Minutes for meeting on 2-22-11

Minutes for EarlyRisers’ Toastmasters meeting on 2-22-11

Topic – Toys and Games

Started promptly.

Attending were: Frank, Steve E., Steve K., Stephanie, Kamal, Yanming, Malcolm, Phillip, Nik, Eileen, and Uttong (welcome back).

Functionaries:

Wordmaster: Steve E.

Timer: Manoj

Toastmaster: Phillip

Grammarian and Ah counter: Yanming

Table Topics: Steve K.

General Evaluator: Stephanie

Kamal was Speaker No. 1, presenting his Icebreaker and treating us to his experiences on first coming to the US.

Speaker No. 2 was Frank, who shared his love of Klimpt’s painting The Virgin by not only describing it but also passing out a color print for each of us, to complete the requirements of #8 in the CC Manual.

Eileen delivered the third speech, a monologue entitled The 29 Questions Project, #3 from the Interpretive Reading Manual.

All were within time.

The energetic Table Topics questions related to the toys and games theme.

Frank was evaluated by Malcolm, Kamal was evaluated by Nik, and Eileen was evaluated by Steve E. All evaluations were within time.

The General Evaluator reminded us to call for the timer’s report before the vote, to urge people to use the word of the day, and to introduce guests and ask them if they want to participate in table topics. The question was asked if we should extend table topics even if the meeting therefore runs late instead of cutting it short like we did last week.

Business: chocolate was provided to the member who got his Competent Leader Manual filled in. The District Table Topics and Speech contest occurs on March 1. It was recommended to people that they participate. The club contest will be held next week, Yanming presiding. Statements for the club dues, $69.00, requested to be mailed to Eileen’s home by March 15, will be emailed soon. Stephanie volunteered to accept checks at the meeting and hold them for the Treausrer, if you prefer to bring them in.

Eileen won the speech contest, Malcolm won the Table Topics ribbon, and Nik was voted best evaluator.

Submitted by Eileen for Connie