Golf and Giving A Toast

Date: Wednesday August 28, 2013

Announcements:

Our club contest is next week (Wednesday September 4, 2013).  It is the Humorous Contest and the Table Topics contest. A potluck is planned for 11:30, and the contest will begin at noon. Please bring something for the potluck if you can.

To be in the Humorous Contest, you must:

1. Be a member of our club
2. Prepare and give a 5 to 7 minute long humorous speech that you have written (your own original material)

To be in the Table Topics Contest, you must:

1. Be a member of our club

Speakers and Evaluators

1. Jefferson Bryce
1. Speech Title: “Do You Golf On Days That End In ‘Y’”
2. Manual and Time: 5 to 7 Minutes
   
   
   
   
3. Evaluator: Peter Jones
   
   

Table Topics Participants

• Clyde Sullivan

• Mike Grimshaw

• Elizabeth Dawson

• Steve Meyer

• Josh Smith

• Jim Younkin

• Cesar Sanchez

• Peter Jones

All in Attendance:

Visitors

• Jim Younkin
• Steve Meyer
• Elizabeth Dawson
• David
• Thomas Packer

Members

• Diana Hunter
• Mike Grimshaw
• Nola Sullivan
• Clyde Sullivan
• Jefferson Bryce
• Peter Jones
• Robyn Kimpton
• Cesar Sanchez
• Matt Karlsven
• Josh Smith

Those Participating:

Toastmaster: Matt Karlsven

General Evaluator: Mike Grimshaw

Table Topics Master: Diana Hunter

Timer: Steve Meyer / Cesar Sanchez

Word of the Day: The word was “Adroit”

Ah Counter: Jim Younkin

Listener/Grammarian: Robyn Kimpton

Joke Meister: David

Other Notes or Items of Business Discussed:

Peter Jones' Ice-Breaker!

Date: Wednesday August 21, 2013

Announcements:

• Our club speech contest for Humorous Speech and Table Topics will be held on Wednesday September 4, 2013 at noon.  Winner will go on to the Area Contest

Speakers and Evaluators

1. Peter Jones
1. Speech Title: Ice Breaker (Ninja Warrior)
2. Manual and Time: Competent Communicator Manual, Speech #1, 5-7 Minutes
   
   
   
   
3. Evaluator: Monte Knepper
   
   

   
   
   
   
2. Matt Karlsven
1. Speech Title: “What I Was Born To Do”
2. Manual and Time: Speaking To Inform, Speech #3, 5-7 Minutes
   
   

   
   
3. Evaluator: Diana Hunter
   
   

   
   

Table Topics Participants

• Monte Knepper
  
  

  
  
• Norene Jensen
  
  

  
  
• Clyde Sullivan
  
  

  
  
• Thomas Tollman
  
  

  
  
• David
  
  

  
  
• Cesar Sanchez
  
  

  
  
• Nola Sullivan
  
  

Those Participating:

Toastmaster: Jefferson Bryce

General Evaluator: Monte Knepper

Table Topics Master: Robyn Kimpton

Timer: Melva Gifford

Word of the Day: Peter Jones

Ah Counter: Melva Gifford

Listener/Grammarian: Norene Jensen

Joke Meister: Monte Knepper

All in Attendance:

Visitors

• Thomas Tollman
• David
• Nola Sullivan
• Clyde Sullivan

Members

• Diana Hunter
• Cesar Sanchez
• Robyn Kimpton
• Melva Gifford
• Monte Knepper
• Peter Jones
• Jefferson Bryce
• Norene Jensen
• Matt Karlsven

 

Other Notes or Items of Business Discussed:

Meeting Minutes for Wednesday August 14, 2013 (No videos this week)

Announcements: (none)

All in Attendance:

Visitors

• Cesar Sanchez
• David
• Thomas Tollman

Members

• Diana Hunter
• Norene Jensen
• Monte Knepper
• Don Wilson
• Peter Jones
• Jefferson Bryce
• Matt Karlsven
• Robyn Kimpton

Those Participating:

Toastmaster: Norene Jensen

General Evaluator: Diana Hunter

Table Topics Master: Matt Karlsven

Timer: Peter Jones

Word of the Day: Robyn Kimpton (the word was “Perspicacious: Having keen mental perception”).

Ah Counter: Diana Hunter

Listener/Grammarian: Don Wilson

Joke Meister: Peter Jones

Speakers and Evaluators

1. Robyn Kimpton
1. Speech Title: Ice Breaker
2. Manual and Time: Competent Communicator, #1, 4 to 6 Minutes
3. Evaluator: Norene Jensen
2. Jefferson Bryce
1. Speech Title: VP Membership
2. Manual and Time: 5 to 7 Minutes
3. Evaluator: Don Wilson
3. Matt Karlsven
1. Speech Title:
2. Manual and Time: Speaking To Inform, #2
3. Evaluator: Cesar Sanchez

Table Topics Participants

• Peter Jones
• Cesar Sanchez
• Monte Knepper
• Thomas Tollman

Other Notes or Items of Business Discussed:

Don, Amy, and Diana Speak From The Heart

Toastmasters Meeting Held on Wednesday August 7, 2013

Announcements:

• Andrew Brown found a new job (Yeah!), but unfortunately he will no longer be able to attend the club.  Good Luck, Andrew!  Come visit when you can.
• Amy found a job as well (Whoo!), but she also will no longer be able to attend the club.  Sad to see you go, but good luck, and come visit when you can!

All in Attendance:

Visitors

• Peter Jones (he signed up to be a member of the club)
• Laurel Miller (Amy’s friend)
• Rod
• Thomas Tollman

Members

• Diana Hunter
• Jefferson Bryce
• Matt Karlsven
• Don Wilson
• Amy Allred
• Monte Knepper
• Robyn Kimpton
• Andrew Brown
• Norene Jensen
• Melva Gifford
• Mike Grimshaw

Those Participating:

Toastmaster: Amy Allred

General Evaluator: Matt Karlsven

Table Topics Master: Mike Grimshaw

Timer: Rod

Word of the Day: Melva Gifford (the word was “Criteria”)

Ah Counter: Jefferson Bryce

Listener/Grammarian: Monte Knepper

Joke Meister: Norene Jensen

Speakers and Evaluators

1. Don Wilson
1. Speech Title:
2. Manual and Time: Competent Communicator #5.  5 to 7 minutes.
3. Evaluator: Andrew Brown
2. Diana Hunter
1. Speech Title: Role of a President
2. Manual and Time:
3. Evaluator: Monte Knepper
3. Amy Allred
1. Speech Title:
2. Manual and Time: Competent Communicator #7.  5 to 7 minutes.
3. Evaluator: Matt Karlsven

Table Topics Participants

• Jefferson Bryce
• Monte Knepper
• Peter Jones