Training opportunity

Toastmasters officers and folks interested in club leadership are encouraged to participate in this year's last area Toastmasters officers training, starting at 6:15 p.m. this Tuesday (July 27) at the Kentucky Farm Bureau building behind Shoe Carnival at I-64 and Hurstbourne Parkway. See you there!

Surprise!

I had my July 2010 "Toastmasters" magazine in my bag to read on the plane ride home from a Guatemala church mission trip when I was surprised and intrigued to see - in the Guatemala City airport - a member of a large church mission team with the July issue in her hand. I chatted with three Toastmasters active in the Faith Toastmasters, which meets at Faith Family Church in Victoria, Texas, including one who had served as regional Toastmasters leader. We exchanged stories, about our churches, our mission trips, and our Toastmasters experiences. I explained how Toastmasters had helped with my career and helped me be able to speak in church. Thank goodness for that magazine! (Good reading on the way home, also.) For more on the church, see: http://www.faithfamilyvictoria.com/

-- Perry

June 16 meeting

At 1:01 p.m., President Eva Stimson commenced the meeting. Eva invited Jessica Holman to give the invocation. Jessica said a Father’s Day prayer, as Father’s Day was celebrated that next weekend.

Eva led the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed guest speaker Sheila Coulbourn and her friend Jessi Benton Jones to the meeting. During the business meeting, Becki Moody made a motion to approve the prior meeting’s minutes as written; Faith Aeilts seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as written. Eva noted that new club officers begin their roles in July, but that there would be only one meeting in July (on July 21). She asked outgoing officers to make sure that the incoming officers are prepared for their new roles.

Kay Chambers began her role as Toastmaster by asking the club to show appreciation to all of last year’s officers. Kay then invited members of the Evaluation Team to explain their responsibilities: Speech Evaluator—Perry Chang; Timer—Debbie Belt; Table Topics—Becki Moody; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Eric Darnell; Vote Counter—Faith Aeilts.

Eric Darnell chose dilatory as the word of the day.

Kay Chambers introduced Sheila Coulbourn, who gave her Competent Communication Project #5 speech entitled “The Art of Self Care.” Sheila discussed the effects of a lack of self-care, and provided simple steps for taking care of oneself.

Becki Moody led a “Father”-themed Table Topics session.

Kay called for reports from the evaluation team.

Perry thought that Sheila displayed nice movement in a room that doesn’t easily facilitate movement, and felt she made good eye contact with the audience.

Timer Debbie Belt reported the following times:
- Sheila Coulbourn’s speech 6:58
- Perry Chang’s speech evaluation 4:07

Table Topics:
- Debbie Belt 0:59
- Jessica Holman 1:10
- Vince Patton 2:20
- Joelle Anderson 1:39
- Jessi Benton Jones 1:45

Ah Counter/Grammarian Eric Darnell counted 34 space fillers, 4 grammatical errors, and 5 sentence shifts. The word of the day was used at least 3 times during the meeting.

Vote Counter Faith Aeilts awarded Jessi Benton Jones with the Table Topics victory.

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

-- Joelle Anderson