Meeting Minutes, Oct 12 2005
CENTURY TOASTMASTERS MEETINGCLUB #9273
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
MINUTES
Century Toastmasters had a great meeting with 19 members and guests in attendance!
ATTENDEES: Don Wiggins, Joe Stewart, Jim Tucker, Darcy Konold, Hannah Zhao, Doug Goodman (and Dexter), Martin Olmeda, Alfred Balagtas (and Camille), Molly Frisbie, Dick Larkin, Rhonda Walthall, and Jude Awiyilika.
FIRST TIME GUESTS: Lindsey, David, Tina Miller, John Davis, Renaldo, and Dimitri Fulton.
12:08 Sergeant-At-Arms, Hannah Zhao, welcomed everyone and lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
12:09 President, Joe Stewart, came to the lectern and recognized all the many first time guests. Joe introduced Hannah as the Toastmaster. Joe spoke with 0:32 seconds.
12:10 Hannah introduced the theme: “I’ll never do that again!” and the WOW: Temerity. Hannah then lead the meeting with a round of brief introductions since there were so many first time guests. Hannah ran down the agenda to ensure that all roles were filled. Hannah spoke for 1:18 minutes.
12:12 Hannah presented the Educational Moment: The role of the Sergeant-At-Arms. Hannah emphasized the three main functions of the role: 1) arrive early and set up the room, 2) start the Pledge of Allegiance, and 3) track the inventory for awards and supplies. Hannah spoke for 2:19 minutes.
12:15 Hannah introduced the first prepared speaker, Martin Olmeda. Martin was the District 5 Governor (1998-1999) and just recently founded a new club in Rancho Bernardo.
12:16 The title of Martin’s speech was “Eight to Ten Minutes”. Martin discussed the history of Toastmasters International, which was founded in October 1924 by Ralph Smedley. The first meetings were held in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, CA and were attended by professional businessmen seeking to improve their speaking skills, in particular, their skills at giving toasts at social banquets. The first international club was formed in Westminister, Canada in 1930. In 1972, women were welcomed into Toastmasters International. Today, there are over 193,000 members world-wide in 86 countries. The goal for 2010 is to have over 200,000 members in 200 countries. Martin gave a brief overview of the various speaking levels: CTM (Can’t Talk Much), ATM (Able To Talk Much), and DTM (Don’t Time Me). Martin also pointed out that Toastmasters International trains 64,000 leaders every 6 months with new officer elections. Martin concluded with the statement “The program works if you work the program.” Martin spoke for 13:34 minutes.
12:30 Hannah introduced the second prepared speaker, Immediate Past President, Dick Larkin. Dick gave his ATMS-5 speech, which is the final speech in the AMTS series. The goal of Dick’s speech was to deliver bad news regarding a crisis that would have a significant impact on the audience.
12:31 The title of Dick’s speech was “Crisis Management.” Dick described an accounting irregularity in the pension program at SDGE. As a result of the irregularity, pension payments were suspended immediately and indefinitely. Dick calmly described the $2.1B shortfall that resulted from poor investments made in risky real estate deals in New Orleans. Dick also stated that an investigation had been launched since some of the investments appeared to be fraudulent. Dick also expressed with remorse that the pension plan was not guaranteed under the PBGC since malfeasance appeared to be the cause of the shortfall. A round of questions and answers followed, with emotions flaring. Dick spoke for 5:01 minutes and followed with Q&A for 5:13 minutes.
12:52 Hannah introduced the General Evaluator, Don Wiggins. Don introduced each of the evaluators and spoke for 0:27 minutes.
12:53 Joe evaluated Martin’s speech and emphasized that Martin had used a lot of techniques and a slogan to deliver his message. Joe spoke for 1:50 seconds.
12:55 Doug Goodman evaluated Dick’s speech. Doug pointed out that Dick’s voice and body language were very calming when delivering his negative message regarding the pension crisis. Doug spoke for 2:26 minutes.
12:58 VP of Education, Darcy Konold, gave Grammarian/Ah Counter’s report and spoke for 1:40 minutes. Alfred Balagtas gave the Timer’s report.
1:00 Martin recommended that the first time guests comment on their impression of the meeting.
1:05 Martin received the Best Speaker Award and Doug received the Best Evaluator Award.
The results of the Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests were not announced. Steven Jaworski and Matt Greenbergs participated in the contest but neither were present to give a report.
1:08 The meeting was adjourned.
