Chamber Speakers Circle
Toastmasters
Attendees: David
N., Lara, Brenda, Samya, Aditi, David K., Suzanne, Terri, Glenn, and Jim
Guests: Brian, and Belinda
Theme of the
day: Vacation
Word of the
day: Awesome
Terri was
the Toastmaster; Lara was the General Evaluator; Glenn was the Grammarian, Jim
was the Ah Counter, and David K. was the Timer.
Samya
started the meeting, reminding everyone to attend the speech contest next week
on 9/15/14. She encouraged everyone to
attend.
Speaker #1: Samya: Advanced Manual: Speaking to Inform
Samya
spoke about the benefits of utilizing the Competent Communicator Manual and the
Competent Leadership Manual. She
described the goals and objectives and the qualities that you can develop when
using these manuals. Samya went over the
main 10 objectives and gave us a hand out that clarified these. She also demonstrated a tracking sheet for
our specific leadership roles that were achieved during the meetings.
Samya
followed with a question and answer session.
Speaker #2: Brenda: Speech Project #2, “Chinese Thanksgiving”
Brenda
described the way they celebrate the autumn festival in China. In ancient times, they celebrated so that
their next summer would be fruitful.
Brenda gave a colorful presentation that gave us a glimpse into the
Chinese culture. She described the “mom
cakes”, fireworks, and dragon dances that are also a part of the festivities.
Table
Topics: Suzanne was the Table Topics
Master. Questions were asked around the theme of “Vacation”.
Lara
called on her team of evaluators.
Evaluator
#1: David evaluated Samya. He said that Samya gave a good presentation
on an important topic. She was well
organized and laid out the steps for members to follow and the skills that we
can all develop. David gave the
suggestion that Samya could slow down her speaking a little and it would be
easier to follow. He further stated that
in her Q. and A., it was more of a discussion than actual questions from the
audience. Overall Samya’s speech was
excellent and informative.
Evaluator
#2: Aditi evaluated Brenda. She said that Brenda was very well organized
and answered the why, when, who, and what of her topic. She also held true to the structure of her
speech. Brenda had good visuals but was
unable to use the power point projector.
It was recommended that she become more familiar with the
technology. Overall her speech was done
well and Brenda met her project goals.
Samya asked for the guests remarks and then closed the meeting.
Samya asked for the guests remarks and then closed the meeting.
