Central Toastmasters Weekly Bulletin
March 5, 2003
Worcester, MA
President: Peter Hoag Treasurer: Karen Lefebvre
VP Education: Filomena Didiano Sgt. at Arms: Fred Nathan
VP Membership: Rob Koenig Secretary: Roseann Waterhouse
VP Publicity: Joe Bellil Bulletin Editor: Al Wheeler
Attendees: 17 members - Tom Quaranta, Fred Nathan, John Capuano,
Al Wheeler, Peter Hoag, Dan Abraham, Roseann Waterhouse,
Filomena Didiano, Rob Koenig, Dick Brady, Kathy Siminsky,
Kwabena Afriyie, John Hanlon, Joe Mewhiney, Paul Anderson,
Ray Belsito, Bill Perkins - 4 guests
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 member s in attendance
must be accorded time to speak. There is no exception to this rule.
Dues are due! It is time to think about paying dues again. Club dues
are $36.00 semi-annually, $18 goes to International and $18 to Central.
The dues are due to Central by April 1. Checks should be made out to
"Central Toastmasters". For additional information, please contact
club treasurer, Karen Lefebvre, at 508-871-7010. Please try your
very best to get your dues in by March 19th.
Roseann Waterhouse has officially accepted position
as Central Toastmasters #2271 secretary.
UPCOMING SPEECH CONTESTS
Central Toastmasters International Speech Contest will be held on
Wednesday, March 12. Speeches must be between 5-7 minutes long.
Speeches can be dramatic, serious, inspirational, humorous,
entertaining, or any or all of the above. It's a great idea
to take a speech you've already done, work on it, and give it
again for the contest. Of course, you can do an entirely new speech.
We will also have a Tall Tales Contest on Wednesday, March 19.
(There is no Table Topics Contest this time around.) Speech must
be between 3-5 minutes long. A Tall Tale is a highly exaggerated,
far-fetched, improbable speech. It's often humorous, can use puns,
twists, and surprises.
Winners of both contests will participate in the Area Contests;
those winners will then go on to the Division Contest, and on to
the District Contest held at the Spring Conference. The District
Spring Conference is Saturday, May 4, at Bentley College
Conference Center, Waltham. (A great conference site!)
We will also need 3 judges and a chief judge, Timers,
Counters, and Topicsmasters, for each contest.
TOPICS SUMMARY
The topics of the evening were based on a variety of current
events, proverbs or sayings, and personal "What if" situations.
PARTICIPANTS
Meeting Chair Peter Hoag
Toastmaster Kwabena Afriyie
Invocation Ray Belsito
Topicsmaster John Hanlon
Thought Dan Abraham
General Evaluator Paul Anderson
Joke John Capuano
Timer Fred Nathan
Grammarian Bill Perkins
Word of the evening: perspicuity, noun. Clear.
SPEAKERS
Speaker Roseann Waterhouse
Evaluator Al Wheeler
Speech Title C&L#1, "Learning to Love World Traveling"
Summary
Roseann summarized her traveling experiences during college in her
ice breaker speech.
Speaker Sheila Gant
Evaluator Joe Mewhiney
Speech Title C&L#1, "Days of Our Lives"
Summary
Sheila drew the analogy of time passing through the hour glass as
she told us about her family, her education and her job experiences
in her ice breaker speech.
Speaker Rob Koenig
Evaluator Tom Quaranta
Speech Title AMSS#10, "The Nano-second Knockout!"
Summary
Rob introduced the star attraction at the Centrum for the shadow
boxing competition, Fred "The Nano-second Knockout" Nathan.
AWARDS
Best Impromptu Kathy Siminsky, Dan Abraham
Best Prepared Speech Roseann Waterhouse, Sheila Gant
Best Evaluator Joe Mewhiney
UPCOMING MEETINGS
March 12, 2003 March 19, 2003 March 26, 2003
International Tall Tales Contest
Speech Contest (First half of Meeting)
Contest
Organizer Filomena Didiano
978-422-5269
Contest/Toast ? Al Wheeler John Capuano
Master 978-745-0068 508-832-9404
Invocation Terry Londergan Joe Mewhiney Dan Abraham
Thought Ray Belsito Kathy Simisky Sheila Gant
Joke Gene Brady Sheila Gant Al Wheeler
TopicsMaster John Capuano Karen Lefebvre Kathy Simisky
General
Evaluator N/A Rob Koenig Gerald Groccia
Grammarian N/A Kwabena Afriyie Roseann Waterhouse
Timer Fred Nathan Helen Valinski Gene Brady
Timer 2 Roseann Waterhouse N/A N/A
Contestant Rob Koenig Peter Hoag N/A
Contestant Dan Abraham ? N/A
Contestant Paul Anderson ? N/A
Contestant Joe Mewhiney ? N/A
Contestant ? ? N/A
Contestant ? ? N/A
Speaker1 N/A John Keeton Tommy Williams
Speaker2 N/A Tom Quaranta Kwabena Afriyie
Speaker3 N/A Terry Londergan
Evaluator 1 N/A Wayne Dupont Ray Belsito
Evaluator 2 N/A Joe Bellil Helen Valinski
Evaluator 3 N/A ? Bill Perkins
Chief Judge Wayne Dupont N/A N/A
Judge Al Wheeler N/A N/A
Judge Peter Hoag N/A N/A
Judge ? N/A N/A
Counter 1 ?
Counter 2 ?
* 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.