September 8, 2014 Club Meeting

Chamber Speakers Circle Toastmasters

September 8, 2014

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.