January 24, 2012 Meeting

Meeting opened by Dahlia on time 6:30 a.m.

Attendance: Andy, Catharine, Connie, Dalia, Elizabeth, Frank, Hao, John L., Malcolm, Phillip, Stephanie, Steve, Uttam

Guests: Ying Ou, Nina Ozdemir, Esther Kim

Toastmaster: Dahlia

Theme of the day: Football!

Inspiration: Dahlia filled in

Functionaries

Ah Counter: Uttam

Grammarian: Andy filled in

Timer: Connie

Word Master: Steve

Word of the day: Tackle

Prepared Speeches

Speaker 1: John L. – What Happens to Football Players Minds

Speaker 2: Elizabeth – Training for a Century Ride

Speaker 3: Frank – Palo Alto Lost

Club Business: Stephanie – Club speech contest coming in February. Winner moves on to Area Contest. Contact Stephanie to sign up so she can schedule the specific week convenient to the contestants.

Table Topics Master: Catharine

General Evaluator: Malcolm

Evaluator 1: Stephanie

Evaluator 2: Hao

Evaluator 3: Andy

Awards

Best Table Topics: Uttam

Best Evaluator: Tie – Andy, Stephanie

Best Speaker: Frank

Club Business: Dahlia – Open House next week. Please invite guests and sign up for food.

Joke Master: Uttam

Meeting ended at 8:05am

Agenda Notes

• Open House January 31. We are inviting people who might be interested in benefitting from participating in our club. That means, not just anyone whose arm can be twisted to show up, but someone whom we have already talked to about Toastmasters. AND who might seriously consider getting up early! You will get a flyer in your mailbox; you are welcome to use it, or some of its text; or use your own. The health of our club depends on getting new members since some leave over time. Please, look at your contact list, check your Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media you participate in, and spread the word!

• Sergeant-at-Arms. We need one more board member; the formal title is Sergeant-at-Arms. The duty of coming early to open the room is now divided between some officers, so if you can donate one more early morning of your time to come to the officers' meeting (once a month Thursday 7am) the whole club will appreciate it!