Introductions

Sharon Lipinski gave a clinic on Toastmastering in her first time running a meeting here at NPS. With a theme of "Introductions," Sharon demonstrated that she is no newcomer to planing and executing outstanding meetings.




Stanley Wong started of as humorist:


Table Topics was won by Ali Yilmaz (getting to be a habit!)


Art Terry was voted Most Improved for his Icebreaker speech Fear, By Means of Introduction:


Art was evaluated by Arnie Buss, who was selected Best Evaluator:


Tom Shih was voted Best Speaker for his advanced speech from the Storytelling manual, Lessons Learned from $1:


Tom was evaluated by Jim Burlison:


We had a wonderful treat when erstwhile member and club president Mary Lineberger gave a speech on What I've Learned:

Hail and Farewell to Paul!

We bid a fond farewell to Paul Salevski, who was the (surprise) theme of the meeting. Paul left with a "bang," giving his #6 speech. We are sad to see Paul leave, and wish him and his family all the best in the future!

Juliette Ferguson Humorist (more of a tribute to Paul):


Moyara Ruehsen Best Table Topics:


Natasha Zeligs Icebreaker (Most Improved) I Dared to Dream:


Cathy Lee Evaluates Natasha:


Kate Daniels Kurz #6 (Best Speaker) Over-Prepped, Yet Under-Prepared:


Moyara Ruehsen (Best Evaluator):


Paul Salevski #6 speech I Have a Voice:

Glenn Woodson Evaluates:

Prayer

With overall attendance continuing in the mid 20s, Fred Sadler chose prayer as his theme for today's meeting, especially the original Serenity Prayer:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

Karen Woodson won Best Table Topics:


Stanley Wong gave his Icebreaker speech, My First Marathon:


Stanley was evaluated by Michelle Banazwski, who was selected Best Evaluator:


Brian McGinnis gave his #3 speech I Need a New Car:


Brian was evaluated by Rolf Ridge:


Suad Ali gave her #6 speech The Economy and Why We Should Care:


Suad was evaluated by Glenn Woodson:

Current Events

Our meeting got off to a terrific start with the induction of our newest member, Natasha Zeligs:

Glenn Woodson never disappoints when it comes to crafting out-of-the-box meetings, and today was no exception.

Sharon Lipinski got us started with good humor:


Table Topics was won by Brian McGinnis:


Ngan Kim introduced himself to the club with a very moving Icebreaker speech Why I Joined the Army:


Ngan was evaluaed by Carl Thormeyer:


Rolf Ridge gave his #4 speech What the Heck is Going On in Egypt, and Why Should I Care?, and was voted both Best Speaker and Most Improved:




Rolf was evaluated by Fred Sadler, who was also chosen as Best Evaluator:


The highlight of Fred's evaluation was when he "walked like an Egyptian: