June 23rd TLI - 4 officers from our club got trained

Dear All,

Just want to give  a quick update on today's TLI. Four officers from our club - Lucy, Sonia, Elaine and myself have attended the training.

This was my 2nd TLI and my first as President elect. In short the TLI was good. It was good to hear everyone emphasize on the "Members" and at the same time focus on the DCP ( distinguished club program) and the CSP ( club success program). I sat through the DCP course given by Will Ryan and The Better speakers lead to the Better Clubs course given by Don Smith. Both Will and Don are very accomplished speakers and were very comfortable in answering many of our questions and concerns. I also sat through the open forums for Presidents hosted by Jeff Sobel, the in-coming District Governor. This session was good and realized how difficult many clubs find to become distinguished club forget abt President's Distinguished. During this session it dawned me on the magnitude of our club's achievement of President's Distinguished for the 11th consecutive year. I felt proud to be part of Eagles for a moment during the session. 

Lucy, Sonia and Elaine thanks for attending the TLI. I hope you found it useful . Please share your thoughts with us.

 

Regards,

Chandra

President's distinguished for the 11th consecutive year- a feat to celebrate

Dear All,

We had our last meeting of the 2011-2012 year and what a night it was. We had 4 prepared speeches including 1 icebreaker from Andrew. Andrew closed his speech with the quote from Einstein "once you stop learning you start dying."

Joe really stole the thunder by telling and showing us in exquisite detail how to make a good margarita. His margaritas were so good that he was asked/forced to open a margarita counter and he served drinks for all the members who wanted to try. I had a margarita and I personally would rate Joe's margarita very very high in my favorite drinks list.

Sonia shared with us how a simple choice of balanced diet and exercise would go a long way in losing the extra weight most of us would like to get rid of with out relying on the pills, gizmos etc etc. Congratulations Robin for finishing CC. Robin gave a speech on fulfilling our dreams and she quoted that " the only thing stopping you from fulfilling your dream is YOU."

And finally, with Robin's CC, we achieved Presidents distinguished for the 11th consecutive year. Rich Couture one of our guests yesterday and also a past district governor (2004-05) shared this interesting stat that only 2 clubs out of 150+ in our district have achieved this feat so far and we are one of the 2. We should be all very proud of this accomplishment and take a moment to celebrate (Joe's margaritas already set the tone).I would like to thank all the members for this achievement and especially Kate for her leadership.

Our next meeting, the first for the 2012-2013, will be on July 2nd at our usual location. Please join and of course sign up for the roles.

See you all in 2 weeks.

Regards,
Chandra

Eagle Toastmasters Meeting of June 4, 2012

President’s Remarks: Kate

Today’s Toastmaster: Rachel

Humorist: Tom C.

Quotemaster: Udaya       

Word of the Day Joe “Guitapens” ambush or trap

Note: This is the word that a student spelled to win the National Spelling Bee.

Table Topics: Robin presented a thought-provoking topic—Colors

Speaker 1

Robin—CC, IYour Body Speaksr; 5-7 minutes, “Hiking, Are You Ready?”

Robin gave us a comprehensive list of items for our backpacks when hiking:

· Sunscreen

· Insect spray

· Water

· Map

· Compass

· Snack bar

· Hand Sanitizer

· Hat

· Sweatshirt (in case…)

· Rain pants and coat )in case…)

· Treking pole

· Lighter for fire (in case…)

· Headlamp (in case…)

· Whistle (in case…)

· First Aid Kit in case

· Hiking boots with socks and sock liners

· Wine for celebrating at the top i(n case you get there)

Speaker 2,

Kate—CC, Your Body Speaks,, 5-7 minutes, “One Person’s Junk Is Another Person’s Treasure”

Kate Inspired us to take a look at tag sales as a source of bargains, including money-makers. Congratulations to Kate on her 10^th Speech.

Speaker 3,

Uta—CC, Icebreaker, 4-6 minutes, “Potatoes & Bread or Rice & Beans?”

