Greetings,
Our toastmaster for the evening was our delicious Alan Wong and his theme
for the evening was food hacks. Timer Joker was our flavorful Pattie
Apple. Punch line to her savory taco joke was "Well, he fixed his own
lunch" Inspiration was our appetizing Thomas Roerick and it was about a
crumpled, stomped on and thrown away $1.00 bill. Message was clear. Our
value is the same no matter if we are stepped on, and pushed away.
Excellent inspiration Thomas.
Speaker #1. Elizabeth Wong. Ice Breaker speech. Adopted in China at 6
months old. Group of girls called group 58. Toastmaster a venue to share
herself. Snoopy was her protector and best friend in a box at the
liquor store. Lottery tickets; young gambler in training. Pursuing a
major in film industry.
Speaker #2. Jonathan Kolber. 2007 Stanford research lab. B=MAP. Book
titled Tiny Habits. A = Anchor, prompt to act. B = Behavior and C =
Celebration. Hates flossing (oh no, don't say that). Brain responds
naturally positively.
Speaker #3. Jennifer Dunne. (practicing speech for speech contest). Bugs
everywhere. Eight tomato plants brought inside. Kept in the kitchen,
headstart to garden for next year. Plant pest, white flies and spider
mites. Bugs met their match against bug spray and so did the vertical
blinds. So easy to blame husband. What to do differently?
Table Topics was our succulent Robin McIntosh. Here are some notable
questions and answers.
1. Jennifer Dunne. What is your favorite kitchen gadget? A: Egg
cooker. Amazed with soft boiled eggs. Push a button and out comes a
perfectly cooked egg
2. Jonathan Kolber. What would the Jonathan Kolber diet look like? A:
Ketosis and zombie cells. Not dead. Not alive. Fasting program.
3. Jeff Stoll. What would you not eat on the Jeff diet? A: Food is my
friend. Deep fried chicken giffards. Garnish a beautiful parmesan on
chicken. I would not eat smoked oysters. Made me physically ill. Don't
like sardines either.
4. Elizabeth Wong. With counting calories, would birthdays and holiday
celebrations count? A: I don't know what calories are. They're random
numbers. I feel like a stuffed turkey.
5, Revathy Sukumaran. What food can you not live without? A:
Vegetables. They are a celebration. Great memories from childhood.
6. Luis Estrada. Can there ever be too much bacon or cheese? A: Chicken
stuffed with bacon. WHOA, that's good. Ceviche.
7. Minjun Zhao. What is your favorite dessert? A: Boba! Mile tea. And
Tiramisu; hint of coffee taste. Macaroons. Pecan Pie!
General Evaluator was our delectable Jeff Stoll:
Evaluation #1. Katelynn Pau on Elizabeth Wong. We all can relate to nerve
wracking with the first speech. You were vulnerable and brave. Emotions
and you recovered. Great connection with the audience. Storytelling
format. Suggest slowing down.
Evaluation #2. Revathy Sukumaran on Jonathan Kolber. Topic was well
researched. Mentioned source. Audience awareness and examples. Convey
information. Clarity and interest. Could not see your face on screen.
Sound and volume was low.
Evaluation #3. Round Robin with members. Audio and video did not match.
(like a B rated martial arts movie where the words and the lips didn't line
up). Descriptive story telling. Great humor. "Your my mentor, you have
no fault" Great pauses. I feel sorry for everybody else in the contest.
Best Speaker: Jennifer Dunne
Best Evaluator: Katelynn Pau
Best Table Topics: Elizabeth Wong
Congratulations to all the ribbon winners. It was another tasty meeting.
I was honored to be your toastmaster. Congratulations to Elizbeth Wong for
finally giving her Ice Breaker Speech. I've noticed she is improving by
leaps and bounds. I've also noticed huge strides with Minjun and Thomas.
In participating with roles with great intentions. It's what makes our
club so great. As we have members leave, we gain new ones. The
personality and chemistry of the club will always change with existing
members because nothing stays stagnant. We all grow and we all change.
But new members bring new vision and new energy. Best of luck to Jennifer
Dunne and Revathy Sukumaran in the upcoming contest. We're all going to be
rooting for you.
If I don't say it enough, thank you for being my toastmaster family. Thank
for your support and friendship. I appreciate all of you.
Quote: According to most studies, people's number one fear is public
speaking. Number two is death. Death is #2. Does that seem right?
Quote: The only time I eat diet food is when I'm waiting for my tomahawk
steak to cook.
Until next time, I am your humble secretary.
Alan Wong
