Visit Yaquina Toastmasters on Tuesday, January 28th at 7 AM for our club speech contest at Newport Pig 'N Pancake!
We will have several speeches and you can vote for your favorites! We will also be hosting an evaluation contest to see who will advanced and take the prize at Districts.
Each contestant at this contest has a chance to move on to the area level of the International Speech Contest to compete. The International Speech contest has six levels: Club, Area, Division, District, Region, International. Come cheer on our contestants and may the best speech win!
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Friday, December 27, 2019
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Join us on March 19th
The Loyalty Days Princesses from Newport High School will be coming to practice their speeches at Yaquina Toastmasters on March 19th at 7 AM.Princesses Breanna Russell, Natalie Hanna, Lupe Martinez, and Britnie Gwynn will give a 3-5 minute speech. After giving their speeches, members of Yaquina Toastmasters will give each princess feedback to help them improve. Please join us in celebrating these amazing princesses, and all of their hard work.
Yaquina Toastmaster Club meets every Tuesday morning at 7:00 AM in the meeting room at the Newport Pig ‘N Pancake 810 SW Alder St # A, Newport, OR 97365. Visitors are always welcome.
Friday, May 25, 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
April 24th meeting
The Toastmaster of the day was Brian, who talked about the 4H program, as this week the 4H kids practiced their speeches. Because of time constraints and technical issues, there was no general evaluation for the day.
The first speaker, Kt spoke about Soul Surfer, which is a movie and a book that came out in 2011. She talked about how Bethany loved to surf, and even was sponsored to surf before the shark attack in 2003. Her arm was severed by a tiger shark, and she lost over 60% of her blood by the time that she got to the hospital. One month after the attack, Bethany got back in the water and today she is back to surfing and even competing. Dave was Kt's evaluator, who said that she had a great speech that was really well organized. He said that she did a great job telling the story, and giving us the emotion in the story. One thing he did suggest was to project to the back of the room so that everyone can for sure hear.
The second speaker of the day was L, who talked to us about bullying. She said that her speech is dedicated in the memory of her 13 year old cousin who died by suicide after being a victim of bullying. There are several types of bullying, she said, from cyber bullying to verbal and physical bullying. According to stopbullying.gov, bullying is both requires an imbalance of power and repetition. She talked about how if you are being cyber bullied, you need to report them to the website administration, and block the people. If there is still bullying happening, delete your account. For those on the sidelines, stand up to the bully and look for those who could be vulnerable. Laurie was L's evaluator, who said she did a great job conveying her message, and bringing people into her story. Laurie said she did a great job with the technical glitches, and had good eye contact.
Our third speaker was B, who talked about her guinea pigs. She had a poster with a picture of her guinea pig on it to show people who she was talking about. The first thing she did was explain how she cares for them, by feeding them hay and water. B said she likes to watch her guinea pigs sleep and walk around. Everyone complimented her on being brave and speaking in front of us.
For our second to last speaker, Ka, her speech was called Trauma Bonds. She started her speech by telling a story of two sisters who grew up in an abusive and drug filled home. The older sister would steal food for herself and her sister to keep them alive. The two sisters then were bonded through this trauma. At the end of her speech she quoted psalms 71: 14 "But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more."
Dave was our last speaker of the day, who did a practice run through of his speech Half the Man I Used to Be. To start his speech he told us that he had got rid of a person and he is glad he did. Telling about his transformation, Dave started at the beginning with being diagnosed with depression after Vietnam. Later he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. To make himself feel better, he would eat, but it progressively took more and more food to give him comfort. After gaining weight, and becoming over 400 pounds, he realized he needed to do something about his painful hip. The doctor said he would need to lose 200 pounds before he could safely do the operation and recovery. By 450 pounds, Dave had a heart attack and had a lot of time to think about what he had been doing with his life, to realize that he was trying to commit suicide by knife and fork. Once he had lost 30 pounds, the weight loss surgeon agreed to do the procedure, and with the help of a dietitian, Dave was on his way to getting his hip replaced. Today, Dave is half the man he used to be and is able to shed his past as he symbolically steps out of the clothes that he wore at 450 pounds, to emerge a new Dave.
With a round robin evaluation, one of our guests, Estelle, said that she was very inspired by his speech, and how he was able to go through that journey. Kt said that she really enjoyed the joke at the beginning of the speech, and L said that she liked how he was engaging with the audience. Another guest, Liz, said it was shocking to see him take off the clothes he wore.
The first speaker, Kt spoke about Soul Surfer, which is a movie and a book that came out in 2011. She talked about how Bethany loved to surf, and even was sponsored to surf before the shark attack in 2003. Her arm was severed by a tiger shark, and she lost over 60% of her blood by the time that she got to the hospital. One month after the attack, Bethany got back in the water and today she is back to surfing and even competing. Dave was Kt's evaluator, who said that she had a great speech that was really well organized. He said that she did a great job telling the story, and giving us the emotion in the story. One thing he did suggest was to project to the back of the room so that everyone can for sure hear.
