1.
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.
2.
Please
note: Six
Mentors are available for members to meet with: Robert Koenig, Joe Mewhiney,
Dan Abraham, John Keeton, Paul Anderson, and Peter Hoag.
3.
Cost of the room coverage: must 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.) Proper dress is business casual
4.
Taping of the speeches: Remember to bring a
blank VHS tape, if you want to record and review your performance of your
prepared speech. Mark LaPete will transfer the taped prepared speeches to VHS at
the presenters' request.
5. Speaking engagements: Speaker's Bureau, contact: Dan Abraham at 508-757-3855. Please give Dan Abraham a hard copy of the title and or summary of the
speech (es) that you are willing to submit to the speakers’ bureau.
6. Please access the membership list online when you are able and check your contact info. This information is available for Toastmasters' business
use at: http://www.centraltoastmasters.org/ then click on “Club Members” (http://www.centraltoastmasters.org/cgi-bin/membership_list.pl)
Also please note that any needed changes to the membership list, e.g. contact info, need to be forwarded through the VP of Membership, Joe Mewhiney.
7.
To sign
up to receive
District 31 headquarters e-mail and news visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d31tm.
To go to the Toastmaster Central 2277-31 website: http://www.centraltoastmasters.org
(Keyword: Toastmaster Central 2277-31)
8.
Contact alfred_j_wheeler@verizon.net
if you want
a role or speech for upcoming weeks.
Contact (open), if you would like to suggest changes or additions to the
bulletin
Roles and Scheduled Speakers
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1/12/2004
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1/19/2004
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1/26/2004
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2/2/2005
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2/9/2005
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Toastmaster
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Michael Cormon
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Cal Harris
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Joe Mewhiney
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Peter Hoag
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Ray Belsito
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Invocation
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Cal Harris
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Paul Julian
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Dan Abraham
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Roseann Waterhouse
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Omar Williams
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Thought
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Fred Nathan
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Michael Cormon
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Peter Hoag
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Idalino Da Silva
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Joe Mewhiney
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Joke
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Idalino Da Silva
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Balaji Doraibabu
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Omar Williams
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Bonnie Blaisedell
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Fred Nathan
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TopicsMaster
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Gerald Groccia
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John Capuano
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Frank Lederer
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Paul Julian
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Michael Cormon
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Gen Evaluator
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Joe Mewhiney
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Wayne DuPont
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John Keeton
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Cal Harris
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Paul Julian
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Grammarian
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Carl Lakes
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Roseann Waterhouse
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Ray Belsito
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Al Wheeler
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Wayne Dupont
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Timer
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Bonnie Blaisedell
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Idalino Da Silva
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Fred Nathan
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Rob Koenig
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Gene Brady
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Speaker1
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Roseann Waterhouse
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Fred Nathan
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John Capuano
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Dan Abraham
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Cal Harris
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Speaker2
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Omar Williams
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Karen Lefebvre
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Fred Nathan
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Rob Koenig
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Gerald Groccia
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Speaker3
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Wayne DuPont
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Peter Hoag
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John Keeton
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Ralph Lacerte
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Karen Lefebvre
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Evaluator 1
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Gene Brady
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Omar Williams
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Henry Noel
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Michael Cormon
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Idalino Da Silva
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Evaluator 2
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Ray Belsito
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Bonnie Blaisedell
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Dorothy Ware
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Gerald Groccia
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Roseann Waterhouse
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Evaluator 3 |
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Meeting
Date: 1/12/2005
Attendees:
Fred Nathan, Peter Hoag, Frank Lederer, Cal Harris, Dan Abraham, Rob Koenig,
Paul Julian, Al Wheeler, Roseann Waterhouse, Karen Lefebvre, Joe
Mewhiney, John Capuano, Carl Lakes, Mike Cormon. No guests.
Invocation: Peter Hoag
Thought: Frank Lederer
Joke:
Roseann Waterhouse
Toastmaster: John Capuano
TopicsMaster: Karen Lefebvre
General Evaluator: Dan Abraham
Grammarian: Joe Mewhiney
Timer: Fred Nathan
SPEAKERS
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Speaker
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Evaluator
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Speech Title
Summary
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Al
Wheeler
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Cal Harris
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Non-Manual,
“Procrastination Blues”
Al
talked about overcoming procrastination.
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Carl Lakes
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Peter
Hoag
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Non-Manual,
“Improve Your Life In 2005: 11 new years resolutions”
Carl
talked about self-improvement and inspired everyone to work toward some
achievable goals for the new year.
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Mike
Cormon
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Rob
Koenig
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C&L#3,
“Introduction to Robotic”
Mike
talked about what robots are, their history, and their purpose. Mike
concluded with the observation, "This is just the beginning."
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AWARDS
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Best
Impromptu
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Paul
Julian
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Best
Prepared
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Carl
Lakes
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Best
Evaluation
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Cal
Harris
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Old Business:
Ø Bulletin Editor and Secretary volunteers needed immediately.
Ø Dan Abraham reminded the members that the Speakers Bureau needs speakers.
Ø Fred Nathan volunteered to call all the people that are scheduled for a role on behalf of the Toastmaster each week.
New Business:
Ø Rob Koenig motioned that the club get a TV/VCR combo somehow. The attending members voted to not.
Ø Fred Nathan motioned to have an impromptu speech contest. The attending members voted in favor of the idea. Contest committee: Carl Lakes, Frank Lederer,
and Fred Nathan.
District
31
Central 2277 Toastmasters