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GET THE
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#6651 |
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Theme & Note: |
Growth and Change |
Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in
Bold. |
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Date & Location: |
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WTP Continental Room |
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Title |
Description |
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Call to Order: |
Ed Linek |
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Started meeting on time. |
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Toastmaster of the Day: |
David Buckler |
Officer Turnover |
Discussed agenda changes. Thanked old
officers, and welcomed new ones. |
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Thought/Joke of the Day: |
Katie Haley |
Pursuing Dreams |
Those who sacrifice comfort and security to
pursue dreams know journey changes them. |
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Word of the Day: |
Dave Levin |
Bloviate |
Speak or write verbosely. |
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Speaker #1: |
Laura Williams |
Begin Again |
Discussed Public Relations role, function,
and methods. Asked members to support her in raising awareness of club
goals. |
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Speaker #2: |
Jim Rose |
Step Outside Your Comfort Zone (Speech #10!) |
Not inspirational guy so concept is
difficult. Will accept presidential nomination to help himself and club
to grow. |
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Speaker #3: |
Raja Holavanahali |
Yoga: Powerful or Painful |
Yoga unites mind and body. Focus on
breathing, movements/postures, meditation. Past and future merge to
present. |
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Table Topics Master: |
Mary Anne Wassenberg |
Change and Growth |
How do the past and future change the present
and make us grow? |
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Question #1: |
Rosemary Hsu |
Tell Past That You’d Change. |
Would join Toastmasters earlier so could
speak at funeral of friend’s mother. |
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Question #2: |
Dave Levin |
Ignore Past and Future To Focus on Present. |
Used to be smoker, acting as 18 to 25 year
old fraternity boy. Need to ignore regrets of time lost and focus on
growing in present. |
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Question #3: |
Katie Haley |
How Do You Eliminate Chaff? |
Can’t stand clutter but am marrying guy who
saves everything. Must learn to compromise. |
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General Evaluator: |
Kathy Fox |
Thoughtful Day |
Excellent topics and speech introductions.
Humor and caring in evaluations was great. Table topics tied to
speeches. |
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Evaluator #1: |
Merle Shuff |
Clear, But Not Loud |
Clear objective. Good transition into body.
Humor before conclusion helped. Call to action sincere. Work on
speaking louder. |
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Evaluator #2: |
Rosemary Hsu |
Use More Force to Challenge Us |
Topic very pertinent. Displayed leadership.
Examples visual. Make start and end more forceful to challenge us. |
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Evaluator #3: |
Ed Linek |
Nervous Habits |
Excellent eye contact and vocal variety. Rrun words together when excited. Move away from
lectern. Don’t rock or lick lips. |
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Grammarian: |
Neil Graham |
Count Um Twice |
Many Ums, especially from newest speaker. |
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Timer: |
Joseph Belzile |
Comments Count |
Clock starts immediately on comments. |
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