Page 53 - March 2021 Voices

FIELD NOTES
standing once again Congratulations to
these two “Coaches of the Month” for their
hard work and patience. The guidance they
provided to the Club officer team and Club
members paid off.
Sadly, time waits for no man, no woman,
or in this case, no Club Coach, as the June
30th program year deadline approaches.
There are 3-1/2 months to go to bring your
Club to Distinguished Club status. Please
contact me for any help or resources you may
need. Or if you would like to become “one of
the few-the proud-A CLUB Coach.” Reach me
at pfanning54@yahoo.com
Fellow Toastmasters, Club Coaches,
and readers examine your values today.
Hopefully, you will agree that we, our Clubs,
Toastmasters as a whole, and the world need
to follow the example of the values cherished
by the Maori people-“Tú Kaha, Tú Tika, Tú
Tira and Tú Maia.”
TABLE TOPICS MEETS FREE ASSOCIATION
B. Lee Coyne, ATMS
By all means, the month of March is an omen to
Spring. The winter hibernation is ending. And we
non timid Toastmasters have seen our shadows
and are vying for our place in the sun again.
Table Topics is a game of spontaneity. We opt
for new thoughts and often draw upon our old
experiences. Without knowing the term itself,
Free Association becomes our compass.
When the Table Topics query is posed we go to our
memory data base and do a correlation.
We seek a viable link. If Springtime is our key
concept, there is fertile territory ahead.
You could “spring” into action like clockwork.
You might “sprout” imaginative ideas to help enrich
Toastmasters meetings.
Perhaps you shall opt to “blossom” some new
public speaking skill to avoid morphing into a
“blooming” idiot. Do “sprinkle” in humor.
Time to “hose down” your egotistic traits and
“plant the seeds” of transformation. Every tree has
its distinct “roots” but must “branch out” in new
directions also.
Safeguard your “turf” against unwanted foes.
“Fertilize” your mind with excitement as you act like
that robin to “wing it!” Don’t let your talk emerge
into a “fly by night” operation!
Pretend you are in the Garden of Eden.
The time is ripe to “turn over a new leaf!”
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