New Year....New Beginnings

Eagles,

July 1^st marked New Year’s at Eagle Toastmaster. Complete with bubbly beverages (leaded and unleaded) and homemade sweets – courtesy of the meeting Toastmaster, Ute Brinkmann! Nothing like sweets and beverages to get us off to a good start, “knock on wood”.

Our meeting featured 21 attendees - 16 members and 5 guests (some which have become newly minted members).

Tony Centorino opened the meeting with a toast….This marked speech #1 of the evening straight out of the old school Special Occasion Speech Manual. The theme of the toast was for each one of us to be committed to achieving our goals, to ourselves, and to each other.

Diana Grippen followed with a funny story to warm up the crowd. She commanded the stage like a seasoned pro!

Kat Calhoun provided a poignant quote of the day that was worthy of repeating….so she did!

Sandra Centorino led a light and  captivating, 4^th of July themed Table Topics. Six people stood up front, including three Eagles and three guests.

As for the speeches…..

Eric Krausz, Speaker #1, provided a compelling story about letting happiness find us. To those of us that wish we’d win the lottery, Eric’s story was a reminder that money can buy a lot of misery and that happiness is something that can find us.

Chris Scoppetta, Speaker #2, gave a persuasive speech encouraging us to serve as evaluators. He also taught us how to receive evaluations by taking the “attitude of gratitude”.

Tony Centorino, Speaker #3, gave a speech outlining the merits of Small Talk (aka social oxygen).

Kudos and Thank Yous to all of those that stepped up to serve as meeting functionaries. Richard Freeman (Ah Counter), Riz Zabor (Grammarian), John Sepple (Timer), Steve McGirr (General Evaluator), Joseph Oddie (Evaluator #1), Lauren Bruno (Evaluator #2), Eric Krausz (Evaluator #3).

Our next meeting is Monday July 15^th…..We still have a lot of roles open, including Toastmaster and General Evaluator. If you are going to be at our meeting on 7/15, please sign up for a role! You will make the experience fulfilling for yourself and better for everybody else!

Tony Centorino

Eagle Toastmaster Secretary