The Middlesex County Toastmasters met on Thursday, July 28, at The Village at South Farms. We had 22 members and 4 guests in attendance for this special meeting that featured two speeches from Jerry Aiyathurai, the District 53 International Contest winner.
Club President Kay Jeyapalan introduced the Distinguished Club Program to the club, and announced that when this meeting was completed, we will have qualified for 4 DCP points already this club year. The club is in great position to achieve President's Distinguished Club once again in 2011-2012.
Michael Nicastre was our Toastmaster. Michael managed the meeting very well, fitting in 5 prepared speeches and juggling special circumstances, including parking problems, shuttle busses, and requests to move our cars.
Arun Sodani was our Table Topics Master. Arun presented a series of job openings, and asked the members to portray both qualified and unqualified applicants.
Prepared speeches:
- Jerry Aiyathurai started off the prepared speeches with "Trapped", the speech that won the 2011 District 53 International Speech Contest. Jerry is preparing to give this speech at the TI Convention semi-finals.
- Jacqueline Kirwan presented her 10th speech from the CC manual, "Good Morning! What Would You Like to Accomplish Today?" Jacqueline's speech was evaluated by Rob.
- Emily O'Brien presented speech #4 from the CC manual, "Got a Vacation?" Emily's speech was evaluated by Sally.
- Ramesh Padavala presented his 10th speech from the CC manual, "Attitude". Ramesh's speech was evaluated by Cheryl.
- Jerry presented the speech that he is preparing for the finals of the International Contest, "The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You".
Congratulations!
- Congratulations to Jacqueline Kirwan and Ramesh Padavala for achieving their Competent Communicator awards, and for completing Phase I of their Pinky Challenge!
- Congratulation to guest Chris Sullivan, who became our newest member at the conclusion of the meeting.
Members Present:
Tom Alvord, Jay Broderick, Anne-Marie Cannata, Jennifer Cimilluca, Margarita Giraldo, Charnaie Gordon, Helena Grey, Steven Grey, Kay Jeyapalan, John Keppler, Jacqueline Kirwan, Cheryl Mason, Michael Nicastre, Sally Nicastre, Emily O’Brien, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Murali Pemmaraju, Michele Rousseau, Rob Schaff, Arun Sodani, and Judy Thompson.
Guests Present: Chris Sullivan, Susan Dean, Phil Mason, and Jerry Aiyathurai.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert A. Schaff, ACS, ALB
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Meeting Notes - July 14
The Middlesex County Toastmasters met on Thursday, July 14, for the first meeting of the new Toastmasters club year. 13 members and 3 guests turned out to our summer quarters at Luther Ridge.
Club President Kay Jeyapalan introduced our theme for the 2011-2012 club year, "Dance as if no one is watching you." Kay spoke about the importance and challenges of being yourself when speaking in front of a group. This will be a challenge for all of us this year.
Arun Sodani was our Toastmaster. Arun did a great job of explaining each part of our meeting for our 3 guests, 2 who were attending their first Toastmasters meeting. Wordmaster Tom Alvord presented a word that everyone in the club could relate to, "glossophobia", which means fear of public speaking. Michael O'Brien was our Table Topics Master, and he presented a set of interesting and thought provoking questions to both members and guests.
Prepared speeches:
- Judy Thompson presented her second speech from the CC manual, "Wanna Yak?", about the process of getting started with kayaking. Judy was evaluated by Tom.
- Rob Schaff presented a speech of the pros and cons of Facebook as tool for promoting the club. Rob was evaluated by Michael O'Brien.
- Ramesh Padavala presented his 9th speech from the CC manual, "How to Save Gas While Driving". Ramesh was evaluated by Jonathan Herron.
- Jennifer Cimilluca presented a Folk Tale from the Storytelling Advance Manual, "Hansel and Gretel". She was evaluated by Kay.
All of our guests commented on the fact that everyone had a chance to speak at this meeting, and they liked the way that everyone had an opportunity to be involved.
Members Present: Tom Alvord, John Bell, Jay Broderick, Jennifer Cimilluca, Jonathan Herron, Kay Jeyapalan, Emily O’Brien, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Murali Pemmaraju, Rob Schaff, Arun Sodani, and Judy Thompson.
Guests Present: Adam Herman, Lori Miano, Chris Sullivan
Our next meeting will be on July 28 at The Village at South Farms.
"You've gotta' dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.
(And speak from the heart to be heard.)”
