June 17, 2013 Club Meeting

The following is a summary of the minutes from our June 17th meeting.

Meeting Location:   The Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo, CA     6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Attendees:

Present at the meeting were: Samya Boxberger-Oberoi, Eric Jones, Ron Kasper, Randy Lee, Suzanne Mulcahy, Emily Panos, Sharon Pappos, Venkat Senapati, Jim Spath, Ruth Wadsworth, Eric Yan, and Tom Zucchelli.  There were no guests.

 Ron was the Toastmaster; Venkat was the General Evaluator; Eric was the Grammarian; Jim was the Ah Counter; Suzanne was the Vote Counter, and Emily was the Timer.

Speaker #1:  Sharon:  “Mystic Traveler”

Manuel:  #2   “Organize Your Speech”

Sharon began by introducing her version of the “Mystic Traveler”, which was the “Breath of Life” and “Transformation”.  She further stated that it was a journey of self-exploration.  Sharon used the symbol from the Tarot cards, called “The Fool”.  She passed the card around and described the meaning of each color and symbol used on the card. 

Her speech further explained how she interpreted the card, “We are all here for a purpose.  Life is our education; knowledge is the key; and experience is    .  Sharon ended her speech with the message, “Life is not a problem to be solved; life is a mystery to be lived and loved.”

Evaluation:  Suzanne gave the evaluation for Sharon.  She stated that her speech had a strong opening and we could all feel her passion for this subject.  Sharon let us know right away what the topic was about and the importance of our journey of self-discovery.

It was suggested that Sharon could slow down her speech a little and add some pauses after making a meaningful statement.  Her speech was well organized and as she described the meaning of the colors and the symbols, she gave us all a personal experience of the “fool”.  Sharon also gave a strong ending to her speech.

Speaker #2:  Ruth:  “What the Bleep is that?”

Advanced Manuel:  #2  

Ruth gave a speech as a mentoring for the club members by walking us through the agenda.  She opened with her personal experience as she went through the various levels of the first ten speeches and what she had learned at each level.  Ruth led back to the developing of her leadership skills as she went through each level.

Ruth then gave an overview of the roles in the Competent Communicator and each role through the agenda.  She mentioned how we can learn from each of these roles.

Ruth ended with her current experience in the Advanced Communicator and the specific leadership roles she has had.

Evaluation:    Samya was the evaluator for Ruth’s speech.  She began by stating that Ruth was well prepared for her speech.  She used her personal experience to enlighten us on how we could improve by using the Toastmaster roles.

Ruth had good body language, showed confidence, and spoke in a relaxed manner.  She spent time taking a look at the dos and don’ts  of the agenda roles.

The theme of the meeting was: “cartoon characters”; The word of the day was: “animation”.  Jim and Emily tied for the best table topics speakers.

    

Samya asked for the guests remarks and then closed the meeting. 

Meeting was adjourned at 7:20