Worcester, MA

Meeting Chair	John Keeton	Toastmaster	Joe Mewhiney
Invocation	Joe Mewhiney	Topicsmaster	Rob Koenig
Thought	Gene Brady	General Evaluator	Dan Abraham
Joke	Joe Bellil	Timer	Joe Bellil
Grammarian/WordMaster	Dick Brady	Word	Sagacity – wisdom

Speaker	Speech title	Evaluator	Summary
Peter Hoag	Steady Nerves	Al Wheeler	Pete described several techniques that can be used to attain a relaxed state. The techniques were meditation, the Sarnoff squeeze, and the Callahan techniuqes. They can be used to be more relaxed in public speaking and stressful situations, reduce simple phobias, or feel more calm in everyday life.
Bill Dussault	Anti-Smoking Legislation and Civil Liberties	Brian Mulroy	Bill expressed his opinion that anti-smoking legislation should not go too far. If we take away smoker’s rights, other rights could be restricted as well. Bill did mention that he dislikes smoking himself and supports our right to know about health issues related to cigarettes
Filomena Didiano	All Stressed Up and Nowhere to Go	Gene Brady	Filomena talked about all the stressful things we have to do without enough time to do them. She showed us a picture of how perky she looks at the beginning of the work week and how frazzled she is at the end of the week. She used props to show us some of the playful things she does to learn to have a less stressful attitude at work.

AWARDS

Best Impromptu	John Keeton
Best Prepared Speech	Filomena Didiano
Best Evaluator	Gene Brady

UPCOMING MEETINGS

	January 16, 2002	January 23, 2002	January 30, 2002
Toastmaster	Need Volunteer – George McKenna cannot make it	Peter Hoag 508-792-4071	Dick Brady 508-832-6799
Topicsmaster	Christine Jost	Wayne Dupont	Don McIntyre
Gen. Evaluator	Gautam Shelar	Gene Brady	Joe Bellil
Grammarian	Triin Tammenru	Fred Nathan	Terry Londergan
Timer	Stan Birdwell	Rosemary Chaput	Sanu Samuel
Speaker 1	Brian Mulroy	Rob Koenig	Gautam Shelar
Speaker 2	Need Volunteer – Tom Quaranta cannot make it	John Keeton	Mary Alice Widness
Speaker 3	Sanu Samuel	Al Wheeler	Karen Lefebvre
Evaluator 1	Dan Abraham	Sanu Samuel	Peter Hoag
Evaluator 2	George Hast	Stan Birdwell	Tom Quaranta
Evaluator 3	Fred Nathan	George McKenna	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.

Directions to new location at the Regency Suite:
From 290 East bound Exit 13 Kelly Square: Take a right off the exit ramp to Kelly's Square. Take a left onto Madison St. (between the two gas stations). At the second light turn right and you are there.
From 290 West bound Exit 13 Kelly Square: Take a left off the exit ramp to Kelly's Square. Take a left onto Madison St. (between the two gas stations). At the second light turn right and you are there.