Central Toastmasters Weekly Bulletin
January 29, 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, Fred Nathan, Ray Belsito,
Bill Perkins, Tom Quaranta, John Capuano, Al Wheeler,
Joe Mewhiney, John Keeton, John Hanlon, Helen Valinski,
Rob Koenig, Roseann Waterhouse, Sheila Gant - 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.
Leading role participants, President, Toastmaster, Topicsmaster, and
General Evaluator with undetermined time to speak are asked to be
mindful of tailoring their words to fit the available time.
The meeting starts at 7 PM and ends at 9 PM. All members in
attendance must be accorded time to speak.
There is no exception to this rule.
As you may have heard, Dan Abraham's wife passed away this weekend.
If you would like to join fellow members at a memorial at Dan's house,
it will be this Wednesday at 127 Copperfield Road in Worcester.
We plan to try to get there by 7:00. If you need help with the
directions, some of us in the club will be at the Regency at 6:30,
and you can follow us.
For those who will not be attending the memorial, we will also be having
a regular meeting at the Regency with Rob Koenig as the Meeting Chair and Toastmaster. It will be a different kind of meeting - he is planning a
Table Topic Blitz with a round-robin evaluation session.
Roseann Waterhouse and Sheila Gant are the newest members of the club.
TOPICS SUMMARY
The topics of the evening were about mentoring.
PARTICIPANTS
Meeting Chair
Fred Nathan
Toastmaster
Gene Brady
Invocation
Al Wheeler
Topicsmaster
Bill Perkins
Thought
Gene Brady
General Evaluator
John Keeton
Joke
John Hanlon
Timer
Tommy Williams
Grammarian
Tom Quaranta
Word of the evening: elicit, verb. To draw out by discussion.
SPEAKERS
Speaker Carl Lakes
Evaluator Joe Mewhiney
Speech Title C&L#5, "Where Would He Be Now?"
Summary
Carl talked about the benefits of affirmative action and
contrasted components of society and their needs.
Speaker Karen Lefebvre
Evaluator John Capuano
Speech Title C&L#7, "Communication to Lower Cost"
Summary
Karen talked about how communication is important for
managing trade show exhibits effectively and efficiently.
AWARDS
Best Impromptu Tom Quaranta
Best Prepared Speech Carl Lakes
Best Evaluator John Capuano
UPCOMING MEETINGS
February 5, 2003 February 12, 2003 February 19, 2003
Toastmaster Rob Koenig Gerald Groccia Joe Mewhiney
508-842-1406 508-869-6955 508-839-2727
Invocation John Keeton John Hanlon
Thought Meeting format Helen Valinski Sheila Gant
Joke changed to Terry Londergan Kathy Simisky
Topicsmaster Table Topic Party! Carl Lakes Kwabena Afriyie
In memory of
Barbara Abraham,
wife of Dan Abraham
and former member.
Gen. Evaluator Karen Lefebvre Joe Bellil
Grammarian Filomena Didiano Sheila Gant
Timer Roseann Waterhouse Carl Lakes
Speaker 1 Rob Koenig Helen Valinski
Speaker 2 Bill Perkins Gene Brady
Speaker 3 Al Wheeler Kathy Simisky
Evaluator 1 John Capuano John Keeton
Evaluator 2 Don McIntyre Filomena Didiano
Evaluator 3 John Hanlon Terry Londergan
* 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.