President Glenn Lewis opened the meeting at 1:05 p.m., and introduced the invocation leader, Joelle Anderson. She offered a prayer by the Trappist monk Charles de Foucauld, called the “Prayer of Abandonment.”
Glenn welcomed members and guests, and invited first-time visitor Damon Ford to introduce himself. Glenn then led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Glenn then opened the business part of the meeting. The minutes for the March 18, 2009 meeting were approved as written. Glenn announced that Joelle Anderson and Deborah Hoff had officially joined Toastmasters since the last meeting.
Treasurer Ada Middleton congratulated everyone for paying their membership dues on time. She was able to send a check to Toastmasters International before the April 1 deadline. She said Patricia Longfellow, whose membership has lapsed, hopes to return to meetings and pay her dues soon.
Glenn called attention to a handout about the Toastmasters International District 11 spring conference in Indianapolis, April 17–18. He encouraged members to visit the Peace Speakers blog (http://peacespeakers.blogspot.com/) and leave comments.
Glenn, who was also serving as Toastmaster for the day, invited members of the Evaluation Team to explain their responsibilities: Speech Evaluator—Eva Stimson; Timer— Ada Middleton; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Susan EngPoole; Vote Counter— Deborah Hoff.
Susan EngPoole introduced the word of the day, genre (noun: jon-rah): (1) a category of artistic, musical, or literary compostition characterized by a particular style, form, or content (2) kind, sort (3) painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life, usually realistically. Example: Music can be divided into genres in many different ways.
Glenn introduced Eric Darnell, who gave his Project #3 “Get to the Point” speech from the Competent Communication Program Manual. The topic of his speech was “Morel Mushrooms: Elusive Prey.”
Glenn then introduced Becki Moody to lead Table Topics. She invited four people to speak on topics related to April Fools day. Each topic was a famous quote containing the word “fool.”
Glenn then called for reports from the evaluation team. Speech Evaluator Eva Stimson gave Eric Darnell high marks for presentation, for moving out from behind the podium and speaking without notes, and for using visual aids, gestures and body language effectively to help make his points. She liked his humor and conversational style. She thought his conclusion was a little abrupt, and the speech would have been improved by stating the “specific purpose” more clearly at the beginning.
Timer Ada Middleton reported the following times:
Eric Darnell’s speech 8:31
Table Topics:
Eva Stimson 1:53
Susan EngPoole 1:26
Kim Kaberle 5:57
Deborah Hoff 1:49
Speech evaluation 2:31
Ah Counter/Grammarian Susan EngPoole reported that the word of the day was used two times. Susan also counted 21 space fillers.
Vote Counter Deborah Hoff reported that her own Table Topics speech received the most votes. Becki presented her with a prize and trophy to keep until the next meeting.
In his closing remarks Toastmaster and President Glenn Lewis pointed out the flying penguins photo on the day’s program, explaining that this was an April Fool’s joke. He announced that the Peace Speakers Toastmasters officers would meet Tuesday, April 21, from 1–2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Center. The next Peace Speakers Toastmasters meeting is at 1 p.m. April 15 in Conference Room B.
Glenn welcomed members and guests, and invited first-time visitor Damon Ford to introduce himself. Glenn then led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Glenn then opened the business part of the meeting. The minutes for the March 18, 2009 meeting were approved as written. Glenn announced that Joelle Anderson and Deborah Hoff had officially joined Toastmasters since the last meeting.
Treasurer Ada Middleton congratulated everyone for paying their membership dues on time. She was able to send a check to Toastmasters International before the April 1 deadline. She said Patricia Longfellow, whose membership has lapsed, hopes to return to meetings and pay her dues soon.
Glenn called attention to a handout about the Toastmasters International District 11 spring conference in Indianapolis, April 17–18. He encouraged members to visit the Peace Speakers blog (http://peacespeakers.blogspot.com/) and leave comments.
Glenn, who was also serving as Toastmaster for the day, invited members of the Evaluation Team to explain their responsibilities: Speech Evaluator—Eva Stimson; Timer— Ada Middleton; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Susan EngPoole; Vote Counter— Deborah Hoff.
Susan EngPoole introduced the word of the day, genre (noun: jon-rah): (1) a category of artistic, musical, or literary compostition characterized by a particular style, form, or content (2) kind, sort (3) painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life, usually realistically. Example: Music can be divided into genres in many different ways.
Glenn introduced Eric Darnell, who gave his Project #3 “Get to the Point” speech from the Competent Communication Program Manual. The topic of his speech was “Morel Mushrooms: Elusive Prey.”
Glenn then introduced Becki Moody to lead Table Topics. She invited four people to speak on topics related to April Fools day. Each topic was a famous quote containing the word “fool.”
Glenn then called for reports from the evaluation team. Speech Evaluator Eva Stimson gave Eric Darnell high marks for presentation, for moving out from behind the podium and speaking without notes, and for using visual aids, gestures and body language effectively to help make his points. She liked his humor and conversational style. She thought his conclusion was a little abrupt, and the speech would have been improved by stating the “specific purpose” more clearly at the beginning.
Timer Ada Middleton reported the following times:
Eric Darnell’s speech 8:31
Table Topics:
Eva Stimson 1:53
Susan EngPoole 1:26
Kim Kaberle 5:57
Deborah Hoff 1:49
Speech evaluation 2:31
Ah Counter/Grammarian Susan EngPoole reported that the word of the day was used two times. Susan also counted 21 space fillers.
Vote Counter Deborah Hoff reported that her own Table Topics speech received the most votes. Becki presented her with a prize and trophy to keep until the next meeting.
In his closing remarks Toastmaster and President Glenn Lewis pointed out the flying penguins photo on the day’s program, explaining that this was an April Fool’s joke. He announced that the Peace Speakers Toastmasters officers would meet Tuesday, April 21, from 1–2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Center. The next Peace Speakers Toastmasters meeting is at 1 p.m. April 15 in Conference Room B.
-- Eva
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