Worcester, MA

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Dan Abraham
Invocation	Joe Bellil	Topicsmaster	George Hast – improvisational situations
Thought	Peter Hoag	General Evaluator	John Keeton
Joke	Triin Tammenru	Timer	Peter Hoag
Grammarian/WordMaster	Wayne Dupont	Word	Plaintive – Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Stan Birdwell	Just Do	Filomena Didiano	CTM #10 - Stan maintained that it is not important to be the best. If winning is so important, you may not attempt things that you may enjoy. You’ll feel less stress when you realize that there’s always someone better than you.
Triin Tammenru	The Investment Opportunity of the Century	Al Wheeler	CTM #9 – Triin conducted a mock seminar where she tried to persuade a room of venture capitalists (us) to invest in a pharmaceutical company. The company claimed that it could drastically cut the cost of drug research.
Rob KoenigTr	Ol’ Blue Eyes was Right	Dick Brady	CTM #10 - Rob used the "Chairman of the Board" as inspiration for a patriotic speech that expressed America’s greatness and values. It started with Rob karaoke singing to Frank Sinatra and ended with all members saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	Filomena Didiano and Dick Brady
Best Prepared Speech	Rob Koenig
Best Evaluator	Dick Brady

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	October 24, 2001	October 31, 2001	November 7, 2001
Toastmaster	Don McIntyre 508-852-3399	Wayne Dupont 508-869-2450	Not Scheduled Yet
Topicsmaster	Pete Hoag	Mary Alice Widness
Gen. Evaluator	Rob Koenig	Pete Hoag
Grammarian	Fred Nathan	George McKenna
Timer	Rosemary Chaput	Dan Abraham
Speaker 1	John Keeton	Ralph Lacerte
Speaker 2	Mary Alice Widness	Fred Nathan
Speaker 3	Wayne Dupont	Al Wheeler
Evaluator 1	Dan Abraham	Rob Koenig
Evaluator 2	Stan Birdwell	Triin Tammenru
Evaluator 3	Al Wheeler	Joe Mewhiney

• We meet every Wednesday from 7-9 pm at the Regency Suite. Directions are below.
• Members who are interested in speaking outside the club, please contact George Hast for more information about the "Speaker’s Bureau"
• The toastmaster of the evening and the Sergeant of Arms are responsible for arranging the tables suitably for the meeting
• Fed Nathan, Sergeant at Arms, will collect $5.00 from any member who has not met the minimum dinner purchase requirement that maintains the room availability
• A 15% gratuity is mandatory to insure proper service. You may, at your discretion, give more.
• It is a sign of courtesy to be quiet while a speaker is at the podium.
• Proper dress for the dinner meeting is business casual at a minimum.
• To sign up to receive district 31 headquarters e-mail and news, go to the WWW and visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d31tm
• 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 – BE PREPARED!
• Be sure to contact Therese Delongchamp (VP of Education) if you want to get on the schedule for a role or speech. Therese’s home phone is 508-797-0974.
• If you have an e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving the Bulletin via regular mail please contact Pete Hoag ("mailto:peter.hoag@staples.com") so we can add you to our e-mail distribution.