Welcome to Mission Chapter Toastmasters: You are cordially invited.

If you live in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and are looking for a Toastmaster club to join or just check out, we’d like to welcome you as our guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Mission Chapter Toastmasters has been helping individuals  become better communicators and leaders since 1979. The club is open to the community.

Improve your public speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters.  Affordable, effective, proven.

Semi-annual dues are modest – less than the cost of a small cup of coffee every week.  For more information on Toastmasters see our about page.

Where: Salvation Army 4849 Hollister Avenue. in Goleta.

When: Every Tuesday evening from 5:50PM to 7:20PM (best to arrive a few minutes early).

Questions? Please call us at 805-682-6943. Leave a message, we’ll call you back. Or email Grace Rachow  grace.rachow@gmail.com

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Your invitation to Mission Chapter Toastmasters April 17th meeting

The theme of Mission Chapter Toastmasters 1,945th meeting is: INSPIRATION!

Bring a guest, or here is your invitation to come as a guest, no need to RSVP, just show up.
Guests can invite guests too. Here is the link for location and time.

Toastmaster: Holly

Jokemaster: Wayne

Speaking Tip: TBD

Speakers: Christine, Al, Cindy

Table Topics: Chris

General Evaluator: Norma

Evaluators:  Jen, Taiwo, Steve

Word of the Day: Janna

Ah-counter: TBD

Timer: Wayne

Award master: TBD

Rooney: TBD
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April 10, 2018, Meeting Notes

The theme of the meeting was “REJUVENATE.” Jen was the presiding officer. There were 14 people at the meeting.

Our Toastmaster was Larry.

Jon gave a speech called “What is the Password, Please” that kept us on the edge of our seats. The story took place during a dangerous time, Desert Shield in 1991, and was about a test of character and following orders. The moral of the speech was to stay true to yourself and follow through with what you are supposed to do.

Taiwo presented a speech called “History of School Finance.” He spoke on the history of financing schools in the state of California, and explained the laws and regulations that have governed school finance over the years. We all came away smarter about the school system’s funding process and its effect on local schools.

Jen pulled off an impromptu speech called, Whose Problem Is It? She was faced with a problem recently and wanted to take the easiest route to fix it…let someone else do it! It took a short time for her to realize that the fastest and best way to fix it would be to take care of it herself. We were advised that, if we are “problem evaders,” it is a good idea to consider whose problem it really is before taking action to fix it.

Best speaker: Jon

Best evaluator: Holly

Best table topics: Al shared a story about going to Iceland and swimming in the Blue Lagoon. We wonder, was it a truly rejuvenating experience?

Welcome to guest, Andres!

Club Officers

President: Jen
VP Education: Jon
VP Membership: Ron
VP Public Relations: Cindy
Secretary: Janna
Treasurer: Grace
Sergeant-at-Arms: Larry

Welcome to Mission Chapter Toastmasters: You are cordially invited.

If you live in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and are looking for a Toastmaster club to join or just check out, we’d like to welcome you as our guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Mission Chapter Toastmasters has been helping individuals  become better communicators and leaders since 1979. The club is open to the community.

Improve your public speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters.  Affordable, effective, proven.

Semi-annual dues are modest – less than the cost of a small cup of coffee every week.  For more information on Toastmasters see our about page.

Where: Salvation Army 4849 Hollister Avenue. in Goleta.

When: Every Tuesday evening from 5:50PM to 7:20PM (best to arrive a few minutes early).

Questions? Please call us at 805-682-6943. Leave a message, we’ll call you back. Or email Grace Rachow  grace.rachow@gmail.com

Your invitation to Mission Chapter Toastmasters April 10th meeting

The theme of Mission Chapter Toastmasters 1,944th meeting is: REJUVENATION!

Bring a guest, or here is your invitation to come as a guest, no need to RSVP, just show up.
Guests can invite guests too. Here is the link for location and time.

Toastmaster: Larry

Jokemaster: Janna

Speaking Tip: TBD

Speakers: Jon, Taiwo, TBD

Table Topics: Steve

General Evaluator: Wayne

Evaluators: Ron, Holly, Jen

Word of the Day: TBD

Ah-counter: Chris

Timer: TBD

Award master: TBD

Rooney: Chris
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April 3, 2018, Meeting Notes

The theme of the meeting was “SPRING FEVER.” Jen was the presiding officer.

Our Toastmaster was Jon.

