June 2 meeting

At 1:02 p.m., President Eva Stimson opened the meeting. Eva invited Kim Kaberle to give the invocation; Kim said a prayer.

Eva welcomed Jeanette Matteson to the meeting (a friend of Kay Chambers’), and led the Pledge of Allegiance. During the business meeting, Perry Chang made a motion to approve the prior meeting’s minutes as written; Kim Kaberle and Jessica Holman seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as written. Perry also reminded the club that July 21, 2010 will be the only time a Peace Speakers meeting is held, due to the PC(USA) General Assembly meeting in early July. Kim Kaberle asked for more information on how to use the leadership manual; and those interested in learning more about the leadership manual were instructed to talk with Vice President Education Eric Darnell later.

Debbie Belt assumed her role as Toastmaster and invited members of the Evaluation Team to explain their responsibilities: Speech Evaluator #1—Joelle Anderson; Speech Evaluator #2—Eric Darnell; Timer—Patricia Longfellow; Table Topics—Jessica Holman; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Eva Stimson (with Betsy Blocker choosing the Word of the Day); Vote Counter—Kay Chambers.

Betsy Blocker chose callithump as the word of the day.

callithump (KAL-uh-thump), noun: a noisy, boisterous band or parade

Debbie Belt introduced Becki Moody, who gave her Competent Communication Project #6 speech entitled “Jumping Through Hoops: Agility and Your Dog.” Becki discussed the benefits to agility training for dogs.

Debbie Belt then introduced Linda Patton, who gave her Competent Communication Project #1 (Ice Breaker) speech entitled “The Triple A’s,” talking about her life/work path from a focus on art to administrative organization to accounting.

Jessica Holman led Table Topics, asking participants to share about a person who first comes to mind after reading a quotation.

Debbie called for reports from the evaluation team.

Joelle Anderson found Becki to be very well prepared for her speech, which helped facilitate her use of vocal variety. Joelle also noted that Becki’s speech was well-organized.

Eric was pleased that the audience learned a lot more about Linda Patton through her speech. He also praised her for her very advanced display of vocal variety and her good eye contact.

Timer Patricia Longfellow reported the following times:

Becki Moody’s speech 6:22
Linda Patton’s speech 4:39
Joelle Anderson’s speech evaluation 2:04
Eric Darnell’s speech evaluation 2:55

Table Topics:
- Kim Kaberle 1:20
- Kay Chambers 2:11
- Bethany Furkin 1:16
- Perry Chang 1:13

Ah Counter/Grammarian Eva Stimson counted 56 space fillers, 4 sentence shifts, and 4 uses of the word of the day.

Vote Counter Kay Chambers awarded herself with the Table Topics victory (very humbly ).

Debbie Belt concluded her time as Toastmaster, and Eva closed the meeting at 1:52 p.m.

-- Joelle Anderson

May 19 meeting

At 1:04 p.m., President Eva Stimson opened the meeting. Bethany Furkin gave the invocation, reading a poem by Billy Collins.

Eva led the Pledge of Allegiance. Eva also announced that she needed to leave the meeting early, and that Vice President Education Eric Darnell would close the meeting in her place. During the business meeting, all members on the slate of officers proposed by the nominating committee were elected to the Peace Speakers executive committee for the 2010-2011 Toastmasters year. The 2010-2011 Peace Speakers club officers will be:

President—Becki Moody
Vice President for Education—Eric Darnell (second term)
Vice President for Membership—Kim Kaberle
Vice President for Public Relations—Jessica Holman
Secretary—Joelle Anderson (second term)
Treasurer—Linda Patton
Sergeant at Arms—Bethany Furkin

As Immediate Past President, Eva Stimson will continue to serve on the Executive Committee, but did not need to be elected. New officers will begin serving on July 1, 2010.

Faith Aeilts made a motion to approve the prior meeting’s minutes (with a correction from Eva); Kim Kaberle seconded the motion. The minutes were approved, with Eva’s correction to be implemented.

Perry Chang assumed his role as Toastmaster and invited members of the Evaluation Team to explain their responsibilities: Speech Evaluator #1—Valerie Mansfield; Speech Evaluator #2—Eric Darnell; Timer—Faith Aeilts; Table Topics—Joelle Anderson; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Becki Moody; Vote Counter—Perry Chang.

Becki Moody chose relevant as the word of the day.

Perry Chang introduced Patricia Longfellow, who gave her Competent Communication Project #3 speech entitled “You Can Do This.” Patricia encouraged the audience to work diligently to eliminate space fillers from their verbal communication.

Perry Chang then introduced Kim Kaberle, who also gave her Competent Communication Project #3 speech entitled “Christian Life Purpose Coaching,” describing the role/function of a Christian Life Purpose Coach.

Joelle Anderson led Table Topics, asking participants to share what advice they would give to people who asked questions of “Dear Abby.”

Perry called for reports from the evaluation team.

Valerie Mansfield thought that Patricia’s speech was relevant to Toastmasters. Patricia’s speech was well-organized, and Patricia did not display any nervousness.

Eric thought that Kim was “confident” and “absolutely sincere” as she delivered her speech. The speech succeeded in persuading, informing, and inspiring the audience.

Timer Faith Aeilts reported the following times:
- Patricia Longfellow’s speech 5:57
- Kim Kaberle’s speech 7:36
- Valerie Mansfield’s speech evaluation 1:18
- Eric Darnell’s speech evaluation 3:48

Table Topics:
- Valerie Mansfield 1:03
- Ada Middleton 2:07
- Becki Moody 2:07
- Perry Chang 2:27

Ah Counter/Grammarian Becki Moody counted 59 space fillers and 1 sentence shift. The word of the day was used 8 times during the meeting.

Vote Counter Perry Chang awarded Ada Middleton with the Table Topics victory.

Perry Chang concluded his time as Toastmaster, and Vice President Membership Eric Darnell ended the meeting at 1:58 p.m.

-- Joelle Anderson