GET THE EDGE Toastmasters Club #6651
Theme & Note:	National Mentoring Month		Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in Bold.
Date & Location:	January 27, 2005		WTP Continental Room
	Name	Title	Description
Call to Order:	Joseph Belzile	Late	Waited for many guests.
Toastmaster of the Day:	James Rose	Purpose & Roles	Welcomed guests. Explained Toastmaster purpose and meeting roles.
Joke of the Day:	Tony Witherspoon	Clean Jokes	Told children’s jokes about fish with no eyes and ugly woman in supermarket.
Word of the Day:	Nathan Casassa	In Retrospect	Reviewed past words to see check memory.
Speaker #1:	Katie Haley	Bear Necessities (Basic #3)	Ran into five bears when hiking. Gave facts about bears, feelings on meeting them, and safety tips for encounters.
Speaker #2:	Merle Shuff	How Great (Basic #5)	Recited Joyce Kilmer’s Trees. Told history and meaning: creationism plus man’s role in enjoying and protecting earth.
Speaker #3:	James Rose	Meeting Roles & Responsibilities (SC #1)	.Introduced officers then explained their roles and responsibilities. Discussed meeting roles and other ways of contributing to club.
	Joseph Belz
Table Topics Master:	Joseph Belzile	Quick Questions	Fewer questions asked because we started late and had so many guests.
Question #1:	Mary Anne Wassenberg	What is Biggest Domestic Policy Issue?	Bush’s biggest issue is reducing healthcare costs through standardization of procedures and forms without eliminating cutting edge.
Question #2:	Neil Graham	Should Justices Have Mandatory Retirement Age?	No, should retire when no longer effective in role. Health and other productivity issues are better reasons than age.
General Evaluator:	Mary Anne Wassenberg	Flexibility	Suggested improvements: agenda in advance, starting on time, etc. Praised role flexibility.
Evaluator #1:	Laura Williams	Intriguing Title Builds Interest	Good diction and voice flow. Audience drawn in by intriguing title. Move away from podium. Try point delineation with summary.
Evaluator #2	Nathan Casassa	Quietly Passionate	Few notes and good word selection. Sincere passion. Smooth, pleasant voice still somewhat monotonous. Move out. Work on loud and soft.
Evaluator #3	Mary Anne Wassenberg	Examples Bring Clarity	Good to recognize and appreciate officers. Great descriptions of roles but need examples to make everything clearer.
Grammarian:	Russell Anderson	Personalization	Personalized comments on filler words, speed, flow, variety, and speaking improvements.
Timer:	Tony Witherspoon	Close But No Cigar	Katie was 6 seconds too long. Everyone else within limits.
Business Meeting:
	Jim Rose	Volunteers	Need to fill roles for next two meetings.