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Living & Learning

SPM: Wendy Homyak

Plan of Action MNJOTS CIP | Fall State CIP | Winter State CIP Living & Learning Certification Eff SpeakingCertification Eff Writing Certification: PDF & Word PE Course: Cert | Outline | Rental | Offerings LPM Monthly Report Outstanding LPM Nomination Form Project of the Trimester Women Who Impact Nomination Programming Evaluation

Live, Laugh, Love... and Learn

This programming area not available prior to 2009-2010 was developed to encourage a member's personal growth -- mentally, spiritually, civically and through family. Living and Learning encourages a member’s personal growth – intellectually, spiritually, civically and through family & friends. Highlights include:

• Promote the Living and Learning certification
• Promote Personal Enrichment Program courses
• Promote the Women Who Impact Award
• Encourage use of USWT certifications, consider developing one universal certification form
• Keep competitions (one per year): Speaking, Writing and Impromptu
• Organize fellowship services, invocations and benediction at convention

Goal: 25 Certifications in USWT Effective Writing
Tips for good essay writing:

• Keep sentences short.
• Avoid unnecessary words.
  
• Write as you talk.
  
• Use terms your reader can visualize.
  
• Write to express, not impress.
  
• Proof read, always PROOFREAD!
  

Goal: 25 Certifications in USWT Effective Speaking
DELIVERING AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH

• Be Confident.
  
• Speak clearly and precisely.
  
• Look at your audience.
  
• Say only what you meant to say.
  
• When you are finished, STOP!
  
• Be enthusiastic and sincere with your speaking manner.
  
• Don’t say, “Thank you.” At your conclusion. It’s not necessary.
  
• Use simple, short sentences.
  
• Communicate through body movements and gestures.
  
• RELAX.
  
• Use 3x5 index cards for notes and references only.

Taken from Constructing Your Speech, pgs. 10-11, Minnesota Women of Today: Personal Enrichment Manual

National Competitions for Effective Speaking and Writing will be held at National Convention. Attached above are the links for certification and information on competition.