Sincerely submitted,
Rhonda Walthall, Secretary
Century Toastmasters Club #9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
MINUTES
Century Toastmasters had a great meeting with 19 members and guests in attendance!
ATTENDEES: Don Wiggins, Joe Stewart, Jim Tucker, Darcy Konold, Hannah Zhao, Doug Goodman (and Dexter), Martin Olmeda, Alfred Balagtas (and Camille), Molly Frisbie, Dick Larkin, Rhonda Walthall, and Jude Awiyilika.
FIRST TIME GUESTS: Lindsey, David, Tina Miller, John Davis, Renaldo, and Dimitri Fulton.
12:08 Sergeant-At-Arms, Hannah Zhao, welcomed everyone and lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
12:09 President, Joe Stewart, came to the lectern and recognized all the many first time guests. Joe introduced Hannah as the Toastmaster. Joe spoke with 0:32 seconds.
12:10 Hannah introduced the theme: “I’ll never do that again!” and the WOW: Temerity. Hannah then lead the meeting with a round of brief introductions since there were so many first time guests. Hannah ran down the agenda to ensure that all roles were filled. Hannah spoke for 1:18 minutes.
12:12 Hannah presented the Educational Moment: The role of the Sergeant-At-Arms. Hannah emphasized the three main functions of the role: 1) arrive early and set up the room, 2) start the Pledge of Allegiance, and 3) track the inventory for awards and supplies. Hannah spoke for 2:19 minutes.
12:15 Hannah introduced the first prepared speaker, Martin Olmeda. Martin was the District 5 Governor (1998-1999) and just recently founded a new club in Rancho Bernardo.
12:16 The title of Martin’s speech was “Eight to Ten Minutes”. Martin discussed the history of Toastmasters International, which was founded in October 1924 by Ralph Smedley. The first meetings were held in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, CA and were attended by professional businessmen seeking to improve their speaking skills, in particular, their skills at giving toasts at social banquets. The first international club was formed in Westminister, Canada in 1930. In 1972, women were welcomed into Toastmasters International. Today, there are over 193,000 members world-wide in 86 countries. The goal for 2010 is to have over 200,000 members in 200 countries. Martin gave a brief overview of the various speaking levels: CTM (Can’t Talk Much), ATM (Able To Talk Much), and DTM (Don’t Time Me). Martin also pointed out that Toastmasters International trains 64,000 leaders every 6 months with new officer elections. Martin concluded with the statement “The program works if you work the program.” Martin spoke for 13:34 minutes.
12:30 Hannah introduced the second prepared speaker, Immediate Past President, Dick Larkin. Dick gave his ATMS-5 speech, which is the final speech in the AMTS series. The goal of Dick’s speech was to deliver bad news regarding a crisis that would have a significant impact on the audience.
12:31 The title of Dick’s speech was “Crisis Management.” Dick described an accounting irregularity in the pension program at SDGE. As a result of the irregularity, pension payments were suspended immediately and indefinitely. Dick calmly described the $2.1B shortfall that resulted from poor investments made in risky real estate deals in New Orleans. Dick also stated that an investigation had been launched since some of the investments appeared to be fraudulent. Dick also expressed with remorse that the pension plan was not guaranteed under the PBGC since malfeasance appeared to be the cause of the shortfall. A round of questions and answers followed, with emotions flaring. Dick spoke for 5:01 minutes and followed with Q&A for 5:13 minutes.
12:52 Hannah introduced the General Evaluator, Don Wiggins. Don introduced each of the evaluators and spoke for 0:27 minutes.
12:53 Joe evaluated Martin’s speech and emphasized that Martin had used a lot of techniques and a slogan to deliver his message. Joe spoke for 1:50 seconds.
12:55 Doug Goodman evaluated Dick’s speech. Doug pointed out that Dick’s voice and body language were very calming when delivering his negative message regarding the pension crisis. Doug spoke for 2:26 minutes.
12:58 VP of Education, Darcy Konold, gave Grammarian/Ah Counter’s report and spoke for 1:40 minutes. Alfred Balagtas gave the Timer’s report.
1:00 Martin recommended that the first time guests comment on their impression of the meeting.
1:05 Martin received the Best Speaker Award and Doug received the Best Evaluator Award.
The results of the Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests were not announced. Steven Jaworski and Matt Greenbergs participated in the contest but neither were present to give a report.
1:08 The meeting was adjourned.
Sincerely submitted,
Rhonda Walthall, Secretary
Century Toastmasters Club #9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
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