May 31st Lamorinda Toastmasters Meeting Diary
Meeting Notes:
Our own Man of Steel, Gordon, presided over the meeting as our Toastmaster for the evening. Gordon effortlessly juggled filling several roles at the last minute. Thank you Gordon!
Kevin opened the prepared speeches part of the meeting by Speaking Off the Cuff, project 1 from the Specialty Speeches manual. His evaluator chose Kevin's topic from a list of five for an impromptu speech. What followed was a speech on the Groupon Phenomenon, much praised for its structure and enthusiasm. Groupon, Kevin, groupon!
Iris presented a deeply personal and persuasive speech on how to approach and support families going through intense grief. I know I learned a lot from her speech and was impressed by Iris' courage in sharing her story.
Yulanda gave her second speech from the Competent Communicator Manual, Organize Your Speech, about communication between different generations. Her well-researched speech gave us an in-depth overview of how each generation sees the world.
Jennifer rounded out the prepared speeches portion of the meeting with her Speech 5, Your Body Speaks, from the Competent Communicator manual, titled "13.1." Her speech showed confidence, enthusiasm and grit. We all wish Jennifer the best on her journey to compete in and complete the Nike Women's Marathon!
Join Toastmaster Scott Lambert, and all of your fellow Toastmasters tomorrow at the Temple.