Uta gave yet another inspiring speech. She spoke about her new life where she will be donating money to make a difference in the lives of 20 children in an orphanage in India. She is helping to finance a well for water, communicating through skyping.

General Evaluator: Kate

Evaluator 1: Udaya for Robin—Robin’s props added power to the delivery, allowing us to remember what is important. Her body language, not only spoke to us, but yelled quite loudly, as she used body language at least 50% of the time.\

Evaluator 2: Joe for Kate—Kate’s vocal variety was remarkable as her range went from a whisper to excitement, drawing us into her world. She used role playing at each of 3 tag sales, allowing us to feel like we were there. Her use of pauses added effectiveness to her vocal variety.

Evaluator 3: Tami for Uta—Tami evaluated Uta’s 16^thIce Breaker. Uta’s journey from the past to the present and into the future touched our hearts, as she inspired us with the emotion in her voice.

Ah-Counter: Lucy

Timer: Sonia

Grammarian: Tom P.

*Reminder to members: 

· Use--“I hope….” Rather than “…hopefully”

· “Kids” are goats

· Try to avoid “a lot” unless you mean a car lot or a housing lot

· Avoid: …and….and…and…

President Kate:  New Officer

• President: Chandra

• VP Education: Joe

• VP Membership: Ian

• VP Public Relations: Raches (Sonia, Tami)

• Sgt. Arms: Lucy

• Secretary: Elaine

• Treasurer: Uta

One more speech from Robin and we have 9 points. Uta can bring us to a perfect 10.

Eagle Toastmasters Meeting of May 21, 2012

Meeting of May 21, 2012

Sgt. At Arms Opening the Meeting:  Chandra

President’s Remarks:  Kate

Today’s Toastmaster:  Joe

Humorist:   Richard

Quote:  Hyunsoo Park

           

Word of the Day:  Lucy D’Angelo

Capricious adj. Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.

Table Topics:  Robin

Speaker 1

Sally Carter—CC, Icebreaker; 4-6 minutes,  “All About Me”

Speaker 2,

Tom Corrigan—CC, Organize Your Speech, 5-7 minutes, “Eat Right, Exercise, and…”

Speaker 3,

Robin Corrigan—CC, Inspire Your Audience, 5-7 minutes, “Who Does Not Want to Be a Better Speaker?”

Speaker 4

Richard Mead—AC, Tall Tale, 4-6 minutes, “Flawed Pill”

Speaker 5

Uta—AC, Humorous Speaking, l #1: Warm up your audience, “Who Is the Best?”

General Evaluator:  Robin

Evaluator 1:  Chandra

Evaluator 2:  Tom P.

Evaluator 3:  Tom C

Evaluator 4:  Kate

Evaluator 5:  Ian

Ah-Counter:  Ian

Timer:  Santhana Krishnan Murugesian

Grammarian:  Joe

Eagle Toastmasters Public Speaking- Open House of May 7, 2012

Open House of May 7, 2012

President:  Kate thanked the Library for use of the facility for the Open House..

Today’s Toastmaster:  Uta

Humorist:   Tom Piekarski and Chandra

Word of the Day:  Tom C.-Abridge:  To shorten, to reduce as in an “abridged dictionary”

                                                                     

Quote:  Robin

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world!”

                                                                                                                       Anne Frank

Table Topics:  Richard—

For the final table topic, Chandra described the Table Topics Master, Rich, as being humorous, experienced, and full of mentoring advice that makes coming to Eagle Toastmasters very time efficient.

Ah-Counter:  Sonia

Timer:  Fred

Speaker 1, Robin—CC Manual; “Get comfortable with Visual Aids”; 5-7 minutes; “Skip the Chips” Robin came up with visuals to drive home the ways to observe a healthy lifestyle:

·         Skip the chips and eat carrots

·         Actually work out in the gym where you have a gym membership

·         Substitute whole wheat products for white bread

·         Perform jumping jacks as the weight bearing exercise that benefits the bones, thus decreasing the risk of debilitating osteoporosis

·         Walk for cardio-respiratory fitness; use hand weights to increase effectiveness

·         Do push-ups and sit-ups for core strength

·         Use the stairs instead of the elevator

·         Hold the roll when eating hamburgers

·         Skip French fries and soda

Speaker 2, Tom Corrigan—CC Manual; Speech #   ; “Say It Right”; Speak to Inform; Speak to Confuse”  Tom showed how simple explanations can make a complicated subject understandable.  He also pointed out how some use words to confuse the public, notable experts include the advertising profession and politicians.