The second speaker of the day was L, who talked to us about bullying. She said that her speech is dedicated in the memory of her 13 year old cousin who died by suicide after being a victim of bullying. There are several types of bullying, she said, from cyber bullying to verbal and physical bullying. According to stopbullying.gov, bullying is both requires an imbalance of power and repetition. She talked about how if you are being cyber bullied, you need to report them to the website administration, and block the people. If there is still bullying happening, delete your account. For those on the sidelines, stand up to the bully and look for those who could be vulnerable. Laurie was L's evaluator, who said she did a great job conveying her message, and bringing people into her story. Laurie said she did a great job with the technical glitches, and had good eye contact.
Our third speaker was B, who talked about her guinea pigs. She had a poster with a picture of her guinea pig on it to show people who she was talking about. The first thing she did was explain how she cares for them, by feeding them hay and water. B said she likes to watch her guinea pigs sleep and walk around. Everyone complimented her on being brave and speaking in front of us.
For our second to last speaker, Ka, her speech was called Trauma Bonds. She started her speech by telling a story of two sisters who grew up in an abusive and drug filled home. The older sister would steal food for herself and her sister to keep them alive. The two sisters then were bonded through this trauma. At the end of her speech she quoted psalms 71: 14 "But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more."
Dave was our last speaker of the day, who did a practice run through of his speech Half the Man I Used to Be. To start his speech he told us that he had got rid of a person and he is glad he did. Telling about his transformation, Dave started at the beginning with being diagnosed with depression after Vietnam. Later he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. To make himself feel better, he would eat, but it progressively took more and more food to give him comfort. After gaining weight, and becoming over 400 pounds, he realized he needed to do something about his painful hip. The doctor said he would need to lose 200 pounds before he could safely do the operation and recovery. By 450 pounds, Dave had a heart attack and had a lot of time to think about what he had been doing with his life, to realize that he was trying to commit suicide by knife and fork. Once he had lost 30 pounds, the weight loss surgeon agreed to do the procedure, and with the help of a dietitian, Dave was on his way to getting his hip replaced. Today, Dave is half the man he used to be and is able to shed his past as he symbolically steps out of the clothes that he wore at 450 pounds, to emerge a new Dave.
With a round robin evaluation, one of our guests, Estelle, said that she was very inspired by his speech, and how he was able to go through that journey. Kt said that she really enjoyed the joke at the beginning of the speech, and L said that she liked how he was engaging with the audience. Another guest, Liz, said it was shocking to see him take off the clothes he wore.
Friday, April 20, 2018
Mark Your Calendars
April 24th: 4 H presentations 7 AM Pig 'N Pancake
May 4th and 5th: District Conference in Salem, Oregon.
May 5th: District Speech Contest where our member Dave will compete for a place at worlds
May 4th and 5th: District Conference in Salem, Oregon.
May 5th: District Speech Contest where our member Dave will compete for a place at worlds
4 H meeting
Join us on April 24 at 7 AM to listen to 4 H children practice their speeches for their upcoming competition.
Directions to Pig 'N Pancake
Directions to Pig 'N Pancake
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Congratulations Dave
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Saturday, April 7, 2018
Thanking Radios
Yaquina Toastmasters would like to thank the following radios for announcing our open house:
1310 AM KNPT
102.7 KYTE FM
U92.7 FM
KBCH 1400 AM
KCRF 96.7 FM
KWDP 820 AM
100.7 BOSS FM
1310 AM KNPT
102.7 KYTE FM
U92.7 FM
KBCH 1400 AM
KCRF 96.7 FM
KWDP 820 AM
100.7 BOSS FM
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Our Guests
We would like to welcome our guests from our open house!
Douglas and Carmel Chandler
Keith Matteson
Reed Adams
Richard O'Hearn
Katelyn and Jasmine Carlson
Ean Ng
The Loyalty Days Court: Two chairmen, Dee, Princess Aramina, Princess Jennifer, and Princess Georgia.
Douglas and Carmel Chandler
Keith Matteson
Reed Adams
Richard O'Hearn
Katelyn and Jasmine Carlson
Ean Ng
The Loyalty Days Court: Two chairmen, Dee, Princess Aramina, Princess Jennifer, and Princess Georgia.
Monday, March 19, 2018
OPEN HOUSE
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Princess Roles
The Princesses will be speaking this week! Brian N will be the Toastmaster of the day. Dina will be evaluated by Kristina, and Aramina will be evaluated by Lee. Jennifer will be evaluated by Avital, and Georgia will be evaluated by Lauralee. Diane will be the grammarian of the day. Svetlana will be the table topics master of the day. Jalene is the timer of the day. Julia will be the general evaluator.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
The Princesses were here!
The theme for this year is united with our heroes.
