President

Bea Briggs, CTM

Vice President Education

Norm Townsend, ATM

Vice President Membership

Joan Johnson, CTM

Vice President Public

Relations

Pat Washington, CTM

Treasurer

Frank Jonasson, ATM

Secretary

Linda Dotson, CTM

Sargeant-at-Arms

Connie Bahner, CTM

Kris Wise, ATM

"I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do!"

Edward Everett Hales' pledge to the Lend-a-hand society. Thanks to Sally Anderson for that inspirational thought.

Sally joined Azteca Toastmasters in the spring of 1994 for self improvement as well as professional growth. During the past four years she has served Azteca as Sergeant-at-Arms; served as backup for the Vice President Education, and two consecutive six month terms as President for 1997. Sally was a contestant in the Speech Evaluation Contest shortly after giving her Icebreaker, and found the experience extremely nerve wracking, but also rewarding; and recommends the experience to everyone.
In addition to raising six children with the help of her late husband Bill, Sally has worked at San Diego State University for 29 ½ years, 18 of which have been in the Facilities Planning and Management Department, and is currently the Contract/Office Manager.
Sally resides in Lakeside, in close proximity to her children and grandchildren, and enjoys spending time with her parents, who, by the way, will be married (to each other) 67 years on June 15, 1998. Sally has traveled extensively in Mexico, and has a love for that country and its people.
As busy as she stays, Sally still finds time for involvement in her Church, reading, live theater, bike riding, traveling, movies, shopping, a little golf when there is time, and watching her oldest son team rope. Her favorite spectator sports are rodeo, basketball, and baseball.
Sally is looking forward to the time she can retire from her present job, and have time for something different, either a part-time job in a different field, or doing volunteer work.
Ed. Note - Sally is also very active in the production of the "Azteca Early Bird," as she regularly sends inspirational tidbits to use as fillers. Thanks, Sally, keep 'em coming! Many thanks also for your "Personal Profile."

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"Quotations: Spice for Speeches."

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it." If you want your speeches to provoke and entertain, consider scanning the literary horizon for good sentences to quote. There are a least four reasons a speaker should use quoted material:

1. When attempting to persuade, an appropriate quote can add an air of authority to your arguments. In effect, you're telling the audience, "Don't just take my word for it. Some smart people agree with this point of view." (Intimating that I'm not smart? Ed.)

2. Quotes add variety. A speech with good quoted material is not simply a monologue; it uses voices besides your own. Think about how quotes breathe life into otherwise drab news stories. If news writers relied merely on who-what- when narrative, they would lose readers in droves.

3. A lot of wise and funny things have been said - who not use them? You can find quotes by every type of person on almost any subject. And the best quotes compress a dollar's worth of wit and wisdom into a 5-cent package. They are short and compelling, making for ideal speech material.

4. Some ideas come across better with a quote. A pithy quote immediately conveys strong emotions and convictions that might sound awkward or unnatural in your own words.

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