 |
| Lori Hobson receives her Icebreaker Ribbon |
- George Jessel (1898-1981, American actor, known in his lifetime as "Toastmaster General of the United States")
Hello Toastmasters!
We had a great meeting as always. One more meeting left before this year 2010 is over and it's time for a fresh start again. We had 16 members in attendance and a second-time visit from Christina. It was nice to see her again! Nancy Hogg was Toastmaster of the Evening, Danita Fox was General Evaluator, Cristina Stoia was Table Topics Master.
We had two speakers. Lori Hobson presented her Icebreaker speech. Lori's speech was evaluated by Frank Connelly. She started her presentation with a song "Special Woman" she played for us. Lori suggested we all have a song that energizes and motivates us. Her speech was titled "Why you should be a President of your own Fan Club". We should first and foremost believe in ourselves; be confident and humble at the same time. We can't compare ourselves to others because we have all been given special gifts and talents which makes us unique.
Matt Phillips was the second speaker of the evening. He gave his 6th speech from the Competent Communication manual. Matt was evaluated by John Harman. Matt volunteered last minute to present this "hip pocket" speech since one of the scheduled speakers could not come to the meeting. Matt spoke about his love of football and shared his experience of attending a college football game at his alma mater, West Virginia University.
Cristina Stoia was Table Topics Master. Cristina brought some fresh ideas to our table topics. She shared a bagful of fortune cookies with the audience and later asked volunteers to comment on the fortune they received. Participants included Christy Gardner, Wade Miner, Rick Boyer, Victor Lopez, and Frank Connelly.
Victor Lopez presented the Professional Tip of the Day. He gave us some advice on how to understand other people based on their different behavior styles. The four groups of people are "talkers", "doers","controllers", and "supporters". By knowing which category someone else falls into, we are able to match our style to theirs, thus greatly improving communication between us.
RIBBON AWARDS
Victor Lopez was Best in Table Topics
Frank Connelly was Best Evaluator
Matt Phillips was Best Speaker
Congratulations, Winners!
We are having a Yankee Gift Exchange Christmas Party on December 16. Come to celebrate with us. It will be lots of fun!
Thank you,
Magda Brugos
OPS Club Secretary
No comments:
Post a Comment