January 15, 2003 
Worcester, MA 

President:     Peter Hoag        Treasurer:       Karen Lefebvre 
VP Education:  Filomena Didiano  Sgt. at Arms:    Fred Nathan 
VP Membership: Rob Koenig        Secretary:       Vinod Chaku 
VP Publicity:  Joe Bellil        Bulletin Editor: Al Wheeler 



Attendees: 17 members - Karen Lefebvre, Tommy Williams, Vinod Chaku, 
Carl Lakes, Paul Anderson, Rob Koenig, Filomena Didiano, Fred Nathan, 
Helen Valinski, Ray Belsito, John Keeton, Kwabena Afriyie, 
Terry Londergan, Bill Perkins, Chris Jost, Tom Quaranta, 
John Capuano  -  1 guest 



BUSINESS SUMMARY 
ATTENTION club members! When you attend, please remember to at least 
meet the $5 minimum dinner purchase to maintain the room availability. 
The Sergeant At Arms must collect $5 from any member that does not. 
(This does not apply to any guest.) 

Remember to bring a blank VHS tape, if you want to record and review 
your performance of your prepared speech. 

Terry Londergan, a past president, and Ray Belsito re-joined the club. 



TOPICS SUMMARY 
The topics of the evening were on current events. 



PARTICIPANTS 
Meeting Chair      Rob Koenig 
Toastmaster        Paul Anderson 
Invocation         Karen Lefebvre 
Topicsmaster       Terry Londergan 
Thought            Fred Nathan 
General Evaluator  John Capuano 
Joke               Filomena Didiano 
Timer              Fred Nathan 
Grammarian         Tommy Williams 

Word of the evening: N/A. 



SPEAKERS 
Speaker       Vinod Chaku 
Evaluator     Chris Jost 
Speech Title  C&L#6, "Vocal Variety" 
Summary 
Vinod read from a very moving autobiography of a bicyclist who rode 
the Tour de France, even after being diagnosed with cancer. 

Speaker       Kwabena Afriyie 
Evaluator     Bill Perkins 
Speech Title  C&L#3, "Organizing one's speech" 
Summary 
Kwab gave us 4 rules of Finances to help us start off the new year 
right: Take a personal pay cut, automate savings, set up a savings 
account outside one's reach, and live below your means. 

Speaker       John Keeton 
Evaluator     Karen Lefebvre 
Speech Title  AM#1, "Interpersonal Communication" 
Summary 
John related ways to initiate conversation and network with a 
stranger for business and pleasure. Four levels of communication: 
Small talk; Fact Disclosure; Offering Viewpoint/Opinion and 
Disclosing personal feelings. 



AWARDS 
Best Impromptu        Carl Lakes 
Best Prepared Speech  Kwabena Afriyie 
Best Evaluator        Chris Jost 



UPCOMING MEETINGS 
                January 15, 2003    January 22, 2003    January 29, 2003 

Toastmaster     Chris Jost          Gene Brady          Rob Koenig 
                508-865-0389        508-842-4057        508-842-1406 

Invocation      John Capuano        Dan Abraham         Chris Williams 
Thought         Bill Perkins        Fred Nathan         Filomena Didiano 
Joke            Karen Lefebvre      John Hanlon         Helen Valinski 

Topicsmaster    Rob Koenig          Bill Perkins        Peter Hoag 
Gen. Evaluator  Joe Mewhiney        John Keeton         Wayne Dupont 
Grammarian      John Hanlon         Tom Quaranta        Al Wheeler 
Timer           Vinod Chaku         Tommy Williams      Gene Brady 

Speaker 1       Tommy Williams      Carl Lakes          Tom Quaranta 
Speaker 2       Wayne Dupont        Joe Bellil          Karen Lefebvre 
Speaker 3       Gerald Groccia      Chris Williams      John Hanlon 

Evaluator 1     Helen Valinski      Paul Anderson       Chris Jost 
Evaluator 2     Kwabena Afriyie     Karen Lefebvre      Tommy Williams 
Evaluator 3     Dan Abraham         John Capuano        Ray Belsito 



* 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 Dan Abraham at 508-757-3855 for 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. 
* Fred 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 Filomena Didiano (VP of Education) if you want 
  to get on the schedule for a role or speech. Filomena's phone is 
  978-422-5269 (home) and her e-mail is cardid@telegram.infi.net (home) 
  or filomena.didiano@genzyme.com (work). 
* If you have an e-mail address (home or work) and are still receiving 
  the Weekly Bulletin via regular mail please contact Al Wheeler 
  ("Alfred.J.Wheeler@Verizon.net ") so we can add you to the 
  e-mail distribution. 



Directions to our location at the Regency Suites: 
From 290 East 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.  
It is next to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. 

From 290 West 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. 
It is next to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. 

 

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