Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas
Never let a bad situation bring out the worst in you. Be strong and choose to be positive. Unknown
Last night we had our first virtual Toastmaster’s meeting. There are virtual groups that only meet virtually already, but this was our first virtual meeting. We used Zoom Pro which costs $20.00 per month and can handle 100 participants. We had thirty-six people show up about six were guests and most of the guests were Toastmasters from other clubs. One guest was from Atlanta and one person was not a Toastmaster.
We didn’t have the number of problems we expected. The speaker couldn’t be seen until I pressed the right button. There is a learning curve. We can use a PowerPoint presentation which one of our speakers did and it worked very well.
For my speech, I didn’t know if I should stand up or stay seated. I opted to stay seated. It would have been nice to record my speech but we can’t use our camera for two things at the same time. There may be a way to review our speeches in zoom.
One of our evaluators had a hard time hearing the speaker she was evaluating but she handled it well. Zoom appears to work best with windows based computers. Mac users seemed to have more trouble.
We had a complete meeting on Zoom. We had a full slate of roles with four speakers and four evaluators and a great turnout. I was impressed and some of the people from other Toastmaster groups were probably there so they could see how a virtual meeting worked. My guess is there will be more Toastmaster groups having virtual meetings during this time.
Companies are probably already using this technology but if they aren’t it is a way to keep in touch when we need more than a phone call, email, or fax. It may even be more effective for some meetings because everyone who isn’t speaking can be muted and the speaker has the floor.
Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us. Unknown
Families could use Zoom and have up to 100 members join at one time. We are lucky to have this technology. Without technology we wouldn’t know what was going on with other people. How must it have been years ago when we said goodbye to someone it might be for the last time without ever knowing what happened to them?
We need to be careful where we get our information, but it is reassuring to be able to get information. We can know if things are getting better or worse. We can look at how things are going in other countries and our own. We can stay in touch with friends and family. W
We are in this together. We will get through this together. Is it true when we are no longer able to change a situation we need to change ourselves? What are we going to learn from going through this? We may need to walk some walks we never wanted to walk, but here we are. Are we practicing what we are preaching?
Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it. Unknown
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King Jr
Confidence, courage and a determined spirit are vital for surviving hard times. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do! Mass Market Paperback – May 1 1984
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