Cromwell Community Toastmasters: Club 5908
25th Anniversary Meeting
Meeting Minutes for 8/17/2010
Thank you to all the member and guest for making our 25th anniversary meeting fun filled and a memorable one. We had great participation in all sections of the meeting.
Participants : Louis Nizet, Cheryl Mason, Phillip Mason, Bill Sullivan, Praveen Nair, Joseph Lenart, Ethel Peltz, Udaya Neelam, Brian Fleming, Sandra Bassett
Visiting Toastmasters : Brian Cavanaugh, Joseph Katucki, Michael Aaron, Deb Grehn, Kay Jeyapalan,
Sharon Roth, Ute Brinkmann, Rose Scruto-Zolnik, Charnaie Gordon.
Guests : Brian Cote, Heather Turner, Brian Dibella, Mary Talbot, Jane Tinti, Theo Gomes,
David Adametz, Angie Ondrick, Charlie Mongoho, Angela Caponetto, Shawn M. Mcdade
Meeting Roles
Toastmaster : Cheryl Mason
Word Master : Kay Jeyapalan
Timer : Philip Mason
Grammarian : Joe Lenart
Ah Counter : Brian Fleming
Table Topics Master : Praveen Nair
Speaker 1 : Brian Cavanaugh
Speaker 2 : Michael Aaron
Speaker 3 : Deb Grehn
Speaker 4 : Joe Lenart
General Evaluator : Ute Brinkmann
Evaluator 1 : Bill Sullivan
Evaluator 2 : Udaya Neelam
Evaluator 3 : Charnaie Gordon
Evaluator 4 : Sharon Roth
Business Portion
Our club President Louis Nizet started off the meeting by welcoming the club members and guests. He thanked all the members for working together to plan and setup the 25th anniversary meeting. He also provided some details on upcoming meetings / events:
Humorous Speech and Evaluation contest (Club Level) : September 21, 2010
Party / Social announcement by Louis Nizet
“Bring and Barbecue" party at my place on Saturday August 28-10, beginning at around 5pm and going on as late as participants will want. We'll have hot coal, from real wood, ready to cook the food from about 6pm onward. All members welcome with wife, husband, children, friends and guests. Weather permitting, for those interested, we can take a short walk through the forest to the secluded "Turkey Hill" reservoir, an unspoiled nature jewel in the area. Elize and I will appreciate it if those interested will let us know by no later than August 24th, so that we can send a map and directions how to get there to all participants.”
Education Portion
Word of the Day : Coup
A highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
Table Topics :
The impromptu portion of the meeting was very interesting and thanks to our guests for agreeing to participate. Joseph Katucki, Brian Cote, Brian Dibella, Brian Fleming, William Sullivan, Sandra Bassett.
Prepared Speeches & Evaluations
We had a wonderful set of established and polished speakers and evaluators who kept us all engrossed with their speeches and evaluations.
Speaker #1 : Brian Cavanaugh
Brian Cavanaugh is the Area D-5 Governor and past President of Sikorsky DCMA Toastmasters club – A Presidents Distinguished Club. Brian has been a Toastmaster since 1983 and is dedicated to helping Toastmasters become more effective communicators and leaders.
Speech Number : 10
Speech Length : 8 – 10 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective : Inspire Your Audience
Title : There is a Light
Speaker #2 : Michael Aaron
Michael Aaron has been a Toastmaster since July 2000. He is a Distinguished Toastmaster, which is the highest designations a Toastmaster can receive. He has served in various club officer positions. At the District level, he has server as a club coach, club mentor, Area B3 Governor and Division B Governor. Michael is also a producer of his own TV show called “Toast of the Town” in West Hartford Community Television. In November of 2009, Michael won first place in the District 53 Humorous speech contest and in May of 2010 he took second place in the District 53 Tall Tales speech contest.
Speech Number : 5
Speech Length : 5 – 7 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective : Your Body Speaks
Title : Half Full or Half Empty
Speaker #3 : Deb Grehn
Deb Grehn is a member of two clubs in District 53 – Charter Oak Toastmasters in Glastonbury and the West Hartford Toastmasters. She served as District Governor from 1999 – 2000 and will serve as Area B4 Governor in 2010 – 2011. Deb is an established speaker and also appeared on the TV show “Jeopardy” in 2009.
