Moody's Toastmasters Club rocks in Area 53 International Speech and Evaluation Contests in NYC!

Moody's Toastmasters Club: I'm so proud of our club speech winners at the recent Area 53 International Speech and Evaluation Contests this past Thursday (March 9th) at Con Edison in NYC.

Natalie Bowlus placed second in the evaluation contest. Jonathan Pu gave a stellar performance in the international speech contest. Congratulations to our club winners on their outstanding performances!

Afterwards, we were able to chat with one of my favorite speakers, Jim Decker (winner of the Area 51 speech contest) and Penelope Boehm (Past District 46 Governor). They shared words of wisdom to us about the speech contests and evaluation process. We have to get Jim back at Moody's to speak again!

It was such a fun and rewarding evening!

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Speech: Conquering Your Fears - Moody's Toastmasters Club, NYC - 6-10-15

Top of the world: I did it!  I finally completed my 10th speech to complete my Competent Communicator Certificate for Toastmasters International on June 10, 2015 at The Moody's Toastmasters Club in NYC! I can't believe I finally did it! It feels good to finally accomplish this!! A special thanks to all my Moody's Toastmasters' friends for their support!! I'm so grateful!

What next? Advanced level speeches! My goal with this is to become a professional, motivational speaker in addition to my music!

I'll keep you posted. :)

-- Benita Charles Music
http://benitacharles.com

Living my dream: In the studio...in the zone!

Dear Friends:

You asked for it: I'm finally working on new music to release this fall.

 Today, I'm so happy to be recording my third song, Never Ever Give Up (written by Benita Charles and Jean Wiltz) from my forthcoming EP, Lessons at the Metronome Studio in Middle Village, NY!  

It sounds so awesome!! I can't wait for everyone to hear it. I'm really proud of it. My hopes with this song is to encourage people to never, ever give up on their dreams!

I'm working with a really great producer who I love.  Themi has a great ear, he has great ideas and suggestions and he is totally honest with me about what he hears.  He also gives me so much room to express my unique creativity.  Working with him is a pleasure!

This song marks the halfway point in my musical journey with lessons.  I'm so excited, I could scream!! It's truly a labor of love. It's a totally different record from Moments In Love but in a good way.

I'd like to thank everyone for their continued interest and support of my music.  It keeps me encouraged and moving forward.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.


Much love,

Benita Charles Music

"Spreading love through music for your inspiration and entertainment!"

http://benitacharles.com

Benita Charles Music News: Top 10 on Reverbnation R&B/Soul Chart!

Dear Fans:

Thanks to your continuous support, Benita Charles Music was recently recognized as one of the Top 10 Bands on ReverbNation! Today, I am #10 on the New York R&B/Soul Chart.

It's such an honor to have reached this milestone -- 'thanks' to each and every one of you for supporting my music through the years!

Much Love,

Benita Charles Music

"Spreading love through much for your inspiration and entertainment!"

http://benitacharles.com

Get Ready For 2015!

Dear Friends:

Have you started working on your New Year's Resolutions for 2015?

If you haven't, now is a good time to reflect on all you've accomplished in 2014 and what you'd like to achieve in 2015.

I believe in New Year's Resolutions because it gives you a focus on what you'd like to accomplish. It's important to write them down, review them often (monthly or quarterly are good benchmarks to set), share them with a trusted friend to help with accountability and reward yourself for your accomplishments.

I think one of the reasons many people fail at New Year's Resolutions because they don't revisit their goals throughout the year after they've been set at the beginning of the year.  You can't miss this step.  It's one of the most important steps to accomplishing your goals.  It helps keep you motivated to stay the course on your goals. This step can make the difference between success and failure.

If you stick to these rules, you'll be amazed at how much you can accomplish!

I wish you all the best.  I know that 2015 will be your breakthrough year!!  I wish you much success in the new year.

Much love,

Benita Charles Music

"Spreading love through music for your inspiration and entertainment!"

http://benitacharles.com

"Can I Touch You There?" is trending on Reverbnation!

Dear Friends:

Thanks to you my song, "Can I Touch You There?" is trending on Reverbnation (played more than 20 times this week) and I have moved up to #11 on the R&B/Soul chart for New York on Reverbnation! I am so grateful for your support. A special thanks to Bud-g Kapsi for spreading the word. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!

