FS Toastmasters

The purpose of this gathering was to get better acquainted with each other, have fun, and share ideas on issues of importance to helping the club grow and mature. Twelve members came and brought food, drinks and supplies for the cookout that would close out the evening. Very quickly, Judy organized the group into pairs who would interview each other for the purpose of introducing  in one minute  to the whole group. One question each member responded to was what drew them to join Toastmasters. We learned that quite a few of us wanted the mental stimulation and challenges presented by Toastmasters. We also learned some interesting things like Nathan is working on being a “stand-up comedian”, and Melinda spoke to 117,000 people on a live video stream after doing her first Icebreaker for Toastmasters. Judy used her “singing bowl” to call time on introductions. During this time, Don was churning the ice cream.                 ...

Betty McCallister, Toastmaster, chose Celebrations as the theme of today’s meeting. She said we have good reason to celebrate because with all our new members this month, we now have enough members to qualify for the Distinguished Toastmaster Club Award. We had everything but enough members. Betty introduced  two guests who slipped in. Peter is from Florida who we learned is visiting clubs on a trip as he pursues his Distinguished Toastmaster Award. Melissa English said she has moved here from Colorado where she was a member of a charter club. She is visiting around in search of a Toastmaster club and found us. The Eyes and Ears team members were the following: Grammarian, Jeanne Resen; Word Master, Melinda Lowrance; Ah-Counter, Don Groff (and Amy Sahf shadowing); Timer, Stanley Yurth. Stanley had never even shadowed as timer, but he did a meticulous job. Hoyt Griffith had no “paucity” of jokes as Joke Master. Paucity was the word for the day meaning scarce or shortage. ...