Did you know….?
That this Sunday, November 21st, is National Gingerbread Cookie Day which encourages us to grab the rolling pin and cookie cutters? You should invite friends to help you bake and decorate!
This Sunday is also… (Read More)
How Renaissance Speakers Has Helped Me
Here’s what some of our members have to say:
“The confidence to speak to any group…”
“Renaissance Speakers Toastmasters Club has changed my life in many big and little ways — I now have the confidence to speak to any … (Read More)
News: Renaissance Speakers is a PRESIDENT’S DISTINGUISHED Toastmasters Club again!
Renaissance Speakers, one of the most recognized Toastmasters clubs in the world, has achieved the level of President’s Distinguished Club for the 18th straight year.
Under the current recognition system, the highest rank that a Club can become is … (Read More)
News: Renaissance Speakers Sweep Area Contests!
Susan Stewart 
Richard Stewart
Not only did our club prevail at the contests, they kept it in the family!
That’s right. Susan Stewart won the Table Topics Contest while hubby Richard Stewart earned the 1st place trophy in the … (Read More)
Speech: Thomas Paine: A Christmas Story (by Jeff Harman)
Thomas Paine visited a recent meeting of Renaissance Speakers!
Who is Thomas Paine? Well, when you hear the words “Founding Fathers of the United States”, you’re likely to think of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and maybe … (Read More)
Speech: Mother Knows Best, by Jeff Harman (video)
Did you play baseball when you were a kid? Were you a really crummy player but yearned to be the star? Good ol’ Mom comes to the rescue to solve Jeff’s problem when nobody else could!
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Speech: Send Off, by Ray Korns (video)
Just in time for the Toastmasters International Convention in Washington, DC, Ray Korns does a parody, giving hilariously bad advice on how to win the International Speech Contest. It includes his trying to sell the contestants his new book “Buy … (Read More)
Speech: Jo Lauricella Memorial (video)
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2016, a Celebration of Life memorial service for Jo Lauricella was held at the Celebrity Centre Pavilion.
Jo was a two-term President of Renaissance Speakers, as well … (Read More)
Speech: Afternoon at Starbucks, by Doug Crowder (video)
On August 30, 2015, the club held its Tall Tales Contest! Out of a crowder-d field of story tellers with enough exaggeration and humor to fill Lake Michigan, Doug Crowder emerged as the winner with the account of his encounter … (Read More)
Speech: Thomas Paine, by Jeff Harman (video)
Thomas Paine, the English and American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary, visited the club to deliver his Ice Breaker to a 21st century audience. Mr. Paine promised to return to tell more about his fascinating life.