Eagle Toastmasters Public Speaking- Open House of May 7, 2012

Open House of May 7, 2012

President:  Kate thanked the Library for use of the facility for the Open House..

Today’s Toastmaster:  Uta

Humorist:   Tom Piekarski and Chandra

Word of the Day:  Tom C.-Abridge:  To shorten, to reduce as in an “abridged dictionary”

                                                                     

Quote:  Robin

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world!”

                                                                                                                       Anne Frank

Table Topics:  Richard—

For the final table topic, Chandra described the Table Topics Master, Rich, as being humorous, experienced, and full of mentoring advice that makes coming to Eagle Toastmasters very time efficient.

Ah-Counter:  Sonia

Timer:  Fred

Speaker 1, Robin—CC Manual; “Get comfortable with Visual Aids”; 5-7 minutes; “Skip the Chips” Robin came up with visuals to drive home the ways to observe a healthy lifestyle:

·         Skip the chips and eat carrots

·         Actually work out in the gym where you have a gym membership

·         Substitute whole wheat products for white bread

·         Perform jumping jacks as the weight bearing exercise that benefits the bones, thus decreasing the risk of debilitating osteoporosis

·         Walk for cardio-respiratory fitness; use hand weights to increase effectiveness

·         Do push-ups and sit-ups for core strength

·         Use the stairs instead of the elevator

·         Hold the roll when eating hamburgers

·         Skip French fries and soda

Speaker 2, Tom Corrigan—CC Manual; Speech #   ; “Say It Right”; Speak to Inform; Speak to Confuse”  Tom showed how simple explanations can make a complicated subject understandable.  He also pointed out how some use words to confuse the public, notable experts include the advertising profession and politicians.

Speaker 3, Kate Kelly—CC Manual; Speech #5 “To Inspire”

Kate shared a true, memorable incident during which her son Andrew  went out of his way to help a motorist in distress; this motorist’s husband was so appreciative of Andrew’s character that the husband gave him an internship that has become his dream job.

General Evaluator:  Robin Corrigan

Evaluator 1:  Ian for Robin—Robin presented another effective speech that we will remember because of the visual aids.

Evaluator 2:  Elaine for Tom C.—Tom chose to discuss “words”, reminding people to be cautious when interpreting the meaning behind words meant to sway the public.     .

Evaluator 3:  Eoj for Kate –Joe, alias Eoj, commented on how Kate inspired by appealing to the Head (intellect), Eye, and Heart of the Listener. 

Grammarian:  Fred

President:  Kate invited all members and guests to enjoy the refreshments.  Guests indicated that they would like to join Toastmasters.