Eagles,
We had another full agenda at Eagle Toastmasters last night.
Seeing our 20 members and 4 guests gathering proved to be propitious as we
started right on time and ended almost on time.
Jaime Fisher served as our Toastmaster of the evening
with an auspicious opening. She shared how Eagle helped her achieve her goals by
providing a supporting environment where she could “fail forward”. To quote the
Wizard of Oz, “it was always in you”, Jaime! Toastmasters is about bringing out
what is in all of us!
Ute Brinkmann opened up with a humorous story on how to save a million dollars simply by using
a pencil. Paula Erardi provided us our quote of the day, instructing us
to dip our gloomy Mondays in glitter.
Speaker #1, Ric Zabor, gave a speech that was relevant
to….well, all Earthlings! It was a “re do” of a speech he had done several
months back. Ric tried new things and applied lessons learned from his previous
version.
Speaker #2, Eric Krausz, also gave a “re do” with an
introspective speech. He told us that “life is not fair…but it’s not unfair
either”.
Kat Calhoun, Speaker #3, gave us an Icebreaker about
her storied life in Toastmasters. She shared her experiences from her early
days in “Melba Toastmasters” (yes, that was a real club) to her participation and
leadership in over seven Toastmaster clubs from coast to coast.
Joseph Oddie, Speaker #4, gave a speech titled “Crime
and Punishment”. Joseph’s speech was 3 speeches in one! He shared his knowledge
about the factors of criminogenic behavior (thank goodness for spellcheck), the
story behind a terrible tragedy at a bakery in the 1970s, and his interaction
with two people that will spend the rest of their lives behind bars. If you
were not present to hear his speech, I encourage you to ask Joseph about it.
Sandra Centorino, our Table Topics Master, was singlehandedly
responsible for disclosing secrets that our fellow Eagles were keeping. I
learned that if I carpool with another Eagle, I will make sure they wear
glasses and avoid driving by McDonalds. I also learned that guinea pigs and
bassoons actually do mix. Our fellow Eagles can picture their esteemed Club Secretary
walking down the fashion runway!
Thank you to all of you that served in functional roles. It
is the Ah Counters, Grammarians, etc that enable us to have a fulfilling and
educational experience! The functionaries included Steve McGirr (ah
counter), Diana Grippen (Grammarian), Markus Schumacher (Timer), Joseph
Oddie (General Evaluator and Speech Evaluator), and Speech Evaluators Ian
Brooks, Christine Austin, Kate Kelly, and Tony Centorino.
A couple of announcements:
Virtual Meeting
On September 30, Sandra Centorino will be leading a
Toastmaster Virtual Meeting. It is full of speakers! She is looking for a few
good Eagles to evaluate. Whether you speak, serve as a functionary, or simply
watch online, please consider participating! The link to sign up is below:
Dues
Dues are….due! If you haven’t already paid, please send a
check ($54.00) to Maryanne Shirshac at 1 Bayberry Court, Cromwell, CT 06416.
Our next online meeting is 9/30. Our next Eagle Meeting at
the Parks and Rec is on 10/7. Many roles, including Toastmaster, are open!
See you all at the next meeting!
Tony Centorino
Eagle Toastmasters Secretary
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