Thank you to all my fans for your wonderful comments and for sharing my song to your friends on Facebook. You are awesome!! I hope you have a wonderful, productive week!! You deserve it.

Much love,

Benita Charles Music
http://benitacharles.com

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 "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off bow lines. Sail away from the safe habor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover!" -- Mark Twain

Thanks for your support!

A special thanks to everyone who supported me in the Toastmasters International Speech Contests that I've participated in over the past few months. Tonight, I placed third in the Division E International Speech contest. Many people told me after my speech that they were motivated and inspired by my words. I am very grateful that I was able touch so many people's lives. This made me feel like a winner! That's what it's all about. I'd like to especially thank my cousin, Renetta Fitzgerald, Susan Stoever Zhang, Joe Melillo and Ricky for attending the contest and supporting me. I am so incredibly humbled to have this much support for my efforts. Now, my inner critic and I will fight among ourselves! lol Onward and Upward!

For those who missed my award winning speech titled, "I Want A Divorce,"  visit: http://youtu.be/anAHnCIt7YA.


Words of wisdom from my cousin, Renetta Fitzgerald about my performance at the speech contest, using my 3-step process from my speech:

Step 1 - So what? "You rocked it!"
Step 2 - Be positive. "You placed."
Step 3 - Take charge. "Continue what you're doing. You're inspiring!"

Thanks for that, Renetta. Your words are inspiring! I'm so happy my speech inspired you. Thanks for being there for me and for your support. It means the world to me. Love you!

Benita Speaks! (Toastmasters Division E International Speech Competition) on April 9th!

(New York, New York) April 2, 2014. On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 , NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles, winner of the 2014 Area 53 Speech Competition on March 5th, will compete in the Toastmasters  Division E International Speech Competition at the Federal Reserve Bank at 5:30 pm. Her moving speech is titled, "I Want A Divorce!" The event is sponsored by F.R.O.G. Toastmasters. The winner of the division contest will move on to compete in the Toastmasters District 46 Conference in May 2014.



Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of communication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking. For more information about Toastmasters, visit: http://www.toastmasters.org.

Benita Charles is a singer/songwriter/recording artist based in New York City.  She has performed across the tri-state area as well as produced many concerts spreading love and joy in support of her debut CD, Moments In Love: Volume 1.  She can now add motivational speaker to her list of accomplishments.

For more information about the artist, Benita Charles, visit: http://benitacharles.com.

Benita's music is available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ie/artist/benita-charles/id200276662.

Benita Speaks! (Toastmasters Division E International Speech Competition) - 4/9/14

(New York, New York) March 18, 2014. On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 , NY-Vocalist, Benita Charles, winner of the 2014 Area 53 Speech Competition on March 5th, will compete in the Toastmasters  Division E International Speech Competition at the Federal Reserve Bank at 5:30 pm. Her moving speech is titled, "I Want A Divorce!" The event is sponsored by F.R.O.G. Toastmasters. The winner of the division contest will move on to compete in the Toastmasters District 46 Conference in May 2014.





Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of communication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking. For more information about Toastmasters, visit: http://www.toastmasters.org.

Benita Charles is a singer/songwriter/recording artist based in New York City.  She has performed across the tri-state area as well as produced many concerts spreading love and joy in support of her debut CD, Moments In Love: Volume 1.  She can now add motivational speaker to her list of accomplishments.

For more information about the artist, Benita Charles, visit: http://benitacharles.com.

Benita's music is available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ie/artist/benita-charles/id200276662.

Moody's Club shines at Toastmasters Area 43 Competition - 3/28/12

As many of you know, I recently competed in the Toastmasters Area 43 Speech Competition Wednesday night (March 28th) in New York City.

Wendy Shao and I won second prize at the Toastmasters Area Speech Competition in New York City. I won second place for the international speech contest and Wendy won second place for the table topic (impromptu speech) contest. Wendy is our club president. It was a great night for the Moody's Club! It only goes up from here. :)

I joined Moody's Toastmasters club in December 2011 to improve my public speaking ability and presentation skills. It has been a great journey as I've definitely grown professionally and personally as an artist. I'm very excited to continue this journey to see where it will take me.

--Benita Charles Music

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