Grandparents

Pat Hanson's theme was Grandparents, which everyone could relate to, since it turns out that everybody in the club was either a grandparent themselves or have had grandparents.

Tom Anderson gave opening remarks:

Don Free won Table Topics:

Carrie Glenn gave her #7 speech How to Change in 3 Easy Steps and was voted Most Improved:

Carrie was evaluated by Annette Cain, who tied for Best Evaluator with Annette:

Arnie Buss gave a #6 speech It's All in the Wrist, and was voted Best Speaker:

Arnie's evaluator Leisel Iverson was co-Best Evaluator with Annette:

Summer Vacation

Although the turnout was a bit low for the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, Tetyana Margolina led a spirited meeting with the theme of Summer Vacation.

Don Free led off as Humorist:

Returning erstwhile member Glenn Woodson won Table Topics with a story about the vacation he didn't take and the race-themed "staycation" he will take this Sunday:

Tom Mallory won both Best Speaker and Most Improved Speaker with his #5 project Naive Moments:

Tom's evaluator was Don Free, who was also selected Best Evaluator:

Arnie Buss gave project #4 from the Interpersonal Communications advanced manual, Coaching to Resolution with an Impact Statement, with able assistance from Don Free in the role-play.

Arnie's evaluator was Sheila Dundon:

Strategic Communications

Jack Jackson chose "Strategic Communications" as today's theme, and reminded us of the difference between strategy and tactics.

Table Topics was won by Kim Amador, who was also voted Most Improved:

Kate Daniels Kurz gave project #4 from the advanced manual "Speaking to Inform" entitled Women's Economic Security in Monterey County:

Kate was evaluated by Don Free:

 Tetyana Margolina was voted Best Speaker with project  #4 from The Entertaining Speaker entitled A Recipe for Love

Tetyana's evaluator Art Testani was Best Evaluator:

Mothers and Other Goddesses

Arnie Buss wasTMoD today and with Mother's Day coming up this Sunday, chose "Mothers and Other Goddesses" to celebrate not only mothers but all nurturing women.

Opening Remarks was by Fred Sadler:

Leisel Iverson was voted Best Speaker for her #7 speech entitled Now What?

Leisel was evaluated by Carrie Glenn:

Thomas Mallory's #4 speech Playing The Lotto With Loyda earned him Most Improved Speaker:

Thomas' evaluator was Sheila Dundon:

Carl Thormeyer gave the #4 project from advanced manual The Entertaining Speaker entitled How I helped win the Cold War - Part 2: The Rest of the Story

Carl's evaluator Don Free was selected Best Evaluator:

Science!

Will Spears took his first turn at being TMoD today - and one would never know it from the smoothness of the transitions to ending at 1:10 on the dot. Well done Will!

Opening remarks was by Carl Thormeyer:

Table Topics was won by Leisel Iverson:

Annette Cain was voted Best Speaker for her #5 project A Screw Loose:

Her evaluator was Carl Thormeyer:

Pat Hanson was Most Improved with her #2 project from the advanced "Storytelling Manual" entitled Aging Positively Moi? A Moral Dilemma

Pat's evaluator  Leisel Iverson was selected Best Evaluator: