Eagles,
Tonight’s meeting, hosted by our Toastmaster Robin Corrigan,
featured 12 members, 2 guests, and 3 thought provoking speeches.
Joseph opened up with a humorous story about an interesting
use of turpentine. Robin followed with Table Topics “straight from the
headlines”. Our two guests, Tavit and Maryanne, also joined in the fun.
Speaker #1, Joseph, spoke from the Advanced Storytelling
book. The theme of his speech was “you have options” that pondered the thought
provoking question “when is it OK to quit”.
Tom Corrigan, our second speaker, gave an inspiring speech
from the Competent Communicator manual. His speech, aptly titled “Reaching Your
Goal Step by Step”, started as a great idea at a pub. Tom described how we
resolved to climb Mount Washington using a several step plan that included
going to the gym, practicing at a local hiking trail, and ultimately achieving
his goal.
Speaker #3, Conrad, gave speech #2 from the Competent
Communicator manual. His speech was titled “The Tradition Unlike Any Other”. Conrad
used great imagery that allowed us to experience the Masters Golf Tournament
using all five senses. His speech concluded with a serious and poignant
message.
Special thanks to all of our functionaries…..Robin
(Toastmaster, Evaluator, Table Topic Master), Tom Corrigan (Quote), Chris
(Timer), and Ian (Grammarian and Ah Counter). Also a special thanks to Tom Piekarski
for pinch hitting as Sergeant at Arms in Richard’s absence.
Note September will have two consecutive meetings….September
12th (a typical Toastmaster Meeting) and September 19th
(Humorous Speech and Evaluator Contest).
Our club has many experienced contestants…..If you haven’t
competed in a contest before, please consider doing so for September 19th.
More news to follow!
Have a great summer! See you all on September 12th…..And
don’t forget to sign up for something!
Tony Centorino
Eagle Secretary
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