thanks for Josie for doing the minutes in my absence. stay well, people
Attending:Bud, Josie, Tony, Kathy, Kelly, Theo, Connie, Daohua, Tryphine, Stephanie
Toastmaster of the Day: Theo
Theme for the day: the Sims: how would you design your own city?
The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Daohua Huang, "Organize your Digital Images"; Competent Communicator speech #9; evaluated by Tryphine
2) Bud Ribin, "Getting more Nuclear plants on-line", Competent Communicator speech #7; evaluated by Tony
Club Business: March schedule is out.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
17 February 2009 Meeting
"Hope smiles on the threshold of the year to come, whispering that it will be happier." (Alfred Lord Tennyson). Well, we certainly hope so! Today's meeting was that little ray of sunshine in the bleakness. There has been much rain and much bleak news in the stock market and such. Special thanks go to Tony today for fulfilling QUADRUPLE roles at this meeting with aplomb. Yowza.
Meeting brought to order at 6:30 AM by Bud.
Attending: Bud, Laura, Stephanie, Tryphine, Theo, Tony, Kelly, Mark, Josie and guests: Kathy Bibby and Sheree Lee
Toastmaster of the Day: Kelly
Theme for the day: The Staples of Life
Other Roles at this meeting:
WordMaster: Josie, and the word was "quintessential"
Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics: Sheree Lee
Best Evaluation: Mark
Best Speech: Laura
Club Business: We need three Competent Communicator awards + 6 NEW MEMBERS by June 2009 to fulfill the Distinguished Club program requirements. Can we do it? Yes! Then VPE Reported: The Club contests will be on March 17 and 24. One is for the International Speech Contest and the second one is the Table Topics contest. The new schedule will be out on Monday, February 23.
Meeting adjourned at: 8:00 AM
Meeting brought to order at 6:30 AM by Bud.
Attending: Bud, Laura, Stephanie, Tryphine, Theo, Tony, Kelly, Mark, Josie and guests: Kathy Bibby and Sheree Lee
Toastmaster of the Day: Kelly
Theme for the day: The Staples of Life
Inspiration: Provided by Kelly, our TM for the day. See the opening Tennyson quote above.
The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Stephanie, "Autumn", Specialty Speeches manual, project #4, time 12-15 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:13:37. Evaluated by Mark (evaluation time: 00:03:18).
2) Laura, "Successful Negotiator", Interpersonal Communications manual, project #2, time 10-14 minutes total (three segments: overview in 4-5 minutes, role play in 3-5 minutes, and Q&A in 2-3 minutes ). Actual delivery time: 00:14:00. Evaluated by Tony (evaluation time: 00:03:18).
3) Theo, "Project Evaluations", High Performance Leadership manual project, part 3, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:06:37. Evaluated by Josie (evaluation time: 00:03:39).
The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Stephanie, "Autumn", Specialty Speeches manual, project #4, time 12-15 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:13:37. Evaluated by Mark (evaluation time: 00:03:18).
2) Laura, "Successful Negotiator", Interpersonal Communications manual, project #2, time 10-14 minutes total (three segments: overview in 4-5 minutes, role play in 3-5 minutes, and Q&A in 2-3 minutes ). Actual delivery time: 00:14:00. Evaluated by Tony (evaluation time: 00:03:18).
3) Theo, "Project Evaluations", High Performance Leadership manual project, part 3, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:06:37. Evaluated by Josie (evaluation time: 00:03:39).
Other Roles at this meeting:
WordMaster: Josie, and the word was "quintessential"
Timer: Tony
Ah Counter: Tryphine
Grammarian: Tryphine
Table Topics Master: Bud facilitated a discussion on peak experiences with a great theme that encouraged a high usage of the word of the day
General Evaluator: Tryphine
Joke of the Day: Tony (The grape gave a little whine as it was being squashed by the elephant....)
Leadership evaluator: Tony
Ah Counter: Tryphine
Grammarian: Tryphine
Table Topics Master: Bud facilitated a discussion on peak experiences with a great theme that encouraged a high usage of the word of the day
General Evaluator: Tryphine
Joke of the Day: Tony (The grape gave a little whine as it was being squashed by the elephant....)
Leadership evaluator: Tony
Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics: Sheree Lee
Best Evaluation: Mark
Best Speech: Laura
Club Business: We need three Competent Communicator awards + 6 NEW MEMBERS by June 2009 to fulfill the Distinguished Club program requirements. Can we do it? Yes! Then VPE Reported: The Club contests will be on March 17 and 24. One is for the International Speech Contest and the second one is the Table Topics contest. The new schedule will be out on Monday, February 23.
Meeting adjourned at: 8:00 AM
10 February 2009 Meeting
The theme was RAIN. And Stephanie (Toastmaster for the day), led us in a spirited rain dance to get things started. Today, Laura had a triple role of GE, evaluator, and leadership evaluator. Phew!
Meeting brought to order at 6:30 AM by Bud.
