July 30, 2009 Meeting Recap

Toastmaster:  Larry Everett

Even though attendance was low for this meeting, the meeting was up-beat.  Everyone was energized to be there, laugh a little, and to learn from our two speakers.

The theme for the meeting was “It’s A Guy Thing”.    There are some traits that seem to be associated with males – probably married males.

·          Getting dressed – Honey, that shirt does not match the suit or pants you are wearing.

·          Or your favorite socks – Honey those socks have holes in them – don’t wear those, and throw them away like I told you last time.

·          Doing laundry – Honey, I told you “do not mix the colors with the whites”, and also do not wash the blouses that say “cold water” wash in hot water or put them on with the heavy duty cycle.

·          Looking in the ‘fridge’ - Honey, I can’t find the ketchup.

·          Honey, will you run to the grocery store for me and get some milk and eggs? Only you come home with three or four sacks of groceries.

·          Looking for a location in a not too familiar area - Honey, why don’t you just stop and ask for directions.

·          Lastly – You’re not listening to me – are you?

We all need to improve our listening skills, and Toastmasters helps all of us with improving our listening skills.

Dawn Anderson gave a book speech # 5 from the C&L manual titled “You broke your what?”  This was a very humorous speech, and entertained us with an embarrassing anecdote from her life at a younger age.

Ravi Bakshi gave a book speech #10 from the C&L manual (going through this manual again) titled “A Needy Child’s Dream Come True”.  We are lucky to have enough resources to fulfill our wishes and dreams. But, NOT ALL of us are so lucky. Others have dreams too - particularly small children. Ravi talked about how each of us can make a needy child’s dream come true. He made reference to the Resource West Hopkins Minnetonka Family Resource Center – www.resourcewest.org.

Ravi also presented the Table Topics portion, and was entertaining to have members respond to questions associated with the theme for today. And yes, there appears to be some annoyances experienced by both guys and gals with relationships related to the theme.

Tom Schmid presented the word of the day – “Druthers” as a noun.  This is a contraction of multiple words, and was used appropriately by a number of members.

DRUTHERS (noun);  The noun DRUTHERS has 1 sense:

1. the right or chance to choose -  Familiarity information: DRUTHERS used as a noun is very rare.

Synonyms: - druthers; preference

Context example: given my druthers, I'd eat cake

Toastmaster of Day Award – Dawn Anderson

Announcements:

·         Aug 6 – EC Board Meeting at 8:10 am prior to the regular meeting

·         Aug 27 – Club speech contest

·         Minnesota Twins group outing – hand out with possible dates – more information to follow

 

Regards,

 

Larry Everett