Meeting Minutes Nov 16, 2005
Century Toastmasters had a great meeting with 16 members and guests in attendance! Thank you to everyone who brought munchies!
ATTENDEES:Darcy Konold, Joe Stewart, Jimmie Webb, Frida Vissuet, Rhonda Walthall, Alan Landers, Alfred Balagtas and daughter Camille, Cathy Alfaro, Rob Cross, Dee Williams, Jose de la Torre, Greg Prescott, Jim Tucker, and Hannah Zhao.12:10 President and Toastmaster, Joe Stewart, came to the lectern, welcomed everyone, and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
12:12 Joe introduced the theme: Geography Awareness Day and the WOW: Migration. Geography Awareness Day was started in 1987 and is always the 3rd week of November. Joe asked each attendee to introduce themselves and tell where they had migrated from to get to San Diego. Self-introductions took 7:34 minutes.
12:20 Darcy presented the Educational Moment on “The Role of VP of Education”. Darcy provided a handout that described the primary functions of the VP of Education, in particular, planning successful club meetings so that each member has the opportunity to achieve his or her educational goals. Darcy also explained the additional responsibilities including attending training, promoting participation, tracking training records, and attending district meetings. Darcy spoke for 3:55 minutes.
12:24 Joe introduced the first speaker, Greg Prescott. The title of Greg’s CTM-1 speech was “I Work to Live, Not Live to Work”. Greg described how he works at home, works at work, and travels a lot, which creates a trap to neglect friends, family, and hobbies. He is striving to achieve balance in his life by infusing something he loves in life into his work. When he was 15, during Career Day, he decided he 1) wanted to be a professional golfer, 2) be a professional musician, and 3) be a professional chef. While in college, he majored in Voice. Afterwards, he studied culinary arts at a Trade School and became a chef. However, for the last 25 years he has been working in Sales. He has found that golf is a good tool for Sales and he is striving to add golf into his business dealings. As a kid, he was a caddy. He golfed with his Dad every Sunday, which enabled him to develop a close relationship with his father. In the last few years, he has ran 3 major golf events at prestigious golf courses and he recently received an offer to consult for Leverage Golf while playing a round of golf. Greg spoke for 6:04 minutes.
12:31 Joe introduced the Immediate Past President, Dick Larkin, to conduct the Officer Elections. Dick described how being a club officer helps to improve your speaking and leadership skills. Each nominee that was present was asked to stand and briefly describe what they expect to achieve for themselves personally and for the club while holding office. Alfred Balagtas, nominated for Sergeant At Arms, described his reasons and concluded that he has experience since he had been a sergeant in the Marine Corps. Hannah Zhao, nominated for Treasurer, described her reasons and stated that he had a Masters degree in Finance. Jose de la Torre, nominated for Secretary, described his reasons and stated that he hoped being secretary would help improve his writing skills. Matt Greenbergs, nominated for VP of Public Relations, was not present but asked Darcy to speak for him by saying “I’ll Do It!” Joe Stewart, nominated for VP of Membership, described his reasons and concluded that “members is what it is all about – gaining new members and retaining existing members.” Rhonda Walthall, nominated for VP of Education, described her reasons and concluded that she was looking forward to the challenge. Darcy Konold, nominated for President, described her reasons and stated that it was a huge honor to be a President’s Distinguished Club and she was looking forward to the challenge of maintaining that honor. The elections were held for the Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2006 term and the results were as follows:
Sergeant At Arms: Alfred Balagtas
Treasurer: Hannah Zhao
Secretary: Jose de la Torre
VP of Public Relations: Matt Greenbergs
VP of Membership: Joe Stewart
VP of Education: Rhonda Walthall
President: Darcy Konold
Congratulations to the newly elected officers!
12:46 Joe returned to the lectern and invited the General Evaluator, Molly Frisbie, to lead the Evaluation portion of the meeting. Molly explained what the evaluation portion of the meeting and spoke for 0;58 minutes. Molly then introduced Jimmie Webb to evaluate Greg’s speech. Jimmie spoke for 1:11 minutes. Molly then introduced Alan Landers who gave the Grammarian / Ah Counter’s Report. Alan spoke for 1:12 minutes. Molly then introduced Rhonda Walthall, who gave the Timer’s Report.
1:52 Joe asked everyone to vote for the Best Evaluator. He then announced that Greg had won the Best Speaker award and that Jimmie had won the Best Evaluator award. Joe announced that our next meeting would be on November 30.
