Total eleven members attended the meeting: Louise, Joe, Mike, Wei, Cindy, Wei, Lisa, Jennifer, Ben, Stephernie, Naoki. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Joe
President	Sam did not attend so Joe spoke -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Lousie -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Cindy: Master Evaluator Naoki: Grammarian Naoki: Ah Counter Cindy: Timer
Table Topics
Jennifer, as the Table Topic Master, Talk about October, dog and apple.
Business meeting
Snack Master	Wei
Speeches
Speaker 1	Ben: "911cheferic.com" Speech#3,
Speaker 2 Mike: "Gravis Operation Agenda" Speech#4, Speaker3 Stephanie: "Marktwain speech on babys" Interpretive Reading Manual#1, Mike Won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Jennifer evaluated Ben
Evaluator 2	Lisa evaluated Mike
Evaluator 3	Shyam evaluated Stephanie
Lisa won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

Total 10 members attended the meeting: Joe, Sam, Yuko, Mike, Wei, Cindy,Naoki and three other guests. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Cindy
President	Sam -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Sam -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Mike: Master Evaluator Joe: Grammarian Joe: Ah Counter Wei: Timer
Table Topics
Sam, as the Table Topic Master, prepared 43 questions and each speaker chose the number and answered the question.
Business meeting
Snack Master
Speeches
Speaker 1	Yuko: "How to Survive Another Heat-wave without Spending a Fortune" Speech#3, Get To the Point
Yuko Won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Naoki evaluated Yuko
Naoki won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/06/25 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 11 members attended the meeting: Joe, Joy, Stephanie, Sam, Lisa, Yuko, Shyam, Louise, Mike, Wei, Nina. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Mike
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting. -- made transition to the next President - Sam.
Toastmaster	Mike -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Joy: Master Evaluator Shyam: Grammarian Shyam: Ah Counter Sam: Timer
Table Topics
Nina, as the Table Topic Master, ask members to speak on objects pulled out of a bag Mike won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting
Snack Master	Yuko
Speeches
Speaker 1	Lisa: "The People Business", Competent Communicator, Speech#6, Vocal Variety
Speaker 2	Wei: "Love Me or Not", Competent Communicator, Speech #4, How to Say It
Speaker 3	Yuko: "???", Competent Communicator, Speech #2, Organize Your Speech
Wei Won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Louise evaluated Lisa
Evaluator 2	Joe evaluated Wei
Evaluator 3	Stephanie evaluated Yuko
Stephanie won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/06/11 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 10 members attended the meeting: Joe, Joy, Stephanie, Kerry, Jennifer, Sam, Lisa Mike, Wei, Nina. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Stephanie
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Jennifer -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Sam: Master Evaluator Wei: Grammarian Wei: Ah Counter Stephanie: Timer
Table Topics
Joy, as the Table Topic Master, ask members to speak on cultures of their hometown Stephanie won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting
Snack Master	Lisa
Speeches
Speaker 1	Mike: "How NOT to bring a dog home from Utah", Advanced Communication Series, Speaking to Inform, Speech#3, The Demonstration Talk
Speaker 2	Joe: "Practice", Advanced Communication Series, Story Telling, Speech #2, Let's Get Personal
Joe Won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Lisa evaluated Mike
Evaluator 2	Nina evaluated Joe
Nina won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/05/28 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 9 members attended the meeting: Jane, Naoki, Louise, Kerry, Shyami, Jennifer, Cindy Wei, Joe. Total 2 guests attended the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Wei -- told us a story about his son.
Acting President	Louise -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Shyam -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Joe: Master Evaluator Joe: Grammarian Kerry: Ah Counter Wei: Timer
Table Topics
Kerry, as the Table Topic Master, ask members to speak on unprepared topics Jane won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting	Decided picnic will be held at Joy/Joe's home on 06/06/2009. Elected club officiers. President Sam VPE: Wei VP of Public Relations: Nina VP of Membership: Shyam Secretary: Naoki Treasurer: Lisa Sergeant at Arms: Joe
Snack Master	Mike
Speeches
Speaker 1	Louise: "Are We Really Ready", Advanced Communication Series, Speech#3, Speaking to Inform
Speaker 2	Jane: "How Similar is BioSimilar", Advanced Communication Series, Speech #5, Speeking to Inform
Louise Won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Naoki evaluated Louise
Evaluator 2	Jennifer evaluated Jane
Jennifer won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/05/14 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 13 members attended the meeting: Jane, Joy, Naoki, Louise, Joe, Shyami, Nina, Lisa, Jennifer, Wei, Mike, Stephanie, Sam. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Jennifer -- told us about the history of ToastMaster.
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Mike -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Nina: Master Evaluator Kerry: Grammarian/Ah Counter Wei: Timer
Table Topics
Noaki, as the Table Topic Master, ask members to speak on housing. Stephanie and Sam shared the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting	Discussed picnic plan again, Will hold officier election during next meeting.
Snack Master	Jennifer
Speeches
Speaker 1	Joy: "A Squirrel Tale", Storytelling manual, Speech #3 - The moral of the Story
Speaker 2	Stephanie: "Bonnie", Storytelling manual, Speech #1 - The Touching Story
Speaker 3	Sam: "???", non-manual speech
Joy won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Joe evaluated Joy
Evaluator 2	Jane evaluated Stephanie
Evaluator 3	Louise evaluated Sam
Louise won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/04/09 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 12 members attended the meeting: Jane, Joy, Naoki, Louise, Russel, Kerry, Shyami, Nina, Lisa, Jennifer, Wei, Mike. Total 2 guests, Mina and Ming attended the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joy -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Naoki
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Kerry -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Jennifer: Master Evaluator Joy: Grammarian/Ah Counter Nina: Timer
Table Topics
Shyam, as the Table Topic Master, ask members to speak on unprepared topics Ming won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting	Discussed picnic plan again, postpone decision to next meeting.
Snack Master	Joe
Speeches
Speaker 1	Mike: "Afghanistan - President Obama's Vietname?", Speak to inform, The abstract concept
Speaker 2	Russel: "Trip to New York", Speech #1 from Communication and Leadership, Ice breaker
Russel and Mike shared the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Wei evaluated Mike
Evaluator 2	Jane evaluated Russel
Jane won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/03/26 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 11 members attended the meeting: Joe, Joy, Louise, Jane, Kerry, Naoki, Jennifer, Ken, Stephanie, Wei, Mike. Total 2 guests, Mina and Russel attended the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Mike
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Joy -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Louise: Master Evaluator Stephanie: Grammarian/Ah Counter Jane: Timer
Table Topics
Wei, as the Table Topic Master, ask members to speak on children and family topics. Ken won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting	Moved the picnic date from May 16th to May 23rd.
Snack Master	Naoki
Speeches
Speaker 1	Naoki: "Why I came to Bay Area", Communication and Leadship, Speech#1 Ice breaker
Speaker 2	Jennifer: "Table topics", Speech #1 from Specialty manual, Speak off the cuff
Speaker 3	Kerry: "Status Report"
Naoki won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Ken evaluated Naoki
Evaluator 2	Joe evaluated Jennifer
Evaluator 3	Sarah evaluated Kerry
Joe won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/03/12 Club Meeting Minutes

