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
NOTICE
President: John Keeton Treasurer: Bill Dussault
VP
Education: Therese Delongchamp
Sgt. at Arms: Fred Nathan
VP
Publicity: Al Wheeler Secretary: Peter Hoag
VP
Membership: Filomena Didiano Bulletin
Editor: Peter Hoag
Attendees: 10 members – Filomena Didiano, Fred Nathan, John Keeton, Bill Dussault, Triin Tammearu, Wayne DuPont, Rob Koenig,
Al Wheeler, Peter Hoag, Dan
Abraham, - 1 Guest (Paul Goldstein)
Important Notes
·
The dues are due !!!!! Please send check for $36 made out to “
·
Congratulations to Filomena Didiano, the winner of the
club International Speech Contest ! She will represent the club at the area
contest. If for any reason Filomena is
unable to fulfill her responsibilities, Rob Koenig will be our representative.
·
The International Speech Contest for the Area will be held on April 3 at the Regency Suites. There will be an Italian Buffet for which
each member attending is expected to chip in $5.00.
·
Old friend Paul Goldstein will be in our area from March
19 thru April 9. He plans to attend the
March 20 and April 3 Toastmaster meetings and would like to see as many of his
friends from Central TM as possible.
PARTICIPANTS
|
Meeting
Chair |
John
Keeton |
Master
of Ceremonies |
Wayne
Dupont |
|
Invocation |
Rob
Koenig |
Joke
|
Peter
Hoag |
|
Chief
Judge |
Dan
Abraham |
Timer |
Al
Wheeler |
SPEAKERS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST
|
Speaker |
Speech title |
Summary |
|
Filomena
Didiano |
The
Future of Pessimism |
Filomena
spoke of how she was a pessimist and learned the attitude from her
family. She expressed her admiration
for Dorothy Parker, who combined pessimism and wit. She ended with an exhortation to be
optimistic and live your life “bird by bird”. |
|
Rob
Koenig |
A
Voice of Freedom to express Vocal Variety |
Rob
used Martin Luther King as an example to encourage us to improve our speaking
skills. Your voice reflects your state
of mind. A good voice is natural and
pleasant with dynamics, expressiveness, and the ability to be heard. |
|
Triin Tammearu |
Them |
Triin noticed that sometimes we have an ambivalent
attitude toward foreigners, but noted that many entertainers and corporate
heads are foreigners. She feels it is
wrong to pardon illegal immigrants while legal immigrants have been working
hard to live in this country. |
|
Peter
Hoag |
Love
Thy Neighbor |
Pete
gave several anecdotes regarding some of the unreasonable neighbors that he
has had. He stated that it is best to
mend fences with your neighbors so you can live in peace. |
AWARDS
|
Best Speech |
Filomena Didiano |
|
Runner-Up |
Rob Koenig |
UPCOMING MEETINGS
|
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|
|
|
Toastmaster |
Rob
Koenig 508-842-1406 |
Area
Serious Speech Contest Master
of Ceremonies: John Keeton 508-842-1786 |
John
Capuano 508-832-9404 |
|
Topicsmaster |
Joe
Bellil |
Wayne
Dupont |
Filomena
Didiano |
|
Gen. Evaluator |
Gerald
Groccia |
|
Aaron
Kan |
|
Grammarian |
|
|
Sanu Samuel |
|
Timer |
Dan
Abraham |
Brian
Mulroy |
Peter
Hoag |
|
Speaker 1 |
Bill
Dussault |
|
|
|
Speaker 2 |
Marie
Cutroni |
|
Erika
Slater |
|
Speaker 3 |
John
Capuano |
|
Brian
Mulroy |
|
Speaker
4 |
|
|
|
|
Evaluator 1 |
Aaron
Kan |
Judge
1: Joe Mewhiney |
Rob
Koenig |
|
Evaluator 2 |
Divya Verghese |
Judge
2: Triin Tammearu |
Bill
Dussault |
|
Evaluator
3 |
Rosemary
Chaput |
|
Mary
Alice Widness |
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We meet every
Wednesday from
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Members who are
interested in speaking outside the club, please contact George Hast for more
information about the “Speaker’s Bureau”
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The toastmaster of
the evening and the Sergeant of Arms are responsible for arranging the tables
suitably for the meeting
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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
Ÿ
A 15% gratuity is
mandatory to insure proper service. You
may, at your discretion, give more.
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It is a sign of
courtesy to be quiet while a speaker is at the podium.
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Proper dress for
the dinner meeting is business casual at a minimum.
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To sign up to
receive district 31 headquarters e-mail and news, go to the WWW and visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d31tm
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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!
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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.
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If you have an
e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving the Bulletin via regular
mail please contact Pete Hoag ("peter.hoag@staples.com")
so we can add you to our e-mail distribution.
Directions to location at the Regency Suite:
Exit
a left onto