Wednesday, September 21, 2011

September 19, 2011 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Wing T. Tsoi, Mike Lum, Suzanne Mulcahy, Spencer Hatfield, Monique Oliveira, Randy Lee, Mary Lynagh, George Lee, Nancy Johnson, Irina Mattos, Mandy Chiang, Ruth Wadsworth and Randy Groover.

Spencer was the Toastmaster.
Mike was the General Evaluator.
Wing was the Grammarian.
Suzanne was the Ah Counter.
Nick (a guest) was the Vote Counter.
Irina was the Timer.
Mandy gave a speech entitled, 'Deep Blue Lake'.
Mary was the Table Topics Master.
Randy Groover evaluated Mandy's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Things that Inspire
The word of the day was: Joie de Vivre

Sunday, September 18, 2011

September 12, 2011 Executive Committee Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Wing T. Tsoi (Sgt. at Arms), Spencer Hatfield (VPM) and Randy Groover (VPE).

Officer Reports:

The VPE reported on his ongoing campaign to raise awareness of the projects in the Competent Leader manual and the need to have the initials of the VPE recorded with each completed speech in the back of the speech manuals.

Agenda Items:

The 'rebranding' initiative and the Effective Listening Project are suspended as of this date due to the protracted absence of the VPPR. Once the VPPR returns, these initiatives will be restarted.

The preparations for the San Mateo County Expo were reviewed. It was agreed that the candy budget would be reduced to $15-$20. The Sgt. at Arms reported that the fliers that she ordered from TI had arrived. She gave them to the VPE. The VPE agreed to send out an e-mail to the officers detailing their deliverables for the Expo and an e-mail to the club documenting who is in scheduled for 'booth duty' at the Expo.

It was agreed that the club would provide the venue for the Area Contest on October 3, 2011. The VPM and Sgt. at Arms agreed to serve as the Sgt. at Arms for the contest. The VPE got authorization from Dora Hernandez for the use of the room until 9:00 P. M. on October 3rd. The VPE will send out an e-mail to the club letting them know that our October 3rd meeting will be preempted by the Area Contest.

It was decided that we would not make a financial contribution to the Area Contest.

It was decided that the Treasurer would be requested to send out an e-mail with all the details for paying the upcoming club dues.

The VPE distributed the new officer manuals from Toastmasters International (TI) to the Sgt. at Arms and the VPM.

The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on November 14, 2011.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

September 12, 2011 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: Randy Lee, Irina Mattos, Spencer Hatfield, Mike Lum, Wing T. Tsoi, Mandy Chiang, George Lee, Mary Lynagh, Suzanne Mulcahy and Randy Groover.

Mike was the Toastmaster.
Randy Groover was the General Evaluator.
Wing was the Grammarian.
George was the Ah Counter.
Mandy was the Vote Counter.
Mary was the Timer.
Randy Lee gave a speech entitled, 'The Giving Tree'.
Suzanne was the Table Topics Master.
Irina evaluated Randy's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Improvisation
The word of the day was: Wing It

Thursday, September 1, 2011

August 29, 2011 Club Meeting

Present at the meeting were: George Lee, Randy Lee, Nancy Johnson, Bill Craumer, Tiffany Fung, Suzanne Mulcahy, Michael Lum, Irina Mattos, Leticia Ortega, Wing T. Tsoi

Bill was the Toastmaster.
Suzanne was the General Evaluator.
Irina was the Grammarian.
Leticia was the Ah Counter.
George was the Vote Counter.
Nancy was the Timer.
Bill gave a speech entitled, 'A Hero in Life'.
Wing was the Table Topics Master.
Tiffany evaluated Bill's speech.

The theme of the meeting was: Heart Grabbing Experiences
The word of the day was: Gratification