04 May 2017. Moo G. Moon Education Center
Greetings Fellow Toastmasters,
Toastmaster for the evening was Robin McIntosh. Robin is always
entertaining, funny, and engaging. Like the next Star Wars movie or having
dinner at Morton's steakhouse, you come to anticipate All that and a bag of
chips. Oh Baby, let's get started.
Greeter: Colette Smith
Ah-Counter: Lori High
Grammarian/WOD: Phil Poplawski.
Word of the day was Histrionic. Overly theatrical or melodramatic in
character or style.
Oooooo Ahhhhhha.
Phil also filled in for Katelynn as President.
Kathy Barrett has a work shop on 18 May 2017.
Dirk Kittredge asked for acronym for HAT for Tom Hobbs.
Quiz Master: Luis Estrada
Gesture Master: Ray Pezolt
Timer/Joker: Ray Pezolt. Man runs a stop sign. Police pulls man over.
Man says he slowed down. Policeman says he didn't stop. Man says there's
no difference. Policeman beats man with a stick asking the man do you want
me to stop or slow down?
Inspiration: Marieta Ferrington.
50 ways to find inspiration by tiny Buddha. Marieta mentioned 15 of them.
I've listed 5.
1. Watch children play in the park and let their spirit carry you
throughout the day.
2. Photograph outside, take a picture of everything that is beautiful to
you.
3. Post inspiring videos
4. Make a bucket list of all the things to do in a lifetime.
5. Make today where you embrace a new healthy habit.
Speaker #1. Bill Farrand.
Folk tale. Comic book superhero Fantastic 4, the coming of Galactus.
Fantastic Four encounters The Watcher. Silver Surfer finds worlds for
Galactus. Galactus sucks energy from these worlds. The Watcher defends
earth from Galactus. Silver Surfer encounters Ben Grimm's girlfriend,
Alicia Master and she convinces the Silver Surfer to defend Earth from
Galactus also. Storm gets the Ultimate Nullifier. With the help of The
Watcher, the Silver Surfer, and the Fantastic 4, Earth is saved from
Galactus.
Robin McIntosh: Highest degree in Denver was 106 degrees. Coldest ever in
Denver was minus 31 degrees. Minus 40 degrees is the degree where celsius
and fahrenheit is the same.
Speaker #2. Jennifer Dunne.
Storytelling without memorization. Structure of a modern story. How
to elaborate with key details. Handout on Sid Field and the 3 Act
Structure. Example: The Three Little Pigs. Group exercise on finding key
story elements of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Speaker #3. Russ Agnew.
One thing you should not have done. Drank too much salt water. Drank
Bud Ice. Beautiful day in Cancun, Mexico. Boat ride. Strange dreams. Is
Jaws attracted to blood or urine? Vomiting off side of boat. Whale
shark. Disco ball in ocean. Wife, the kindest nicest person I've met.
Underage drinking.
Break. No Table Topics today (insert sad face) because we were running out
of time.
General Evaluator: Johnathan Kolber.
Evaluator #1. Jeff Stoll on Bill. Great descriptions of the fantastic 4.
Very good story with Galactus and how Earth was saved.
Evaluator #2. Alan Wong on Jennifer. Descriptive words like crafty pig.
Great use of Volume - Clobbering Time. Commanding voice. Don't read the
handout. Listen to me. Take home message - Show, don't tell.
Evaluator #3. Kathy Barrett on Russ. Give an amazing introduction. Great
use of gestures. Transitions were lost. Good humor and good wrap up.
Quiz Master: Luis Estrada.
1. What is the average rainfall in Denver? A: 8.15 inches.
2. How old is Galactus? A: Older than our age of Universe.
3. What is the name of story change in Jennifer's speech? A: Inciting
Incident.
4. What degree is celsius and fahrenheit is the same? A: Minus 40
degrees.
Johnathan Kolber. GE report. Pay homage to have good gestures.
On Jeff Stoll - Good details. Good feedback. Gave a lot of praises.
On Alan Wong - Listened well. Gave no feedback on improvements.
On Kathy Barrett - Gave a lot of constructive improvements. Evaluation was
clear and effective.
On Robin - Always entertaining, Everyone had a great time, lots of laughs.
Break came 25 minutes late. No Table Topics. Ribbon Winners for the
evening
Best Speech: Tie with Jennifer Dunne and Russ Agnew
Best Evaluator: Tie with Alan Wong and Kathy Barrett.
Congratulations to all the winners.
The meeting had 16.5 members in attendance. Robin was a great
toastmaster. He's comfortable on stage and runs the show with humor and
fun. He has us pulling on every word like taffy. The two hours at
toastmasters always seems to move along a little faster than normal time.
(Don't it always?) This was another meeting where you should've been
there. Here is a beautiful quote by Marianne Williamson. You must master
a new way to think before you can master a new way to be. Until next time,
I am your humble secretary.
Alan Wong