The meeting was called to order a smidge late because Brent didn’t realize Val had snuck his name onto the agenda as the person responsible for Call To Order. Brent quickly jumped into his role and introduced Tony Galvao as the meeting’s Chairperson. Tony warmly welcomed everyone to the meeting and noted some minor changes on the agenda.
Keith McCluskie presented a loyal
toast to Canada
and was the meeting’s Timekeeper. Vern
was the Grammarian and his word of the evening was “conscience” which is the
ability to know right from wrong.
The Speech craft speakers were
next. Horst presented his gestures
speech called “Communication Aids” and treated us to a demonstration of playing
the harmonica and dancing. Daniela
presented her gestures speech called “Crazy Driving in Italy” and told the group that when she first
saw how people drive in Italy,
she thought it was rush hour but was shocked to learn that’s how they drive all
the time. Bryan presented his well prepared and
organized speech about vehicle emission controls. At the end of his speech, Tony noted that the
exhaust of some trucks will soon be cleaner than the air in some cities. Vern wondered if we would all soon be sucking
on tailpipes to get some clean air.
Val gave an educational module to
educate members on the importance of including vocal variety in speeches and
everyday conversations. Apryl Browning
gave the demonstration speech called “Achieving a Work/Life Balance” and spoke
about her life on the pier. By the end
of her speech, she had the group shouting Peter Pan phrases like “I don’t wanna
grow up!”
Tony handled Table Topics. Each member received an unusual word and had
to pick someone else in the group to define it.
Keith’s imitation of a humming lamp was creative as was Bryan’s demonstration of his knowledge of French
words such as “french fry”.
Brent launched himself into the role
of General Evaluator and introduced the Speech Evaluators. Daniela evaluated Horst’s speech. Heidi evaluated Bryan’s speech. Horst evaluated Daniela’s speech. All evaluations were well done. Brent gave his remarks as General Evaluator
based on the Good/Better/Best model. He
said everyone did a great job and the meeting room was set up well thanks to
Vern. He suggested a new set-up for the
tables next week to avoid getting into a comfort zone of the same set-up each
week. He reminded members to remove the
gavel from the lectern following the opening of the meeting. He asked everyone to give a good description
of their roles for the benefit of the Speechcrafters.
Next, Keith gave an efficient
Timer’s Report. Vern shared the
Grammarian’s report and noted he had lost count of all the laughs and the word
of the evening was used about 6 times in good conscience. Tony presented the Table Topics award to Bryan for his creative
definition of a mysterious word.
Tony gave the Speechcrafters their
assignments for February 28th.
Horst and Daniela will read Chapter 9 on Vocal Variety and Bryan will
read Chapter 8 for Show What You Mean.
Each of the Speech craft participants will present another speech next
week for 3-5 minutes. The graduation
ceremony for Horst and Daniela will be held next week while Bryan will finish his 6th speech
on March 14th. Cake will be
served courtesy of Keith M’s darling wife (or, if she refuses, Keith will bake
it).
Val updated the members on the
upcoming March 7th International and Evaluation Contests. So far, there is one person signed up for
each contest and more are needed. She
encouraged any member who has completed at least 6 speeches to sign up.
Tony gave the Chairperson’s closing
remarks, noting the benefits of joining a Toastmasters Club. He closed this laugh-filled meeting on time,
and the members shared snacks that were provided by Keith.
Adjourned.
Minutes submitted by
Val Hummel, VP of Ed
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