Meeting Minutes - November 08, 2022

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

November 8, 2022

Announcements: 

Please participate in a Banner Raid on Dan’s Toastmasters club in Canada. See his 11/8 email.

Our Toastmaster Lynne was with the theme Kindness. 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

Our President Mara opened our meeting and welcomed our guest, Lakita.

VPE Learning Minute: Get Ready for Small Talk

https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2022/nov/small-talk?fbclid=IwAR2UJ3JEKg9fciwGqgogZH8E5ofAdp78UO3qp8IXy9oxkoUhKGFn3tGtcRw 

1. Ask Open-ended questions specific to that person

2. Break the Ice

3. Body Language & Active Listening

4. Consider Cultural Differences

5. Avoid Awkward Topics

6. Construct a Conversation Resume

7. Practice in Toastmasters

Our Gate Team was: 

Grammarian – Amy

Word of the day was Benevolent

Ah Counter – Anna

Timer - Maria

General Evaluator – Leya

Our Speaker was Mara with Kindness and Gratitude. 

Our Evaluator was Warren. 

Our Table Topics Master was Marcus with Favorite Traditions.

Our Table Topic Speakers were Robert, Art, Barb, Nitin, Lakita, Warren, Jim and Nancy

Our Humorist was Leya 

Members in Attendance were Barb, Mara, Nancy, Lynne, Amy, Anna, Maria, Leya, Marcus, Jim, Jean, Nitin, Robert and Art. 

Guests in Attendance Lakita.

Motion to Adjourn: Jim    Second: Robert

Created by Nancy Carpenter on behalf of Secretary Lynn Connell

Meeting Minutes - November 22, 2022

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

11/22/2022

Our Sergent at Arms and zoom host Barb, promptly opened the meeting on time with our mission statement, flag salute, and reminded members and guests that the speech and evaluation part of our meeting are recorded. 

 

Our President Mara opened the meeting. Our VPE Nancy reviewed roles for the next meeting, provide us with the Learning Minute, and introduced the Toastmaster.

 

Our Learning Minute from Nancy: 

7 Tips for a Polished Public Appearance

1. Preparation: Include Plan B

2. You’re Onstage Even When You’re Not

3. Punctuality is King: Arrive early & stick to your time

4. Greetings and Introductions: Discuss ahead of time

5. Your Appearance: Match the occasion and your style

6. Authentic Body Language: Occupy lots of space

7. End with a Bang! Make it powerful.

 

Our Toastmaster was Maria. Our theme was "Holiday Foods". 

Our GATE Team was:

Grammarian - Anna

Word of the day - Scrumptious

Mara, Lynne, Maria, and Nancy used the Word of The Day

Ah Counter - Mara

Timer - Lynne

General Evaluator - Amy

 

Our Speaker today was Kelly. Her speech is entitled “VisuaLIZA”. She is working on her Presentation Mastery Pathway, Level 4, Managing a Difficult Audience (10-15 mins)

 

 Our Evaluators were Marcus (evaluating Kelly)

 

Our Table Topic Master was Leya

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were:

Nitin, Anna, and Marjoie all shared stories relating to our theme of the day.

 

Members in Attendance were Lynne, Lynn, Mara, Nancy, Julie, Kelly, Barb, Maria, Dan, Leya, Amy, Anna, Nitin, Marcus, Robert, and Art

 

Guest(s) in Attendance was Marjoie (first time) and Victor Nevarex (first time)

 

Motion to Adjourn: Nancy  Second: Robert

 

Secretary, 

Lynn Connell

 

Meeting Minutes - November 1, 2022 - In-Person

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes - November 1, 2022

IN-PERSON Meeting @ Thorndike Room - McMenamins Anderson School

 

Announcements: We officially welcomed Marcus to our club with our Protege/Mentor/Club Members’ Pledge and Jim being his mentor. YAY!!!

Our next In-Person location is still TBD. It will, however, not be at McMenamins. We will keep everyone posted.

 

Our host Barb promptly opened the meeting on time with our mission statement, flag salute, and reminded members and guests that the speech and evaluation part of our meeting are recorded. 

 

Our President Pro Tem Lynn opened the meeting and provided the announcement. The roles for the next meeting sign-up sheet were passed around. Lynn introduced the Toastmaster.

 

Our Toastmaster was Julie.  Our theme was "Success Through Toastmasters". 

Our GATE Team was:

Grammarian - Jim

Word of the day - Opine  

Julie, Kelly, Lynne, Lynn, Jean, and Warren used the Word of The Day

Ah Counter - Jim

Timer - Lynne

General Evaluator - Warren

 

Our speaker today was Marcus.  His speech is entitled “Huh, I Could Probably Do That”. He is working on his Innovation Planning Path, Level 1 (5-7 mins)

 

Our Evaluator was Barb. (evaluating Marcus).

 

Our Table Topic Master was Kelly.

 

Our Table Topic Speakers were:

Jean, La Keyta, Lynn, Warren, George, and Jim all shared stories relating to our theme of the day.

 

Members in Attendance were Jim, Marcus, Lynne, Lynn, Warren, Kelly, Jean, Julie, and Barb.

 

Guest(s) in Attendance: La Keyta (new), George (new), Jane (returning- Kelly’s guest), and Susan (new, Julie’s guest)

 

Motion to Adjourn. Kelly (motioned), Julie (seconded)

 

Secretary, 

Lynn Connell

 

 

Meeting Minutes - November 15, 2022

Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters

Meeting Minutes

November 15, 2022

Announcements: 

1. Our December in-person meeting will be held at the Woodward Clubhouse in Bothell

2. Today Anna became our newest member. Her mentor is Nancy.

Our Toastmaster was Dan with the theme, Oh, Canada 

Our Sergeant at Arms Barb called our meeting to order.

Our President Pro Tem Nancy opened our meeting.

Our Learning Minute called our attention to Public Speaking Tips on the TI website

https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/public-speaking-tips 

Our Gate Team was: 

Grammarian – Lynne

Word of the day was Stunning

Ah Counter – Amy 

Timer - Warren

General Evaluator – Marcus

Our speakers were Anna with her Ice Breaker, entitled “A Glimpse of My Life” and Maria with “Next Level Presenting”.

Our Evaluators were Nguyet and Kelly, respectively.

Our Table Topics Master was Jean using Canadian sayings as topics.

Our Table Topic Speakers were Lynne, Amy, Caryn, Nguyet, and Julie. 

Members in Attendance were 

Guest in Attendance Caryn Axelrad, Division E Director

Motion to Adjourn:  Robert  Second: Dan

Created by Nancy Carpenter on behalf of Secretary Lynn Connell.