November 2009 • VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4
Articulation is: the act of giving utterance or expression; the act or manner of articulating sounds; an articulated utterance or sound
Join Philadelphia’s First on Facebook!
by Ilene Hass
 Philadelphia's First has joined and legions of nonprofit organizations worldwide who recognize the benefits of a Facebook page as a means of promoting, growing and strengthening their organization.
Yes, were on Facebook! Facebook is both a fun place to hang out and an effective Social Media Marketing tool for an organization such as Philadelphia's First. At last glance Facebook had 300 million individual users worldwide, among whom are several members of Club 541. WAY TO GO CLUB!
Our Club's Facebook Fan page can help Philadelphia's First reach out to and connect with potential new members and encourage current members to network, share information, and be helpful to each other outside of our formal meeting structure. Here’s how:
1-- Facebook pages are indexed by search engines:
This means that the content placed on a facebook page helps our club show up search engines. And that helps interested people find us!
2-- People with Facebook accounts can become “Fans” of our club's Page on Facebook: People become fans of an organization's page to show that they value and appreciate, and want to be aware of what's going on with the organization. Keep in mind that on Facebook, people have friends and Pages (of organizations such as Philadelphia's First) have fans.
3-- Updates to our club Page show up in the streams of our Fans: This is considered push marketing and is a way for Philadelphia's First to make it easy for our club's fans to see what's happening with us! So, when our page Administrator posts a new update on our page, that update appears on all our Fan's individual news feed pages.
4-- Our Fans can also add content to our Page:
A fan that starts to write in the "write something" box can add links, photos and videos to our Philadelphia's First club page. And guess what?!? If a fan (let's call him Herb) does this, it becomes viral marketing...Herb's Facebook friends get to see what Herb has added to the Philadelphia's First page, when they visit their own facebook wall. Since they are now aware of Herb's connection with Philadelphia's First they may be encouraged to check out our club page or ask Herb about our organization.
Ready to become a fan of Philadelphia's First on Facebook? Here's how...
1-- Set up a free account on Facebook: Anyone can join. Did you know: women older than age 55 are the fastest growing age group on facebook?
2--Using the seach box in the upper right hand corner of your page...type in Philadelphia's First Toastmasters. Our club page will show up by name in the search results. Click on the name of our club to be taken to our page.
3-- Once you've arrived at our page, click the box in the center column next to our name that says: Become a Fan. That's it...start posting to our wall! If you’re concerned about privacy, be aware, that unlike becoming a “friend” with someone on Facebook, becoming a Fan of an organization does not give the organization access to your personal Facebook profile.
Philadelphia’s First Toastmasters Score Big in Area 24 and Divsion C Fall Contests!
 Our club contest winners put on a strong showing at the Area 24 level contest held Saturday, October 3, 2009, at Ryder Transportation in Northeast Philadelphia. John Fitzpatrick received the second place award (first place went to Peter Boone of Club 3403, Philadelphia Defense Speaks) in the Table Topics Question of "If you were going to write a book, what would it be about and how would you promote it" and Rudy Olivierre took first place in the Humorous Speech contest!
Rudy's position enabled him to advance to the Division C Contest, held Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the PECO Building in Center City Philadelphia, where he won a Second Place trophy!
A special thanks to the Philadelphia's First Cheering Squads who came out to support our club contestants! Area 24 competition Cheer Squad: Denise Rykard, Kathleen McAnaney, Ilene Hass and Bea Joyner. Division C competition Cheer Squad: Denise Rykard, Ilene Hass, Susan Neely, and John Fitzpatrick.
 Area 21 Contest, from left: Rudy, Ilene, Kathleen, Denise, Bea, and John
November 13 & 14 — Toastmaster’s District 38
Fall Conference
SAVE THE DATES! Don't miss the upcoming District 38 Fall Conference to be held in Wilkes Barre, PA, Friday and Saturday November 13 and 14, 2009. The conference will be held at the Woodlands Resort and Conference Center and includes: (optional) accommodations, meals, education sessions and contests.
 Special discount pricing applies to first-time conference attendees. For detailed information and online registration, visit Toastmasters District 38 website conference page.
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 A FIRST Exclusive!We are truly excited to announce our upcoming exclusive insider profile of Philadelphia's First self-proclaimed Queen of Ahhhs! Coming in our December 2009 can't miss issue!!! Upcoming MeetingsWe meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 7PM SHARP at Philadelphia Protestant Home, 6500 Tabor Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111. Meetings run until 9PM, with a break for light refreshments. Next meetings are: Thursday, November 5
Thursday, November 19 – The Trial of Tom Turkey's Murder Directions to our Meetings from YOUR LOCATION! Put your best face forward: see our Club's business dress code for proper meeting attire. Member NewsWelcome to our newest members: Veronica Barnes, Freda Magee and Thomas Kalup joined our club in October 2009.  Kudos, accolades and ebullient clapping for our Toastmasters who distinuished themselves at our October 1 and October 15 meetings: October 1, 2009 Bests:Table Topics: Andrew Blau Speaker: Kathleen McAnaney Evaluator: Bob Thornton October 15, 2009 Bests:Table Topics: Rudy Olliviere Speaker: Andrew Blau Evaluator: John Fitzpatrick  by Tips on Public Speaking
Essentially, Enthusiasm is Contageous!Your level of excitement about your presentation will directly affect your listeners and how they react (or don't react) to what you are saying. Proper enthusiasm is a major factor in your talk's success! Visit the site above to see details about how, when and why to infuse your speech with enthusiam. OpportunitiesNewsletter Contributors WantedSubmissions to our club newsletter are very much welcome. Please submit articles, photos, news, etc. by email to our VP of PR.
Brave Toastmasters Wanted
Interested in having your speech videotaped? Willing to help generate publicity for our club by having your video posted online? Receive comments and see how others evaluate your speech. Please email your request at least 2 weeks in advance of your scheduled speech to our VP of PR.
Club OfficersJuly 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
President: Denise Rykard-Dorsey
VP Education: Kathleen McAnaneyVP Membership: Michael AndersonVP Public Relations: Ilene HassTreasurer: John Fitzpatrick Secretary: Lyratah Barrett Sergeant-at-arms: Rudy Olivierre
Club Websitephiladelphiafirstoastmasters.com
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