Meeting Minutes August 31, 2005
Century Toastmasters Meeting Minutes 8-31-05
Theme: Sunrise-Sunset
WOW: Radiant - shining brightly; beaming; coming from a source of rays
The Century Toastmasters meeting was called to order by Matt Greenbergs.
Toastmaster for the day Darcy Konold introduced the theme and WOW and
began self-introductions. She asked members and guests whether we
preferred sunrises or sunsets. The majority answered sunrises.
Cher Vargas did an Educational Moment about the role of the Grammarian
and "Ah" Counter. The Counter's function is keep record of "crutch"
words or "fillers" and both proper and improper usage of grammar in a
meeting. Being the Counter has many benefits, some of which include the
opportunity to hone your listening skills and the opportunity to serve
other members by providing a valuable service to the club.
The first speaker of the day, Tony Gutierrez, gave his ATM-B-1 speech
titled "The Financial Needs Analysis." He asked us if we had a financial
planner in our life, and how we protect our assets. Tony works for
Primerica, an international corporation, which is part of Citigroup. He
explained the aspects of a personal financial analysis and the many
benefits of receiving financial guidance in the areas of debt
management, retirement and life insurance.
The second speaker of the day, Allison Converse, gave her CTM 7 speech.
She spoke of the difficulty of getting organized. Allison recently read
a book (one of her favorite hobbies) to help her get organized. The
author recommended to "organize yourself from the inside out." Have a
plan, and figure out why you're disorganized and why you want to be more
organized. Allison has used some of this knowledge to motivate herself
to get organized, luckily just in time for her mother to come and visit.
Molly Frisbie led Table Topics, and speakers included Don Wiggins, guest
Calvin, and Tania Fragomeno.
Matt served as General Evaluator, Stephen Jaworski evaluated the first
speech, Doug Goodman evaluated the second speech, Norma Toothman served
as the grammarian/ah counter, and guest Adrianna Hernandez was timer.
Tony won Best Speaker and Doug won Best Evaluator. Don won Best Table
Topics.
We had a full meeting with 15 people, including three active guests,
Calvin, Adrianna, and Omar. The area Humorous Speech Contest is
Saturday, September 10, at Solar Turbines, from 3-5 p.m. Matt and
Stephen will be representing Century Toastmasters. Let's take the time
to go out and support them!Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
Theme: Sunrise-Sunset
WOW: Radiant - shining brightly; beaming; coming from a source of rays
The Century Toastmasters meeting was called to order by Matt Greenbergs.
Toastmaster for the day Darcy Konold introduced the theme and WOW and
began self-introductions. She asked members and guests whether we
preferred sunrises or sunsets. The majority answered sunrises.
Cher Vargas did an Educational Moment about the role of the Grammarian
and "Ah" Counter. The Counter's function is keep record of "crutch"
words or "fillers" and both proper and improper usage of grammar in a
meeting. Being the Counter has many benefits, some of which include the
opportunity to hone your listening skills and the opportunity to serve
other members by providing a valuable service to the club.
The first speaker of the day, Tony Gutierrez, gave his ATM-B-1 speech
titled "The Financial Needs Analysis." He asked us if we had a financial
planner in our life, and how we protect our assets. Tony works for
Primerica, an international corporation, which is part of Citigroup. He
explained the aspects of a personal financial analysis and the many
benefits of receiving financial guidance in the areas of debt
management, retirement and life insurance.
The second speaker of the day, Allison Converse, gave her CTM 7 speech.
She spoke of the difficulty of getting organized. Allison recently read
a book (one of her favorite hobbies) to help her get organized. The
author recommended to "organize yourself from the inside out." Have a
plan, and figure out why you're disorganized and why you want to be more
organized. Allison has used some of this knowledge to motivate herself
to get organized, luckily just in time for her mother to come and visit.
Molly Frisbie led Table Topics, and speakers included Don Wiggins, guest
Calvin, and Tania Fragomeno.
Matt served as General Evaluator, Stephen Jaworski evaluated the first
speech, Doug Goodman evaluated the second speech, Norma Toothman served
as the grammarian/ah counter, and guest Adrianna Hernandez was timer.
Tony won Best Speaker and Doug won Best Evaluator. Don won Best Table
Topics.
We had a full meeting with 15 people, including three active guests,
Calvin, Adrianna, and Omar. The area Humorous Speech Contest is
Saturday, September 10, at Solar Turbines, from 3-5 p.m. Matt and
Stephen will be representing Century Toastmasters. Let's take the time
to go out and support them!Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
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