Minutes JULY 28, 2009

Meeting brought to order at 630am by Bud.

Attending: Eileen, Michael, Connie, Lisa, Tryphine, Budy, Cathy, Nik, Stephanie, Theo

Toastmaster of the Day: Stephanie

Theme for the day: Inspiration

The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Joe 

2) Theo evaluated by Kathy

Other Roles at this meeting:

Inspiration: Bud
WordMaster: Theo
Timer: Connie
Ah Counter:Lisa
Grammarian: Josie
Table Topics Master: Nik
General Evaluator:Bud


Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics:Eileen
Best Evaluation: Cathy
Best Speech: Joe


Meeting adjourned at: 8:01 am

Minutes July 21, 2009

While the theme was 'everyday', the session was extraordinarily good.

Meeting brought to order at 630 a.m. by Bud.

Attending: Lisa, Joe, Eileen, Kathy, Josie, Theo, Nik, Bud, Daohua, Tryphine, Stephanie, Giselle, and our visitor, the Division C Governor. 

Toastmaster of the Day: Joe

Theme for the day: Everyday

The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Giselle, "Lean In", Competent Communicator manual, speech#10, Defining Goal: Inspire your audience, project #10,  Evaluated by Tryphine.

2) Nik, "AWOL", Competent Communicator manual, Defining Goal: Get to the point, project #3, time 5-7 minutes.  Evaluated by Kathy


Inspiration: Stephanie
WordMaster: Theo with 'profound'
Timer: Bud
Ah Counter: Theo
Grammarian: Josie
Table Topics Master: Stephanie 
General Evaluator: Daohua
Joke of the Day: Kathy

Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics: Lisa
Best Evaluation: Kathy
Best Speech: Giselle


Club Business: At the start of the day, Giselle was sworn in as our president and Joe as our mentoring coordinator. Later we welcomed our visitor, the Division C Governor, who as she put it proved at this meeting that she can conquer her fear not just of public speaking but also of appearing in public by 630 a.m. 

Meeting adjourned at: 8:05 a.m.

Minutes: JULY 14, 2009

JULY 14, 2009: Minutes

Attending today were Bud, Jane, Connie, Michael, Stephanie, Tryphine, Theo, Lisa, Daohua, Kathy, Nik, Josie, and Mark.

Bud promptly called us to order, Nik delivered the inspiration, new officers were inducted in a smooth transition of power. Many thanks to the outgoing officers for their service this past year. 

Jane started things off as toastmaster.  The theme of the day was "scent," the word "odoriferous."

Michael delivered his ice-breaker speech and was later inducted into the club. Congratulations and welcome!

Kathy followed Michael with "A Change of Heart: Six Steps to Shifting Anything in your Life.", Competent Communicator manual, speech#4

Bud rounded-off the speeches with "A Look at Same-Sex Marriages." Competent Communicator manual, speech#9

Mark presided over Table Topics.

Theo Lin served as General Evaluator. Josie Weaver evaluated Mike's work; Daohua Kathy's; and Connie Bud's. 

Other Roles:

Lisa: Wordmaster

Nik: Grammarian and Leadership Evaluator

Stephanie: Timer

Ah Counter: Bud

New Officers:

President: Giselle 

VPE: Josie 

VPM: Lisa 

VPPR: Mark 

Sec'y: Nik 

Treasurer: Tryphine 

S@A: Kathy 

Mentoring Coordinator: Joe 

July 7, 2009 Meeting

Josie here for Connie. This was a special post-Independence Day meeting in that we had an extended Table Topics session and only one prepared speech. Several members were on vacation. A lovely time was had by all.

Meeting brought to order at 6:33 AM by Bud.

Attending: Giselle, Brian (guest), Lisa, Tryphine, Bud, Kathy, Michael H. (guest), Michael W. (guest), Nik, Joe, Eileen (guest), Laura, and Josie.

Of note: Michael H. joined the club today. Welcome Michael H.! Brian and Eileen are still considering EarlyRisers as a real possibility.

Toastmaster of the Day: Josie

Theme for the day: Getting Better all The Time

To open the meeting Josie did a Tai Chi demonstration set to the Beatles song, "Getting Better" to show what she is getting better at all the time.

The Prepared Speeches at this meeting:
1) Lisa, "Change", Competent Communicator manual, project #4, time [5-7 minutes]. Actual delivery time: 00:05:33. Evaluated by Laura.


Other Roles at this meeting:

Inspiration: Josie, "First the blade, and then the ear/ Then the full corn shall appear/Step by step, day by day,/ Life Unfolds in an orderly way" by Dorothy Pierson

WordMaster: Nik and the word was complement, which was widely used by everyone

Timer: Bud
Ah Counter: Eileen
Grammarian: Laura

Table Topics Master: Giselle who had people "step away from the table" and come to the front to deliver their impromptu speeches. Highlights include: the military "square" metric of the relationship of the physical-mental-spiritual-emotional balance; inspirational songs that motivate you to be better (the Beatles featured again); the benefits of being a pessimist include seeing things as they really are; creative use of language to describe your previous job as a dish washer can land you a job; training your brain is always a good idea; clearing your clutter in your garage or on your desk can be a big project with big benefits; giving up something (like sugar) or someone (like an ex) can make you feel better.

General Evaluator: Joe -- who did one of the most thorough general evaluations of a meeting I have ever witnessed! Nice work, Joe.

Joke of the Day: Kathy Bibby, who asked, "What is Beethoven doing in his grave at this very moment?" DECOMPOSING!

Awards at this meeting:
Best Table Topics: Bud
Best Evaluation: Laura
Best Speech: Lisa

Club Business: Officers will be inducted next week. Michael H. will do his Ice Breaker. Jane will be Toastmaster. Be sure to respond promptly!

Meeting adjourned at: 8:00 AM