07 Dec 2017 Moo G. Moon Education Center
Toastmaster: Ray Pezolt
Election night.
Quorum 12. Attendance 14.
Meet your officers
President: Kathy Barrett
VP Education: Jennifer Dunne
VP Membership: Lori High
VP Public Relations: Pattie Apple
Secretary: Colette Smith
Treasurer: Jason Marine
Sergeant-At-Arms: Luis Estrada
Announcement - next week is the White Elephant gift exchange. Bring a
wrapped gift. Cost - up to $20.00. Write your name on the gift.
Greeter: Pattie Apple
Timer/Joker: Bill Farrand.
Patient needed a heart transplant. Three options. 1. 19 year old donor.
Swimmer and ran into the end of the pool and died. Heart costs $100K. 2.
Marathon runner, heart costs $150K. 3. Heavy drinker, smokes cigars and
obese. Cost $500K. Patient asks why number three heart cost so much?
Doctor answers, it's from a lawyer, he never used it.
Inspiration: Katelynn Stoll.
Always expect something wonderful is about to happen. If you didn't laugh,
you'll cry.
Ah-Counter: Kathy Barrett
Grammarian/WOD: Alan Wong
WOD: Intersperse. 1. To place something at intervals in or among. 2.
To insert at intervals among other things. In a sentence - When decorating
a Christmas tree, try not to clump all the shiny balls in one corner,
intersperse the balls around the tree.
Speaker #1. Marietta Farrington
Networking. Courage. Took 6 months to attend first meeting. Speech
contest chair. Roles allows people to grow. Toastmaster leadership
institute. First time conference chair.
Speaker #2. Jason Marine
Problem arises, no commitment to action, no real solution. Solve issues in
10 minutes. 1. Attack problem, no person. 2. Time management. 3.
Listen. 4. Balance participant.
BREAK
Table Topics: Jennifer Dunne
1. Luis Estrada. Howe would you campaign for Vice President under George
Washington? A: I was not there. Have a great plan for the people. Treat
people like people.
2. Pattie Apple. How would you campaign if you'd expected to be Vice
President, and got an unexpected shot at president? A: Not change a
thing. Proceed as if I was running for president.
3. Katie - Guest. How would you campaign against someone who "stole" an
election from you by corrupt deal? A: Be true to myself. Stay on the
straight and narrow path.
4. Michelle - Guest. How would you campaign after your primary competitor
died? A: Understand why they liked my competitor. Appeal to his
constituents.
5. Katelynn Stoll. How would you campaign against someone claiming to be
the official candidate of the same party as you? A: I hate conflict.
Best to avoid getting involved.
6. Alan Wong. How would you campaign the next time if your "win" was
invalidated? A: God asked President Bush what made him think he was a
great president. Bush answers I was for the people. God asks President
Obama what made him think he was a great president. Obama answers health
care. God asks President Trump what makes him think he's a great
president. Trump answers I think your in my chair.
7. Robin McIntosh. How would you campaign if you were in an isolated
location with limited access? A: Necessity is the mother of invention. I
would have invented the Internet.
8. Bill Farrand. How would you campaign if a new, untested media platform
might give you an edge? A: Holographic projections. Intersperse new
technology could be good, could be bad.
General Evaluator: Lori High
Evaluator #1. Jonathan Kolber on Marietta.
Thoughtful and informative. God use of hands. Hands held the interest.
Projector did not work. Suggest flip chart as a back up. Frozen in front
of lectern. Infectious enthusiasm.
Evaluator #2. Dirk Kittredge on Jason
Strong voice, good eye contact. Smiled and was happy. Relevant content.
Improvement - deliver speech to extent of what audience sees. Left to
Right. Most impressive were the four ideas in the summary.
Ah-Counter: Kathy Barrett. "So" one word that stood out the most.
Lori High on Jonathan - Graceful comment. Suggestions were right on target
with projector, be prepared. No thank you's on the clicker. On Dirk -
inspiring evaluation. Specific feedback on suggestions and the why's.
Started one minute late. Toastmaster Ray was dressed for the part.
Recognized Pearl Harbor Day. Filled all officer roles. Table Topics -
Jennifer. Lead in stories were a little long. Asked question in advance.
Kathy Barrett business section was short and sweet.
Grammarian: Alan Wong
Jason - Beep, beep, beep, time.
Luis - treat people like people
Robin - necessity is the mother of invention
Jennifer - Antiquated technology
Ray - clap master
Jonathan - infectious enthusiasm
Quiz Master: Robin McIntosh
Q: How much does it cost for a marathon heart? A: $150K.
Q: What was the name of Marietta's first toastmaster group? A: Simply
Speaking
Q: What is Kathy's favorite position? A: Well, that came out bad, . . .
. President.
Ribbon Winners:
Best Evaluator: Jonathan Kolber
Best Table Topics: Alan Wong
Best Speech: Jason Marine.
Congratulations to all the officers that are continuing on to the next
term and a big congratulations to the newly elected officers. Ray was an
excellent toastmaster with our regular meeting and elections on top of
that. We had fourteen members in attendance and two guests. It was nice
to see the two guests participate in table topics and they both did an
excellent job. A reminder next week is the white elephant Christmas
meeting. I know it's going to be a night where you should've been there if
you miss out.
Congratulations to all the ribbon winners. I won table topics and you
are not allowed to change your underwear. Winning the table topics ribbon
is like a broken slot machine. You know the odds are not good at getting
cherry-cherry-cherry. But when it happens, it's a great day indeed.
Congratulations to Colette for being our new secretary. I know she's
going to do an outstanding job in my place. Thank you for the opportunity
for being your secretary for the past several months. I've enjoyed the
role because it's given me a venue to express my creativity with writing
and it's allowed me to work on my listening skills. Many members have come
up to me to tell me they're going to miss me. Hold the hallelujahs. Let
me remind you that I'm not leaving the club and I'm still here. I
appreciate the kind comments everyone has provided to me on my recaps. I
hope you've enjoyed reading the recaps as much as I've enjoyed writing
them. Until Colette takes over, I am your humble secretary.
Alan Wong
Evaluator #2. Dirk Kittredge on Jason
