TMOD and Club Treasurer John Armstrong led 22 members and 2 guests on the theme of the Pacific Ocean including nautical stories and incidents from our members. We were privileged to listen to Christina Hicks' moving #10 speech; she is the Club's newest Competent Communicator ("CC"). Congratulations, Christina!
Aysun Caliskan became the first NPS TM member to use photographs on our "Smart-Screen" via PowerPoint to introduce her table topics questions in her role as Table Topics Master. What ingenuity!
We inducted new members Malia Esteban and Tony Valle. Welcome to the Joy of Public Speaking!
Katherine Daniels Kurz' Opening Remarks:
Tito DeJesus' winning Table Topics speech (the "shark"):
Sammie Pringle's #2 speech warned us about the dangers of Too Much TV (Most Improved Speaker)
Christina Hicks' #10 speech drawing inspiring lessons from the life of President John Adams - A Life Well-Lived (voted Best Speaker):
Karen Woodson was selected "Best Evaluator" for her insightful evaluation of Sammie Pringle's #2 speech:
Friday, October 24, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Country Music
Cathy Lee chose Country Music as the theme of the meeting, and got off to a rolicking start with Karen Woodson's Opening Remarks:
With 17 members and 4 guests, a fabulous time was had by all.
In his first time as Table Topics Master, Wilfredo Crave asked penetrating tough questions. Although he mangled the David Allen Coe reference, Arnie Buss nevertheless won Table Topics:
The prepared speeches got off to a great start with Katherine Daniels Kurtz' Icebreaker speech, in which she took us from California to New York and back again, and was voted Best Speaker. Katherine Daniels Kurz' Icebreaker My Life in Years:
Michael Kensick's gave his Icebreaker speech next Old Time Hockey, and was voted Most Improved:
Finally, Emilie Staryak's #8 speech took us in words and pictures to the island paradise of Saba Island:
Three excellent evaluations followed, but Angi Anderson was given the nod as best evaluator. Angi Anderson's winning evaluation:
With 17 members and 4 guests, a fabulous time was had by all.
In his first time as Table Topics Master, Wilfredo Crave asked penetrating tough questions. Although he mangled the David Allen Coe reference, Arnie Buss nevertheless won Table Topics:
The prepared speeches got off to a great start with Katherine Daniels Kurtz' Icebreaker speech, in which she took us from California to New York and back again, and was voted Best Speaker. Katherine Daniels Kurz' Icebreaker My Life in Years:
Michael Kensick's gave his Icebreaker speech next Old Time Hockey, and was voted Most Improved:
Finally, Emilie Staryak's #8 speech took us in words and pictures to the island paradise of Saba Island:
Three excellent evaluations followed, but Angi Anderson was given the nod as best evaluator. Angi Anderson's winning evaluation:
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