Meeting Minutes - November 14, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 12:05pm and was attended by 8 members: Matt Greenbergs, Jennifer Ebner, Brenda Gettig, Byron Shovlain, Jackie Lyons, Elizabeth Lee, Rob Cross, Jose de la Torre and 1 guest: Tony Sabgga.
• VP of Education Brenda Gettig led the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced President Matt Greenbergs.
• Matt called the meeting to order and introduced Treasurer Jose de la Torre as Toastmaster.
• Jose welcomed members and guests and ensured all the meeting roles were filled. He led introduction by using the word of the week (W.O.W) and theme. Everyone gave different money saving tips ranging from investing in a 401K or IRA to paying down mortgages, avoiding credit cards, marrying rich, and raising kids to support them.
O Theme: My Best Money Tip
O W.O.W.: lucrative, adj: producing wealth; profitable
• Jose welcomed Jackie Lyons for an educational moment on being a GPS Financial Navigator. She spoke about the ten commandments for living well, some of which can be applied to Toastmasters. Some examples include creating a written plan, having an emergency cash fund, saving for big ticket items and education evaluate insurance coverage, plan for retirement, and ask yourself the right questions.
• Jose started the speaker portion of the meeting and introduced the scheduled speaker:
O Speaker #1, Byron Shovlain gave his first speech for the ATM –Bronze track titled "The Effective Salesperson." The purpose was persuasive speaking. Byron spoke about focusing on the buyer, creating value, listening to the customer, and obtaining a commitment to purchase. Byron clearly demonstrated these skills with an impromptu interaction with Liz. He set up a scenario where he was the salesperson at Nordstrom and Elizabeth was the customer. He then asked for feedback from the audience.
• VP of Education Brenda Gettig led a unique and fun round of Table Topics with a color theme. She had each person choose a piece of paper from a bag. The paper had a name of a color written on it. She asked that the color be incorporated into the response.
O Rob Cross: Imagine that your house is painted this color, what would your neighbors think? Hot Magenta
O Jackie Lyons: Your entire wardrobe is in this color, what does that say about you? Electric Lime
O Jennifer Ebner: Your cubicle is covered in this color, how does it affect your co-workers? Neon Carrot
O Matt Greenbergs: You have a product line that is all in this color, what product would it be? Shocking Pink
O Tony Sabgga: Why would someone want to buy a car in this color? Wild Watermelon
O Jose de la Torre: You invite people over for Thanksgiving dinner and ask them to bring food in this color, what would they bring? Atomic Tangerine
• Jose introduced Matt Greenbergs as the General Evaluator. Matt led his team of evaluators:
O Rob Cross evaluated Byron’s speech
O Jennifer Ebner provided the Grammarian/Ah counter’s report
O Elizabeth Lee provided the Timer’s report
• The "Best of" awards were presented by Rhonda:
O Best Speaker: Byron Shovlain
O Best Table Topics: Jackie Lyons
O Best Evaluator: Rob Cross
O 1st Time Guest Ribbon: Tony Sabgga
• Matt adjourned the meeting at 1:05pm.
Submitted by Club Secretary, Jennifer Ebner, Century Toastmasters #9273
Visit our website at http://www.centurytoastmasters.com for more information.
• VP of Education Brenda Gettig led the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced President Matt Greenbergs.
• Matt called the meeting to order and introduced Treasurer Jose de la Torre as Toastmaster.
• Jose welcomed members and guests and ensured all the meeting roles were filled. He led introduction by using the word of the week (W.O.W) and theme. Everyone gave different money saving tips ranging from investing in a 401K or IRA to paying down mortgages, avoiding credit cards, marrying rich, and raising kids to support them.
O Theme: My Best Money Tip
O W.O.W.: lucrative, adj: producing wealth; profitable
• Jose welcomed Jackie Lyons for an educational moment on being a GPS Financial Navigator. She spoke about the ten commandments for living well, some of which can be applied to Toastmasters. Some examples include creating a written plan, having an emergency cash fund, saving for big ticket items and education evaluate insurance coverage, plan for retirement, and ask yourself the right questions.
• Jose started the speaker portion of the meeting and introduced the scheduled speaker:
O Speaker #1, Byron Shovlain gave his first speech for the ATM –Bronze track titled "The Effective Salesperson." The purpose was persuasive speaking. Byron spoke about focusing on the buyer, creating value, listening to the customer, and obtaining a commitment to purchase. Byron clearly demonstrated these skills with an impromptu interaction with Liz. He set up a scenario where he was the salesperson at Nordstrom and Elizabeth was the customer. He then asked for feedback from the audience.
• VP of Education Brenda Gettig led a unique and fun round of Table Topics with a color theme. She had each person choose a piece of paper from a bag. The paper had a name of a color written on it. She asked that the color be incorporated into the response.
O Rob Cross: Imagine that your house is painted this color, what would your neighbors think? Hot Magenta
O Jackie Lyons: Your entire wardrobe is in this color, what does that say about you? Electric Lime
O Jennifer Ebner: Your cubicle is covered in this color, how does it affect your co-workers? Neon Carrot
O Matt Greenbergs: You have a product line that is all in this color, what product would it be? Shocking Pink
O Tony Sabgga: Why would someone want to buy a car in this color? Wild Watermelon
O Jose de la Torre: You invite people over for Thanksgiving dinner and ask them to bring food in this color, what would they bring? Atomic Tangerine
• Jose introduced Matt Greenbergs as the General Evaluator. Matt led his team of evaluators:
O Rob Cross evaluated Byron’s speech
O Jennifer Ebner provided the Grammarian/Ah counter’s report
O Elizabeth Lee provided the Timer’s report
• The "Best of" awards were presented by Rhonda:
O Best Speaker: Byron Shovlain
O Best Table Topics: Jackie Lyons
O Best Evaluator: Rob Cross
O 1st Time Guest Ribbon: Tony Sabgga
• Matt adjourned the meeting at 1:05pm.
Submitted by Club Secretary, Jennifer Ebner, Century Toastmasters #9273
Visit our website at http://www.centurytoastmasters.com for more information.
posted by Jennifer Ebner at
4:17 PM
