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GET THE EDGE Toastmasters

Club #6651

 

Theme & Note:

Holiday Cheer

Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in Bold.

Date & Location:

December 11, 2003

WTP Continental Room

 

 

 

 

  

Name

Title

Description

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:

Ed Linek

 

Started meeting on time.

Toastmaster

of the Day:

Kathy Fox

Potluck Meeting,  White Elephants

Welcomed guests, explained agenda, invited all to eat, ran meeting, began gift exchange.

Lesson of the Day:

Mike Engiles

Value of Silence

Read two stories explaining why silence can be the best answer.

Word of the Day:

Ed Linek

Tidings

News, usually plural.

 

 

 

 

Table Topics Master:

Merle Shuff

New Role

First time member held role. Was prepared with no visible nervousness.

    Question #1:

Kriste Wheeler

What is your favorite color?

Purple because it is calming! Have many purple outfits and a purple bathroom.

    Question #2:

Neil Graham

What present do you want to get?

Want a plasma TV if the prices drop.  The viewing quality is much better.

    Question #3:

 

Kathy Fox

What present will you give?

Want to give optimism: telling/showing people how point of view can improve life.

    Question #4:

 

Ed Linek

Explain a shared political opinion.

Want to support and honor Kriste for holding on strongly to her opinion. Purple really steps out!

 

 

 

 

Speaker #1:

Jim Rose

Low Man on the Totem Pole

Described the purpose, symbolism, history, location, and construction of totem poles. Debunked myths and explained clichés.

Speaker #2:

David Buckler

Britney Bashing

Requested anonymous descriptions of Brittany Spears. Said doesn’t understand why people don’t like her. Defended her honor.

 

 

 

 

General Evaluator:

Stephen King

Facilitation of Roles

Explained roles to guests and called on evaluators.

Evaluator #1:

Mike Engiles

Star and Three Wishes

Liked organization of fun speech. Suggested that: (1) props be brought closer to audience; (2) notes be used less; (3) detail of opening idea be closer to beginning of speech.

Evaluator #2:

Kathy Fox

Excellent

Story Telling

Showed good side of Brittany via excellent storytelling. Audience interest held using props, loaded words, and articles. Used notes too much and had less passion than for baseball topics.

Grammarian:

Neil Graham

 

Minimal ahs, ums.

Timer:

Kriste Wheeler

 

Everyone with time limits.

 

 

 

Toastmasters Emblem

 

GET THE EDGE Toastmasters

Club #6651

 

Theme & Note:

Holiday Cheer

Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in Bold.

Date & Location:

December 11, 2003

WTP Continental Room

 

 

 

 

  

Name

Title

Description

 

 

 

 

Next Meeting:

January 8, 2004

Look Back

 

    Toastmaster

    of the Day:

David Buckler

 

 

    Word of the Day:

Ed Linek

 

 

    Lesson/ Joke

    of the Day:

Neil Graham

 

 

    Table Topics

    Master:

Merle Shuff

 

 

    Speaker #1:

Mike Engiles

 

 

    Speaker #2:

Rosemary Hsu

 

 

    Speaker #3:

Stephen King

 

 

    General   

    Evaluator:

Neil Graham 

 

 

    Evaluator #1:

Mary Anne Wassenberg

 

 

    Evaluator #2:

David Buckler

 

 

    Evaluator #3:

Jim Rose

 

 

    Grammarian:

Kathy Fox

 

 

    Timer:

Kathy Fox