Participants gathered for a holiday potluck lunch at 12:45.
President Glenn Lewis opened the meeting at 1:25 p.m. Eva Stimson led the invocation, reading an Iroquois prayer of thanksgiving from The Treasury of American Prayer. Glenn led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Glenn welcomed participants, and then opened the business part of the meeting. Betsy Blocker made two corrections to the minutes of the November 19, 2008 meeting. She suggested that the definition of the word of the day be included in all future minutes. Betsy then made a motion that the minutes be approved as corrected. The motion passed.
Glenn announced that the December 10 meeting had been cancelled. The next meeting will be January 7 in Conference Room B.
Perry Chang said he would order a new Table Topics trophy to replace the one that was taken home by a guest and never returned.
Treasurer Ada Middleton announced that she had collected $45 from members for the plant purchased for Susan Abraham. The plant cost $65. Glenn said the remainder could be taken out of the club treasury.
Glenn announced that the Peace Speakers Executive Committee had decided to rotate the role of toastmaster at meetings among the club’s six most experienced members.
Glenn then introduced Vice President for Education Perry Chang, who led a special educational program on “Confronting Nervousness in Public Speaking.” After a brief introduction, he divided participants into pairs to discuss fears and possible coping strategies, following the instructions given on a handout. Each pair then shared a coping strategy they had discussed.
Perry called attention to another handout that listed strategies for confronting nervousness recommended by Toastmasters International. He said the strategies were also listed on page 72 of the Competent Communication manual. After briefly explaining each strategy, Perry turned the meeting back over to Glenn Lewis.
Glenn thanked Perry for leading the educational program. In his closing remarks he told about a WalMart employee in New York who was trampled to death by a mob of shoppers looking for bargains the day after Thanksgiving. He said the incident was a wake-up call, illustrating how greedy and self-centered our society has become. He encouraged everyone to look for opportunities during the holidays to hold a door open for someone, or let someone else go first in line.
President Glenn Lewis opened the meeting at 1:25 p.m. Eva Stimson led the invocation, reading an Iroquois prayer of thanksgiving from The Treasury of American Prayer. Glenn led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Glenn welcomed participants, and then opened the business part of the meeting. Betsy Blocker made two corrections to the minutes of the November 19, 2008 meeting. She suggested that the definition of the word of the day be included in all future minutes. Betsy then made a motion that the minutes be approved as corrected. The motion passed.
Glenn announced that the December 10 meeting had been cancelled. The next meeting will be January 7 in Conference Room B.
Perry Chang said he would order a new Table Topics trophy to replace the one that was taken home by a guest and never returned.
Treasurer Ada Middleton announced that she had collected $45 from members for the plant purchased for Susan Abraham. The plant cost $65. Glenn said the remainder could be taken out of the club treasury.
Glenn announced that the Peace Speakers Executive Committee had decided to rotate the role of toastmaster at meetings among the club’s six most experienced members.
Glenn then introduced Vice President for Education Perry Chang, who led a special educational program on “Confronting Nervousness in Public Speaking.” After a brief introduction, he divided participants into pairs to discuss fears and possible coping strategies, following the instructions given on a handout. Each pair then shared a coping strategy they had discussed.
Perry called attention to another handout that listed strategies for confronting nervousness recommended by Toastmasters International. He said the strategies were also listed on page 72 of the Competent Communication manual. After briefly explaining each strategy, Perry turned the meeting back over to Glenn Lewis.
Glenn thanked Perry for leading the educational program. In his closing remarks he told about a WalMart employee in New York who was trampled to death by a mob of shoppers looking for bargains the day after Thanksgiving. He said the incident was a wake-up call, illustrating how greedy and self-centered our society has become. He encouraged everyone to look for opportunities during the holidays to hold a door open for someone, or let someone else go first in line.
Glenn then adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m.
-- Eva Stimson
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