Meeting Minutes January 24, 2024

South County Toastmasters Club 1957

Meeting Type/Theme: Words of Wisdom

Meeting Location:  Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order: 6:30 PM

Presiding Officer: Debbie Young

Officer Reports:

President:  Adam Fox. (Report presented by Debbie Young on behalf of Adam Fox.) The speech contest shall be held over Zoom on 1/31/24. The format is different from a regular meeting, with certain formalities mirroring those at other levels of competition. The first 20-30 minutes of meeting will involve briefings for each of the different roles. The meeting shall start at the regular time of 6:30PM.

If you do not yet have a role, please let Debbie know so you can sign up for one. Instructions shall be sent out on how to execute your role. It is suggested you reach out to Jim to schedule a practice session if you are a speaker.

The contest master is Brent Stewart. The Zoom Master is Jim Salih. The Chief Judge is Debbie Young. 

VPE: Debbie Young. George Kiser finished Level One of Presentation Mastery. 

VPM: Ashley Spraggs. No report.

VPPR: Julie Zeitler.  No report.

Treasurer:  Jim Salih.  No report.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Susan McConnell. No report.

Secretary: Patrick Hunt. No report.

Committees: No report.

Unfinished Business:  None.

New Business: None.

Correspondence and Announcements:  None.

Business Meeting Adjourned 6:37 pm

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ToastmasterVicky Kolacks
Table Topics MasterJD Perper
General EvaluatorGeorge Kiser – Meeting rating 9.0
GrammarianBill Collier
TimerSteve Winheim
Speaker 1Chris Ruzicka
Speaker 2Julie Zeitler
Speaker 3Jim Salih
Speaker 4Amy Kelemen
Evaluator 1Debbie Young
Evaluator 2Susan McConnell
Evaluator 3Samira Mujdizc
Evaluator 4Patrick Hunt
Invocator/JokemasterArio Estrada
Vote CounterSylvia Awandatu
AH CounterHope Dodson

Voting:

Best Table TopicsBrent Stewart
Best EvaluatorPatrick Hunt
Best SpeakerAmy Keleman
Most ImprovedAmy Keleman

Word of the Day:  

  • “Especially” and “Mischievous” were used 13 times in total. Especially was used 6 times properly and 0 times improperly. Mischievous was used 5 times properly and 2 times improperly.

Ah Counter Report:  8 crutch words noted. 1 “ah,” 2 “ums,” 4 “sos,” and 1 “but”. 

Meeting Adjourned: 8:32 pm

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Guests: Angie Abfall, Matthew Awondatu, Jordan Harris, Carl Hendrickson

Next Meeting:

Toastmaster: 1/31/24 NA, Club Contest

General Evaluator: 1/31/24 NA, Club Contest

Submitted by Patrick Hunt, Secretary

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