Meeting Notes - October 27

Thirteen Middlesex County Toastmasters and one guest braved the elements to meet on Thursday, October 27, at Middlesex Community College. The conditions were slippery, but the speeches were excellent.

Ramesh Padavala was our Toastmaster. Our functionaries for this meeting included Emily O'Brien (General Evaluator), Jonathan Herron (Ah-counter), Helena Grey (Grammarian), and Michael O'Brien (Timer). Steven Grey provided the Word of the Day, and Kay Jeyapalan was our Table-Topics Master.

Prepared speeches:

- Helena Grey focused on Vocal Variety with her speech, "The Sociology of Cultures." Her speech was evaluated by Rob Schaff.

- Jennifer Cimilluca brought history to life with her narrative of the day President Reagan was shot, "Rawhide Down - March 30, 1981." Her speech was evaluated by Emily O'Brien.

- Rob Schaff provided a spooky Halloween story, "The Monkey's Paw," evaluated by Jonathan Herron.

- Jacqueline Kirwan presented a poem, working from the Interpretative Reading manual, "The Six Goodbyes of the Eightfold Path." Her speech was evaluated by Jennifer Cimilluca.

With a smaller attendance, a number of people pulled double-duty to make this meeting come together. The result was a well-organized meeting where everyone had lots of chances to participate.

Members Present:

John Bell, Anne-Marie Cannata, Jennifer Cimilluca, Siva Digavalli, Helena Grey, Steven Grey, Jonathan Herron, Kay Jeyapalan, Jacqueline Kirwan, Emily O'Brien, Michael O'Brien, Ramesh Padavala, and Rob Schaff.

Guests Present: Monica Lozano