Smedley Saturday Momentum

A Second Smedley Saturday already! Thirteen participants from the NPS club rallied for this special speakathon event. The presentations ran the proverbial gamut......

from Shahid's appeal to learn a second language ("Doing Something Special," Basic #2);

to Pete Blouin's alliterative-laced description of parachuting (Basic #4, "Manic Mindset Manifestation vs. Restful Realization of Relaxation"---say that fast three times);

to Glenn Woodson's detailed and smooth presentation on the 21,000 troop surge in Iraq (Basic #3, "You're Being Recruited") with wife Karen in attendance;

to Brian Anderson's aptly titled and professionally delivered "A Big Dam Project" (Basic #7); to GT's emotional appeal for supporting the military (Basic #9, "Uncle Sam Still Wants You,") and a memorized rendition of Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech. (Interpretive Reading #5);

to Robin Walker's energetic foray into advanced speaking (Entertaining Speaker #2, "JJJ" -- a clever tale of mischievous mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest).

Quite a gamut! The evaluations were top notch:

Angi Anderson rendered a thoughtful review of Shahid's growing public speaking skills; Elizabeth Sussex confidently tallied the strengths and improvements on Peter's parachuting speech;

Brian Anderson reviewed Glenn Woodson's speech using the sandwich method--with extra beef!

Andrew Kennedy yielded polished, entertaining feedback on Robin's advanced entertaining speech while pulling double duty as the Timer.

Resident DTM Carl Thormeyer yielded a seasoned analysis of GT's #9 speech, while Area 1 Governor Arnie Buss articulated helpful pros and cons of GT's first advanced manual speech. Angi Anderson tallied the votes and presented the Best Speaker award to Brian, and the Most Improved award--by a landslide--to Peter. Angi and Arnie tied for Best Evaluator. The bar just keeps getting higher....

Thanks to everyone for "going the extra mile" and making this second Smedley Saturday a success!