Eagles,
Another action packed speech filled meeting at the
Wallingford Parks and Rec……Let’s get right to it!
Sandra Centorino, our Toastmaster, presided over the
meeting of 21 people, 3 of which were guests.
As the Humorist, Chris Scoppetta told us a story of
how a “5 fingered discount” resulted in only 3 beers for a warrior celebrating
a conquest.
Barbara Flagg shared a quote inspired by the memory
of her husband….”Endeavor to Persevere”.
Following her quote, the Table Topic speakers,
led by Table Topicmaster Ric Zabor, endeavored on a variety of
questions. We learned that Tom Piekarski wanted to dine with Russian Spy,
Julia Child. Diana Grippen shared a moment that made her day. John
Sepple shared the biggest challenge of his week……and Christine Austin
shared her excitement about a project at work.
On to the speakers…..
Speaker #1, Tony Centorino, shared some insights on
financial planning that he read from a book called “The Power of Zero”. This
was from the Speaking to Inform project manual.
Speaker #2, Ute Brinkmann, shared a story about her
negotiating skills with somebody in the market for a viola. Her story was told
with simple props and price tags that reminded me of “The Price is Right”. (Ute
– If I didn’t know better, I would think you were watching that on TV.)
Speaker #3, Omar Ghannam, showed his multiple personalities
in a captivating Icebreaker. He gave a captivating speech…..but only one of his
personalities walked out with the Icebreaker candy.
Last, but not least, our President Markus Schumacher,
gave a speech utilizing visual aids about the virtues of reducing waste….making
me rethink how I discard my trash.
Thank you to all of the functionaries that participated…….Speakers
are nice, but it is the functionaries that ensure a fulfilling experience for
everybody. The functionaries included Kat Calhoun – ah counter, Paula
Erardi – timer, Ian Brooks – Grammarian, General and Speech
Evaluator. Diana Grippen, Chris
Scoppetta, and Eric Krausz rounded out the cadre of speech evaluators.
Kat Calhoun has taken on the ambitious initiative of
starting up a bilingual Toastmaster Club. There is a meeting coming up on 9/23
at 7:00 am…..If you are interested in participating in this club or supporting
Kat please reach out to her at kat_calhoun@yahoo.com.
Our next meeting is on 9/23…..we have many openings on the agenda,
including Toastmaster. Please get onto the site and sign up!
Tony Centorino
Eagle Toastmaster Secretary
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