Meeting Minutes - June 27, 2007
June 27, 2007
The meeting was called at 12:05 p.m. and was attended by 11 members and one guests: Hannah Zhao, Doug Goodman, Jennifer Ebner, Rhonda Walthall, Jessie Wang, Brenda Gettig, Matt Greenbergs, Darcy Konold, Fabio Bottalico, Jose de la Torre, new member Elizabeth Lee, and guest Lee Moran.
· Incoming Secretary Jennifer Ebner led the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced club president Rhonda Walthall.
· Rhonda opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. She introduced Toastmaster Darcy Konold.
· Darcy introduced the theme, Independence; and the WOW, doughty. The attendees participated in a round of introductions describing what Independence meant to them.
· Toastmaster Darcy introduced Doug Goodman for the Educational Moment. Doug spoke about the importance of a well-written, prepared introduction.
· Toastmaster Darcy introduced the scheduled speaker, Hannah Zhao. Hannah presented her ASC-2 speech, titled “Interpersonal Communication”. Jennifer Ebner assisted Hannah in this speech. Hannah first introduced the four levels of interpersonal communication: 1) small talk, 2) facts disclosure, 3) viewpoints and opinions, and 4) personal feelings. Next, Hannah and Jennifer participated in an personal communication role play, pretending to be two people who meet at a wedding reception. The speech concluded with an open discussion with the audience pertaining to their observations of the interpersonal communication during the role play.
• Toastmaster Darcy also fulfilled the role as Table Topics Master. Darcy called on five attendees to participate:
o Fabio Bottalico – “If you had been present as a Founding Father of our country, would you have signed the Declaration of Independence?”
o Matt Greenbergs – “If a bird in a cage has all of its needs met, does a caged bird have more freedom that a bird in the wild?”
o Doug Goodman – “How do you celebrate the 4th of July?”
o Elizabeth Lee – “As a teenager, how did you claim your independence?”
o Lee Moran – “How did you handle your driving freedom?”
• Toastmaster Darcy introduced the General Evaluator, Jessie Wang. Jessie introduced her team of evaluators:
o Brenda evaluated speaker Hannah.
o Jennifer provided the grammarian/ah counter’s report.
o Rhonda provided the timer’s report.
o Jessie then provided an evaluation of the meeting.
• Toastmaster Darcy presented the “Best of” awards.
o Best speaker: Hannah
o Best table topics: Elizabeth
o Best evaluator: Brenda
o First-timer ribbon was presented to Lee.
• Toastmaster Darcy asked for announcements. The following announcements were made:
o The Champion’s Edge Coaching seminar will be on Sunday, July 8, at 5 p.m. at the Metropolitan Wastewater District Auditorium.
o In July, the club will have a Table Topics Contest on July 11 and a Tall Tales Contest on July 25. The Area Contest will be held on August 25.
o The upcoming new officer training dates are: July 12, El Cajon; July 28, Miramar College; August 25, Oceanside. More information can be found on the district’s website: d5toastmasters.org.
• Toastmaster returned the meeting to club president Rhonda.
• Rhonda adjourned the meeting at 1 p.m.
Submitted by Club Immediate Past President and VPPR,
Rhonda Walthall, CC, Century Toastmasters 9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
The meeting was called at 12:05 p.m. and was attended by 11 members and one guests: Hannah Zhao, Doug Goodman, Jennifer Ebner, Rhonda Walthall, Jessie Wang, Brenda Gettig, Matt Greenbergs, Darcy Konold, Fabio Bottalico, Jose de la Torre, new member Elizabeth Lee, and guest Lee Moran.
· Incoming Secretary Jennifer Ebner led the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced club president Rhonda Walthall.
· Rhonda opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. She introduced Toastmaster Darcy Konold.
· Darcy introduced the theme, Independence; and the WOW, doughty. The attendees participated in a round of introductions describing what Independence meant to them.
· Toastmaster Darcy introduced Doug Goodman for the Educational Moment. Doug spoke about the importance of a well-written, prepared introduction.
· Toastmaster Darcy introduced the scheduled speaker, Hannah Zhao. Hannah presented her ASC-2 speech, titled “Interpersonal Communication”. Jennifer Ebner assisted Hannah in this speech. Hannah first introduced the four levels of interpersonal communication: 1) small talk, 2) facts disclosure, 3) viewpoints and opinions, and 4) personal feelings. Next, Hannah and Jennifer participated in an personal communication role play, pretending to be two people who meet at a wedding reception. The speech concluded with an open discussion with the audience pertaining to their observations of the interpersonal communication during the role play.
• Toastmaster Darcy also fulfilled the role as Table Topics Master. Darcy called on five attendees to participate:
o Fabio Bottalico – “If you had been present as a Founding Father of our country, would you have signed the Declaration of Independence?”
o Matt Greenbergs – “If a bird in a cage has all of its needs met, does a caged bird have more freedom that a bird in the wild?”
o Doug Goodman – “How do you celebrate the 4th of July?”
o Elizabeth Lee – “As a teenager, how did you claim your independence?”
o Lee Moran – “How did you handle your driving freedom?”
• Toastmaster Darcy introduced the General Evaluator, Jessie Wang. Jessie introduced her team of evaluators:
o Brenda evaluated speaker Hannah.
o Jennifer provided the grammarian/ah counter’s report.
o Rhonda provided the timer’s report.
o Jessie then provided an evaluation of the meeting.
• Toastmaster Darcy presented the “Best of” awards.
o Best speaker: Hannah
o Best table topics: Elizabeth
o Best evaluator: Brenda
o First-timer ribbon was presented to Lee.
• Toastmaster Darcy asked for announcements. The following announcements were made:
o The Champion’s Edge Coaching seminar will be on Sunday, July 8, at 5 p.m. at the Metropolitan Wastewater District Auditorium.
o In July, the club will have a Table Topics Contest on July 11 and a Tall Tales Contest on July 25. The Area Contest will be held on August 25.
o The upcoming new officer training dates are: July 12, El Cajon; July 28, Miramar College; August 25, Oceanside. More information can be found on the district’s website: d5toastmasters.org.
• Toastmaster returned the meeting to club president Rhonda.
• Rhonda adjourned the meeting at 1 p.m.
Submitted by Club Immediate Past President and VPPR,
Rhonda Walthall, CC, Century Toastmasters 9273
Visit our website at
http://www.centurytoastmasters.com
for more information.
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