Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Middlesex Toastmasters Meeting Notes July 25, 2013

628 Luther Ridge, Middletown, CT
Presiding Officer, Jennifer C began the meeting with club business.  The first officer meeting was held 7/18.  Jen explained the VP of Public Relations position is open.  Anyone interested in filling the role can contact Jen.  Hard copies of the Toastmasters Roles were on hand for review.  Jen will e-mail anyone who wants a copy, just let her know.  Area governor Richard Franz attended the meeting and installed the 2014 officers.  Ramesh announced the Fall Speech Contest will be at Middlesex Community College on 9/26.  Reach out to Ramesh if you are interested in participating by giving a Humorist speech, a Speech evaluation, or filling any meeting roles.  Charnaie challenged us to get the Toastmasters word out.  Various cards explaining the benefits of participating in Toastmasters were available to take and post at work or any other place people might see it.
 
OFFICERS
            President                                  Jennifer Cimilluca
            VP of Education                        Ramesh Padavala
            VP of Membership                    Michael O’Brien
            Treasurer                                 Jay Broderick
            Secretary                                 Judy Thompson
            Sergeant at Arms                     Maria Johnson 
Meeting attendees (9):  Jennifer Cimilluca, Siva Digavalli, Richard Franz, Charnaie Gordon, Maria Johnson, John Keppler, Daniel Moran, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Judy Thompson
Functionaries:
 
Invocator- Charnaie G 
Toastmaster- Charnaie G
Word of the Day- Jennifer C, (Gregarious)
Humorist-Maria J
Table Topics-Judy T
General Evaluator- Jennifer C
Timer-John K
Ah-Counter-Michael O
Grammarian- Richard F
Speakers:
Michael O’Brien:   CC Manual speech #8, “Keeping the Commitment”, Michael outlined the Toastmasters Promise and what it can mean to all of us.
 
Siva Digavalli:       TP Manual, Siva explained a scientific topic in layman terms. Schizophrenia: symptoms, treatments and pharmacology
The meeting started on time and ended 15 minutes early

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