Coworkers

Elizabeth Mitchell demonstrated superior multitasking abilities by conducting the meeting as TMoD and also delivering a prepared speech! With 11 members and 2 guests, attendance was light, but we made up for quantity with Quality! Elizabeth's theme was "Coworkers" - people who we deal with in our jobs, who can be blessings or annoyances.

Aaron Sanchez led off with opening remarks:


Moyara Ruehsen led Table Topics, eliciting responses from Margaret Stevens, Tenly Connor, Rolf Ridge, and one of our guests, Erik. Rolf was voted Best Table Topics Speaker:


Karen Woodson gave the #2 speech from the Storytelling advanced manual titled Two for One, about the joys (and perils) of being twins; she was voted Most Improved speaker:


Karen was evaluated by Art Testani, who was himself chosen as Best Evaluator:


Next was Elizabeth's #9 speech project "Persuade with Power," entitled Why We Should Not Have to Give a Persuasive Speech. Elizabeth persuaded (!) the audience why trying to persuade someone about something is ineffective.


Elizabeth was evaluated by Arnie Buss:


Rounding out the functionaries were:

Wordmaster: Rolf Ridge (word of the day: Servile"
Ah Counter: Stephen Col
Grammarian: Aaron Sanchez
Timer: Margaret Stevens
Vote Counter: Tenly Connor
General Evaluator: Carl Thormeyer

Contest!

We had to do some last-minute improvising with the contests today. Arnie Buss filled in for Tonya at TMoD for the Table Topics contest. That was a hard-foughyt battle between Elizabeth Mitchell, Rolf Ridge, Carl Thormeyer, and newest member Stephen Col. Elizabeth won, with Carl coming in second. Unfortunatelty, the video camera had shut off and we are not able to bring you the responses - you will have to just imagine them!

Next Carl stepped in for an ill Karen as TMoD of the International Speech contest. Contestants were Moyara Ruehsen with Why We Need Fiscal Responsibility:


Arnie Buss then gave his speech titled Difficult People:

Arnie was declared the winner and Moyara runner-up.

Colloquial Sayings

Tonya Holloway led an exciting meeting full of "holy cow!" information with a theme centered on the background and meaning of common phrases, like "dead ringer" and "upper crust."

We started off with one guest, who immediately transitioned to a new member, and shortly thereafter gave his first speech. Now that's acting fast! Here is our newest member Stephen Col being inducted by president Art Testani:


Art Testani gave opening remarks:



Table Topics Master Aaron Sanchez queried Tenly Connor, Jim Burlison, and Margarate Stevens, with Jim being voted Best Table Topics Speaker:



Stephen Col led off the prepared speeches with his Icebreaker We Met In Vegas. He was voted Most Improved Speaker and tied for Best Speaker which, together with his "first timer" ribbon made for a club record number of ribbons in a single meeting (subject to verification by club historian Carl Thormeyer):



Stephen was eveluated by Moyara Ruehsen:



Fred Sadler gave the module Evaluate to Motivate from the Successful Club Series and tied for Best Speaker:



Fred was evaluated by Arnie Buss, who was selected Best Evaluator by Wendy Goody, the General Evaluator:



Rounding out the roles were
Wordmaster - Cathy Lee
Grammarian - Margaret Stevens
Ah Counter - Rolf Ridge
Timer - Carl Thormeyer
Vote Counter - Jim Burlison
General Evaluator - Wendy Goody

Body Language

Art Testani led the meeting with a theme of "Body Language."


Fred Sadler's Opening Remarks:


Karen Woodson was voted best table topics speaker:


Rolf Ridge was voted Most Improved Speaker for his Icebreaker, with the impromptu title Help, I Forgot My Notes!:


Rolf was evaluated by Tonya Holloway:


Cat Grant gave her #2 speech entitled What About the Citizens and was voted Best Speaker:


Cat was evaluated by Carl Thormeyer, who was selected Best Evaluator by GE Jim Burlison: