July 21, 2014 Club Meeting

Chamber Speakers Circle Toastmasters

July 21, 2014

Attendees: Ruth, Vishal, Glenn, Suzanne, Martin, David N., Aditi, and David K.

Guest(s):  Judy

Theme of the day: Summertime

Word of the day: Solstice

Suzanne was the Toastmaster and Grammarian; David was the General Evaluator and Vote Counter, Glenn was the Ah Counter, and Martin was the Timer.

Suzanne started the meeting, as Samya was out of town.  She welcomed the guest and asked her to tell us why she came to Toastmasters. 

Speaker #1:  Vishal: “What’s In a Name?”,  Project #2, “Organize Your Speech”

David listed the objectives of Vishal’s speech project.

Vishal began his speech with the question, “How are people named?”  He went on to explain that children were usually name by their parents, sometimes a favorite name, a family member, or someone famous that they admire.  We also honor people by naming buildings, schools, etc. after them. 

Sometimes people are given names such as “King Maker”, as was the case for the person who was behind F. D. Roosevelt’s campaign wins for the presidency.  Vishal brought out that this person became famous because he could remember people’s names.  It has been a well-known fact that people like to be remembered by their names and feel honored when their names are recognized. 

Vishal described key ways to remember names:

·         Repeat the name several times until you can recall it.

·         Write it down so that you can recall it later.

·         Make a connection that would make it easier for you to recall the name.

Remembering people’s names will enhance any business or relationships.

Evaluator #1:  David evaluated Vishal’s speech.

David began by commenting on the opening of Vishal’s speech.  It was a “good example of someone who dives right in”.   Vishal also had an excellent body and conclusion to his speech and he made good eye contact.  He looked at his audience throughout and walking up and using several members personal names were very effective and made his point.  The concepts were interesting and Vishal brought them to life with the example of the “King Maker”.  It was a very professional speech.

Speaker #2:  Leif: “Ice Breaker Speech”, Project #1

Martin listed the objectives of Leif’s speech project. 

Leif went through the important highlights of his life. He was born in San Jose, went to Sweden, moved back to San Jose, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Washington State, Reno, and San Carlos.  The one consistent that stayed with him through all of these moves was his love for music and art.  In high school, Leif, was really involved in his music.  He and his friends took a bus to San Francisco and listened to punk rock.  They then started their own band, which lasted for several years. 

After high school Vishal described his entering the Academy of Art and then going from one job to another.  He found photo shop and then feel in love with graphic design.  Leif currently has a job with Gap, Inc., and is now using his gift for artistic design and creating web designs for many corporations.

Evaluator #2:  Martin evaluated Leif’s speech.

Martin began by stating that he felt Leif’s creative spirit.  Leif had good enunciation, and use of space.  He also went through the highlights of his life in chronological order so it was easy to follow.  

The one suggestion that Martin made was for Leif to look at his audience more.  He had a tendency to look down.  It was a really good icebreaker speech and we all had a chance to really know Leif better.  He definitely indicated his love for music and art and how it is now a part of his life.

       

Table Topics:  David was the Table Topics Master. 

The theme of the meeting was “summertime” and the word of the day was “solstice”.  Those that spoke were Ruth, Vishal, David K., Suzanne, Martin, Leif, Glenn, and the guest.

Suzanne asked for feedback from the guest and then closed the meeting at 7:15 p.m.