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.