Everyone
deserves an
Award! And needs it too.
Everyone
deserves an
Award! And needs it too.
Valley's "Warm Fuzzy"
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Everyone deserves an award. Even
those who may not believe they do.
Studies has shown that people learn better when they are having fun. Therefore, it is not surprising more than a dozen different "awards" have been created by resourceful Toastmasters. Once a club gets past "best speaker,
The "Zapper," used at Paradise Valley, is a variation of the spark plug idea. Others recognize good performance such Sunrise's "Best Functionary" and "Enthusiasm" awards. Then there are the ones designed to suggest an area of improvement while taking the sting out of the experience; the "Ah," "Boner," and "Cliche`," awards fit this category. To discourage members from speaking at great length about nothing (in any function), Central Toastmaster presented a "Hot Air" award. A member of Voice of Motorola, shows off the club's "Ah Award."
The wooden lettering is applied to clear plastic and when viewed from the
back boldly reads: "HA," which is why Bill claims he wins
it frequently---he keeps the other members laughing.
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| One morning, as I headed for the office following a Toastmasters
meeting, I noticed I felt "up" for the day. I had won one
of the small, insignificiant awards that morning and---surprisingly---it
was the cause of my "up-ness."
That morning I realized, we need the benefit provided by small awards, pat-on-the-backs, little signs of appreciation---everyday. Little awards can make a big difference in the life of a day. |
gives
members a way to bestow recognition upon a member who helped make the morning
and the meeting special!
evaluator,
and table topics," the award ideas can become very creative.
Some are self explanatory, such as the "Spark Plug" and
"Blah" awards. 