Meeting Notes - December 5, 2023 (In Person at Woodcrest Estates)

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Announcements:

Kelly presented Mara with roses in celebration of Mara’s birthday this month.

Our Toastmaster was Kelly with the theme, Holiday Sweaters!!

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

Our President Pro Tem Kelly opened our meeting.

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian – Justin

Word of the day was Carol as in song or to say something happily

Ah Counter – Sophia

Timer - Sonal

General Evaluator – Lynne

Our Speakers were Lakita with SPEECH TITLE: “Welcome to the Lonely Hearts Club”

and Mara with SPEECH TITLE: “Home for the Holidays”.

Our Evaluators were Robert evaluating Lakita’s speech

and Bill, evaluating Mara’s speech

Our Table Topics Master was Deanna with the subject Sweaters!!

Our Table Topic Speakers were Bill, Dan Mo, Sophia, and Barb.

Our Humorist was Robert.

Members in Attendance were Kelly, Deanna, Mara, Sophia, Justin, Sonal, Lynne, Bill

Robert, Barb

Guests in Attendance: Dan Mo, Linda Gall, Dustin Urlacher and Lori, Lakita’s guest

Motion to Adjourn: Robert Second: Mara

Meeting Notes - October 3, 2023

 Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

October 3, 2023, In-Person Meeting at Woodcrest Estates

Announcements: 

Dennis Armstrong, Area 53 Director, told us about upcoming District 2 events.

Our Toastmaster was Lynne with the theme. Fall Cleaning!! 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

Our President, Pro Tem Barb, opened our meeting.

Our Gate Team was: 

Grammarian – Bill 

Word of the day was Ostentatious

Ah Counter – Sonal 

Timer - Lakita

General Evaluator – Robert

Our Speakers were Marcus with SPEECH TITLE: Inventing with the Nephews

 and Bill with SPEECH TITLE: Zoro’s Wild Ride. 

Our Evaluators were Barb, evaluating Marcus’s speech

and Robert, evaluating Bill’s speech

Our Table Topics Master was Deanna, with the subject Fall Celebrations and Traditions.

Our Table Topic Speakers were Lynne, Sonal, Bill, Dennis, Hari and Lakita.

Our Humorist was NAME. 

Members in Attendance were Bill, Barb, Robert, Hari, Lakita, Deanna, Sonal and Lyne  

Guests in Attendance Dennis Armstrong.  Area 53 Director, who visited our club on behalf of our Area Director, Ellen Laing.  

Motion to Adjourn:?    Second:?

Meeting Minutes 11/7/2023

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

November 7, 2023 In-Person Meeting @ Woodcrest Estates

Announcements: None

Our Toastmaster was Deanna, with the theme: Fantastic Fall Phenomena. 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

Our President, Pro Tem Lynne, opened our meeting.

Our Gate Team was: 

Grammarian:  Bill 

Word of the day wa Settle

Ah Counter – Lynne 

Timer - Robert

General Evaluator – Lakita

Our Speakers were #1Sonal with Speech Title: Diwali: A Festival of Lights, Joy and Tradition

#2 Deanna with Speech Title: Renting Out a Property – Start to Finish!!. 

Our Evaluators were Barb evaluating Sonal’s speech.

And Bill evaluating Deanna’s speech.

Our Table Topics Master was Kelly with TOPICS THEME: Speakers built on a continuous story of their early experiences with public speaking to their successes.

Our Table Topic Speakers were Barb, Sonal, Lakita and Bill

Our Humorist was None. 

Members in Attendance were Kelly, Lynne, Bill, Sonal, Robert, Lakita, Barb and Deanna 

Guests in Attendance Justin Humke and Sophia Antonysamy are both joining!!  And Uma, a friend of Lakita

Motion to Adjourn: Kelly    Second: Bill

Meeting Minutes 10/24/2023

                                      Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

October 24, 2023

 

Our Toastmaster was Robert, with the theme Figures of Speech

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

Our President, Nancy (Pro Tem), opened our meeting.

Education Minute (Nancy): In a polite or formal setting, it's customary to place others' names before one's own in a sentence, illustrated by examples like "Jean and I went to the park."

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian –  Barb

The word of the day was Serendipity

Ah Counter – Sonal

Timer – Lynne

General Evaluator – Mara

Our speaker was Maria, who gave the speech "On the One Hand", a motivational strategy, level 1, S2: purpose speech.

Our Evaluators were Robert and Lynne

Our Table Topics Master was Nancy.

Our Table Topic Speakers were Sharon, Mara, Rahul, Justin, Sonal, and Lynne.

Members in Attendance were Barb, Nancy, Mara, Sonal, Robert, Rahul, Lynne, Amy, Justin, Maria, Rahul

Guests in Attendance: Justin

Humorist: Robert

Motion to Adjourn: Nancy    Second: Mara

Meeting Minutes 10/17/2023

 

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

October 17, 2023

 

 Our Toastmaster was Maria with the theme Pasta

 Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

 Our President Victor opened our meeting.

