Archive for November, 2008
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
“Happy Thanksgiving” Meeting Recap – 11/19/08
Attendance this week more than doubled from last week! Did you folks think that a ”Happy Thanksgiving” theme meant we were serving turkey? Whatever the reason for the fantastic turnout, we’re so glad you all made it. It was great to see Stephen and Maria again. And we loved having David and Amit make repeat visits [...]
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
“Toastmasters 101″ Meeting Recap – 11/12/08
This meeting was a refresher on the basics of a Toastmasters meeting.
Lora led as Toastmaster and reminded us that the transfer of the lectern occurs by handshake. Historically, a handshake was used to show an enemy that one wasn’t carrying a weapon. We are not enemies – though some of us might argue that the Table [...]
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
“Flying” Meeting Recap – 11/5/08
Stewardess/Toastmaster Amy greeted all passengers and piloted the flight on Capital City One. Once we were buckled in, Amy introduced the crew - Susana as invocator, Brian as timer, Taline as grammarian, Keith as Table Topics Master, Stuart and Leeanne as speakers, Albert as the general evaluator, and Wendy and Louis as speech evaluators.
It was a smooth flight. [...]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
“Happy Halloween” Meeting Recap – 10/29/08
Wendy’s evil twin, Cindy, claimed the lectern this week. We all know Wendy is smart, beautiful and charming. You might say that Cindy is wicked smart, wicked beautiful and wicked charming.
Jenny tortured Corky, Carol and Jason with Table Topics. Corky explained that Jenny didn’t need to ever replenish her candy bowl on Halloween night; instead, she [...]