Attending: Stephanie, Bud, Tryphine, Theo, Tony, Laura, Kelly, Neil, and Josie.
Toastmaster of the Day: Stephanie
Theme for the day: RAIN
The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Neil, "A Brief History of Colt's Model of 1911", Competent Communicator manual, project #3, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:10:29. Evaluated by Kelly (evaluation time: 00:03:11).
2) Josie, "Balance: It's all in your head", Competent Communicator manual, project #8, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:07:28. Evaluated by Laura (evaluation time: 00:02:38).
3)Tony, "The Jungle Effect", Speaking to Inform manual, project #1, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:07:14. Evaluated by Theo (evaluation time: 00:03:10).
Other Roles at this meeting:
Inspiration: Bud, "How lovely to think that we can start right now to start changing the world..." (Anne Frank)
WordMaster: Stephanie
Timer: Bud
Ah Counter: Theo
Grammarian: Theo
Table Topics Master: Tryphine (rain and related ideas); all TT speeches were in time
Meeting brought to order at 6:30 AM by Bud.
Attending: Stephanie, Bud, Tryphine, Theo, Tony, Laura, Kelly, Neil, and Josie.
Toastmaster of the Day: Stephanie
Theme for the day: RAIN
The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Neil, "A Brief History of Colt's Model of 1911", Competent Communicator manual, project #3, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:10:29. Evaluated by Kelly (evaluation time: 00:03:11).
2) Josie, "Balance: It's all in your head", Competent Communicator manual, project #8, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:07:28. Evaluated by Laura (evaluation time: 00:02:38).
3)Tony, "The Jungle Effect", Speaking to Inform manual, project #1, time 5-7 minutes. Actual delivery time: 00:07:14. Evaluated by Theo (evaluation time: 00:03:10).
Other Roles at this meeting:
Inspiration: Bud, "How lovely to think that we can start right now to start changing the world..." (Anne Frank)
WordMaster: Stephanie
Timer: Bud
Ah Counter: Theo
Grammarian: Theo
Table Topics Master: Tryphine (rain and related ideas); all TT speeches were in time
General Evaluator: Laura
Joke of the Day: Bud
Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics: Laura
Best Evaluation: Kelly
Best Speech: Josie
Meeting adjourned at: 8:00 AM
Joke of the Day: Bud
Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics: Laura
Best Evaluation: Kelly
Best Speech: Josie
Meeting adjourned at: 8:00 AM
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
3 February 2009
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Attending: Peter B. (back after a two-year break), Tryphine, Tony, Bud, Stephanie, Theo, Claire, Kelly, Jane, Laura, and Neil.
6:30 AM Bud calls the meeting to order. Among other things, Fred Rogers was born today.
Club President Presides: Stephanie talked about the upcoming contest in March 2009. You are all invited to participate!
Tony was the Toastmaster.
THEME – Modern world or Old world what are the advantages and disadvantage to both? Do you like the iphone or no phone at all? Do you cook from scratch the old fashion way or do you prefer a fast food restaurant? How do you cope if you want the old way but live in the modern world?
Inspiration provided by Theo: "There are no failures, only experiences and reactions." (Tom Krause, famous motivational speaker and teacher born in 1934)
Word of the Day: (provided by Bud) Intrepid - adj. brave, plucky, courageous
There were some adjustments to the schedule of events:
Speakers 1. Mark Willey and 2. Connie Oshiro were out sick and did not speak today.
There were still two speeches at this meeting:
1. Jane, "eTax", Public Relations manual, project #3, time 6-8 minutes. Actual time: 00:08:10. Evaluated by Josie (00:02:30 minutes).
2. Tryphine, Interpretive Reading manual, project #1, "Phenomenal Women" and "Still I rise" by Maya Angelou, time 6-8 minutes. Actual time: 00:06:06. Evaluated by Laura (00:03:00 minutes).
Table Topic: Claire Chang
Highlights: Kelly's grandfather made an amazing carrot bread you can't get anywhere. The best in the world. Neil's laptop was stolen, and he was better off after that. Tony reports that modern disease seemed to be dramatically reduced in certain parts of the world because of the nutritious food! Stephanie took pictures at the zoo, but forgot all about the camera when she became very engaged by the baby jaguars.
General Evaluator: Stephanie Charles
Evaluators
1. Josie Weaver
2. Laura Caplan
Grammarian Kelly Brant
Ah Counter: Kelly Brant
Timer: Neil Gavande
Joke Master: Neil Gavande
Leadership Evaluator Theo Lin
Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics: Kelly
Best Evaluation: Laura
Best Speech: Jane
Closing Remarks by Club President: Stephanie mentioned the Distinguished Club Program and how we are oh so close to getting all 4 Competent Communicator Manuals. VPE, Josie announced next week's schedule highlights: Neil, Josie and Tony are speakers; Stephanie is the Toastmaster. See the EarlyRisers Google Groups page (http://groups.google.com/group/EarlyRisers?hl=en) for the details. Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming contest!
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 AM
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