Congratulations to Heather Ann Hunt for winning first place in our club Tall Tales contest and Brian David Crawford for winning first place in our club International Speech Contest!! Thank you to Tara Browne for being our Contest Master and Joe Whalen for being our Chief Judge!!

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6 Things You Need to Do to Become a Paid Public Speaker entrepreneur.com/slideshow/3042… entrepreneur.com/slideshow/3042…

12 Professional Speaker And Public Event Planning Tips forbes.com/sites/micahsol… forbes.com/sites/micahsol…

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Please join us for tonight's fun alternative meeting! Meeting at Nomad's in South Windsor at 7:00 PM. regular meetings resume on February 4th at the Agawam Senior Center! 1347492.toastmastersclubs.org 1347492.toastmastersclubs.org

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Getting the biggest bang for your buck? What meeting planners expect from professional speakers. espeakers.com/will-i-get-the… espeakers.com/will-i-get-the…

Upcoming Meetings 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm February 4 & 18, 2019 *Feb 18th is fun day, so regular meeting will not be held at the Senior Center. Visitors please inquire for details. Meetings are held at the Agawam Senior Center (Garden Room)... 1347492.toastmastersclubs.org

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Mentoring Matters: An Interview with DTM Mark Grebenau tm83.org/blog/mentoring… tm83.org/blog/mentoring…

How to Sound Normal not Formal speaklikeapro.co.uk/Formal_v_Norma… speaklikeapro.co.uk/Formal_v_Norma…

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HELP ACCELERATE YOUR PRESENTATION SKILLS WITH THESE 7 PERFORMANCE TIPS americanexpress.com/us/small-busin… americanexpress.com/us/small-busin…

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SHOW AND TELL VISUAL AIDS bizspeak101.com/2017/06/show-t… bizspeak101.com/2017/06/show-t…

Fear of speaking in public? 7 ways to beat the nerves eskuls.com/fear-of-speaki… eskuls.com/fear-of-speaki…

Congratulations to Brian David Crawford for getting 1st runner up at the District 53 International Speech Contest at the District conference this past Saturday. Competition was tough this year!