Want to speak in front of groups feeling confident and comfortable? – Join Toastmasters
Our President: Barb welcomed everyone, especially our guest, Midori.
Our Meeting
Toastmaster: Barb’s theme
– How do they make TP? She sprinkled bits of information including the history
of what people used through the centuries and in different countries.
Grammarian and Word of
the Day – Jim chose ‘ambivalent’
as a word we all needed to use if we had a chance to speak.
Ah Counter – Jim was also the wizard of ‘ahs,
ums’, filler words like ‘and, so’ etc. His job is to help us avoid these words
and become better speakers.
Timer – Lynne kept us on time with
the green, yellow, and red cards.
General Evaluator
– Lucelly evaluated the meeting
from top to bottom and shared what we did well and areas where we could improve.
Our 1st
Speaker – Kate’s title
was, “Low Tech/High Tech: Two Whiteboard Strategies for Zoom Presentations.” She
shared ways to use Zoom effectively. She showed us how to find the whiteboard
in the Share icon and demonstrated several ways we could use it.
Our 2nd
Speaker – Jinxin named
four communication styles. She revealed her style as ‘Direct.’ Her style works
well with other direct communicators. It can also cause problems with unlike
communicators. She shared stories and anecdotes proving her points. Jinxin will
try to communicate using each of the other styles when needed.
Our 1st Evaluator – Giri raved about Kate’s
talk. He liked her interactive introduction. He stated he learned a lot that he
will be using. He said her visual aids were clear and that Kate spoke audibly
and distinctly. Her conversational style provoked many smiles from her
audience. When an error occurred, Giri admired how Kate handled it with ease.
Our 2nd
Evaluator – Mara spoke ‘directly’
to Jinxin saying, “You nailed it!” Mara appreciated her organization in which
she told us what she was going to speak about, then told us, and, finally,
summarized her presentation. Mara praised Jinxin’s pleasant voice as she told
interesting stories and anecdotes to explain how her communication style worked
with some but not with others. She praised the gardening metaphor at the end
recapped her talk well.
Our Table Topics Master – Jean, as Topic Master, had Warren
tell what he’d do if he saw a black briefcase on the street. Mara had to name a
musical instrument that was not music to her ears. Nancy answered what she
would like to see evolve 25 years from now. They all had good answers. You
needed to be there to hear them.
General Evaluator – Lucelly
gave a superb positive
evaluation of the meeting.
Humorist – Robert shared a joke about an elderly woman, pregnancy, and hiccups. It caused many belly laughs.
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