Speech Number : 2
Speech Length : 8 – 10 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective : Inspire Your Audience
Title : Take the First Step
Speaker #4 : Joe Lenart
Joe Lenart joined our club in June of 1999. Joe is a regular participant at contests and always provides wonderful insights on different topics during his speeches. He is currently serving as the 2010-2011 VP – Education
Speech Number : 1
Speech Length : 5 – 7 minutes
Manual : Speaking to Inform
Objective : Resources for Informing
Title : The Other Free Radicals – Not a Political Commentary
Evaluations :
Ute Brinkmann, our General Evaluator guided us through a very well organized evaluation portion of the meeting. She also provided insightful tips on how to deliver a meaningful and effective evaluation.
William Sullivan, Udaya Neelam, Charnaie Gordon and Sharon Roth provided a very thoughtful and positive evaluation for the four speeches of the evening.
The Timekeeper (Phillip Mason), Word Master (Kay Jeyapalan). Ah – Counter (Brian Fleming) and Grammarian (Joe Lenart) also reviewed their reports for the meeting.
Conclusion :
The Toastmaster for the evening Cheryl Mason and club President Louis Nizet thanked all the members and guests for their participation and help in making this a wonderful and exciting meeting. Members and guests spent some time socializing while enjoying the refreshments.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
August 3, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Cromwell Community Toastmasters: Club 5908
Meeting Minutes for 8/03/2010
Participants : Louis Nizet, Cheryl Mason, Phillip Mason, Tom Alvord, Bill Sullivan, Praveen Nair, Joseph Lenart, Ethel Peltz, Amee Parikh, Robert Schaff, Udaya Neelam
Guests : Todd Bower
Meeting Roles
Toastmaster : Amee Parikh
Word Master : Amee Parikh
Timer : Philip Mason
Grammarian : Louis Nizet
Ah Counter : Tom Alvord
Table Topics Master : Bill Sullivan
Speaker 1 : Robert Schaff
Speaker 2 : Udaya Neelam
Speaker 3 : Tom Alvord
Speaker 4 : Ethel Peltz
General Evaluator : Cheryl Mason
Evaluator 1 : Bill Sullivan
Evaluator 2 : Joseph Lenart
Evaluator 3 : Udaya Neelam
Evaluator 4 : Louis Nizet
Business Portion
Our club President Louis Nizet started the meeting by welcoming the club members and guests. He provided an updated on upcoming meetings
1. Party to celebrate the Cromwell Community Toastmaster Club 25th anniversary – scheduled for August 17th.
a. Speakers involved were mentioned
b. Reminder to members to encourage friends , family and colleagues to join
2. Another surprise party announcement by Louis Nizet
“Bring and Barbecue" party at my place on Saturday August 28-10, beginning at around 5pm and going on as late as participants will want. We'll have hot coal, from real wood, ready to cook the food from about 6pm onward. All members welcome with wife, husband, children, friends and guests. Weather permitting, for those interested, we can take a short walk through the forest to the secluded "Turkey Hill" reservoir, an unspoiled nature jewel in the area. Elize and I will appreciate it if those interested will let us know by no later than August 24th, so that we can send a map and directions how to get there to all participants.”
Education Portion
Table Topics:
We had four members (Bill Sullivan(Table Topic Master), Cheryl Mason, Amee Parikh, Louis Nizet ) and guest (Todd) participate in the Table Topics session.
Prepared Speeches & Evaluations
Speaker #1
Rob has been a member of Middlesex County Toastmasters for 3 ½ years, and has recently joined Cromwell Community Toastmasters. Tonight, Rob will be speaking about the limitations of human effort, and will discuss one theory about what determines those limitations, with his speech, “The Central Governor”.
Speech Number : 1
Speech Length : 5 – 7 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective : Your Body Speaks
Title : The Central Governor
Speaker #2
Udaya Neelam is Area C5 Governor and dual member of Cromwell & Wallingford Eagle Club.During this meeting, Udaya will deliver an icebreaker speech to introduce himself to the Cromwell Community Toastmasters.
Speech Number : 1
Speech Length : 4 – 6 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective : Ice breaker
Title : I and Toastmasters
Speaker #3
Tom has achieved two Competent Communicator awards and is now working toward his Advanced Communicator Bronze award. He will be completing project # 5 of the advanced manual: Interpretive Reading. His job during the allotted 8-10 minutes is to present a famous speech in a way that conveys the original speaker's meaning and emotions.
Speech Number : 5
Speech Length : 8 – 10 minutes
Manual : Interpretive Reading
Objective : present a famous speech
Title : Never Give Up!
