We started with a dark grey morning Seattle Sunrisers, but we ended with blue skies and warm sunshine. Our meeting was led by our Secretary, Mari, with the theme of our meeting influence. She was accompanied by our Grammarian – Paula, Timer – Sarah, and Table Topics Master – Scott. The word of the day was affluence, a state of having a great deal of money or wealth.
We had three speakers this morning – Steven, Young, and Dana. Our first speaker Steven spoke about the 5 C’s of Successful Leadership. Those five C’s are: Condescending, Criticizing, Capitalizing, Condemning, and Crying. Our second speaker, Young, shared his experience in the old saying “honesty is the best policy”. Young also shared with us how body language is an effective method of portraying a story. The last speaker of our session was Dana with her Icebreaker – My Journey Through Filmmaking.
What we learned from our speakers today is, successful leadership is the opposite of the five C’s. For our leaders out there, remember effective leaders do not condescend, criticize, capitalize, condemn, or cry. Effective leaders do however provide honest feedback. Although we may be uncertain of the outcome, let’s remind ourselves we can’t predict the future and our honesty can bring a positive future.
Another successful meeting with many toastmasters taking on different roles. Special applause to Dana for sharing her love of filmmaking during her icebreaker. We wish you good luck in your creative journey filming Superkid. Great job to Weihu and Mari for stepping into their roles as the evaluator and Toastmaster.
A quote by Scott Adams:
“You don’t have to be a person of influence to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me. It was a kind reminder that influence doesn’t have to be world-shattering, as every day, unknowingly, we are influencers.”
As Toastmasters, we are all influencers striving to be better at public speaking. We gain confidence by sharing our stories and working with one another through our journey. Our toastmaster for the next meeting will be Hannah for the first time! Catch you bright and early.
Hi, I'm Mari. My public speaking isn't something to brag about, so I decided to challenge myself by joining SSTM. I am known for being a mad scientist who has a creative streak with some home cooking and kombucha brewing.