Dina's hero was her mom for how she has always worked to provide for her family, and inspires her to do her best. She plans to attend Corban University as a pre-med student and become an ophthalmologist. Kristina was Dina's evaluator, and she talked about how she could feel how her mother has impacted Dina's life, and encouraged her to tell the story of her mom to the audience.
Jennifer talked about how she had a cousin who joined the Marines and when she heard he was coming home designed a welcome home poster as a way to show that her family was united with their hero. Her goal is to go to a university to study political science, serve in the Peace Corp, and then attend law school. Avital was Jennifer's evaluator, who said that she was so brave for coming up to speak with a smile and waving at the camera. One suggestion Avital gave Jennifer is to take a breath and look at the audience even if she isn't saying anything to engage them in her speech.
Our final speaker was Georgia who said there are many heroes in our community, from volunteers to nurses and our police. Georgia looks forward to attending Oregon Coast Community College and later transferring to Oregon State University to pursue a degree in marketing. Lauralee was her evaluator, who told her that she was in IB classes, goes to OCCC and OSU right now, and is working in marketing for her job. One of the things that Lauralee noticed is that had a lot of good examples of who were heroes and recognized those who are normally forgotten about. She said that Georgia had a great ending by saying that the world would stop turning if there weren't the volunteers who make so much happen. A suggestion that Lauralee had was to practice her speech in the mirror so she could see her gestures and facial expressions.
Kristina gave a table topic questions for the Princesses to answer. She was wondering which superpower that each of the girls would want if they could choose out of any power. Georgia's superpower is to be invisible. Jennifer's superpower was teleportation so that she can go to places like Disneyland. Aramina decided that if she had a superpower, it would be shapeshifting so she could experience being animals, being able to fly and different perspectives. Dina wanted her superpower to be healing.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Our Princesses are coming!
Jennifer Beltran Reyes has taken advanced and IB classes throughout high school. She was on the Newport High School volleyball and basketball teams. Her goal is to go to a university to study political science, serve in the Peace Corp, and then attend law school.
Aramina Leavitt is in advanced and IB classes. She has been dancing with the Newport School of Artistic Movement for 15 years and with Pacific Dance Ensemble for six years. She is planning to attend Linn-Benton Community College, then Western Oregon University in pursuit of a teaching degree.
Dina Jalel (far right) is working toward her IB diploma when she graduates this year. She has been on the Newport High School volleyball team for three years and volunteers at the Newport Public Library during the summer. She plans to attend Corban University as a pre-med student and become an ophthalmologist.
February 20th Meeting
Our International Speech contest club level was this Tuesday. Brian was the chairman of the contest, and gave us information about what happens at a contest. Everyone received a judging sheet with the criteria for the speeches. Each person was to fill out their sheet and hand the bottom piece into the ballot counters. He also handed out the evaluation contest sheet, where everyone was to judge the evaluators on their content.
Our contest speaker was Dave, who gave his speech half the man I used to be. He came in wearing the clothes he used to wear at 450 pounds, and said there is a person here missing today. He was quite glad this person is gone and assured us he would never be found again, because Dave got rid of him. Dave then announced that he is now below half the weight he used to be. Seven years ago, Dave decided that his hip was hurting so much that he was going to have to do something about it. After meeting with a doctor, he was told he needed to loose over 100 pounds before they could do surgery on his hip safely. While Dave tried to loose weight, he was not close to his goal by the end of the first year. Meeting the doctor again, he was referred to a weight loss clinic where they required him to loose more weight to prove that he would continue on his journey of weight loss if he got the gastric bypass. At the end of his speech he said that today he was shedding his old clothes, and life a butterfly bursting from it cocoon, Dave has been transformed into a new person.
Our contest speaker was Dave, who gave his speech half the man I used to be. He came in wearing the clothes he used to wear at 450 pounds, and said there is a person here missing today. He was quite glad this person is gone and assured us he would never be found again, because Dave got rid of him. Dave then announced that he is now below half the weight he used to be. Seven years ago, Dave decided that his hip was hurting so much that he was going to have to do something about it. After meeting with a doctor, he was told he needed to loose over 100 pounds before they could do surgery on his hip safely. While Dave tried to loose weight, he was not close to his goal by the end of the first year. Meeting the doctor again, he was referred to a weight loss clinic where they required him to loose more weight to prove that he would continue on his journey of weight loss if he got the gastric bypass. At the end of his speech he said that today he was shedding his old clothes, and life a butterfly bursting from it cocoon, Dave has been transformed into a new person.
Tom was our test speaker for our evaluators Dave and Avital, as shown in the video above. To end the meeting, everyone practiced filling out their judging slips, and how people were scored.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Lee will be speaking at the 60+ center
Lee Ritzman, of Yaquina Toastmasters, will be at the Newport 60+ Activity Center on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., to educate people on the work of Toastmasters. From its beginning in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, Calif., Toastmasters International has grown to become a world leader in communication and leadership development. Most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of 10-20 people who meet weekly to allow participants to practice and learn speaking skills and become more confident and comfortable in addressing an audience.
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