The Middlesex County Toastmasters met on Thursday, December 8, at Middlesex Community College, for our last meeting of 2011. Fifteen members and two guests were in attendence for a special Movie Night, featuring the Toastmasters video "Magic Moments 2".
Charnaie Gordon was our Toastmaster. Charnaie added to our Movie Night theme by mixing in some movie trivia, and rewarding correct answers with popcorn. Kay Jeyapalan provided the invocation, and Murali Pemmaraju was our Humorist.
Ramesh Padavala was our General Evaluator, and was supported by Jennifer Cimilluca (Ah-counter and Ha-counter), Rob Schaff (Grammarian), and Murali (Timer). Judy Thompson gaves us the Word of the Day ("ardent", enthusiastic or passionate). Judy presented the word as a scramble, and Jennifer was the first to figure it out. Charnaie also served as Table-Topics Master.
Prepared speeches:
• Helena Grey presented a Christmasy speech entitled, "Ornaments and Stuff," as project #8 from the Competent Communicator manual. She supported her speech with a variety of seasonal visual aids, including Christmas ornaments, candy canes, and mistletoe. Her speech was expertly evaluated by Michael O'Brien.
Movie Night
The movie was narrated by David Brooks, the 1990 World Champion of Public Speaking. You can learn more about David Brooks and access free public speaking resources at his web site:
http://www.davidbrookstexas.com/
We had two guests visit the club, Pat and Omar. Both guests recognized that Toastmasters can be a fun and supportive way to improve their public speaking and get more comfortable in front of an audience. We hope to see them both again in 2012!
Our next meeting will be on January 12. This meeting will be held at MiddleOak in downtown Middletown. Details about directions and parking will be sent out prior to the meeting.
Members Present:
Tom Alvord, Jennifer Cimilluca, Charnaie Gordon, Helena Grey, Steven Grey, Jonathan Herron, Kay Jeyapalan, John Keppler, Monica Lozano, Emily O'Brien, Michael O'Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Murali Pemmaraju, Rob Schaff, and Judy Thompson.
Guests Present: Patricia Alston, Omar Taliawi
Respectfully submitted,
Robert A. Schaff, ACS, ALB
