Another worthwhile expenditure of a valuable Friday lunch hour! In spite of numerous de-confirmations and re-confirmations (spoken at great risk in the presence of Fred "Grammar Guillotine" Sadler), the club rallied in fine order when Brian Anderson brought down the gavel at 12:10 sharp.
Glenn Tolle presided as Toastmaster of the Day (Robin Walker coined the handy acronym "Tee-Mod" which has fell into favorable usage among the military members). GT chose "Dreams" as the theme of the day, paying homage to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Juggling of the schedule throughout the week (producing Roman Numeraled emails reaching a dizzying XII) resulted in a unique opportunity for Karen Woodson to serve as Wordmaster. She deftly presented "Interpret" as the Word of the Day. Glenn Woodson tag teamed with his wife as Table Topics Master, calling on Elie Eshag, Pete Blouin and Warner Howser to offer their impromptu remarks on dreams and their impact on their lives. Pete won the table topics shootout, proving that each day he "plays like a champion" (Go Notre Dame!).
The Club enjoyed two Icebreakers from newly joined members. First up was Shahid Abrar from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. His Icebreaker, entitled "Variety is the Spice of Life," provided the club a valuable insight into Shahid's upbringing and view of family, community and the world. An elegant and well-prepared first entry for Shahid! Mary Lineburger did fellow MIIS student Shahid justice with a well-considered evaluation.
Luke Lazzari treated the club to his Icebreaker, entitled "A Little Bit About Luke Lazzari." Luke shared with the club the fact that he (1) is pestered at least twice a day with sophmoric Star Wars references to "The Force" and (2) his given name is Louigi, a fact that did not dawn on him until he called his mother to verify his ID card information! An enjoyable first entry for Luke. Warner Howser evaluated Luke with the confidence of an old pro, and gave Luke numerous positive points for his delivery.
Our own Shenequa Mitchell delivered her second speech out of the basic manual entitled, "Where is the Human Touch?" Shenequa aspires to be a motivational speaker, and if this speech is any indication, she is well on her way to achieving that goal. Shenequa's 7-minute call for less electronics and Internet and more human interaction was not lost on the tech-savvy members of Club #2032. Shenequa's preparation and confident delivery garnished her the week's "Best Speaker" award. Angi Anderson rendered a fine evaluation of Shenequa's second basic speech, proving herself an astute observer of fellow public speakers.
Congratulations Shenequa, and to our two newest members Shahid and Luke for embarking on their Toastmasters experience. Congratulations also to Karen Woodson and Eric Timmerman for signing up right after the meeting!
--- Glenn Tolle
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