We just got back from TLI (Toastmasters Learning Institute) in Charlotte, NC and got 4 of the 5
offices trained, for our Lank of Sky Toastmasters club for 2008 to 2009. It was a great trip, and thanks to Ed for Driving the 2 hours both ways.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
June 17th 2008
Hi All,
We had a great meeting yesterday! Since I am pressed for time today as I am going out of town, I just wanted to thank everyone for their participation and congratulate our winners who were Marilyn for Best Speech, Steve B. for Best Evaluator and Holly for Best Table Topics Response.
On another matter, we had a great officer transition meeting last evening hosted very nicely by Ali at his office. We had almost all outgoing and incoming officers present. Thanks to Ali, Steve B., Brian B., Dawn, Shawn, Cindy, Glenda and Marilyn for their time and talents in attending and in their extraordinary interest in the health and well-being of our club. Understandably, Gini and Pat were not able to attend as Gini was sick and Pat was out of town. I would greatly appreciate it if they would please get with Dawn and Ali, respectively, about transitioning their officer roles.
Re TLI, I will be registering Brian B., Shawn, Dawn, Marilyn and Steve B. I just need to know if Pat and Gini can attend. If not, no big deal as we will have 4 with the names I have mentioned, but please let me know today, if possible.
Two other items were discussed at last night’s meeting. The first dealt with reminding the Table Topics Master that the questions should not be directed to people with major roles, such as speakers and the TM.
The second dealt with the fact that evaluators should stick to evaluating only the topic they are assigned. For example, the GE should evaluate the speech evaluators and the meeting overall but not offer his or her own comments re grammatical errors or AH’s, as those items are covered by the GR and the AC.
Maria-please let me know if you will attending TLI so I can tell you if we have room in the van for you. Thanks.
Thanks and have a great week.
Ed McGowan
We had a great meeting yesterday! Since I am pressed for time today as I am going out of town, I just wanted to thank everyone for their participation and congratulate our winners who were Marilyn for Best Speech, Steve B. for Best Evaluator and Holly for Best Table Topics Response.
On another matter, we had a great officer transition meeting last evening hosted very nicely by Ali at his office. We had almost all outgoing and incoming officers present. Thanks to Ali, Steve B., Brian B., Dawn, Shawn, Cindy, Glenda and Marilyn for their time and talents in attending and in their extraordinary interest in the health and well-being of our club. Understandably, Gini and Pat were not able to attend as Gini was sick and Pat was out of town. I would greatly appreciate it if they would please get with Dawn and Ali, respectively, about transitioning their officer roles.
Re TLI, I will be registering Brian B., Shawn, Dawn, Marilyn and Steve B. I just need to know if Pat and Gini can attend. If not, no big deal as we will have 4 with the names I have mentioned, but please let me know today, if possible.
Two other items were discussed at last night’s meeting. The first dealt with reminding the Table Topics Master that the questions should not be directed to people with major roles, such as speakers and the TM.
The second dealt with the fact that evaluators should stick to evaluating only the topic they are assigned. For example, the GE should evaluate the speech evaluators and the meeting overall but not offer his or her own comments re grammatical errors or AH’s, as those items are covered by the GR and the AC.
Maria-please let me know if you will attending TLI so I can tell you if we have room in the van for you. Thanks.
Thanks and have a great week.
Ed McGowan
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Today's meeting June 10th 2008
Hi All,
We had a very productive, exhilarating meeting this morning! We had 11 members present, 2 speeches, 3 Table Topics and we were done by 7:45!
Meredith gave an awesome speech about the organization, Women for Women. Her Powerpont presentation was great. Ali’s speech on presenting an award was entertaining, interesting and inspiring.
Our Toastmaster, Pat, ran a well-organized, efficient meeting. Her pre-planning was key. Her filler facts about our great State of NC were very entertaining.
Pat did a nice job as IM as well. Gini was our TK and gave both a nice intro and a good report at the end of our meeting.
Harry’s joke was very funny, and as Brian B. said, somewhat subtle.
Steve B.’s TT session was very well done. Our respondents, Marilyn, Dawn and Shawn, were at the top of their game.
Our speech evaluators, Dawn, who evaluated Ali, and Harry, who evaluated Meredith, did well and mentioned both glows and grows in their evaluations.
Our AC and GR, Marilyn and Shawn, respectively, gave good, albeit short, reports.
Brian B.’s general evaluation was quite detailed and helpful to all of us.
Shawn counted the votes very efficiently, despite one or two late votes.
As I mentioned at the start of today’s meeting, thanks to Brian B., Pat and Steve B. for agreeing to be officers next year. Brian will be our President, Pat will be our Treasurer and Steve will be our Sergeant-at-Arms.
Congratulations to our winners today, Meredith for Best Speaker, Dawn for Best Table Topics and Brian Bothe, for Best Evaluator.
We have a fine slate of dedicated, very competent Toastmasters and leaders who will do well as our exec team next year. Thanks to all seven of them for being willing to step up and lead our club. I stand ready to support you and help you in any way I can. I assure you that you will enjoy the experience.
As a reminder, Our Toastmaster next week is Brian B. Our GE is Steve L. Our speakers are Meredith, Susan and Marilyn.
Best regards until next week.
Ed McGowan
We had a very productive, exhilarating meeting this morning! We had 11 members present, 2 speeches, 3 Table Topics and we were done by 7:45!
Meredith gave an awesome speech about the organization, Women for Women. Her Powerpont presentation was great. Ali’s speech on presenting an award was entertaining, interesting and inspiring.
Our Toastmaster, Pat, ran a well-organized, efficient meeting. Her pre-planning was key. Her filler facts about our great State of NC were very entertaining.
Pat did a nice job as IM as well. Gini was our TK and gave both a nice intro and a good report at the end of our meeting.
Harry’s joke was very funny, and as Brian B. said, somewhat subtle.
Steve B.’s TT session was very well done. Our respondents, Marilyn, Dawn and Shawn, were at the top of their game.
Our speech evaluators, Dawn, who evaluated Ali, and Harry, who evaluated Meredith, did well and mentioned both glows and grows in their evaluations.
Our AC and GR, Marilyn and Shawn, respectively, gave good, albeit short, reports.
Brian B.’s general evaluation was quite detailed and helpful to all of us.
Shawn counted the votes very efficiently, despite one or two late votes.
As I mentioned at the start of today’s meeting, thanks to Brian B., Pat and Steve B. for agreeing to be officers next year. Brian will be our President, Pat will be our Treasurer and Steve will be our Sergeant-at-Arms.
Congratulations to our winners today, Meredith for Best Speaker, Dawn for Best Table Topics and Brian Bothe, for Best Evaluator.
We have a fine slate of dedicated, very competent Toastmasters and leaders who will do well as our exec team next year. Thanks to all seven of them for being willing to step up and lead our club. I stand ready to support you and help you in any way I can. I assure you that you will enjoy the experience.
As a reminder, Our Toastmaster next week is Brian B. Our GE is Steve L. Our speakers are Meredith, Susan and Marilyn.
Best regards until next week.
Ed McGowan
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