Speaker 3, Kate Kelly—CC Manual; Speech #5 “To Inspire”

Kate shared a true, memorable incident during which her son Andrew  went out of his way to help a motorist in distress; this motorist’s husband was so appreciative of Andrew’s character that the husband gave him an internship that has become his dream job.

General Evaluator:  Robin Corrigan

Evaluator 1:  Ian for Robin—Robin presented another effective speech that we will remember because of the visual aids.

Evaluator 2:  Elaine for Tom C.—Tom chose to discuss “words”, reminding people to be cautious when interpreting the meaning behind words meant to sway the public.     .

Evaluator 3:  Eoj for Kate –Joe, alias Eoj, commented on how Kate inspired by appealing to the Head (intellect), Eye, and Heart of the Listener. 

Grammarian:  Fred

President:  Kate invited all members and guests to enjoy the refreshments.  Guests indicated that they would like to join Toastmasters. 

Meeting Minutes April 16, 2012

Meeting of April 16, 2012

Today’s Toastmaster:  Rachel Mele

Humorist:   Tom Corrigan

Quote:  Jessica

“Watch your thoughts for they become words

Watch your words for they become actions.

Watch your actions for they become habits.

Watch your habits for they become your character.

Watch your character for it becomes your destiny.”

           

Word of the Day:  Robin

Harbinger:  One that pioneers in initiating major change; an omen that foreshaows a future event. 

            The robin is a harbinger of spring. 

“Harbinger” was used 9 times during the meeting.

Table Topics:  Robin

Ah-Counter:  Tami

Timer:  Elaine

Speaker 1, Uta, Interpretive Reading #5 “The Wedding Story”; 8-10 minutes

Speaker 2, Sonia Dean; CC #1 Icebreaker; “Creating Me”; 4-6 minutes

Speaker 3, Lucy D”Angelo, CC #1 Icebreaker, 4-6 Minutes

General Evaluator:  Tom Corrigan

Evaluator 1:  Richard for Uta—Uta made the story come alive through the vocal variety of the characters.

Evaluator 2:  Uta for Sonia—Sonia’s poise revealed that Sonia has stood in front of people before.  She didn’t use much in notes and had courageous body movements.

Evaluator 3:  Elaine for Lucy—Lucy is an experienced speaker whose personality and eye contact allows her to have a marked presence in front of an audience.  She was entertaining as well, with her allusion to her early days as a Perry Mason fan.  Ironically, though not a lawyer, her responsibilities include making sure others abide by the law. 

Grammarian:  Tom P’s suggestion is for us to use “I hope” as opposed to “hopefully” in order to overcome this grammar flaw.  We also should eliminate the words “a lot” and “kids” to increase our message’s effectiveness.

Kate:  Open House is May 7, Monday; Tom Piekarski is Chairperson, asking all to fill roles and bring in refreshments.

Eagle Toastmasters Hosts Annual Open House

Eagle Toastmasters hosted its annual Open House on Monday May 7th  at the Wallingford, CT Public Library.  We had a full house with three fabulous speakers and many guests. 

The annual Open House is always a showcase for Toastmasters. Toastmasters and guests came and we showed it all: prepared speeches, impromptu speeches and evaluations. Toastmasters at its best.

Gathering in a different environment (Wallingford Public Library), facing different acoustics and room set up made it a challenge for even the seasoned Toastmaster.  A good time was had by all. Refreshments were taken with gratitude.  Finishing strong! The Toastmaster year will soon come to an end - and a new year will start immediately.