Vitalia Bryn-Pundyk, M.Ed/DTM/DPP
PowerTalk Power Club President
PowerTalk Promotions
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, May 13th
GWEN, JANE, & VITALIA PRESENT:
"GADGETS, GAMES, & GREAT IDEAS!!!"
More details coming soon!
Power Words
Quip: A clever, usually taunting remark.
Example: "They traded quips over a beer and laughed themselves silly.
Superfluous: A formal word used to describe things that exceed what is necessary or sufficient, or that are simply not needed.
Example: "Further discussion seems superfluous, given the thorough conversation we just had."
Ignoramus: An utterly ignorant and stupid person.
Example: "I can't believe they let an ignoramus like that run the company."
Power Trivia
Trivia #1:
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
Trivia #2:
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Trivia #3:
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Source: "It's a Fact!" - Globe Mini-Mag
Power Quote
"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior." - Confuscious
Power Video: 4 min. and 40 seconds
Social Media for Speakers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmBAARSyG00
Power Idioms
Better Safe Than Sorry
Example: Terri told Alexandria to put on her seatbelt, even for a short drive. "Better safe than sorry," she said.
Meaning: Be careful, avoid risks and possible injury that you'll regret.
Origin: As early as 400 years ago, when a version of this expression started to be used, people were cautioning others to go slowly, be cautious, don't get into trouble, avoid accidents. By the early 1800s, the phrase was "better sure than sorry," but a half century later, "sure" was out and "safe" was in. Imagine that it's snowing outsider and your mother advises you to leave for school early and walk carefully on slippery sidewalks. She's saying it's better to be safe and get to where you're going in one piece than to be sorry that you ran, slipped, and broke your leg.
Source: Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms
Hey Power Pals - What's Up?
Please submit articles, promotions, punchlines, praise, power tips, and recipes by the 1st of the month for inclusion in next month's newsletter. We appreciate all your contributions to make this a fun and informative read! - You can submit your items to Club President and Newsletter Editor, Vitalia Pundyk at email: vitalia@powertalkseminars.com
-THANK YOU!-
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PowerTalk Palate
Popcorn Cookies – Makes 2 and ½ dozen
Ingredients:
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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Dash salt
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2 cups popped popcorn, lightly crushed
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in popcorn and chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 13-14 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
PowerTalk Presenter
Date: Thursday, March 13th
Time: 7:00am-8:00am CST via zoom
Location: PowerTalk Speakers Group - Become a Member!!!
Speaker: Cindy Karnes
Speech Title: Step into Your Brilliance!
Brief Description: Reignite your childhood dreams, shift your mindset to believe anything is possible, and take action using the 100-hour rule. In this inspiring presentation, you'll discover your authentic self and gain practical steps to transform into the confident individual you're meant to be.
Learning Objectives:
1. Reignite Your Vision – Tap into the power of childhood dreaming and learn how to dream even bigger as an adult.
2. Shift Your Mindset – Develop a belief in your potential by reframing limitations and embracing possibility.
3. Take Inspired Action – Apply the 100-hour rule by dedicating 18 minutes daily to unlock your brilliance and transform into a confident individual.
About Cindy: After suffering a stroke on a corporate trip--then continuing to work--Cindy Karnes learned a valuable lesson: Life's too precious to waste on all the shoulds. After getting kicked out of the cab ride home because the driver thought she'd pass out, Cindy realized it was time to stop delaying her true calling.
Now that she's become the founder she'd been dreaming of, she wants you to embrace your role as an inspired and inspiring leader. Leveraging 20 years of IT corporate leadership into her offerings, Cindy helps multi-passionate entrepreneurs step into their brilliance and transform into the confident individuals they are meant to be.
PowerTalk Potluck Picnic Party
Date: Saturday June 28, 2025
Time: 12:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Pundyk Place
Cost: FREE
(just please RSVP & bring a dish to share)
Enjoy Summer Food and Summer Fun!
All Club Members and their Guests are welcome!
It's a Summer Social Celebration!
RSVP: vitalia@powertalkseminars.com
or CALL (952) 221-1701
Roman & Vitalia will provide the hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the fixin's (including Paperware, Plasticware, Pop, and Water).
For a well-organized and more balanced Potluck Picnic Party, may we suggest the following:
If your last name begins with A-I, please bring a side dish to share.
If your last name begins with J-Q, please bring a dessert to share.
If your last name begins with R-Z, please bring a salad to share.
Hey Everyone! - Check Out all the new offerings from SpeakerBiz this Spring!
Click on SpeakerBiz Logo above for more info on the following programs:
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SpeakerBiz 6-week Virtual Boot Camps
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SpeakerBiz 1-day Seminars
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SpeakerBiz Cliff Note Workshops
Special SpeakerBiz Services:
Marketing - Presentation - & Private Coaching Packages
PowerTalk Punch Lines
Where does "poo" come from?
A little boy asks his dad where poo comes from.