Paul  spoke on “Becoming an Outrageous Old Man.” He pulled this speech off impromptu!

Steve presented a speech called “The Prison Yoga Project.” He shared how yoga is one of the good things going on in the prisons.

Cindy’s speech, “Money Bag,” was a story about money, savings, and spending, and it had a moral to the story. It fulfilled one of her speeches from the Storytelling Manual.

Best speaker: Steve

Best evaluator: Larry

Best table topics: Holly

Club Officers
President: Jen
VP Education: Jon
VP Membership: Ron
VP Public Relations: Cindy
Secretary: Janna
Treasurer: Grace
Sergeant-at-Arms: Larry

Welcome to Mission Chapter Toastmasters: You are cordially invited.

If you live in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and are looking for a Toastmaster club to join or just check out, we’d like to welcome you as our guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Mission Chapter Toastmasters has been helping individuals  become better communicators and leaders since 1979. The club is open to the community.

Improve your public speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters.  Affordable, effective, proven.

Semi-annual dues are modest – less than the cost of a small cup of coffee every week.  For more information on Toastmasters see our about page.

Where: Salvation Army 4849 Hollister Avenue. in Goleta.

When: Every Tuesday evening from 5:50PM to 7:20PM (best to arrive a few minutes early).

Questions? Please call us at 805-682-6943. Leave a message, we’ll call you back. Or email Grace Rachow  grace.rachow@gmail.com

Your invitation to Mission Chapter Toastmasters April 3rd meeting

The theme of Mission Chapter Toastmasters 1,943rd meeting is: SPRING FEVER!

Bring a guest, or here is your invitation to come as a guest, no need to RSVP, just show up.
Guests can invite guests too. Here is the link for location and time.

Toastmaster: Jon

Jokemaster: Larry

Speaking Tip: Grace

Speakers: Cindy, Janna, Steve

Table Topics: Jen

General Evaluator: Ron

Evaluators: Liz, Lisa, Alyce

Word of the Day: Taiwo

Ah-counter: Jen

Timer: Chris

Award master: Bala

Rooney: Paul
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March 27, 2018, Meeting Notes

The theme of the meeting was “BIRTHDAYS.” Jen was the presiding officer. There were 15 people at the meeting.

Our Toastmaster was Steve.

Grace’s speech, “The Ice Maker Cometh and the Ice Maker Goeth,” was about her refrigerator and its icemaker. She thought her refrigerator had finally broken after 25 good years, but alas, all she had to do was “listen to the voice of my mother” for it to get fixed in an unexpected way. Grace saved herself a lot of money, and encouraged all of us to listen to the voice of our mothers!

Paul presented a speech called “What’s the Address?” It involved a story about one of his family’s frequent visits to his mother-in-law’s house and “helping her out” with renting one of her rooms. The premise was that mistakes are something to celebrate because they can be learned from, and they can lead to great stories later in life (like this one).

Chris did her Icebreaker and shared about her love of the book, The Black Stallion, as a child, and her history of owning and being around horses. She is learning all about the personality of her newest horse. She also has started a website on how to take pictures of horses.

Best speaker: Chris

Best evaluator: Ron

Best table topics: Kartik shared a birthday party story from his childhood that involved a flood and unexpected long-term guests.

Welcome again to guest, Bala, and Kartik!

Club Officers
President: Jen
VP Education: Jon
VP Membership: Ron
VP Public Relations: Cindy
Secretary: Janna
Treasurer: Grace
Sergeant-at-Arms: Larry

Welcome to Mission Chapter Toastmasters: You are cordially invited.

If you live in the Santa Barbara/Goleta area and are looking for a Toastmaster club to join or just check out, we’d like to welcome you as our guest (no need to RSVP, just show up). Mission Chapter Toastmasters has been helping individuals  become better communicators and leaders since 1979. The club is open to the community.

Improve your public speaking skills, become a better presenter, or work on your leadership skills with Toastmasters.  Affordable, effective, proven.

Semi-annual dues are modest – less than the cost of a small cup of coffee every week.  For more information on Toastmasters see our about page.

Where: Salvation Army 4849 Hollister Avenue. in Goleta.

When: Every Tuesday evening from 5:50PM to 7:20PM (best to arrive a few minutes early).

Questions? Please call us at 805-682-6943. Leave a message, we’ll call you back. Or email Grace Rachow  grace.rachow@gmail.com