Past Meetings - Seattle Sunrise Toastmasters

Officer Training at Renton Technical College — “Meeting” of July 9th

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Scott

Our meeting was moved to Renton Tech as officers attended training put on by District 2 Toastmasters. Highlights included:

Ray speaks on gaining members

President Ray R, VP Education and Secretary Dave E., VP Membership/VP Public Relations Amara D. and new member David B. all showed up for training! This means we have earned the first half of the 9th Distinguished Club Program point for getting our officers trained. Good going!
Ray gave the closing address on Attracting New Members to ensure club strength.

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Transportation — Meeting of June 18, 2011

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Scott

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Going Home Again — Meeting of June 4, 2011

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Scott

This was a great meeting! Highlights:

Madeleine tells of club membership-building project.

Diane practiced vocal variety in a talk on the risks of prescription drug use by seniors. Good work, Diane.

Members listen from the gallery.

Sherry taught us about the Toastmasters educational program. Thanks, Sherry!
Madeleine described the results of her membersip-building project at Northgate Sunrise. This speech completed her High Performance Leadership project, for which she will receive the Leadership Excellence award. Congratulations, Madeleine.
Joel quizzed us on the topic of Going Home Again as Topics Master. Mary took the Best Table Topics ribbon.
Norma and Maryallene visited from the Northeast Club and Ballard Weekenders to serve as General Evaluator and Speech Evaluator, respectively. Thank you!
Mary served as Timer for the first time. (Not as easy as it might seem!)

Detailed Agenda:

Time	Role	Activity	Member
7:45	President	Open Meeting · Welcome Guests · Introduction of Toastmaster	Dave
7:50	Toastmaster	Thematic Comments · Introduce Key Roles	Ray
		Word of the Day/Ah Counter	John
		Timer	Mary
		Introduce Speaker #1	Ray
7:55	Speaker #1	Title: *Concerns about the alcohol and prescription drug use of our elderly* Speech #6 (Vocal Variety) from the Competent Communication manual. Objectives: · Use voice volume, pitch, rate and quality to reflect and add meaning and interest to your message · Use pauses to enhance your message · Use vocal variety smoothly and naturally.	Diane
8:02	Toastmaster	Comment writing (2 minutes) · Introduce speaker #2	Ray
8:04	Speaker #2	Title: Going for the Gold and Beyond! Speech #2 (Organize Your Speech) from the Competent Communication manual. Objectives: · Select an appropriate outline which allows listeners to easily follow and understand your speech · Make your message clear, with supporting material directly contributing to that message · Use appropriate transitions when moving from one idea to another · Create a strong opening and conclusion.	Sherry
8:11	Toastmaster	Comment writing (2 minutes) · Introduce speaker #3	Ray
8:13	Speaker #3	Title: How to get people to come to a Toastmasters meeting on a sunny Saturday morning in Seattle Presenting the Results (final project from High Performance Leadership) Objectives: · Share the results of a project aimed at building leadership skills · Discuss your learning experience	Made- leine
8:23	Toastmaster	Comment writing (2 minutes) · Introduce TT Master	Ray
8:25	Table Topics Master	Explain & conduct Table Topics	Joel
8:30	Toastmaster	Vote for best Table Topic · Explain Evaluation Session · Introduce Evaluators	Ray
8:33	Eval. #1	Evaluate Diane’s speech	Joel
8:36	Eval. #2	Evaluate Sherry’s speech	Dave
8:39	Eval. #3	Evaluate Madeleine’s speech	Mary- allene
8:40	Toastmaster	Introduce the General Evaluator	Ray
8:41	GE	Feedback on evaluations and the meeting as a whole	Norma
8:46	Toastmaster	Final Thematic Comments · Return to President	Ray
8:47	President	Business Items · Awards · Guest Comments · Announcements	Dave
9:00	President	Adjourn Meeting	Dave

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Summer Memories, Old or New — Meeting of May 21, 2011

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Scott

We had a fun meeting! Highlights:

Raj tells of boyhood summers in India.

Dave E. opened the meeting on time and greeted everyone.
John led the meeting as emcee (“Toastmaster”) for the first time. Well done!
Raj gave his final presentation of the Speechcraft short course and graduated to become a regular Toastmasters member. Go Raj!
Nicole regaled us with questions for impromptu speaking practice on the high gas prices we will contend with this summer. She challenged each of us to combat gas and mileage myths.
Joel practiced vocal variety setting out the pros and cons of transgenic organisms (aka GMO’s). Who knew?
Ben broke into public speaking with his first speech, the Ice Breaker. Congratulations, Ben!
David B., visiting for the second time, decided to join the club! Welcome David!

John leads as Toastmaster (emcee)

DETAILED AGENDA:

Time	Role	Activity	Member
8:00	President	Open Meeting · Welcome Guests · Introduction of Toastmaster	Dave E.
8:04	Toastmaster	Thematic Comments · Introduce Key Roles	John N.
		Word of the Day/Ah Counter	Ray R. / David B.
		Timer
		Introduce Speaker #1
8:09	Speaker #1	Title: *Summer Holidays* Speech #3 from the Speechcraft manual (Be in Earnest)	Raj N.
	Toastmaster	Introduce speaker #2
8:16	Speaker #2	Title: The Fuss about Genetically Modified (or transgenic) Organisms. Speech #6 from the Competent Communication manual (Vocal Variety).	Joel H.
	Toastmaster	Comment writing (2 minutes)
8:25	Speaker #3	Title: World traveler: Yes, Public Speaker? Well, let’s give it a shot. Speech #1 from CC manual (Ice Breaker) .	Ben O.
	Toastmaster	Comment writing (2 minutes) · Introduce TT Master
8:33	Table Topics Master	Explain & conduct Table Topics	Nicole B.
8:38	Toastmaster	Vote for best Table Topic · Explain Evaluation Session · Introduce Evaluators
8:42	Evaluator #1	Evaluate Raj’s speech	Dave E.
8:45	Evaluator #2	Evaluate Joel’s speech	Diane B.
8:48	Evaluator #3	Evaluate Ben’s speech	Ray R.
8:51	Toastmaster	Introduce the General Evaluator
8:52	GE	Feedback on evaluations and the meeting as a whole	Scott C.
8:56	Toastmaster	Final Thematic Comments · Return to President
8:57	President	Business Items · Awards · Guest Comments · Announcements	Dave E.
9:05	President	Adjourn Meeting	Dave E.