Christmas 2019
The Big “D” Christmas party was held at a club members house. As far as we know, a good time was had by all.
The Big “D” Christmas party was held at a club members house. As far as we know, a good time was had by all.





















As a Public Speaker, I’ve dealt with my share of hecklers and other public speaking nightmares. In my early career, I would be devastated by them. It happened in front of 5, 20, even 600 people where the audience had interrupted, pushed back, belittled, or just plain roasted me. Back then, I handled hecklers poorly…
Another week in the books! Here is your Big “D” Toastmasters meeting summary for January 24, 2019. The theme this week was “Hair.”
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Another week and another Toastmasters meeting. This week our Toastmaster was a first time Toastmasters, Bach. He did a great job of putting the evening together, even as two speakers had to find emergency replacements due to weather. (It was stormy this past week in Dallas!) The theme this week was the Big “D” 70th Anniversary.