Bagel Talk Meeting June 24, 2012

Message from the president, Abraham Colmenares:
There is just not a better way to start off your Sunday than at Bagel Talk.
Be ready for a fun, fast-pace meeting.

Oh! By the way, we did it . Bagel Talk is President's Distinguished Club!
Have a great week!

We had an urbane meeting despite the rain. The word of that day was
"urbane," and I was the grammarian for the day.

I think this blog, Verbal Impact is the correct venue to publish the newsletter for Bagel Talk, the Toastmasters Club that I now belong to. So this will be a new feature here.

Our Next Mind-Body Event

Connie Russo, fitness expert, and Gloria Constantas, mental fitness expert, are teaming up again to bring you vital information about your health and vitality. Connie, a fitness trainer and massage therapist, will cover the physical aspects of pain management, while Gloria, hypnosis consultant, trainer and coach, will cover the mental and psychological aspects. The emphasis will be on how to Alleviete Pain  and Achieve Power.  Pain is both a physical and psychological phenomenon, but thse experts will give you many helpful natural techniques to minimize pain and maximize your mental and physical power.

How to Alleviate Pain and
Achieve Power

9:30 am, July 21, 2012

PMR Elite Fitness

40735 US 19 N

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

727-992-1696

This is a free presentation. There will be a drawing for door prizes and Connie will conduct a workout at 10:30 am for participants for no additional charge. Call to reserve your place.

I Am Toastmaster

A really interesting icebreaker speech can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpDtvumzbV0

I like the way the speech was constructed, the pictures and video in the background are really good visual aids, and the speaker is very enthusiastic. The speech is however, too short. The icebreaker speech should be at least 4 minutes long. That's my evaluation for Katerina Moutsatsos.

The Icebreaker speech is the first speech in the Competant Communicator Manual for Toastmasters International. That means in the very first speech each member will make. Many members will use it as their first speech when they join a new club. Katerina is an actress, so she's not exactly a beginner at delivering spreeches.

I have just joined BagelTalk in Clearwater. I will be running for the position of VP of Public Relations. I hope to use this blog for our bimonthly newsletter if I am elected!

Wish me luck!

Elevate Your Energy and Enthusiasm

Connie Russo, fitness trainer, and Gloria Constantas, hypnosis consultant and trainer, are teaming up again to bring you vital information about your health and vitality.

Come to PMR Elite Fitness and Massage to learn how to Elevate Your Energy and Enthusiasm on Saturday, June 16, at 11 am. There will be a free workout for attendees after the presentation. Door Prizes will be awarded.

Contact Gloria  727-946-1531 if you would like to learn self-hypnosis on Wednesday June 20 at 6:30 in Tarpon Springs.

May Meeting Review

We had a  meeting on Saturday, May 26. We met some new friends and old. Welcome to Cheryl and Elena! Welcome back, Kirk!

We had a revealing discussion about hypnotic techniques that everyone can use to improve their life, day, or just enhance their mood, including EFT and the Sedona Method. As a hypnotist, I classify these as self-hypnosis. I base this on the fact that they can create a receptive state, change your current emotional state, and influence behavior by giving you more options. That's what hypnosis does. Lately I explain it as using the imagination to reveal your inner resources and open up more options.

Our next meeting will be at Panera Bread on Saturday, June 23, at 7pm.