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).
WOW, this must have been one HELLUVA meeting!
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