but with a small town welcome.
https://youtu.be/yrxfUhmgvRk

It was his fourth time returning to the Toastmasters International Convention. The highlight was reuniting with his friends from across the globe. Find out w...

08/02/2018

If you are reading this message and would like to visit our club inbox me or just comment below. I will personally arrange to meet you at the door and sit with you. I just don’t want “but I don’t know anyone” to be a reason to hold you back. I personally guarantee that when we walk through the door into the conference room, we will be greeted by most, if not all of the club members. WE LOVE VISITORS AND IT SHOWS. Come see for yourself.

08/02/2018

Pathways Sample path

If you have ever been a Toastmaster before, you will know that Pathways is a new program. As with any change, there may be a learning curve, heck I still remember when my grandmother in England had to change her money denomination, from shillings and pence to the decimal system. Trust me, she wasn’t too happy about it lol.
So what is Pathways anyway? Well here is a short video that may help to create a visual as well as an understanding, Each path, has the communication (speech) and leadership elements combined. It is also computer based not book based. I believe that, in time, we all will wonder how we ever did it any other way.
Your video:-

https://youtu.be/aFWHsOfM_I0

Join us exploring a typical Pathways path from start to finish.we journey the "Dynamic Leadership" path through all 5 levels. Hit the settings "Gear wheel" t...

07/30/2018

The Toastmasters Club Experience

Ever wondered exactly what happens at a Toastmasters’ Meeting? Look at this short video to learn about our universal meeting structure and reasons why joining Toastmasters could be one of your best decisions in life.

I challenge everyone (especially Toastmaster members) who views this video to please share it onto your personal wall so that your friends can also, be in the know.
Sharing is caring!

https://youtu.be/383gehepo8M

Have you ever wondered what happens at a Toastmasters club? Watch this video to find out, and share it with any of your friends, family or colleagues interes...

07/26/2018

Trinity Toastmasters wants YOU.

07/23/2018

Trinity Toastmasters

Trinity Toastmasters meet tonight and every Monday. The Invocation and pledge kicks off every meeting, starting at 1830 sharp. We love to have visitors and I can personally guarantee you a warm welcome. Hope to see you there.

Visit us at our new location! Greek Isles Restaurant, 5934 Royal Lane, SW Corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane, Dallas 75230. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m.

09/26/2017

Congratulations to the winners of our Evaluation and Humorous Speech contests! Evaluators: First Place, Danny Proulx, second place, Kim Crandall. Humorous Speech, Jill Inforzato.

09/26/2017

Visit us at our new location! Greek Isles Restaurant, 5934 Royal Lane, SW Corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane, Dallas 75230. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m.

07/25/2017

Trinity Toasmtasters invites you to an evaluation workshop presented by Steve Hansen, DTM, entitled, "e-VALUE-ation." Join us for this informative sesson on Monday, July 31st at 6:30 p.m., at the Gaston Avenue Christian Center, 8515 Greenville Avenue ( NW corner of Greenville and Royal Lane), Dallas. Meet with your Toastmaster friends and leave with improved evaluation skills!

04/26/2017

Trinity Toastmasters

10/04/2016

Photos below are the 2016 winners of our Table Topic and Humorous speech contests! First Place in Table Topics is Jon McGraw, second place, Robert Mayes. First place in Humorous Speech, Jill Inforzato second place, Gilbert Ybarra. Congratulations to all!