Cromwell Community Toastmasters
Club 5908 ~ District 53
January 7,
2014
“Go Big or Go Home”
Attendees: members
attended: Bo Bogart, John Hart, Charlie
Hubert, Carmen Jenkins, Elizabeth Landeen, Donald Ostertag, Catherine Rose,
Crystal Storo CC, CL, William Sullivan ACB, ALB, Robin Thompson and Heather
Turner ACS, CL
Business
Meeting:
The meeting was called to
order by Sergeant at Arms Charlie Hubert. President Crystal Storo mentioned the January
Jam taking place this Saturday (January 11.) Crystal also told us that Hollie
Rose has been reporting on Toastmaster meetings that she visited during her
travels. Hollie has been sharing her impressions on the Cromwell Community
Toastmaster Facebook page.
Meeting Roles:
Toastmaster: Bo Bogart
Invocation: Charlie Hubert - Toastmaster
Promise
Word Master: Robin Thompson
Word - of - the - Day: ameliorate – to improve or make
better
Table Topics Master: Elizabeth
Landeen
Theme: New
Year’s Resolutions Elizabeth told us
that New Years Resolutions were started by the Romans over 2000 years ago. Bill Sullivan gave us his theory as to why
this custom started and Catherine Rose reflected on whether 2014 will be better
than 2013. Don Ostertag felt that a year was too long a time to give up
chocolate, but he could give up potato chips.
Though the thought of a Bungee Cord Jump appealed to Heather’s sense of
adventure, she also saw the down side.
When asked about changing something in the world Crystal talked about
her trip to the UN and how it’s members change the world.
Speaker # 1: Carmen Jenkins
Manual/Project: Competent Communicator/Project 1 Icebreaker
Title:
My Life
Carmen told us she has four
children and one grandchild. She is currently working towards a Masters Degree in
Social Work. Carmen is improving her
life and wants to help other people improve their lives.
Speaker
# 2: Donald Ostertag
Manual/Project: Competent Communicator/Project 8 Getting Comfortable w/ Visual Aids
Title: How Some Meetings are Conducted
Don described how to conduct a detachment
meeting. He described the opening
ceremony; who would be present; the various parts of the meeting and how
correspondence and new business are handled. He discussed routines, reports and
interesting facts. He described the
closing ceremony and then answered questions.
Speaker
# 3: John
Hart
Manual/Project: Competent
Communicator/Project 1 Icebreaker
Title: Looking
back. Looking forward.
John
told us about his New Year holiday and spending time with his girlfriend and family. He also told us he works at a non-profit
agency, The Hartford Defense League where he thinks public speaking skills
would be useful.
Speaker # 4: Heather
Turner ACS, CL
Manual/Project: Public
Relations/Project Crisis Management Speech
Title: Update on the Zombie Apocalypse
Reporter Hollie Hobbie reported on the effects of the
Zombie Apocalypse that had happened one year prior. Electricity is a thing of the past; most
people are either dead or zombified; food from aluminum cans has turned poisonous
but on the bright side, the President has just starred in a new movie and a
good use has been found for canned Spam.
General
Evaluator: Crystal
Storo CC
Evaluator # 1: Elizabeth Landeen
Evaluator # 2: Heather Turner ACS, CL
Evaluator # 3: Charlie Hubert
Evaluator # 4: William Sullivan ACB, ALB
Functionary Reports:
Ah Counter: Carmen Jenkins
Grammarian: William Sullivan ACB, ALB
Timer: Charles Hubert
In
closing Crystal thanked everyone for participating. Both Carmen Jenkins and John Hart received
Icebreaker Ribbons. It was another great meeting! Now is the perfect time to sign up for roles
for our next meeting.
Next meeting: January 21, 2014.
Respectfully
submitted by
Bo Bogart, Secretary
[posted by Hollie Rose CC]
