Saturday, May 24, 2014

May 20, 2014 Theme: Signs


We had a great meeting today. Ash was our Toastmaster and she chose “signs” as the theme. She talked about many different signs and their meanings. Rock Paper Scissors is a game that uses nothing but signs. The acronym FAST indicates signs of a stroke. F: facial drooping, A: arm weakness S: speech difficulty, T: time to call 911 if you see the other signs. During Table Topics Ash challenged us to make up our own signs.

Kathy was our first speaker. She completed project three from the Technical Presentations manual.  The title of her speech was The Biology of Migraines.  Kathy shared statistics on how many people are affected, costs, and related problems caused by the migraines. She also discussed triggers, research and treatment. She concluded her presentation with a question and answer session.

Robert was our second speaker.  He completed project eight from the CC manual.  The title of his talk was Chindogu: Unuseless Inventions. Chindogu is a term started by a Japanese inventor in the 1980’s. For an invention to be a Chindogu it must have a purpose, be nearly useless, physically exist, and uselessness be self-evident. Robert used PowerPoint to show us several Chindogu examples. Some of them include: umbrella tie, noodle guard and eye drop funnel glasses.

Though we met in a different room today, everyone found us. We were especially pleased that Geetha joined us.  Please visit us next week.  Guests are always welcome.


4 comments:

  1. Thanks, Kate. You captured the meeting well in this blog. Ash seemed perfectly at ease and confident as the toastmaster. Kathy gave us valuable information on migraines and Robert's unuseless talk kept us laughing.

    Welcome Geetha!

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  2. Thanks, Kate. You captured the meeting well in this blog. Ash seemed perfectly at ease and confident as the toastmaster. Kathy gave us valuable information on migraines and Robert's unuseless talk kept us laughing.

    Welcome Geetha!

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  3. Ash was a great Toastmaster -- well prepared, enthusiastic, and on top of things!

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  4. It was an informative and entertaining meeting. As Barb, I appreciated Ash's preparedness enthusiasm in her first time as Toastmaster. And I learned new things from Kathy and Robert kept me laughing. A big welcome to Geetha!!

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