Public Speaking Northwest Meeting Minutes - February 2, 2021

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes - February 2, 2021

Announcement: Who is interested in the speech competition at the club level? If you are interested, please contact our VOE Nancy or your mentor.  If there is a competition, it will be on 2/23.  Nancy will be moving in a couple of weeks, if any of the Officers would be willing to take on the role of organizing and hosting it, please let her know.

We would like to also wish Lynne D. a very Happy Birthday! 

Our Sergeant at Arms, Lynne, promptly opened the meeting on time with our mission statement and flag salute.

Our Temp President, Nancy, welcomed our guests and introduced the Toastmaster.  

Our Toastmaster was Kate with the theme “Groundhog Day”

Our GATE Team was:

Grammarian - Lynne

Word of the day - Anticipation - Lynne, Giri, Glenn, Jim, Kate, Warren, Mara, and Midori used the word today

Ah Counter - Kameh

Timer - Midori

General Evaluator - Giri

Our 1sr Speaker was Glenn with his speech entitled “Bruce Lee: Not Enough Recognition”. He’s working on his Presentation Mastery Path, Level 1 (5-7 mins)

Our 2nd Speaker was Jean with her speech entitled “The Perfect Nun”. She’s working on her Presentation Mastery Path, Level 1 (8-10 mins)

Our Evaluators were Jim (evaluating Glenn) and Mara (evaluating Jean)

Our Table Topic Master was Warren.  

Our Table Topic Speakers were:

Robert, you are a groundhog, you are about 47% accurate. There’s this dog that’s going to take you out and you need to have a conversation with the dog to not eat you. Maybe the dog can meet him on the other side of the tunnel. The reason for being 47% accurate is because of his ancestors (blame them). To make the grass grow better, what’s underneath grows on top. 

Nancy, if you were an animal, what animal and why? Mallard Duck. Growing up in PA the duck would come in and it was so cool.  Her brother gave her a duck and she raised it like she was the duck’s mama. The duck eventually grew up and flew away. She loves how they look at you.

Jim, favorite smartphone app, and why? He hates apps. They always try to sell you something or get you to do something. He just wants to talk on his phone. He would like a Mute Button App for TV to block commercials and the noise. Apple sometimes puts apps in and he just knocks it off.

Member in Attendance was Barb, Jean, Jim, Warren, Lynne, Kate, Midori, Mara, Kameh, Lynn, Nancy, Glenn

Guest(s) in Attendance was Carolina (new), Hannah (back)

Motion to Adjourn, Jim called first, Kate seconded it.

Secretary,

Lynn