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GET THE EDGE Toastmasters

Club #6651

 

Theme & Note:

Giving Thanks

Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in Bold.

Date & Location:

November 13, 2003

WTP Continental Room

 

 

 

 

  

Name

Title

Description

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:

Ed Linek

 

Started meeting on time.

Toastmaster

of the Day:

Ed Linek

Giving Thanks

Gave reasons why we should always be thankful. Told short story of giving thanks.

Word of the Day

Amit Katkatkar

Thankful

Conscious of benefit received.

Lesson of the Day

Patti Kelly

Personal Story

Discussed people who made her thankful.

 

 

 

 

Speaker #1:

David Buckler

Personal Heaven and Hell

Heaven was going to a Shania Twain concert. Hell was the result of the Red Sox vs. NY Yankees World Series. Both were on the same day. Emotion switching was incredible.

Educational Discussion:

Jaraby Alvarado

Evaluate To Motivate

Presented ideas and examples of constructive criticism. Exhorted us to try them out.

 

 

 

 

General Evaluator:

Mary Anne Wassenberg

Best and Worst

Asked all attendees to answer two questions.

    Question #1:

All Attendees

What do you like best about our meetings?

Organization: gentle prodding from VP of Education; flexibility in Toastmaster of the Day role; smiling, positive, dedicated members who facilitate meeting role switching.

Table Topics: great variety in topics.

Speeches: excellent, enlightened topics; sincere speakers.

Evaluations: good lessons in use of space, gestures, speech organization, and vocal variety.

    Question #2:

All Attendees

How can we improve our meetings?

Organization: starting and ending on time; facilitation of late arrival; bringing more guests.

Speeches: time limit focus including listing in agendas; more speeches per meeting; having hip-pocket (backup) speeches.

Evaluations: more lessons and experience for newer members; notes from all members.

Evaluator #1:

Mike Engiles

Joys and Sorrows

Passionate speech made us feel like we were there to share in joys and sorrows. No notes.

Grammarian/Ah Counter/Timer:

Dan Kaminsky

Combined Role

Speeches and table topics within time limits. Very few ums and ahs.


 

Toastmasters Emblem

 

GET THE EDGE Toastmasters

Club #6651

Theme & Note:

Giving Thanks

Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in Bold.

Date & Location:

November 13, 2003

WTP Continental Room

 

 

 

 

  

Name

Title

Description

 

 

 

 

Business Meeting:

 

 

 

 

Jaraby Alvarado

Area 47 Happy Hour

Need volunteer(s) to plan event.

 

Jaraby Alvarado

Seeking Board Members

Need two members to replace retiring officers: VPs of Public Relations and Education.

 

 

 

 

Next Meeting:

December 11, 2003

Holiday Cheer

 

    Toastmaster

    of the Day:

Dan Kaminsky

 

 

    Table Topics

    Master:

Merle Shuff

 

 

    Word of the Day

Ed Linek

 

 

    Joke/Lesson of  

    the Day

Mike Engiles

 

 

    Speaker #1:

Raja Holavanajali

 

 

    Speaker #2:

David Buckler

 

 

    Speaker #3:

Jim Rose

 

 

    Speaker #4:

Kriste Wheeler

 

 

    Speaker #5:

Neil Graham

 

 

    General   

    Evaluator:

Stephen King

 

 

    Evaluator #1:

Rosemary Hsu

 

 

    Evaluator #2:

Kathy Fox

 

 

    Evaluator #3:

Amit Katkatkar

 

 

     Evaluator #4:

Patti Kelly

 

 

   Grammarian/Ah 

   Counter:

 

 

 

   Timer: