In the absence of our faithful secretary, Tony Centorino, I have the privilege of emailing out the meeting notes from our August 19th gathering.
If you were not able to make it tonight, you missed a full and exciting meeting which included 17 members, 4 guests and at least two references to the idea of time travel!
Ian Brooks served as a very capable toastmaster, ushering us warmly and efficiently through the descriptions of functionaries, table topics and prepared speeches.
Eric Krausz served as Table Topics master with the theme of superlatives! Eric brought out the most in us as he asked questions which highlighted many favorites in our members. Lynn spoke fondly of a favorite family member. Maryanne described interactions and adventures with her favorite friend.
Ian filled us in on his favorite historical time period, while Omar set a high bar by telling us about the most competent person he knows, his boss! Steve finished off by elevating our very own Ian as one of his favorite thought leaders, and artful mixing in a story of well remembered date in time.
For Prepared Speeches Ute worked toward level 3 of her leadership path, by contrasting a strict and rigid view of mentor-ship with a focus on strong connections and building authentic relationships. Safe to say she's throwing out the limiting ideas, and holding on to the good!
Ross Grippen brought a fresh voice to our group with his Ice Breaker speech. Ross's speech titled "Reasons Why I Joined" explained to us why he joined Eagle Toastmasters. Ross spoke kindly of our club while giving us many reasons to look forward to his future speeches.
Next we had a real treat---our first musical performance in a speech! Maryanne brought us Mozart by way of twinkle, twinkle little star with the help of her violin and her courage to face her fear of receiving feedback. Maryanne dazzled us with humor and showed us the power of listening and excepting feedback through music.
Eric Zabor strayed from his typical position of dealing with number and exact values, by dabbling in the humanities. Eric lead us through a journey of poetry by way of music lyrics. His theatrical speech demonstrated poetry can be found in some very catchy places.
Our Virtual Meeting is Tuesday August 20th. Also, be on the look out for communication and details from Kat Calhoun about the new club she is chartering and opportunities to serve in this mission.
I will end with food for thought brought to you by Jackie Fuller and her chosen Quote of the Day.
" Be thankful for what you are now, and work towards what you want to be tomorrow."
Your Substitute Secretary-
Jaime Fisher
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