Public Speaking Northwest #9406

 

Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2022

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

 

Announcements 

We have a new member – Amy Wilson

 

Members in Attendance: Amy, Jessica, Jim, Kristin, Kate, Lynn C, Lynne D, Mara, Maria, Nancy, Nevin, Nguyet , Robert, Warren

 

Guest in Attendance: Meera Basnet

 

Our Sergeant at Arms, Lynne D, opened our meeting at 12:00 p.m.

 

Opening Comments by President Lynn C.

 

The meeting theme was: Groundhog Day

 

The word of the day was “Reiterate”

 

Our Toastmaster was Kate

 

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian –Maria

Ah Counter – Maria

Timer – Jim

General Evaluator – Robert

 

Speaker #1 was Mara with her speech, “Let’s Play Money – Financial Literacy for Kids 18-22 minutes, Engaging Humor Pathway, Level 5. (Actual time was 16:15.)

 

Evaluator #1 was Warren.  He mentioned Mara’s many speaking strengths and suggested that she avoid empty sound space between slides, talk through the transition. (Actual time was 3:36.)

 

Table Topics Master was Lynne D

In response to her questions:

 

Jessica said that the moments she would like to re-live the births of each of her children.

Nancy said that she would like to trade places with Esther Hicks, a channeler, for one month.

Meera, when asked if she would like to meet a related child in the past or the future, said that she would like to meet her future grandchildren

Amy suggested that she likes to spend rainy days doing her hobbies: playing her violin, drawing, practicing her Spanish, playing guitar, playing with her cat.

Lynn C, when asked about what dead relative she would like to talk to, said that she would like to talk to her dead dog named “Tutu.”  

 

General Evaluator, was Robert.  He complimented Lynne D for always starting the meeting exactly on time, commented that the word of the day, reiterate, was perfect for the theme. Robert complimented Kate for explaining the structure of the meeting at the beginning of the meeting for guests and new members.  He thanked the Ah-Counter for good (ac)counting, and mentioned that the timer had provided great specificity.

 

The meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Katz, Secretary