GET THE EDGE Toastmasters Club #6651
Theme & Note:	Valentine’s Day		Best Table Topics, Speaker, and Evaluator in Bold.
Date & Location:	February 9, 2005		WTP Auditorium
	Name	Title	Description
Call to Order:	Ed Linek	Late Arrivals	Started on time but waited 10 minutes for people to finish arriving.
Toastmaster of the Day:	Ed Linek	Agenda Review	Reviewed agenda with changes and introduced guest.
Thought of the Day:	Eileen Murdock	More Love, Less Stress	Used balloons to emphasize appreciation of people in our lives.
Word of the Day:	Merle Schuff	Muse	Consider or meditate at length.
		Conundrum	Difficult problem with unsatisfactory solutions.
Speaker #1:	Russell Anderson	Geography of Nowhere (Basic #2)	Discussed crawl and sprawl in DC Metro area. Gave humorous, descriptive examples.
Speaker #2:	Laura Williams	Scariest Day of My Life (Basic #4)	Excellent childhood story about losing track of a parent.
Speaker #3:	Kathy Fox	Judging Evaluations (SC #2)	Described judging process for Evaluation Competition. Provided handouts.
	Joseph Belz
Table Topics Master:	David Buckler	One Question	Cut short due to starting late and length of speeches and evaluations.
Question #1:	Merle Schuff	Is there something you have trouble remembering?	Sometimes forgets his first daughter’s birthday and is “in the dog house” for a while.
General Evaluator:	Joe Belzile	Pace Too Slow	Meeting included delays for late arrivals. Speeches were too long so Table Topics were cut short. Should keep better track of time.
Evaluator #1:	Merle Schuff	Good Progress, Keep Building	Good title builds interest in speck. Watch um’s and ah’s. Work on moving away from podium and getting away from notes.
Evaluator #2	David Buckler	Passion & Energy	Great story given with passion and energy. Opening too long. Good use of microphone. Work stage more and start story quicker.
Evaluator #3	Neil Graham	Good Instructional Speech	Excellent stage presence. Good use of handouts. Kept audience engaged. Little too long.
Grammarian:	Russell Anderson	Relevant Recap	Gave personalized recap of grammatical errors with very constructive comments.
Timer:	Joe Belzile	Runaway Talkers	Only two of the speakers and evaluators, Russell and Neil, were within time limits.
Business Meeting:
	Merle Schuff / Kathy Fox	Volunteers	Need volunteers for next meeting. If interested in competition, contact Merle.