Attendees: Tom Alvord, Eileen Baird, Akshay Dhote, Charnaie Gordon, Charlie
Hubert, Elizabeth Landeen, Louis Nizet, Dave Roman, Sharon Roth, Bill Sullivan,
Heather Turner
Guests: Anthony DiSantis, Elizabeth Dubosz, Mark D.
President Tom
Alvord reminded everyone of the Holiday Party January 24, The Open House
February 21 with guest speaker Mike Aron, the Fall Contests on March 20 and the
April guest Marilyn Jess. We are encouraged to sign up for roles for the next
meeting on the club website.
Toastmaster Bill
Sullivan performed his role with aplomb.
Eileen Baird read the Toastmasters Mission Statement with gusto. Tom
offered the word of the day: PLAUDIT meaning applause. Elizabeth Landeen
offered a provocative invocation suggesting each member write a phrase to use
throughout the year to achieve one's goals.
At the end of the meeting, everyone shared what their phrases.
Topics Master
Heather Turner called on Charnaie, Charlie, Louis and Dave Roman to present 1-2
minute speeches using creative topics which allowed speakers to add a humorous
flavor to the meeting.
Akshay presented
Project #5 “Your Body Speaks” in his speech titled, “Time to Buy a Calendar.” His speech contained many humorous anecdotes
which the audience thoroughly enjoyed. Tom evaluated Akshay, complimenting him
on his strengths and offering one suggestion.
Heather presented
Project #1 from the “Speaking to Inform” advanced manual. The title of her
speech was, “How to Make Brushetta,” during which she demonstrated the
proper preparation of the ingredients including the tomato, onion and garlic
with professional tools. The audience
was treated to a delicious sample of her recipe. Charlie evaluated Heather, complimenting her
on the content and presentation with one suggestion.
Sharon gave Project
#2 from the Better Speaker Series called “Organizing Your Speech,” entitled, “Dump
the Script.” She gave handouts at the end showing the five easy steps to
organize an effective speech. Bill evaluated Sharon with compliments and a
suggestion.
Elizabeth Landeen,
who effectively performed the role of Timer, gave her report. Eileen Baird
presented the Grammarian report showing her excellent listening skills. Dave
gave an effective Ah Counter report. Tom
reported that Bill and Sharon used the word of the day, Plaudit.
Our guest Mark told
us that his friend, who was a toastmaster, told him what Toastmasters is all
about: Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
Charnaie Gordon
gave the General Evaluation of the meeting, noting the positive aspects. She also spoke about the Toastmasters
Leadership Exchange which will take place on Monday, January 30th at
Middlesex Community College from 6:30 to 8:30pm. All are invited. ClickHere for flyer.
Respectfully
submitted,
Sharon Roth January
4, 2012
