Adventure!
MaryBeth is presented with her Table Topic dilemma on what side of her prompt she will choose, based on Caitlin's scrolling cell phone. It and other speaking experiences of the meeting were quite an adventure. Toastmaster Judy Groff gave introductions and transitions related to her adventure theme. Joke Master Melinda Lowrance gave her humor from a visit to the Holy Land. Jeanne’s speech, "The Perfect Storm," described the event of her brother’s celebration with his partner at a fancy restaurant and the calamities, including the meal catching on fire. Don Emon evaluated Jeanne’s speech. He praised her confidence, her appearance, her gestures. He suggested doing several vignettes instead of one in depth, to keep the audience’s attention from wandering. Randy gave his icebreaker speech about becoming a chef via architecture and Lincoln logs and how his father supported his final career path. Joseph praised how Randy kept the thread of cooking thro