Meeting Notes-March 26, 2024

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Meeting Minutes

March 26, 2024

 

Announcements: Pay your dues

 

Our President pro tem Nancy called our meeting to order.

 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb articulated the Club’s Mission and led the Flag Salute

 

Our VPE Nancy’s Education Minute:

 

Quit Talking Quickly
https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2021/sept/quit-talking-quickly
1. Raise your volume.
2. Over-Articulate
3. Embrace Pauses
4. Ask Questions
5. Add breaks in your notes
6. Cut insignificant content if you are running out of time.

 

Our Toastmaster was Lynne with the theme “National Goof Off Day”.

 

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian – Katie

Word of the day was ludicrous.

Ah Counter – Justin

Timer - Nitin

General Evaluator – Sonal

 

Our Speakers and Evaluators were:

Speakers	Speech Titles	Evaluators
Maria	“From Here to Timbuktu”	Barb
Amy	“Remembering Frank: A Life of Scales, Smiles, and Serenity”	Kelly

 

Our Table Topics Master was Georgina.

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were Nadine, Dustin, and Nancy.

 

Our Humorist was Dustin.

 

Members in Attendance were Barb, Georgina, Justin, Kelly, Dustin, Lynne, Katie, Maria, Nancy, Victor, Nitin, and Sonal

 

Guests in Attendance were Matthew, and Nadine

 

Motion to Adjourn: Lynne     Second: Dustin

Meeting Notes-March 19, 2024

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Meeting Minutes

March 19, 2024

 

Announcements:  Pay your dues.

 

Our Toastmaster was Victor with the theme. Future Forward: Crafting Our Tomorrow

 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

 

Our President Victor opened our meeting.

 

Our Education Minute:

Speaking to a Distracted Audience March TM Magazine

https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2024/mar/distracted-audience

 

Keep them engaged.

1.    Ask a challenging question.

2.    Tell a great story.

3.    Change something (sit, stand, walk, surprise them)

 

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian – Lynne

Word of the day was Cogitate.

Ah Counter – Nitin

Timer - Dustin

General Evaluator – Barb

 

Our Speakers were Kelly with Me, Myself, and I: PR Strategies for Beginners and Bill with Call of the Wild.

 

Our Evaluators were Katie and Nancy

 

Our Table Topics Master was Maria with Goals as the theme.

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were Sophia, Nakaba,,Kerry, and Robert

 

Members in Attendance were Nancy, Victor, Barb, Lynne, Nitin, Dustin, Kelly, Bill, Maria, Katie, Justin, Sophia, Brian, Kerry, Robert

 

Guests in Attendance: Nakaba

 

Motion to Adjourn: Robert  Second: Bill

 

Officers Meeting Minutes 03/12/2024

 Officers Meeting Reports:

Previous meeting minutes from 02/13/2024 approved with the change Lynn to Lynne.

