2009-11-15: Imagination & Invention
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Toastmaster of the day Bill Moon with his theme: "Imagination & Invention" ran a meeting with lots and lots of inventiveness. Grammarian Susan Boughton had us "excogitate" on the word-of-the-day which we decided to utilize.
Annette McCullough's did a great job as first-time Table Topics Master.
The day's speakers were: newest member Annie Brown delivered her "Icebreaker" speech, Paula Michel, Cliff Noble, Lee Cambique, Bruce Delfeld, and Richard Stewart who took the Best-Speaker ribbon for the day.
Let the Renaissance continue...
2009-08-16: Growing Old!!!
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Bill Moon was Toastmaster of the day with his theme: "Growing Old!!!". He had a lot of "old jokes" that (unfortunately) most of us understood. Grammarian Ray Korns had a "genuine" word-of-the-day for us to use.
Table Topics Master Katie Sabbella delivered wonderful questions that really made each participant think.
Our speakers for the day were: Annette McCullough, Jeff Harman, Mike O'Brien, Val Rodionov, Bruce Delfeld and Mick Coventry.
An excellent meeting. The Renaissance continues...
2009-03-01: Harmony!!!
Bill Moon was Toastmaster of the day with his theme: "Harmony!!!". Grammarian Bruce Delfeld had "chord" as the word-of-the-day.
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2008-03-30: Area Speech Contest Winners
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I'm proud to announce that both Bruce Delfeld and Bill Moon were winners in the Area 32 International Speech and Evaluation Contest held this week.
Bill Moon took 2nd Place in the Speech Evaluation Contest and Bruce Delfeld also came home with 2nd Place in the International Speech Contest. Here they are holding their trophys.
Questions arose as to the karma of Bruce entitling his speech: "Second Best" considering the final rankings. But those of us "in the know" know that Bruce lives in The Twilight Zone anyway.
2008-03-16: Harmony
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Toastmaster Bill Moon attacked discord in our group this morning with his theme of "Harmony". He definitely prevailed!
Alberto Cabilan deftly got eleven people up for Table Topics and Jeff Harman took the ribbon for Best. Jeff shared his Harmonious purpose as a Highway patrolman. This makes two weeks in a row for Jeff as Table Topics Champ!! (Your editor erred last week).
New member Paul O'Malley won Best Pre-CC Speaker with his Ice Breaker, "I Am What I Am". He was promptly told to "get out of the club!" by several members. (Our highest compliment.)
Best CC Speaker went to Kathy Coventry for her speech, "Vacation's Over", a motivating talk with an impinging question: "Are you on a vacation from your own adventure?"
Our president Ray Korns took off the gloves and won "Most Improved Speaker" with a hilarious speech entitled "The Day from Hell". THIS is a keeper and watch out if he enters the Humorous Speech Contest with this one!
Our guest Jenny Weatherup won Most Improved Table Topics. Congratulations, Jenny!
Best coach Naomi Conners was happy Sue Zenger went over time. (There was an altercation and discord between the two that almost ruined the theme of the day.) Sue still got the ribbon for Most Improved Coach.
WELCOME BACK, Kathy Oliver!!! Kathy gave an emotional tribute to our club. We love you Kathy. But we don’t love Wayne Choate! (A little Texas humor for you, Wayne.) Wayne showed why he has the highest title in Toastmasters, "Accredited Speaker". The guy has an arsenal of quips, poems, quotes, and just darn good speaker acumen! Could he be the only speaker we kick out of the club before he even joins?
Well Done to new member Victoria Summers for already speaking outside the club to a group of thirty!
Ingrid Smith told us how a small kitten made a six-foot prison inmate cry with her very entertaining speech #5, and Lance Miller joined the rebel ranks of Craig Schager, Bruce Delfeld, Katie Sabella, Cliff Noble and Bob Harrisen with an intriguing speech on Conspiracy entitled: "The Unseen Hand".
A quintessential Renaissance Speakers meeting indeed!
2007-10-21: Insouciance!
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Toastmaster Bill Moon led an unusually irreverent meeting of toasties through our morning romp. "Insouciance - Lack of concern, lighthearted, carefree" was Bill's theme of the day and the club really backed him up all the way. At times the room was so light, we might have floated away... Grammarian Kathy Coventry aptly contributed "jocund" as the word-of-the-day.
Opening up the prepared speeches section, John Conley moved us with an understated eloquence in his speech "The Greatest Fear". Next, Paulien Lombard finished her Competent Communicator manual with a #10 speech "The Joys of Running Your Own Business" which inspired us to invest a bit more effort in making our goals reality. Bruce Delfeld left us with a cliffhanger by announcing "Part 1" at the end of his speech "The Need for Speed". Ray Korns volunteered speaker John Conley to assist him in a speech about taking advantage of "photo opportunities" when they present themselves "Take Your Shots". Mike Baron ended the lineup with a speech about coming back from the dead entitled "An October Surprise".
The comments from our guests indicated that they were as pleased with the meeting as the entire Club. Very well done Bill and everyone!