-William W. Purkey
Respectfully submitted,
Robert A. Schaff, ACS, ALB
Club Secretary
Middlesex County Toastmasters
Club President Kay Jeyapalan introduced our theme for the 2011-2012 club year, "Dance as if no one is watching you." Kay spoke about the importance and challenges of being yourself when speaking in front of a group. This will be a challenge for all of us this year.
Arun Sodani was our Toastmaster. Arun did a great job of explaining each part of our meeting for our 3 guests, 2 who were attending their first Toastmasters meeting. Wordmaster Tom Alvord presented a word that everyone in the club could relate to, "glossophobia", which means fear of public speaking. Michael O'Brien was our Table Topics Master, and he presented a set of interesting and thought provoking questions to both members and guests.
Prepared speeches:
- Judy Thompson presented her second speech from the CC manual, "Wanna Yak?", about the process of getting started with kayaking. Judy was evaluated by Tom.
- Rob Schaff presented a speech of the pros and cons of Facebook as tool for promoting the club. Rob was evaluated by Michael O'Brien.
- Ramesh Padavala presented his 9th speech from the CC manual, "How to Save Gas While Driving". Ramesh was evaluated by Jonathan Herron.
- Jennifer Cimilluca presented a Folk Tale from the Storytelling Advance Manual, "Hansel and Gretel". She was evaluated by Kay.
All of our guests commented on the fact that everyone had a chance to speak at this meeting, and they liked the way that everyone had an opportunity to be involved.
Members Present: Tom Alvord, John Bell, Jay Broderick, Jennifer Cimilluca, Jonathan Herron, Kay Jeyapalan, Emily O’Brien, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Murali Pemmaraju, Rob Schaff, Arun Sodani, and Judy Thompson.
Guests Present: Adam Herman, Lori Miano, Chris Sullivan
Our next meeting will be on July 28 at The Village at South Farms.
"You've gotta' dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.
(And speak from the heart to be heard.)”
-William W. Purkey
Respectfully submitted,
Robert A. Schaff, ACS, ALB
Club Secretary
Middlesex County Toastmasters
Friday, July 8, 2011
Speechathon Notes, June 30
The Middlesex County Toastmasters concluded the 2010-11 Toastmasters year with a speech-a-thon at its June 30th meeting.
Members Present: John Bell, Jennifer Cimilluca, Charnaie Gordon, Jonathan Herron, Kay Jeyapalan, John Keppler, Jacqueline Kirwan, Michael Nicastre, Emily O’Brien, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Murali Pemmaraju, Rob Schaff, Arun Sodani, Judy Thompson.
The Sergeant-at-Arms, Ramesh, opened the meeting. Our President, Charnaie, led us right into the club officer inductions for the 2011-12 year. Our new officers for the upcoming year are:
President – Kay Jeyapalan
VP Education – Murali Pemmaraju
VP Membership – Ramesh Padavala
VP Public Relations – Jennifer Cimilluca
Secretary – Rob Schaff
Treasurer – John Keppler
Sergeant at Arms – Jonathan Herron
Our Toastmaster for the evening was Rob, who guided us through the agenda with eight speakers and evaluations:
Kay presented the second speech from the Speeches by Management Manual. Her speech, “Loss Reserves”, was evaluated by Michael O’Brien.
Jacqueline presented speech #9 from the Competent Communicator manual (Objective: Persuade with Power). “Take the IQ Test” was evaluated by Arun.
Ramesh presented speech #7 from the CC (Objective: Research Your Topic). “The Oracle of Omaha was evaluated by Michael Nicastre.
Jen gave her third speech from the Interpretive Reading manual, which was a monodrama. Murali evaluated her speech, entitled “Rachel’s Story.”
Judy gave her Icebreaker, “…And then I Bought a House”, which was evaluated by Charnaie.
Emily’s return to the club was marked by her third speech from the CC manual (Objective: Get to the Point). “Enjoy the Class” was evaluated by Rob.
Jonathan presented speech #4 from the CC Manual (Objective: How to Say it). Jen evaluated his speech, “I Can Afford to Wait”.
Our last speaker of the evening was Michael O’Brien, presenting speech #8 from the CC (Objective: Getting Comfortable with Visual Aids”. His speech, “What are Our Values?” was evaluated by Kay.
Friday, July 1, 2011
2011-2012 Club Officers
From left to right:IPP Charnaie Gordon,
SAA Jonathan Herron,
Treasurer John Keppler
Secretary Rob Schaff
VPPR Jennifer Cimilluca
VPM Ramesh Padavala
VPE Murali Pemmeraju
President Kay Jeyapalan
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