Meeting Minutes - August 23, 2022

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

8/23/2022

Announcements: 

We will have our September 6th In-Person meeting at:

Mountlake Terrace Library

23300 58th Avenue W

Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

Our Sergent at Arms and zoom host Barb, promptly opened the meeting on time with our mission statement, flag salute, and reminded members and guests that the speech and evaluation part of our meeting are recorded. 

 

Our President Mara opened the meeting. Our VPE Nancy reviewed roles for the next meeting, provided us with the Learning Minute, and introduced the Toastmaster.

 

Our Learning Minute from Nancy: 

Nancy showed us how to navigate the TI website and get our evaluation form. 

Our Toastmaster was Jim.  Our theme was "Stoics and Stoicism". 

Our GATE Team was:

Grammarian - Am

Word of the day - unperturbed

Julie, Kelly, Nancy, Jim, Jean, and Maria used the Word of The Day

Ah Counter - Nitin

Timer - Lynn

General Evaluator - Jean

 

Our Speaker today was Nancy. Her speech is entitled “Mom’s Dream Trip”. She is working on her Engaging Humor Pathway, Level 1 (7-9 mins)

 

Our Evaluator was Maria (evaluating Nancy)

 

Our Table Topic Master was Meera

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were:

Mara, Nitin, Barb, Robert, Jim, Julie, and Kelly all shared stories/tips that are helpful in public speaking.

 

Members in Attendance were Nancy, Lynn, Mara, Barb, Robert, Kelly, Julie, Maria, Nitin, Jim, Jean, Meera, and Amy

 

Guest(s) in Attendance - none

 

Motion to Adjourn: Jim  Second: Robert

 

Secretary, 

Lynn Connell

Meeting Minutes - August 16, 2022

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

8/16/2022

Announcements: 

We have found a new in-person meeting location for September 6th.  It will be at:

Mountlake Terrace Library

23300 58th Avenue W.

Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

Mark and Anna both expressed interest in becoming a member and are in the process of submitting the paperwork. WOOHOO!!!!

Our Sergent at Arms and zoom host Barb, promptly opened the meeting on time with our mission statement, flag salute, and reminded members and guests that the speech and evaluation part of our meeting are recorded. 

 

Our President Mara opened the meeting. Our VPE Nancy reviewed roles for the next meeting, provided us with the Learning Minute, and introduced the Toastmaster.

 

Our Learning Minute from Nancy: 

Successful Opening

• Getting your audience's attention

• Introduce topic

• Establish Rapport

 

Our Toastmaster was Nancy.  Our theme was "Smiles". 

Our GATE Team was:

Grammarian - Jean

Word of the day - Chuckle

Maria, Warren, Julie, Lynn, Dan, Jim, Julie, Nancy, and Mark used the Word of The Day

Ah Counter - Amy

Timer - Maria

General Evaluator - Warren

 

Our Speaker today was Meera. Doing her first Ice Breaker speech! Her speech is entitled “My Parents and My Bright Experience as a Village Girl”. She is working on his Leadership Development Pathway (10-12 mins)

 

Our Evaluator was Jim (evaluating Meera)

 

Our Table Topic Master was Lynn

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were:

Amy, Julie, Dan, Mara, Mark, and Nitin all shared stories relating to the theme “Smiles”.

 

Members in Attendance were Nancy, Lynn, Mara, Warren, Julie, Maria, Dan, Meera, Nitin, Jim, Jean, and Amy

 

Guest(s) in Attendance were Mark Perez (in the process of submitting the paperwork to be a member) and Anna Vuu (in the process of submitting the paperwork to be a member). 

 

Motion to Adjourn: Jim  Second: Nancy

 

Secretary, 

Lynn Connell

Meeting Minutes - August 9, 2022

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

8/9/2022

Announcements: 

We are still looking for a location for our September 6th In-Person meeting. We will send that information out once we have a location locked down.

Our Sergent at Arms and zoom host Barb, promptly opened the meeting on time with our mission statement, flag salute, and reminded members and guests that the speech and evaluation part of our meeting are recorded. 

 

Our President Mara opened the meeting. Our VPE Nancy reviewed roles for the next meeting, provide us with the Learning Minute, and introduced the Toastmaster.

 

Our Learning Minute from Nancy: 

Pause:

1. Pause before speaking. This allows you to refresh your thoughts and allow the audience to focus on you.

Pause can:

1. Add drama

2. Allow the audience to absorb your message or respond to your humor

3. Give you a chance to be silent rather than use filler words.

 

Our Toastmaster was Maria.  Our theme was "Jeopardy". 

Our GATE Team was:

Grammarian - Kelly

Word of the day - Scrutinize 

Julie, Kelly, Maria, Warren, Dan, and Mark used the Word of The Day

Ah Counter - Barb

Timer - Barb

General Evaluator - Dan

 

Our Speaker today was Robert. His speech is entitled “How Long To Wait”. He is working on his Persuasive Influence Pathway, Level 1, Project 2: Connect With An Audience (6-8 mins)

 

Our Evaluator was Warren (evaluating Robert)

 

Our Table Topic Master was Amy

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were:

Julia, Mark, and Nancy all shared stories relating in some way to our theme by trying to explain something to the Alien.

 

Members in Attendance were Nancy, Lynn, Mara, Warren, Barb, Robert, Kelly, Julie, Maria, Dan, and Amy

 

Guest(s) in Attendance were Joseph (Joe) Di Scala (works with Maria and Amy), Mark Perez (New - been a Toastmaster since 2016 and looking for a new club that fits his schedule better),  and Anna Vuu (3x guest)

 

Motion to Adjourn: Warren  Second: Robert

 

Secretary, 

Lynn Connell