Total 14 members attended the meeting: Joy, Louise, Mike, Shyam, Wei, Joe, Kerry, Nina, Sam, Jennifer, Sarah, Jane, Stephanie, Naoki, Yuko. Total 2 guests, Andy and Russel attended the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Kerry
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Shyam -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Sarah: Master Evaluator Jennifer: Grammarian/Ah Counter Naoki: Timer
Table Topics
Joe, as the Table Topic Master, organized a debate. The first speaker chooses a topic and decides whether to argue for its pro or for its con, the second speaker will argue from the opposite position. Sam vs Kerry on whether government should provide health care for everyone. Stephanie vs Russel on Whether Internet is a good thing or a bad thing. Wei vs Jane on Whether government should regulate environment. Yuko vs Shyam on Whether government should bail out banks or not. Russel won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting	Andy inform everyone about incoming area contest.
Snack Master	Yuko
Speeches
Speaker 1	Louise: "What is Stem Cell Research", Advanced Communication Series, Speak to Inform.
Speaker 2	Stephanie: "The Lion's Share", Speech #3 from Storytelling manual, The Moral of the story
Speaker 3	Wei: "The Credit Crisis - how did we get here", Speech #3 from the Competent Communication Manual
Speaker 4	Jane: "Special report - JM consultation", Speech #2 from Public Relations Manual, Radio talk show
Stephanie won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Nina evaluated Louise
Evaluator 2	Yuko evaluated Stephanie
Evaluator 3	Sam evaluated Wei
Evaluator 4	Joy evaluated Jane
Nina won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/02/26 Club Meeting Minutes

We had a good turn out, total 15 members attended the meeting: Jie, Louise, Mike, Shyam, Wei, Lisa, Joe, Kerry, Nina, Sam, Jennifer, Sarah, Jane, Stephanie, Naoki. Total 5 guests attended the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Sarah
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Stephanie -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Wei: Master Evaluator Shyam: Grammarian/Ah Counter Mike: Timer
Table Topics
Louise, as the Table Topic Master, asked each speaker to explain his/her duties if club officier and to presuade club members to assume his/her position in the next officier election. At the end, the speaker will pick the next speaker. The next speaker if not club officier will need to explain why he/she does/doesn't fit the position. Lisa won the Best Table Topic Speaker award.
Business meeting	Stephanie asked us to nominate Area Member of the Year.
Snack Master	Sarah
Speeches
Speaker 1	Nina: "The Bar Method", Speech #2 from the Competent Communication Manual.
Speaker 2	Joy: "Autism and Vaccination", Speech #4 from the Speaking to Inform Manual
Speaker 3	Lisa: "Disractions", Speech #5 from the Competent Communication Manual
Nina won the Best Speaker award
Evaluations
Evaluator 1	Joe evaluated Nina
Evaluator 2	Jennifer evaluated Joy
Evaluator 3	Sam evaluated Lisa
Sam won the Best Evaluator award.
Meeting Adjourned.

2009/02/12 Club Meeting Minutes

We had our club contest for International Speech and Table Topics Contests. The agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Sergeant At Arms	Joe -- called meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Spark Master	Ken -- told us about the origion of valentine's day.
President	Joy -- welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Toastmaster	Joe -- Explanation of special contest meeting format -- introduced functionaries for the meeting: Jennifer: Chief Judge Stephanie: Ballot Counter Jane: Master Evaluator
Table Topics Contest
Contestants are divided into 2 groups. Joy, Wei, Nina are in group #1, Sam, Mike, Jane, Shyam are in group #2. The topic for group #1 is "What is beauty?" Wei won the contest in group #1. The topic for group #2 is "What is the most important virtue?" Sam won the contest in group #2
Business meeting
Snack Master	Stephanie
Speech Contest
Speaker 1	Mike: "Macintosh turns 25!", Speech # 2 from the Speeches to Inform Manual.
Speaker 2	Sam: "What did I Learn from ballroom dancing"
Speaker 3	Shyam: "Same Sex Marriage", Speech # 2 from the Competent Communication Manual
Sam won the contest.
Table Topics Contest Runoff
The topic is "Do you believe in destiny?" Wei won the contest.
Meeting Evaluation	Jane
Meeting Adjourned.