Public Speaking
Northwest Minutes – December 15, 2020
You CAN think
clearly as you speak to groups – in Toastmasters
Mission
Statement & Flag Salute: Lynne spoke clearly as she opened our meeting.
Our President: Nancy, cheerfully helped Barb, our President, by taking charge of
the meeting.
ELECTION of OFFICERS:
We voted on our slate of
officers. Barb Katz will remain our President. Nancy Carpenter
will keep her office as Vice-President of Education. Kate Morris will
remain our Vice-President of Membership. Mara Williams will replace Nancy
Carpenter as Vice-President of Publicity. Lynn Connell will replace
Jean Tracy as Secretary. Jim Tracy will retain his role as
Treasurer. Lynne Dauenhauer will keep her Sergeant at Arms role. Their
officer roles will be from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021.
Announcements: Kate completed her level 3 of Pathways and landed us
another DCP point. Thanks, Kate.
Our Meeting
Toastmaster: Kate
chose “Good News” as her theme for the day. She filled the meeting with
heartwarming events that occurred this last year.
Grammarian and Word of
the Day: Jutta
chose “Bibelot,” meaning ornament as our word for today.
Ah Counter: Jean counted each member’s filler words. She heard
only 4 which shows how wonderfully aware we are.
Timer: Lynne kept us within our time
limits using her color-coded cards.
General Evaluator
– Robert paid attention to the
meeting from top to bottom noting each member’s role. He focused much of his
time on the evaluators.
Our 1st
Speaker: Mara’s title,
“Mentoring is Like a Box of Chocolates” flowed throughout her talk in clever
and curious ways. She compared her mentor, Jim, to an advent calendar
with doors opening for her to explore ideas. She praised Jim for the
times she felt the advice from an evaluator didn’t fit. Like her personal box
of chocolates, Jim told her to take a bite and put it back in the box. Jim
also helped her with a deeply felt eulogy. Mara intends to write a book
and sees Jim as the right mentor for her since he’s already a published
author.
Our 2nd
Speaker: Giri’s title, “Reframe to
Reclaim Your Power,” used stories to explain reframing. He reminded us that
President Reagan was the oldest candidate for president at that time. He knew
everyone wanted to hear candidate Mondale use it against him in their debate.
Reagan’s reframe won the debate and the presidency. Giri also chose
stories from his own life, when people told him not to be offended by what they
were about to say. Giri knew it would be an insult and he was ready. He
turned their negative words into his asset with an, “I don’t care” response.
Both President Raegan and Giri reclaimed their power.
Our 1st Evaluator:
Warren praised Mara for
her well organized speech. He enjoyed her analogy regarding the advent
calendar. He felt her talk flowed well and was conversational. He noted that
she and Jim find humor difficult but are challenging themselves with the
Humorous Pathway. He also commented on her interest in writing a book. He
suggested she use some humor.
Our 2nd
Evaluator: Nancy complimented
Giri on his well-crafted introduction. She said this was one of her
favorite speeches by Giri. She loved the Raegan story, the dive bar and
digging holes references. She suggested Giri slow down and pause more to
give the audience time to enjoy the visuals he paints with his words.
Our Table Topics Master: Midori continued the theme, “Good
News” by asking us to share our good news this past year.
Kameh, our guest, said her husband now works from
home. She enjoys having lunch with him. She also has more freedom to explore
new activities like toastmasters.
Jutta is establishing a new business entitled,
Seattle Group Solutions. He’s excited about his new journey.
Lynn mentioned 2 things, her fun trip earlier to
Cancun, Mexico, and camping. She has a wonderful new camper that she loves.
“It’s like a second home,” she said.
Giri liked watching “Tiger King” on TV. He suggested
we all watch it with a large bowl of ice cream.
General Evaluator:
Robert thought “Good News” was
an effective theme. He complimented Warren on his evaluation summary. He
liked Nancy’s emphasis on the positive while also sharing some
suggestions. He praised Midori for carrying through with the theme for the day.
Our Members in Attendance:
Lynn, Kate, Nancy, Lynne, Warren, Midori, Mara, Robert, Jutta, Giri, Jean
Our Guests in
Attendance: Janice, Simbu, and Kameh. Kameh said she’d like to join our club. Terrific!
Motion to Adjourn – Kate
Second – Robert
Jean Tracy, DTM
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