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		<title>Meeting Recap &#8211; 24th April 2012 &#8211; &#8220;Music Festivals&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 02:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by a recent trip to Coachella, Toastmaster Russ lead our meeting of April 24th on the theme of Music Festivals.  With an agenda including QR codes to performances by Mazzy Star,  Hologram-Tupac and some random dude dancing,  he expounded the virtues of musical festivals to 21 members and 2 guests.  If you are thinking of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 tips for giving a world class presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 05:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the always interesting bakadesuyo.com, comes 10 very useful tips on how to be a great presenter. Tip #2: Rhetorical questions make your arguments more persuasive. Use a lot of imagery. You can create an instant feeling of familiarity with an audience by using the word &#8220;we.&#8221; Tip #5: Knowing your material isn&#8217;t everything. Presentation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timer4TM, A Better Speech Timer App</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The advantage of the latest smartphones is that they can replace any number of other devices: phone, iPod, calculator, radio (weather &#038; traffic), GPS, even a stopwatch. But while there was at least one good speech timer app for the iPhone already, the options for Android phones were unsatisfying. (One even shows ads while you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chamber Club 540 President Michelle Mazur wins again</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Michelle Mazur for winning the Seattle Division B contest on Saturday! Michelle had a great performance and moved several members of the audience to tears. And thanks to the Chamber Club 540 members for all the support and all the love. See you at the next contest at the District 2 conference!  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contest results: and the winner is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.chamberclub540.com/posts/593</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle! Yaaaaaaaaayyy!! Guess who won the Area 24/25 speech contest today? That&#8217;s right, our very own Michelle! As usual Chamber Club members came out had a great showing and made the most noise for our fellow members. There should be a prize for best audience members &#8211; we&#8217;d win that contest every time. Special thanks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contest time</title>
		<link>http://www.chamberclub540.com/posts/591</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re here at the Ballard Baptist Church setting up for the speech &#038; evaluation contests on this rainy &#038; snowy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, along with all the friends and family who came to root for their contestants. This should be a good contest, I&#8217;m seeing some familiar faces from other clubs and some of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Rachel for earning her Competent Leader award this week!</title>
		<link>http://www.chamberclub540.com/posts/586</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our hard working Vice President of Education Rachel has earned her Competent Leader award this week. A big, red-headed, curly haired dancing congratulations to Rachel for earning her CL awards! Rachel we love you! Yeeeeeeaaaahhh!]]></description>
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		<title>Near real time extemporaneous speaking topics: St. Patty&#8217;s Day edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holidays, stereotypes and traditions! All three are on full display every year on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, everyone&#8217;s favorite Irish cultural celebration. And every year comes the debate &#8211; do we spend St. Patrick&#8217;s Day in stereotypical fashion, getting hammered on green beer with local frat boys? Or do we celebrate Ireland&#8217;s rich cultural heritage some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspirational speaking contest winners</title>
		<link>http://www.chamberclub540.com/posts/569</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh, spring. Longer days, birds chirping, flowers blooming. All the things a person needs to feel inspired. Which is why tonight was our semi annual speech contest for inspiring speeches! Congratulations to Michelle for best inspirational speech, and congratulations to Joanna for best evaluation!]]></description>
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		<title>Chamber Club table topics: Cold and flu edition</title>
		<link>http://www.chamberclub540.com/posts/562</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night the soft spoken but imperious Kathryn asked questions no one would normally ask for the table topics session. By putting her supposed friends in the hot seat, we found out some very interesting things about our fellow club members. As usual, the results were insightful, and hilarious.. #1: What is the strangest home [...]]]></description>
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