Hello Fellow Toastmasters,
In the true spirit of Toastmasters, we supported one another during our club meeting today as we imagined and shared what our main individual goals are for the current Toastmaster year. Given our District 6 Governor, Joan Watson, DTM, has declared this to be the year in which we will "IMAGINE, DREAM, AND TRANSFORM," it is fitting for us to be mindful of the steps we will take toward improvement! As your Toastmaster today, I appreciated everyone's declaration of aspirations!
Our meeting got off to a timely start by our ever-eloquent Sergeant at Arms, Elleva Joy McDonald. We had one guest today, Lauren Bear, who participated in Table Topics and expressed interest in joining our club. She'll be back next week, so come and welcome her!
Our assistants today were, Jean Keating, who as Ah Counter/Grammarian gave us helpful feedback and an inspiring word of the day, "aspire," which motivated us to express ourselves thoughtfully..., and Jennifer Ray, as Timer, but shall always remain timeless in her beautiful spirit and "pick up where you left off" attitude!
Wonderful speeches were given today by Marleen Geyen ("Problem: Dirty Carpet"), and Crissy Roeglin ("Silent No More: Facts about Ovarian Cancer"). They were competently and supportively evaluated by Betty Liedtke and Shaun Jamison. Each was a fantastic example of excellence in speaking being a priority in their life! Thank you!
Our Table Topics was led today by dual role-player, Elleva Joy McDonald. Her thought-provoking questions elicited a variety of interesting responses about goal setting from Jennifer Ray, Ravi Bakshi, myself :-), and our guest, Lauren Bear. Ravi Bakshi, General Evaluator, gave valuable feedback about our meeting and encouraged our club to work as a team in getting signed up for our roles each week.
Speaking of which, we need a Toastmaster for next week! Please go online to not only sign up for a role in next week's meeting, but coordinate with your calendar to do some long-range "signing up" with your goal in mind! It's very satisfying to have your calendar of action in place!
During the awards portion of the meeting, Betty Liedtke was honored for earning
the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award in only four years:
Crissy Roeglin was honored as Toastmaster of the Day for her inspiring speech:
Respectfully,
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