IT'S A "ZINE" / VALLEY TOASTMASTERS NEWS-"ZINE" / DECEMBER 1996 / Page 4

True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.
Francois de la Rochefoucauld



           
Meeting News Magazine
ran the illustration above in its September 3, 1996 issue. It list these "Speaker Stats:"

Type Speaker - Avg. Fee
    Celebrity -          $ 8,825
    Keynote -             8,075
    Workshop -           2,350

Method of finding speakers         
(percent who have used)
Word /mouth referrals -  93%
Speaker bureau -       68%
Proposal by speakers -  25%
NSA's directory web -  15%

Overall satisfaction
     Very Satisfied     14%
     Satisfied         80%
     Dissatisfied       6%


Here is positive evidence that there is a meeting of Valley's officers
on the first Friday of each month. Present at November meeting were Dave, Paddy, Connie, Kathleen, Jerry, Jackie, Una, Jerry and Glenn.

Officers get
together for business meeting

Items discussed at the November meeting were: Officer elections: to be completed during November. An Open House: details are being worked out for a December or January meeting. An Effective Listening seminar will be facilitated by Connie and Jerry. Connie could use more Valley participants to help facilitate break-out groups. An Evaluation Workshop will be presented to club members as the program for the November 14 meeting by Jackie and team. Conference raffle tickets: Valley was requested to sell raffle tickets during the Fall Conference. Dave asked for volunteers to fulfill the club's obligation. Jackie presented a treasurer's report for October. Internet www home page: Glenn showed a color reproduction of the Valley home page which began airing Monday, October 28. He will ask for content ideas in his next speech.

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. - Francis Bacon

  A fish story is always more believable if you have the fish to show for it. Dan got an "A" for his creativity. However, we think the cardboard cut-out made a "tough" dinner steak.

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