April 8, 2025 Meeting Minutes

April 8, 2025, Minutes 

 

Announcements:  

Lynne announced that the upcoming District 2 Conference is May 17 at the Lynwood Convention Center and tickets are available. Many PSNW members are attending, and we will have our own table. 

Our Toastmaster was Katie with the theme “Cherry Trees” 

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

Our President Lynne opened our meeting. 

VPE Next    Nancy Meeting Roles and Education Minute Nancy shared an article from Toastmasters Magazine titled “How to use Your Toastmasters Skills in the Workplace.” 

GATE team 

Grammarian:  Bill with the word of the day “Bloom” 

Ah Counter – Theresa 

Timer –Lynne  

General Evaluator – Nancy 

 

Our 1st Speaker was Georgina with “My Fork in the Road” 

Our 2nd Speaker was Deanna with “Discussions with Purpose” 

Evaluating Georgina’s speech was Marcus 

Evaluating Deanna’s speech was Kelly 

Our Table Topics Master was Kerri  

Our Table Topic Speakers were Warren, Natalia, Maria, Adriana and Nancy 

 

Members in Attendance were Maria, Bill, Warren, Natalia, Katie, Lynne, Nancy, Kelly, Amy, Marcus, Deanna, Theresa, Adriana, Georgina and Kerry 

Guests in Attendance: Sam Jeong

Motion to adjourn: Katie 2nd Bill 

Meeting Minutes April 1, 2025

 Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

April 1, 2025

 

Announcements:

•  May 17th District 2 Conference. It is fun. You learn a lot. You should go. https://d2tm.org/event/district-2-annual-conference/

 

Our Toastmaster was Lynne with the theme, National Fun Day!!!

 

Our Sergeant at Arms Katie called our meeting to order.

 

Our VPE Pro Tem, Kelly, Gave the Learning Minute. "What is the one part of the body that doesn’t lie?  Our face! We can wear a smile, but whatever we feel will show through if we are not aware of it. The good news is we can tell our brain how we want to feel. Exercise. Take a deep breath and add on a phrase such as I feel confident or I feel excited."

 

Our President Lynne opened our meeting. 

 

Our Gate Team was:

Grammarian – Nadine

Word of the day was Frivolous

Ah Counter – Barb

Timer - Natalia

General Evaluator – Katie

 

Our Speakers were: 

•  Chirag with "The Alchemist" Project #2, Writing a Speech with Purpose, from the Presentation Mastery Path.
•  Theresa with "End with the Beginning in Mind" Level 1 from the Presentation Mastery Path, Introduction to Vocal variety                          and Body Language

Our Evaluators  were Deanna evaluating Chirag and Warren evaluating Theresa

 

Our Table Topics Master was Kelly. Experiences are the best gifts!!  We were asked to share a time when we gave someone an amazing experience or when we received an experience as a gift.

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were Marcus, Adriana, Warren and Robert

 

Humorist: Lynne

 

Members in Attendance were Kelly, Katie, Deanna, Barb, Natalia, Nadine, Robert, Chirag, Mara, Warren, Lynne, and  Adriana and Marcus, who just joined!!!

 

Guests in Attendance, Sam Jeong, Kip Haynes

 

Motion to Adjourn:  Katie  Second: Robert