Central Toastmasters

Central Toastmasters

Club 2277-31

Worcester, MA

January 26, 2000

Attendance:

15 Members

2 Guests

Our Toastmaster for the evening, Joe Mewhiney, warmed up the members with his introduction and ran an excellent meeting – a model for others to follow. Dave Comeau pulled everything out of his hat, I mean bag, to give each table topic’s speaker a physical object to talk about – quite creative and fun. And our General Evaluator, Bob Eber, observed everyone speaking and gave valuable insight on what we could improve and what we do well.

Participants

Meeting Chair:	Wayne DuPont	Toastmaster:	Joe Mewhiney
Invocation:	George Hast	Topicsmaster:	Dave Comeau
Thought:	Stan Birdwell	Gen. Evaluator:	Bob Eber
Joke:	Bob Eber	Timer:	Tim Pisinski
Word:	Fred Nathan	Grammarian:	Fred Nathan

Word of the evening: mayhem – confusion, havoc

Speakers

Speaker	Title	Evaluated By
Dan Abraham	"You Are In Charge!"	Mike Carusi
A non manual speech about the importance of the Toastmaster role. Another inspiring speech from Dan all about how the Toastmaster is in charge of every aspect of the meeting. He/she should always call ahead to make sure all key roles will be covered – don’t wait to fill roles at the beginning of a meeting. Dan told us that Toastmasters must always be prepared.
George Hast	"Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff"	Rosemary Chaput
A non manual speech centered around the book title – Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff. A great speech that’s applicable to all of us. George gave us some key quotes… Live life where you’re at, settle back and look at the bigger picture (have inner peace), practice patience and stay healthier, and live your life as if it was your last day.
Ralph Lacerte	"Read Your Bible, Enjoy Your Bible"	Stan Birdwell
A non manual speech about a book many us have but don’t tend to read very much. An enlightening speech about why the Bible is important and interesting to read. It’s a great Love Story! The most important book to read is the book of Genesis. There are many very good versions available. Try to read the Bible for yourself rather than reading commentaries.

Awards

Best Impromptu Speech:	John Keeton
Best Prepared Speech:	Ralph Lacerte
Best Evaluator:	Mike Carusi

Upcoming Meetings

	February 2, 2000	February 9, 2000	February 16, 2000
Toastmaster	George Hast	Dan Abraham	Mike Carusi
Phone #		508-755-9246	508-497-3422
Topicsmaster	Joe Bellil	Kim Bellil	Fred Nathan
Gen. Evaluator	Paul Goldstein	Al Wheeler	Dan Abraham
Grammarian	Stan Birdwell	Susan Bassick	Ralph Lacerte
Timer	Dave Comeau	George Hast	John Keeton
Speakers:
1.	Don Macintyre	Therese Delongchamp	Paul Goldstein
2.	Joe Mewhiney	Richard Gray	George McKenna
3.	Jim Leary	Judy Safern	Barbara Ingrassia
4.	Phil Scott	John Keeton	Brian Curran
Evaluators:
1.	Ray Meola	Fred Nathan	Bob Eber
2.	Art Remillard	George McKenna	Tom McLaughlin
3.	Cindy Alden	Maria Laba	Dave Comeau
4.	Susan Bassick	Barbara Ingrassia	Rosemary Chaput

note: The Evaluator order matches with the above Speakers. In other words the #1 Speaker will be

evaluated by the #1 Evaluator.

Special Notes:

A reminder to please buy a meal and/or drink at the meetings to help our club maintain the room availability.

Please make every effort to notify the Toastmaster of the evening well in advance if you are unable to fulfill your assigned role – it’s common courtesy and a sign of a Competent Toastmaster.

There will be a vote at the next meeting on trying some different ways to make speakers more aware of their allotted time. One approach is to disqualify a speaker from getting an award if the buzzer sounds. All in an effort to stress the importance of managing time.

We will be planning a Table Topics Contest in February – a whole night of table topics. We’ll have 2 sessions with the winner of each going to the Super Bowl of Table Topics to determine who gets the ring (award). Also, for March we’ll be planning a night of Ice Breakers for anyone interested – great way to learn more about our current members.

Next week prior to our meeting (about 6:15) there will be another session to explore ideas and approaches on developing a web site for our club. Anyone interested is welcome (and encouraged) to join us.

Notice to all Club Officers, please have a speech ready at all times so we can replace any no shows. This is a good practice for all Toastmasters as well.

If you have internet access check out the International Toastmasters web site – much new information has been added… http://www.toastmasters.org

Be sure to contact Terry Londergan (VP of Education) if you want to get on the schedule for a role or speech. Terry’s home phone is 508-885-5526.

If you have an e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving the Bulletin via regular mail please contact Wayne DuPont (wayne.dupont@compaq.com) so we can add you to our e-mail distribution.

As always we meet at the Regency Suites on Southbridge Street in Worcester every Wednesday from 7:00 – 9:00 PM