Archive for February, 2010

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Contest! Contest! – 02/24/10 Meeting Recap

No one does a contest like Capital City Toastmasters.  We had a well attended and well conducted meeting that featured some fantastic competition by new and old Toastmasters.  Is anyone surprised?  With Amy as chair, Corky as Toastmaster, and Rey as Chief Judge, could anything go wrong?  Nope.  Not a chance. First up was the [...]

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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

“Rodeo” – 02/17/2010

Maria served as Madame Toastmaster for today’s Rodeo themed meeting.  Kristina chipped in with an invocation to start the meeting and wise words to close the meeting: “Cowboys, don’t squat with your spurs on.”  Stuart, an experienced Rodeo Clown, served as Timer and Patrick with a southern drawl was General Evaluator. Louis was Table Topics [...]

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Friday, February 12th, 2010

“Battle of the Sexes” – 02/10/2010

Amy “The Sledgehammer” served as referee for our annual Battle of the Sexes meeting.  As Amy pointed out, it is a wonderful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day – creating animosity and cutthroat competition between men and women.  It was a tough battle with both genders putting up a good fight in each competitive category: Best [...]

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Sunday, February 7th, 2010

“Ground Hog Day” – 02/03/2010

Robert served as Toastmaster for our “Ground Hog Day” meeting and helped lift our spirits despite the six more weeks of winter we face. Lora pitched in as Table Topics Master picking Neil, Amy, and Brenda to answer questions.  From Neil we learned working in manufacturing is a lot like ground hog’s day, where you [...]

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