GET THE EDGE Toastmasters Club #6651
Theme & Note:	Summertime		Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in Bold.
Date & Location:	June 10, 2004		WTP Continental Room
	Name	Title	Description
Call to Order:	Ed Linek
Toastmaster of the Day:	John McAuliffe	Prepared With Purpose	Provided excellent openings and introductions.
Thought/Joke of the Day:	Rosemary Hsu	Peter’s Purpose	Told story of Peter, a priest in Rome, who broke the ice with congregations by telling jokes about Czechoslovakia and its spelling.
Word of the Day:	Merle Shuff	Pellucid	Very clear, easy to understand.
Speaker #1:	David Buckler	History of Unsolved Mysteries	Asked what people knew about Jack the Ripper. Discussed how Patricia Cornwell’s Case Closed used forensic evidence and modern technology to hypothesize his identity.
Speaker #2:	Ed Linek	Man Against Unauthorized Road Signs (MAURS)	Ed’s organization adopted Sterling Boulevard, taking down signs along the road and explaining to businesses and individuals that they are breaking the law.
Table Topics Master:	Eileen Murdoch	Substitute	Presented questions written by Katie Haley
Question #1:	Kathy Fox	Where Do You Fall In Line Of Your Siblings?	She was the middle child. Sometimes it was an advantage and sometimes it wasn’t.
Question #2:	Nathan Casassa	What Is Your Dream Job?	Dream job would to be an artist and continue to learn and study.
Question #3:	Ed Linek	How Will Reagan Be Remembered?	He held to his ideals and brought down the Soviet Union.
General Evaluator:	Neil Graham	Preparation Pays	Complimented John on being prepared. Said Table Topics Master should not call on those who already had roles in the meeting.
Evaluator #1:	Eileen Murdoch	Question For Attention	David drew the audience in by asking questions. Topic was informative. Presentation was very organized and effective.
Evaluator #2:	Nathan Cassasa	Recruitment	Both stating the acronym and quoting the law were effective tools. People in audience are ready to join.
Grammarian:	Laura Williams	Pause Politely	Carefully counted ums, ahs, etc. and suggested quiet pauses.
Timer:	Raja Holavanahali	Overstated	All table topics were within the time limits David and Ed were a little over time.