Hello Fellow Toastmasters,
Fifth Thursdays give us, as a club, an opportunity to veer from the usual club meeting format. This fifth Thursday provided the opportunity to hold a 'Speech-a-thon'. Lois Boyle was Chair and Wade Miner was Co-Chair. We had eight speakers and three evaluation teams. Each speaker had five to seven minutes for their speech. Evaluation teams were assigned separate duties. Team #1 evaluated the speech introduction, Team #2 the body and Team #3 evaluated the speech conclusion. The evaluation teams evaluated each speech. Additionally, evaluations were given after sets of three - first three speeches, break, evaluations, second three speeches, break, evaluations, final two speeches, break, and final set of evaluations. This proved to be a good flow.
Speaker #1, Christy Gardner talked about the just passed US Health Care Bill working its way into society. Rick Boyer (#2) gave his speech on making change easier. Rick provided a hand-out for "Kotter's 8-Step Process of Successful Change". Zach Miller told us desire and action are the two things you need to get yourself out of a J-O-B (just over broke) and into your dream business. Magda Brugos says no special thing is needed to give yourself a positive edge. All you have to do is be consistent on a daily basis via the power of compounding. A little action each day works for you just like compounding. Adam Gold says eating like a caveman will get you feeling like a sabre tooth tiger. Thinking about the modern diet should have you asking yourself "are you poisoning yourself and your family?" 30 to 60 minutes after you eat, "how do you feel?". Adam says to pay attention to your feedback system. Michael Brugos gave us an in-depth primer on the mood altering Bi-Polar Disorder. Matthew Phillips presented the history of safety regulation in America. The safety regulations typically were instituted after spectacular industrial accidents. Finally, James Bryant, speaker #8 and a visiting Toastmaster, captured the audience with his performed Swahili folk tale, "The Wise Baboo". The wise Baboo (grandfather) urges you to embrace the pride of lions within, your dream that lives within, and you can make it live.
There were 23 in attendance including four guests: Suda Natarajan, Justin Hill, James Bryant, and Adam Gold (second visit).
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Nancy Hogg
Club Secretary
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