Meeting Minutes - Dec 14, 2005
Thank you, Joe, for taking such great meeting minutes!
The meeting started on time and was attended by fifteen members and guests, including
Darcy Konold, Jim Tucker, Hannah Zhao, Omar, Molly Frisbie, Camille Balagtas, Alfred Balagtas, Joe Stewart, Sue Burn, Jose de la Torre, Dee Williams, Byron Shovlain, Frida Vissuet, Doug Goodman, and Dexter.
Sergeant at Arms Hannah Zhao led the pledge of allegiance and introduced President Joe Stewart. Joe greeted the members and guests, and introduced this week’s Toastmaster, Darcy Konold.
Darcy announced this week’s theme (“San Diego: a winter wonderland”) and the word of the week (“oxymoron”) then masterfully combined the concepts into a topic for self-introductions. Everyone in turn introduced themselves and explained whether they thought the phrase “San Diego: a winter wonderland” was an oxymoron, and why. Darcy got a wide variety of responses from the people in the room.
We were treated to two excellent prepared speeches. First up was Dee Williams, who was completing the eighth project toward her CTM. The purpose of Dee’s speech (entitled “Cooking 101”) was to get comfortable with visual aids. The presentation turned out to be a mouth-watering cooking demonstration. Dee described the sources of her ingredients and her cooking methods as she whipped up a layered dish of rice topped with stir-fried chicken and vegetables. The dish continued to cook following her speech and by the end of the meeting we all were treated to a delicious lunch.
Alfred Balagtas presented the third speech toward his CTM, titled “Discovering the Lost Coast”. Alfred’s objective was to use an outline to effectively organize his presentation. The speech was organized chronologically as Alfred described his preparations, his expectations, and what he saw on an exciting trek along the Lost Coast Trail in the Siskiyou coastal wilderness. He used brilliantly descriptive words and kept the audience intrigued at every turn of the trail. Just as he was talking about running out of food, the aroma of Dee’s stir-fried chicken started wafting across the room toward us.
Next, Joe Stewart led a round of Table Topics, asking audience members to randomly select one of the top twenty oxymora (the plural of oxymoron) and then explain its significance. Doug Goodman, Sue Burn, Hannah Zhao, and Molly Frisbie all participated.
General Evaluator Molly Frisbie took over and introduced her team of evaluators. Byron Shovlain did an excellent job of evaluating Dee’s speech, just as the aroma from the simmering chicken and vegetables started to remind us that it was our lunch hour. Darcy Konold filled in for Frida and gave a helpful evaluation of Alfred’s speech. Matt Greenbergs showed us how he had used the Gramnmarian/Ah Counter’s Record form to keep track of our ums and ahs and to note good examples of language usage. Jose de la Torre provided a thorough and comprehensive timer’s report. Molly wrapped up the evaluation segment by commenting on the Toastmaster’s performance and the general flow of the meeting.
Darcy had just enough time to present awards. Alfred received the Best Speaker trophy, Sue was the winner of the Best Table Topics award, and Darcy was named Best Evaluator.
Joe distributed Certificates of Participation from last week’s Evaluation Workshop, then adjourned the meeting and invited everyone to help consume Dee’s culinary creation.
Next week, we will have a pot-luck lunch as we celebrate the upcoming holidays and install our new club officers.
Sincerely submitted,
Rhonda Walthall, Secretary
Century Toastmasters Club #9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
The meeting started on time and was attended by fifteen members and guests, including
Darcy Konold, Jim Tucker, Hannah Zhao, Omar, Molly Frisbie, Camille Balagtas, Alfred Balagtas, Joe Stewart, Sue Burn, Jose de la Torre, Dee Williams, Byron Shovlain, Frida Vissuet, Doug Goodman, and Dexter.
Sergeant at Arms Hannah Zhao led the pledge of allegiance and introduced President Joe Stewart. Joe greeted the members and guests, and introduced this week’s Toastmaster, Darcy Konold.
Darcy announced this week’s theme (“San Diego: a winter wonderland”) and the word of the week (“oxymoron”) then masterfully combined the concepts into a topic for self-introductions. Everyone in turn introduced themselves and explained whether they thought the phrase “San Diego: a winter wonderland” was an oxymoron, and why. Darcy got a wide variety of responses from the people in the room.
We were treated to two excellent prepared speeches. First up was Dee Williams, who was completing the eighth project toward her CTM. The purpose of Dee’s speech (entitled “Cooking 101”) was to get comfortable with visual aids. The presentation turned out to be a mouth-watering cooking demonstration. Dee described the sources of her ingredients and her cooking methods as she whipped up a layered dish of rice topped with stir-fried chicken and vegetables. The dish continued to cook following her speech and by the end of the meeting we all were treated to a delicious lunch.
Alfred Balagtas presented the third speech toward his CTM, titled “Discovering the Lost Coast”. Alfred’s objective was to use an outline to effectively organize his presentation. The speech was organized chronologically as Alfred described his preparations, his expectations, and what he saw on an exciting trek along the Lost Coast Trail in the Siskiyou coastal wilderness. He used brilliantly descriptive words and kept the audience intrigued at every turn of the trail. Just as he was talking about running out of food, the aroma of Dee’s stir-fried chicken started wafting across the room toward us.
Next, Joe Stewart led a round of Table Topics, asking audience members to randomly select one of the top twenty oxymora (the plural of oxymoron) and then explain its significance. Doug Goodman, Sue Burn, Hannah Zhao, and Molly Frisbie all participated.
General Evaluator Molly Frisbie took over and introduced her team of evaluators. Byron Shovlain did an excellent job of evaluating Dee’s speech, just as the aroma from the simmering chicken and vegetables started to remind us that it was our lunch hour. Darcy Konold filled in for Frida and gave a helpful evaluation of Alfred’s speech. Matt Greenbergs showed us how he had used the Gramnmarian/Ah Counter’s Record form to keep track of our ums and ahs and to note good examples of language usage. Jose de la Torre provided a thorough and comprehensive timer’s report. Molly wrapped up the evaluation segment by commenting on the Toastmaster’s performance and the general flow of the meeting.
Darcy had just enough time to present awards. Alfred received the Best Speaker trophy, Sue was the winner of the Best Table Topics award, and Darcy was named Best Evaluator.
Joe distributed Certificates of Participation from last week’s Evaluation Workshop, then adjourned the meeting and invited everyone to help consume Dee’s culinary creation.
Next week, we will have a pot-luck lunch as we celebrate the upcoming holidays and install our new club officers.
Sincerely submitted,
Rhonda Walthall, Secretary
Century Toastmasters Club #9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
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