We had a record number of first-time visitors at this meeting! We had about a dozen guests, majority of whom were Public Speaking class students from Thomas Nelson Community College. They attended our meeting on the recommendation of prof. Jacqueline Slaughter. Thank you for visiting our club and we do hope you had a positive experience.
We had 13 members in attendance. Stacey Wallace was Toastmaster of the Evening. John Harman was General Evaluator. Victor Lopez was Table Topics Master. We heard 3 prepared speeches.
Curtis Lassiter presented project # 3 from Competent Communicator manual. Curtis's speech was evaluated by Christy Gardner. In his speech, "To Roll or Not to Roll Your 401k", Curtis, a financial advisor, convinced us that we should always transfer our retirement accounts if we no longer work for the company where they are held.
Lauren White presented project # 2 from CC manual. Her speech, "Travel Tips for Toastmasters" was evaluated by Bonnie Parker. Lauren, a seasoned traveller, gave us some invaluable advice on travel. Here are some tips:
- always be aware of vaccine requirements when travelling out of country; some of the vaccination processes need to be started several months prior to travelling
- check your passport's expiration date and whether it has enough pages for visa stamps
- there are no hard rules to booking flights; however, do not book them more than 3 months in advance
- start packing a couple of weeks ahead
- check the weather of your destination
- always carry some necessities in your carry-on luggage in case your main luggage is delayed (or lost!)
These were great tips, Lauren!
Frank Connelly's speech was evaluated by Wade Miner. Frank educated the audience about the benefits of attending a Toastmasters International 2011 District Conference.
Victor Lopez, Table Topic Master, used very fun and creative ideas for his table topics. The topics varied from promoting a new line of shower curtain apparel to inventing new recipies to improv group story-telling. The participants included several first-time visitors, who did exceedingly well. Everybody was quick to think on their feet and very witty. Wonderful job, all!
Word of the Day: "ubiquitous" (adj.); existing, being everywhere at the same time; widespread; e.g. "ubiquitous fashion", "ubiquitous billboards"
Ribbon Awards went to:
Lauren White for BEST SPEAKER
Bonnie Parker for BEST EVALUATOR
and
Melynda Roberts, First-time visitor, for BEST TABLE TOPICS
Congratulations, winners!
See you on Thursday, April 21!
Magda Brugos
OPS Club Secretary
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