Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters
Meeting Minutes
Aug 8, 2023
Our Toastmaster was Kelly with the theme True Lies
Our Sergeant at Arms, Barb, called our meeting to order.
Our President Victor opened our meeting.
Our Education Minute Importance of focussing and reinforcing the content of a speech: Nancy outlined a process that begins with determining the purpose of the speech, then concentrating on that purpose throughout. It was recommended to refer back to the purpose during the speech and to support the main point with stories and examples. Nancy also referred to an article (Build a Great Speech - Gain valuable construction on tips from start to finish) on building a great speech.
Our Gate Team was:
Grammarian – Deanna
Word of the day was embellish (to make a statement or story more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details including or especially ones that are not true)
Ah Counter – Deanna
Timer - Nitin
Our 1st Speaker was Sharon with “Optimize Your Youtube to Save You Time and Grow Your Reach”
Our 2nd Speaker was Sonal with “Unveilling My Journey: From Self-Limitation to Self-Discovery”
Sharon’s Speech Evaluator was Nancy
Sonal’s Speech Evaluator was Maria
Our Table Topics Master was Marcus.
Our Table Topic Speakers were Amy, Rahul, Hari, Deanna
Members in Attendance were Kelly, Barb, Victor, Nancy, Deanna, Nitin, Sharon, Sonal, Maria, Marcus, Amy, Rahul, Hari
Guest in Attendance Hari
Motion to Adjourn: Kelly Second: Rahul
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