On the Road – Meeting of July 23, 2011

Area Governor Cheryl inducts new officers.
Evaluation Champ Scott gives Amara Feedback

We had lots of fun and learning today! Highlights:

Joel delights with his Ah Counter’s report.
  • We tried a new location (Rusty Pelican, Wallingford).
  • Our Area 23 Governor, Cheryl E., joined us to introduce herself to our members and install our new officer team.
  • Amara D. delivered the final project from The Profession Speaker advanced manual and received a thorough and supportive evaluation from Scott C., the District 2 Evaluation Contest winner for 2011. 
  • John N. delivered thoughtful Table Topics questions about road trips — ones we love to remember and ones we might like to forget! Best Table Topics award went to Mary L.
  • Word of the Day: peregrinate (to journey or travel from place to place, esp. on foot)
  • First-time visitor Kathy said she found lots of useful practices in our meeting.
  • Second-time visitor Nagisa remains interested in learning more about the Toastmaster program.
  • Business: The club members decided to try another meeting at The Rusty Pelican. Join us at 7:45 on Saturday, Aug. 6th for another great meeting!
  • Kathy tries impromptu speaking
     Detailed Agenda:
Time
Role
Activity
Member
7:45
Presi-
dent
Open Meeting · Welcome Guests · Introduction of Toastmaster
Ray
7:51
Toast-
master
Thematic Comments · Introduce Key Roles
Ray
Word of the Day/Ah Counter
Joel
Timer
Beth
Introduce Speaker #1
Ray
8:07
Speaker
 #1
Title: Find Your Voice and Flourish
Speech #5 (The Motivational Speech) from The Professional Speaker advanced manual. Objectives:
·    Understand the concept and nature of motivational speaking.
·    Apply a four-step motivational method with the purpose of persuading and inspiring.
·    Deliver a motivational speech to persuade an audience to emotionally commit to an action.
Amara
8:22
Toast-master
Comment writing (2 minutes) · Introduce TT Master
Ray
8:24
Table Topics Master
Explain & conduct Table Topics
John
8:30
Toast-master
Vote for best Table Topic · Explain Evaluation Session · Introduce Evaluators
Ray
8:32
Eval. #1
Evaluate Amara’s speech
Scott
8:37
Toast-master
Introduce the General Evaluator
Ray
8:38
GE
Feedback on evaluations and the meeting as a whole
Nicole
9:43
Toast-master
Final Thematic Comments · Return to President
Ray
9:44
Presi-
dent
Business Items · Awards · Guest Comments · Announcements
Ray
9:00
Presi-
dent
Adjourn Meeting
Ray
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Officer Training at Renton Technical College — “Meeting” of July 9th

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

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Going Home Again — Meeting of June 4, 2011

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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