 Education Minute: Check out a storytelling workshop hosted by our District 2, Saturday Nov 4 9:30 to Noon on zoom. https://d2tm.org/event/mine-your-magnetic-message/   

 Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian –  Barb

Word of the day was impress

Ah Counter – Bill

Timer – Ellen (our area director)

General Evaluator – Nancy

 Our Speakers were Victor with “A Call to Cherish: Time, Moments, and Family” and Sonal with “Embracing Challenges: A Swim Through Determination and Support”.

 Our Evaluators were Robert and Lynne

 Our Table Topics Master was Amy with “And Then…” continuous story about little Timmy making butternut squash pasta.

 Our Table Topic Speakers were Marcus, Bill, Barb, Nancy, Victor, Robert.

 Members in Attendance were Barb, Victor Bill, Nancy, Maria, Sonal, Robert, Marcus, Deanna, Lynne, Amy  

 Guests in Attendance Ellen Liang, our area director

 Motion to Adjourn: Robert    Second: Bill

 

Officer Meeting Minutes 10/10/2023

 

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Officers Meeting Minutes

October 10, 2023

 

Summary Officer Reports:

 

• Vice President of Education (VPE):
• Nancy has been actively connecting with members, providing updates on their current pathway progress, and offering assistance as necessary.
• Treasurer:
• No significant updates to report at this time.
• Vice President of Public Relations (VPPR):
• VPPR has been diligently working on uploading speeches and evaluations to our YouTube channel.
• A new draft header has been created for our materials.
• The possibility of establishing a LinkedIn profile for our club, mirroring our existing presence on Facebook, was discussed to assess interest and engagement.
• Vice President of Membership (VPM):
• Currently, our club boasts 23 paid members.
• Regrettably, 6 members chose not to renew their memberships due to scheduling conflicts.
• President:
• The President has been in communication with the Area Director to address the following inquiries:
• Have we utilized the "Moments of Truth" program within our club?
• Has the officer corps explored the strategic planning module?

Miscellaneous Discussions:

o    The officers engaged in discussions regarding a Harvest party scheduled for our in-person meeting in November.

o    There is consideration for adding additional in-person and Zoom meetings to our schedule.

§  Further details on the potential hybrid meeting format will be discussed with Robert Katz, who has experience attending such meetings.

 

Officers in Attendance were Nancy, Sharon, Deanna, Lynn, and Victor.

Meeting Minutes 10/10/2023

 

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

October 10, 2023

Our Toastmaster was Nancy with the theme Gobsmacked and other British Expressions.  

 Our Sergeant at Arms Pro Tem and Zoom Host Nancy called our meeting to order.

Our President Victor opened our meeting.

 Our Education Minute: Writing your Introduction - Your speaking introduction is a script used by the toastmaster to introduce you and the parameters of your speech. Please make it a conversational format. Find the speech introduction template on Member Downloads on our website and attached.

 Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian – Maria

Word of the day was - Dumbfounded.

Ah Counter – Sharon 

Timer - Lynne

General Evaluator – Sonal

Our Speaker was Deanna with, Do you remember when?

Our Speech Evaluator was a Round Robin which included Maria, Sharon, and Nancy.

Our Table Topics Master was Victor with TOPICS THEME

 Our Table Topic Speakers were everyone in attendance except Table Topics Master.  

 Our Humorist was Robert.

 Members in Attendance were Nancy, Victor, Maria, Lynne, Sonal, Deanna, Robert, Amy, Sharon, Hari

 Guests in Attendance: Kerry Accola

 

Motion to Adjourn:  Second: Deanna

Meeting Minutes Sept 27, 2023

  

 Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

Sept 27, 2023

 

Announcements:

Our Toastmaster was Dan, with the theme of Autumn.

 

Our Sergeant at Arms, Barb, called our meeting to order.

 

Our President Victor opened our meeting.

 

Our Education Minute - Nancy

• Doing after-speech assessments helps to keep track of the speeches delivered and ensures that none are missed.
• Organize all your speech introductions in a file under Toastmasters, making it easier to find the most recent speeches and determine their titles and dates.
• Giving credit to oneself and the club and district for the speeches is crucial.
• Mentors are available to guide and support members through the after-speech assessment process, especially in navigating pathways and claiming achievements.

Our Gate Team was:

 

Grammarian – Lynne

Word of the day was Profuse (to a great degree, in large amounts)

Ah Counter – Lynne

Timer - Mara

General Evaluator - Marcus

 

Our 1^st Speaker was Sonal with “Brief Excursion to Beautiful Olympic National Park” from Presentation Mastery | Level 1 | Speech 2 | Speaking with Purpose (5-7 min)

Our 2^nd Speaker was Rahul with “From Debugging Code to Debugging Life” from Presentation Mastery | Level 1 | Speech 2 | Ice Breaker (5-7 min)

Sonal's Speech Evaluator was Kelly

Rahul’s Speech Evaluator was Nancy

Our Table Topics Master was Victor.

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were Hari, Nancy, Dan, Marcus

 

Members in Attendance were Victory, Nancy, Lynne, Mara, Marcus, Sonal, Rahul, Kelly, Hari, Dan

Guest in Attendance Hari

Humorist: Victor

 

Motion to Adjourn: Marcus  Second: Mara