Dad explains, "Food passes down the oesophagus to the stomach where digestive enzymes induce a probiotic reaction in the alimentary canal to extract protein before waste products descend via the colon & rectum to emerge as "poo"."
"Gosh!" says the little boy, "So where does Tigger come from?"
Submitted by Vitalia Bryn-Pundyk, M.Ed/DTM/DPP
PowerTalk Power Tips
Whether you’re writing an email, proposal, report, or presentation, you want to put your best foot, or in this case, your best words forward. Part of writing more professionally is simply upgrading your word choices.
Certain words in the English language sound more casual, and others give a more powerful impression. When you use power words in your writing, you can set yourself apart with more professional communication.
Submitted by Vitalia Bryn-Pundyk, M.ED/DTM/DPP
Greetings Power Pals & Visiting Guests!
Well, it’s been a month since Super PowerTalk Power Day took place and again, I want to thank all of you who participated as Power Pal Speakers and came to celebrate so many of our PowerTalk milestones and achievements.
While I am now officially retired from full-time professional speaking and decided that due to health reasons, I would need to close the chapter on all our PowerTalk Power Club Meetings and Events, the cries, requests, and desires expressed by so many of you to continue the powerful connections in some shape or form have been heard.
I am excited to announce that for those who wish to continue their powerful networking and professional connections through the PowerTalk Power Club, we will be offering a very simplified version of our PowerTalk Power Club Meetings starting this month.
Although, we have scaled way back from 3 meetings/month (2 early morning zoom meetings each month and quarterly in-person dinner and pizza panel meetings), and will no longer be planning the BIG events (PaddleBoat cruise, Fall Festival Mini-Conference, PowerTalk Power Day, etc…), we are looking forward to offering a platform where we can still learn from one another, network with each other, and support one another in our personal development and professional growth.
Many of you offered some wonderful suggestions for how we might continue to support the wonderful connections we have all made. Admittedly, my hesitation to abruptly jump on board with your creative ideas simply came from fear that the “Glory” of our original PowerTalk Power Club would have been diminished or tarnished in some way if I didn’t continue to operate the overall meetings, programs, and events, in the same way.
Then, as I had some time to reflect on the many informal conversations I had with several members of our club while they shared their valuable ideas, wishes, and opinions…… I came to realize that moving forward with these suggestions would not end up “taking away” anything from the wonderful experience we all shared with the Original PowerTalk Power Club. The original PowerTalk Power Club was awesome and amazing! - and I really want for it to be remembered as such – a high value really positive educational and networking experience for all.
Moving forward, as I said, I have retired from full-time professional speaking, but I am still writing, speaking, creating, and collaborating with many of our Power Pal Associates and friends. The PowerTalk Power Club has always been in my heart, it’s in my blood….. and I can’t completely let it go. (not just yet).
Although, we no longer will be offering as many meetings or as diverse membership options like VIP full membership or part-time a la carte memberships, here are the plans moving forward:
PowerTalk Seminars, LLC has 2 awesome options:
We are offering the PowerTalk Mastermind: “A business-focused support group” that will be led by and generously hosted for FREE by Stephen Shaner, DTM. This group will meet the 1st Tuesday of the month from 7:00pm-8:00pm CST via Zoom.
We are also offering the PowerTalk Speakers Group: “Expert Presentations and Small Business Networking” led by Vitalia Bryn-Pundyk, for a minimal membership fee of just $120/yr ($10/month). These meetings are a scaled back modified version of the early morning monthly zoom sessions and will continue to meet the 2nd Thursday of the month (but please note the new start and end time – from 7:00am-8:00am CST via ZOOM. – so not as early as before and a much shorter version. – but this will still be a highly engaging and productive meeting….. and is what I feel I can fully commit to.)
We are inviting you to explore your options and hope you will consider joining the PowerTalk Power Club in its new shape and form with your participation in both the PowerTalk Mastermind AND the PowerTalk Speakers Group.
Please note: you do not have to participate in both. Participating in the FREE Mastermind Group does NOT obligate you to participate in the Speakers Group and vice versa. Participating in the Speakers Group does NOT obligate you to participate in the Mastermind Group,…. although in order to gain the highest value and maximize the benefits, we highly encourage and recommend both. 😊
We hope these two options will fit into your already full schedules and will accommodate any investment you make into your professional development and that the 2 program meeting formats will help support your own professional goals and objectives.
I want to thank Stephen Shaner for his generous offer to lead and facilitate the PowerTalk Mastermind and Diane Windingland for developing the Program Agenda for those business-focused meetings. These collaborative efforts continue to help support our powerful connections.
Come join us as new or continued members of the PowerTalk Power Club – let’s continue to speak and Mastermind together!
Now, let's go have an "Awesome and EMPOWERING" Day!
Vitalia Bryn-Pundyk, M.Ed/ DTM/DPP
President of PowerTalk Seminars, LLC
President of PowerTalk Power Club
(952) 221-1701