Speaker #4
Ethel is a newer member of the club and a resident at Cromwell. She is working on her Competent communicator manual completion
Speech Number : 2
Speech Length : 5 – 7 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective :
Title : The Glory of Richmond
Evaluations :
Bill Sullivan, Joe Lenart, Udaya Neelam, Louis Nizet provided a very thoughtful and positive evaluation of the variety presented in the evenings speeches, as was required for each speaker.
General Evaluation :
Cheryl Mason provided a comprehensive evaluation of the proceedings of the meeting and supported to the timer, ah – counter and grammarian reports.
Conclusion :
The president concluded the meeting by thanking all the participants and guest (Todd Bower).
Meeting Minutes for 8/03/2010
Participants : Louis Nizet, Cheryl Mason, Phillip Mason, Tom Alvord, Bill Sullivan, Praveen Nair, Joseph Lenart, Ethel Peltz, Amee Parikh, Robert Schaff, Udaya Neelam
Guests : Todd Bower
Meeting Roles
Toastmaster : Amee Parikh
Word Master : Amee Parikh
Timer : Philip Mason
Grammarian : Louis Nizet
Ah Counter : Tom Alvord
Table Topics Master : Bill Sullivan
Speaker 1 : Robert Schaff
Speaker 2 : Udaya Neelam
Speaker 3 : Tom Alvord
Speaker 4 : Ethel Peltz
General Evaluator : Cheryl Mason
Evaluator 1 : Bill Sullivan
Evaluator 2 : Joseph Lenart
Evaluator 3 : Udaya Neelam
Evaluator 4 : Louis Nizet
Business Portion
Our club President Louis Nizet started the meeting by welcoming the club members and guests. He provided an updated on upcoming meetings
1. Party to celebrate the Cromwell Community Toastmaster Club 25th anniversary – scheduled for August 17th.
a. Speakers involved were mentioned
b. Reminder to members to encourage friends , family and colleagues to join
2. Another surprise party announcement by Louis Nizet
“Bring and Barbecue" party at my place on Saturday August 28-10, beginning at around 5pm and going on as late as participants will want. We'll have hot coal, from real wood, ready to cook the food from about 6pm onward. All members welcome with wife, husband, children, friends and guests. Weather permitting, for those interested, we can take a short walk through the forest to the secluded "Turkey Hill" reservoir, an unspoiled nature jewel in the area. Elize and I will appreciate it if those interested will let us know by no later than August 24th, so that we can send a map and directions how to get there to all participants.”
Education Portion
Table Topics:
We had four members (Bill Sullivan(Table Topic Master), Cheryl Mason, Amee Parikh, Louis Nizet ) and guest (Todd) participate in the Table Topics session.
Prepared Speeches & Evaluations
Speaker #1
Rob has been a member of Middlesex County Toastmasters for 3 ½ years, and has recently joined Cromwell Community Toastmasters. Tonight, Rob will be speaking about the limitations of human effort, and will discuss one theory about what determines those limitations, with his speech, “The Central Governor”.
Speech Number : 1
Speech Length : 5 – 7 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective : Your Body Speaks
Title : The Central Governor
Speaker #2
Udaya Neelam is Area C5 Governor and dual member of Cromwell & Wallingford Eagle Club.During this meeting, Udaya will deliver an icebreaker speech to introduce himself to the Cromwell Community Toastmasters.
Speech Number : 1
Speech Length : 4 – 6 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective : Ice breaker
Title : I and Toastmasters
Speaker #3
Tom has achieved two Competent Communicator awards and is now working toward his Advanced Communicator Bronze award. He will be completing project # 5 of the advanced manual: Interpretive Reading. His job during the allotted 8-10 minutes is to present a famous speech in a way that conveys the original speaker's meaning and emotions.
Speech Number : 5
Speech Length : 8 – 10 minutes
Manual : Interpretive Reading
Objective : present a famous speech
Title : Never Give Up!
Speaker #4
Ethel is a newer member of the club and a resident at Cromwell. She is working on her Competent communicator manual completion
Speech Number : 2
Speech Length : 5 – 7 minutes
Manual : Competent Communicator
Objective :
Title : The Glory of Richmond
Evaluations :
Bill Sullivan, Joe Lenart, Udaya Neelam, Louis Nizet provided a very thoughtful and positive evaluation of the variety presented in the evenings speeches, as was required for each speaker.
General Evaluation :
Cheryl Mason provided a comprehensive evaluation of the proceedings of the meeting and supported to the timer, ah – counter and grammarian reports.
Conclusion :
The president concluded the meeting by thanking all the participants and guest (Todd Bower).
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