Editor: John C Graves April 27, 2006 Warner Center Toastmasters guests welcomed
"Sharing"

To our newest members who joined us April 13th, our warmest, enthusiastic welcome to Eleonor Arellano, Eva Barry and Cate Bramble. We're happy to have you aboard!

Also, at our April 13th meeting, taking the winning ribbons were Best Speaker Art Hugon; Best Evaluator Maya DeBus, CTM, Best Table Topics Susan Mayberry, ATM-B.

Wouldn't it be great to develop your public speaking skills? You may find the answers in a book, but WCTM can help you take action and put principles into practice. Think of your Toastmasters club as a communications laboratory, a forum for experimentation, a place to work on your own, personal style. Why fumble around in the dark with your self-image? We can help.

Toastmasters is a venerable 80-year-old organization, but there’s no secret handshake, nor do we pledge our lives and our sacred trust to the organization. We simply want to communicate better – the old-fashioned way, by speaking well, greeting, and introducing people better.

If this sounds good to you, then come join us for a light buffet and some great speakers at the Warner Marriott Hotel in Woodland Hills. Among the most prestigious and popular Toastmasters meeting locations in greater Los Angeles, the Marriott provides a wide variety of superb meeting rooms for one of Los Angeles' finest Toastmasters organizations. (Images and award winners presented here are from the April 13 06 meeting.)
Warner Center Toastmasters has been enhancing careers and enriching interpersonal communications for our members for more than two decades. Why leave great speaking skills to politicians and CEO's? You too can speak like a pro, and we'll show you how.
It all comes together in a clearly defined and well-supported program of speeches and exercises that help you to sharpen your verbal skills, organize your words and gestures, and make you fast on your feet. Lose your fear of speaking in front of a large group, and you'll feel more relaxed speaking to anyone!
The Warner Marriott is located at 21850 Oxnard Street at the corner of Topanga. From Granada Hills to Calabasas, Santa Monica to Chatsworth, we have active members from all over the area. We DO meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month without fail (except Xmas). Meeting begins at 630pm, gavel at 7pm. Meeting concludes approximately 9pm. Guest fee: five dollars. This site is updated twice a month with forthcoming meeting details, so check back often. For more information, please contact:

John Graves, President	(818) 882-3300
Rose Lane, Founder	(805) 371-8803
Jackie Goldberg, VP of Membership	(818) 348-8688

Program Schedule for April 27, 2006 (program subject to late changes)
Theme: Sharing
Inspiration and Pledge: Colin Giles
Toastmaster: Bill Anderson
Topicmaster: Maisie Lee
General Evaluator: Maya DeBus, CTM
Timer: Sunit Nangia
Grammarian: Tricia Greaves
Ah Counter: Marion Colston
Trophymaster: Nastaran Motiei
Jokemaster: Donna Stewart
Speaker	Evaluator
Stuart Cohen, Icebreaker	Art Hugon
Erin O'Neill #8	Lois Coburn
Dan Marzec, ATM Advanced	Susan Mayberry, ATM-B, CL
Soraya Deen, CTM	Loan Carrison, ATM-B
John Graves, CTM-CL	Rose Lane, DTM