 March 12, 2024

• Webmaster:
• Free Toast Host email continues to have fleeting sporadic issues.
• There was a recent phishing email that went through the VPM email. Aren't you glad that we don't publish personal email addresses, phone numbers, or our meeting link? Kelly was briefly denied use of members. A confirmation of leaving group email sent to one Maria. Both were benign. 
• Kelly is doing a phenomenal job on our front page! I love the testimonials.
• Vice President of Education (VPE):
• Kelly and Maria competed at the area contest. They both did a beautiful job.  Kelly came in second.  The winner was an adorable 83 (soon to be 84) year old woman...who skydives
• I recently sent a personal progress report to each of our members (except Barb and Robert who do theirs through their other club).
• Our DPR was shared. We are one level 3 or two level 2s away from having enough points (9) to be President's Distinguished at the end of June.
• A new but similar education program will be launched “at the beginning of the year”. It will only affect people taking on new paths, when it is implemented. Everyone already in Pathways will not notice a difference. They are likely many months out yet.
• Treasurer:
• TI membership renewal for April-Sept 2024 is underway. As of 3-11-24, 12 members have paid for renewal. 2 current members (Rahul, Sharon) will not be renewing for this period.
• A Reminder to members who have not yet responded to dues renewal was sent on 3-10-24. Payment no later than 3-22-24 requested.
• The PSNW Concur is account is now fully set up and working. D2 award dollars are sent to PSNW bank account via Concur.
• Concur payment of $100 received on 3/8/24 for D2 dollars earned Fall 2023.
• There are two new D2 dollar awards that PSNW has earned. $75 for Membership Drive Incentive and $50 for Pathways Progress Incentive. I am in the process of submitting qualified expenses to receive these award dollars via Concur.
• The PSNW bank account balance is $1249.10 as of 3/11/24. Membership dues are being processed through the account.
• Vice President of Public Relations (VPPR):
• Kelly got 2nd place in the D2 Area Speech Contest and was invited to speak at the D2 Conference, on May 4th.
• Lot of views on our Leap Day Video.
• Vice President of Membership (VPM):

o    Currently, our club boasts 31 paid members.

• President:
•  None

.Officers in Attendance were Victor, Nancy, Kelly, Barb, Deanna, Lynne, and Sonal

 

Meeting Notes-March 12, 2024

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Meeting Minutes

March 12, 2024

 

Announcements: None

 

Our President Victor called our meeting to order.

 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb articulated the Club’s Mission and led the Flag Salute

 

Our VPE Nancy’s Education Minute:

 Lisa Nichols Free 5-Day Legendary Speaker Challenge

https://motivatingthemasses.com/challenge/?fbclid=IwAR0fyEymqn7VH3usA0nqVwLJB6nSFzrkA3sUQeMwvFAOw9FHQjywuJCVEFI

The Secret Movie https://www.thesecret.tv/the-secret-documentary/

 

Our Toastmaster was Nancy with the theme “Pie Day/Pi Day”.

 

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian – Barb

Word of the day was Induction.

Ah Counter – Justin

Timer - Lynne

General Evaluator – Katie

 

Our Speakers and Evaluators were:

Speakers	Speech Titles	Evaluators
Deanna	“The Democratic Authoritarian”	Maria
Georgina	“The Escape Artist”	Victor

 

Our Table Topics Master was Mara.

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were Lakita, Robert, Katie, and Nitin.

 

Our Humorist was Sonal.

 

Members in Attendance were Mara, Barb, Georgina, Deanna, Lakita, Justin, Kelly, Robert, Dustin, Lynne, Katie, Maria, Nancy, Victor, Nitin, and Sonal

 

Guests in Attendance were Ellen, Matthew, and Correy

 

Motion to Adjourn: Robert     Second: Mara

Meeting Notes-March 05, 2024

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Meeting Minutes

March 05, 2024

 

Announcements: None

 

Our President Pro Tem Mara called our meeting to order.

 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb articulated the Club’s Mission and led the Flag Salute

 

Education Minute by Barb: Reviewed in-person meeting protocols.

 

Our Toastmaster was Kelly with the theme “Leap Day Party”.

 

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian – Lakita

Word of the day was Behoove.

Ah Counter – Georgina

Timer - Dustin

General Evaluator – Robert

 

Our Speakers and Evaluators were:

Speakers	Speech Titles	Evaluators
Sonal	“Rowing Through Life: Insights from a Nursery Rhyme”	Bill
Mara	“My Soapbox: Financial Literacy Done Wrong”	Deanna

 

Our Table Topics Master was Barb

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were Lakita, Robert, and Rajesh.

 

Our Humorist was Robert.

 

Members in Attendance were Mara, Barb, Georgina, Deanna, Lakita, Bill, Justin, Kelly, Robert, Dustin, and Sonal

 

Guests in Attendance were Ellen, Rajesh, Jennifer, and Nadine

 

Motion to Adjourn: Sonal     Second: Robert