Friday, April 13, 2012

March 29, 2012 Open House

Special Meeting, 5th Thursday!    Open House

Members present: Rick Boyer, Magda Brugos, Stan Dalziel, Allen Foretich, Danita Fox, Christy Gardner, John Harman, Nancy Hogg, Janet Krenn, Curtis Lassiter, Victor Lopez, Wade Miner, Jean Smith, Lauren White, Phillip Sweat, Lester Yearwood, Katherine Crawley, Tim Herrity, Charlene Gilbert, Barbara Basabilbasco

Guests: Glenn Strum, Shera White, Debra & Clint Townsend, Linda England

Introducing the three speakers for the evening, Toastmaster of the Day, Stan Dalziel, also kept the meeting flowing and on track.  First speaker President Christy Gardner delivered a speech from an advance manual, 10-14 minutes on how to make "Win-Win Negotiations" during conflict.  Following Christy was second speaker Magda Brugos who also spoke from an advance manual.  Magda's speech was unique because she role played as a radio talk show and she spoke about Toastmasters.  Jean Smith was the third and final speaker for the evening, delivering a speech from the Competent Communicator manual, with a speech 5-7 minutes about "Poems of Hope".

Table Topics Master, Nancy Hogg, took the opportunity to call upon veteran members to share about Toastmasters experiences.  Participants: Danita Fox, Wade Miner, Lauren White and Rick Boyer.

Janet Krenn, General Evaluator, lead the final portion of the meeting.  She introduced speech evaluators; Rick Boyer, Wade Miner, and Curtis Lassiter.  She also offered comments for improvement and encouragements towards growth.

Club President Christy Gardner brought meeting to a close with announcements and ribbon winners.

Ribbon Winners:
Best Table TopicsLauren White
Best EvaluatorRick Boyer
Best SpeakerJean Smith

Respectfully submitted
Danita Fox, club secretary

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