Officer Meeting Minutes
PUBLIC SPEAKING NORTHWEST
January 4, 2022
Meeting started approximately 1:05 p.m.
Officers in Attendance: Lynn C., Barb, Nancy, Lynne D., Kate, Mara
Minutes from the December meeting were approved.
Officer Reports
Report from VPE Nancy:
· We are doing well on our DCP points. If we have 20 members on June 30, 2022 we will likely be President’s Distinguished.
Report from VPM Kate:
· We have had a few inquiries about the club this month and one was a guest today.
· We currently have 16 paid members.
· Kate suggested that we have a member or guest talk about the Speaker’s Bureau and other advanced opportunities in Toastmasters.
Report from VPPR Mara:
· The winter solstice event was successful.
· We should have a holiday gift exchange (White Elephant) later this month.
· Mara is still concentrating on social media.
Report from Secretary Barb:
· Barb has been working with Jinxin and Jim to sort out our problems with PayPal. At this time, it looks like the problem has been resolved, but they are waiting for confirmation from PayPal.
Report from SSA Lynne D:
· Adding the step to the meeting agenda to cue the Zoom host to record is working well. Lynne expressed thanks.
· Later this month Lynne and Mara will restart efforts to find a location for us to have on-site meetings.
New Business
Mara will reach out to the Bothell Chamber of Commerce to recruit new members. She will also ask Todd Cudaback to do the same with the Rotary Club.
Kate talked about an email she had received from a young man, a toastmaster, who asked to be a guest speaker at our meeting. We agreed that she would check him out before extending an invitation.
Mara and Kate discussed having an in-house Open House when we begin on-site meetings.
We also discussed having an Open House with a guest speaker in January or February.
We planned a White Elephant party on 1/25/22, with members showing white elephant gifts on Zoom. I don’t remember who will be the chair of the party, probably Mara. Someone suggested doing something with ribbons and bows. [I apologize. My notes were not as complete as they should be.]
February 15 will be our Speech Contest. Nancy will be the contest chair. The theme of the meeting will be “I Love Speaking.” Lynne D will be the Toastmaster.
Kate has to do a Keynote Speech for her current Pathway, so she will do that at our meeting, perhaps at an Open House meeting. The date has not yet been decided.
Mara will send an email to all members, asking for reviews on the “Google My Business” website that she created for us.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Katz, Secretary
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