1:02 The meeting was adjourned.
Sincerely submitted,
Rhonda Walthall, Secretary
Century Toastmasters Club #9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
ATTENDEES:Darcy Konold, Joe Stewart, Jimmie Webb, Frida Vissuet, Rhonda Walthall, Alan Landers, Alfred Balagtas and daughter Camille, Cathy Alfaro, Rob Cross, Dee Williams, Jose de la Torre, Greg Prescott, Jim Tucker, and Hannah Zhao.12:10 President and Toastmaster, Joe Stewart, came to the lectern, welcomed everyone, and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
12:12 Joe introduced the theme: Geography Awareness Day and the WOW: Migration. Geography Awareness Day was started in 1987 and is always the 3rd week of November. Joe asked each attendee to introduce themselves and tell where they had migrated from to get to San Diego. Self-introductions took 7:34 minutes.
12:20 Darcy presented the Educational Moment on “The Role of VP of Education”. Darcy provided a handout that described the primary functions of the VP of Education, in particular, planning successful club meetings so that each member has the opportunity to achieve his or her educational goals. Darcy also explained the additional responsibilities including attending training, promoting participation, tracking training records, and attending district meetings. Darcy spoke for 3:55 minutes.
12:24 Joe introduced the first speaker, Greg Prescott. The title of Greg’s CTM-1 speech was “I Work to Live, Not Live to Work”. Greg described how he works at home, works at work, and travels a lot, which creates a trap to neglect friends, family, and hobbies. He is striving to achieve balance in his life by infusing something he loves in life into his work. When he was 15, during Career Day, he decided he 1) wanted to be a professional golfer, 2) be a professional musician, and 3) be a professional chef. While in college, he majored in Voice. Afterwards, he studied culinary arts at a Trade School and became a chef. However, for the last 25 years he has been working in Sales. He has found that golf is a good tool for Sales and he is striving to add golf into his business dealings. As a kid, he was a caddy. He golfed with his Dad every Sunday, which enabled him to develop a close relationship with his father. In the last few years, he has ran 3 major golf events at prestigious golf courses and he recently received an offer to consult for Leverage Golf while playing a round of golf. Greg spoke for 6:04 minutes.
12:31 Joe introduced the Immediate Past President, Dick Larkin, to conduct the Officer Elections. Dick described how being a club officer helps to improve your speaking and leadership skills. Each nominee that was present was asked to stand and briefly describe what they expect to achieve for themselves personally and for the club while holding office. Alfred Balagtas, nominated for Sergeant At Arms, described his reasons and concluded that he has experience since he had been a sergeant in the Marine Corps. Hannah Zhao, nominated for Treasurer, described her reasons and stated that he had a Masters degree in Finance. Jose de la Torre, nominated for Secretary, described his reasons and stated that he hoped being secretary would help improve his writing skills. Matt Greenbergs, nominated for VP of Public Relations, was not present but asked Darcy to speak for him by saying “I’ll Do It!” Joe Stewart, nominated for VP of Membership, described his reasons and concluded that “members is what it is all about – gaining new members and retaining existing members.” Rhonda Walthall, nominated for VP of Education, described her reasons and concluded that she was looking forward to the challenge. Darcy Konold, nominated for President, described her reasons and stated that it was a huge honor to be a President’s Distinguished Club and she was looking forward to the challenge of maintaining that honor. The elections were held for the Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2006 term and the results were as follows:
Sergeant At Arms: Alfred Balagtas
Treasurer: Hannah Zhao
Secretary: Jose de la Torre
VP of Public Relations: Matt Greenbergs
VP of Membership: Joe Stewart
VP of Education: Rhonda Walthall
President: Darcy Konold
Congratulations to the newly elected officers!
12:46 Joe returned to the lectern and invited the General Evaluator, Molly Frisbie, to lead the Evaluation portion of the meeting. Molly explained what the evaluation portion of the meeting and spoke for 0;58 minutes. Molly then introduced Jimmie Webb to evaluate Greg’s speech. Jimmie spoke for 1:11 minutes. Molly then introduced Alan Landers who gave the Grammarian / Ah Counter’s Report. Alan spoke for 1:12 minutes. Molly then introduced Rhonda Walthall, who gave the Timer’s Report.
1:52 Joe asked everyone to vote for the Best Evaluator. He then announced that Greg had won the Best Speaker award and that Jimmie had won the Best Evaluator award. Joe announced that our next meeting would be on November 30.
1:02 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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