Sunday, June 29, 2008

2008/06/26 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 10 members attended the meeting: Jennifer, Jie, Joe, Ken, Kerry, Louise, Mike C, Sam, Shyam, Stephanie. Total 7 guests attended our meeting: Adam, Aviva, Eric, Lisa, Naomi, Patrick, Wei. Wei decided to join our club. Welcome Wei!

The agenda for the meeting is as follows.
Sergeant At ArmsJoe
-- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark MasterShyam
-- told us a funny story about a man who dreams to fly.
PresidentJoe
-- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
ToastmasterMike C.
-- introduced functionaries for the meeting:
Stephanie: Master Evaluator
Joe: Grammarian. The word of the day: pro forma
Joe: Ah Counter
Sam: Timer
Table Topics
Jennifer, as the Table Topic Master, asked us to present a gift to a person. 7 members + 2 guests participated in the table topics: Joe, Ken, Kerry, Louise, Sam, Shyam, Stephanie, and guests Eric, Patrick.
Joe, Shyam won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting
  • Louise asked the attending members to approve to renew our meeting room to the end of this year at the rate of $320. All attending members approve this proposal.
Snack MasterKen
Prepared Speeches
Speaker 1Jie: "The Secrets of Sorting", Speech # 3(Demonstration) from the Speeches to Inform Manual.
Speaker 2Louise: "Leave IT on the Stove", Speech # 5 from the Interpersonal Communication Manual. (Congratulations to Louise on finishing her 10 speeches on the ACB program!)
Louise won the Best Speaker award.
Evaluation
Evaluator 1Kerry evaluated Jie's speech
Evaluator 2Ken evaluated Louise's speech
Ken won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

2008/06/12 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 12 members attended the meeting: Cindy, Jennifer, Jie, Joe, Kerry, Lisa, Louise, Mike C, Sam, Sarah, Shyam, Stephanie. Total 1 guest attended our meeting: Wei.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows.
Sergeant At ArmsLisa
-- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark MasterCindy
-- suggested us to try something relaxing since the summer time is here.
PresidentJoe
-- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
ToastmasterLouise
-- introduced functionaries for the meeting:
Shyam: Master Evaluator
Lisa: Grammarian. The word of the day: condign
Cindy: Ah Counter
Mike C.: Timer
Table Topics
Joe, as the Table Topic Master, asked us to talk about words. 5 members participated in the table topics: Jennifer, Kerry, Lisa, Sam, Sarah, Shyam.
Sam won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting
  • Joe proposed to hold the officer transition meeting on June 22.
Snack MasterLisa
Prepared Speeches
Speaker 1Stephanie: "Keeping the Commitment", from the Successful Club Series Manual.
Speaker 2Jennifer: "A little Bit Charm and a Big Attitude", Speech #2 from the Humorously Speaking Manual.
Speaker 3Kerry: "A Dinner Out", Speaking to Entertain from the Professional Speaking Manual.
Speaker 4Sam: "The Deep Hot Biosphere", Speech #1 (Warming up the Audience) from the Humorously Speaking Manual.
Jennifer won the Best Speaker award.
Evaluation
Evaluator 2Sarah evaluated Jennifer's speech
Evaluator 3Joe evaluated Kerry's speech
Evaluator 4Jie evaluated Sam's speech
Joe won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

2008/05/22 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 10 members attended the meeting: Cindy, Jennifer, Jie, Joe, Ken, Kerry, Lisa, Mike G, Sam, Shyam.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows.
Sergeant At ArmsLisa
-- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark MasterMike G.
-- recommended us a good tip to success by visualizing it.
PresidentJoe
-- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
ToastmasterLisa
-- introduced functionaries for the meeting:
Jie: Master Evaluator
Jennifer: Grammarian. The word of the day: immutable
Joe: Ah Counter
Mike G.: Timer
Table Topics
Cindy, as the Table Topic Master, asked us to talk about the summer when the school is out. 9 members participated in the table topics: Jennifer, Jie, Joe, Ken, Kerry, Lisa, Mike G, Sam, Shyam.
Ken won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting
  • Attending club members voted for the next term (2008-2009) officer. Here is the list:
    • President: Jie
    • VP Education: Louise
    • VP Membership: Mike C.
    • VP Public Relation: Shyam
    • Secretary: Ken
    • Treasure: Lisa
    • Sergeant At Arms: Joe
Snack MasterJoe
Prepared Speeches
Speaker 1Ken: "70 Years of Creating Success Together", Speech #2 (The Radio Talk Show) from the PR Manual.
Speaker 2Shyam: "Out of Control at the Top of the World", Speech #5 (Using Body Language) from the Communication and Leadership Manual.
Ken won the Best Speaker award.
Evaluation
Evaluator 1Sam evaluated Ken's speech
Evaluator 2Kerry evaluated Shyam's speech
Sam won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.