Middlesex County Toastmasters Meeting Notes August 8, 2013

Middlesex Toastmasters Meeting Notes August 8, 2013

628 Luther Ridge, Middletown, CT

Presiding Officer, Jennifer C began the meeting with club business.  Jen explained the VP of Public Relations position remains open.  Anyone interested in filling and or sharing the role can contact Jen.  Our guest, Corey, introduced herself.  Club members introduced themselves, shared how long we have been in TM, and a small snippet about why we joined.  Ramesh reminded us about the Fall Speech Contest which will be at Middlesex Community College on 9/26.  Everyone was encouraged to do a prepared Humorous Speech, a Speech Evaluation, or fill any role open for the contest.  The club will conduct “Moments of Truth” survey at the 8/22 meeting.  Ramesh handed out member profile sheets for members to fill out.  This brief questionnaire will help us focus on our personal goals at TM.

Meeting attendees (8):  Jay Broderick, Jennifer Cimilluca, Sonia Dean, John Keppler, Daniel Moran, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Judy Thompson

Functionaries:

Invocator- Judy T  There can never be too much kindness or fairness, share it with everyone!

Toastmaster- Judy T

Word of the Day- Jennifer C

Humorist-John K

General Evaluator- Ramesh P

Timer-Sonia D

Ah-Counter- John K

Grammarian- Jennifer C

Table Topics- Jennifer C, Jen brought quarters with various mint dates and asked us to pick three coins and speak about a moment in history, what was happening in our lives, or anything linked to the date on the coin.  This was a fruitful topic, everyone spoke to, or past the 2 min red signal.  Well done!

Speakers:

Jay Broderick               CC Manual speech #4, “How to say it”, Title:  Small Business Fraud, a Primer

Jay explained how prevalent fraud is in the work place, and outlined potential signs of pilfering.   Jay also gave us a few pointers on how to prevent fraud.   Michael O’Brien evaluated Jay’s speech.

 

The meeting started on time and ended 15 minutes early

Middlesex Toastmasters Meeting Notes July 25, 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

Middlesex County Toastmasters Meeting Notes, July 11, 2013

Middlesex Toastmasters Meeting Notes July 11, 2013

Luther Ridge, Middletown, CT

Presiding Officer, Jennifer C kicked off the first meeting of the new Toastmasters year.  Jennifer announced the club achieved Presidents Distinguished Club last year.  Michael O welcomed Maria J as a new member to the club and explained the Toastmasters rules of conduct.  Jennifer C nominated Maria J for club officer, Sergeant of Arms.  Sonia D seconded the nomination.  A vote was taken and Michael O installed Maria J to the office. 

Meeting attendees (9):  Jay Broderick, Jennifer Cimilluca, Sonia Dean, Charnaie Gordon, Maria Johnson, Daniel Moran, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Judy Thompson

Functionaries:

Invocator-Ramesh P

Toastmaster-Ramesh P

Word of the Day-Sonia D

Humorist-Jay B

Table Topics-Jennifer C

General Evaluator-Charnaie G

Timer-Jay B

Ah-Counter-Sonia D

Grammarian- Dan M

Speakers:

Judy T-CC Manual, What does “On Time” mean to you?

Jennifer C-Entertaining Speaker Manual, Tourist talk

The meeting started on time and ended 30 minutes early

Meeting Notes - July 12, 2012

This was the first meeting of the year, and was held at the MiddleOak building. Meetings during July and August will be held here, and not at Middlesex Community College.

The theme for this meeting was “New Beginnings.”

Past President Kay Jeyapalan was the Toastmaster for the evening.

There were sixteen members present, including new member Will Harovas, who also gave his IceBreaker speech.

Members Present: Patricia Alston, Jay Broderick, Jennifer Cimillica, Sonia Dean, Siva Digavali, Helena Grey, Will Harovas, Kay Jeyapalan, John Keppler, Monica Lozano, Daniel Moran, Michael O’Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Murali Pemmaraju, Robert Schaff, and Judy Thompson.

Meeting

President Jonathan Herron, and Past Club President Kay Jeyapalan installed new officers Jennifer Cimilluca (Vice President-Education) and Jay Broderick (Treasurer). Helena Grey was recognized with an Enthusiam award. Kay was presented with a plaque in appreciation of her service. The plaque was presented by the past officers.

Jennifer Cimilluca was the Table Topics Master.

Prepared speeches:

There were four prepared speeches this evening, three of the four were iceBreaker speeches:

IceBreaker-Pat Alston-“Living the Dream”

IceBreaker-Will Harovas-“Three Interesting Things”

IceBreaker-Monica Lozano, ”Making Friends with Fear”

CC #8 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids-Siva Digavali, “Best Friends Forever”

Roger Arnold will be the guest speaker at the 8/9 meeting. The Humorist Contest will be held on September 27th.

The next meeting will be held on July 26, at the MiddleOak building.

Respectfully submitted,

Pat Alston

Meeting Notes - June 28, 2012

The Middlesex County Toastmasters celebrated their last meeting of the club year in style on Thursday, June 28, at Middlesex Community College. We had 18 members and 4 guests in attendance for a meeting focused on recognition and leadership.

Members Present: Tom Alvord, Patricia Alston, Jay Broderick, Sonia Dean, Ryan Dolan, Jonathan Herron, Kay Jeyapalan, John Keppler, Cheryl Mason, Daniel Moran, Michael Nicastre, Sally Nicastre, Michael O'Brien, Ramesh Padavala, Murali Pemmaraju, Kim Price, Rob Schaff, and Judy Thompson

Guests Present: Richard Peck, Ute Brinkmann, Marsha Kiley, and Caroline Herron

Meeting

Club President Kay Jeyapalan used her last meeting as club president to recognize this year's team of officers and other outstanding members. It was a great club year, with many outstanding guest speakers and our 7th consecutive Presidents Distinguished Award. Thanks again to Kay for all of her efforts on behalf of our club.

Cheryl Mason was our Toastmaster for the evening. Jay Broderick was the Humorist. Ramesh Padavala was the General Evaluator, and was supported by Sally Nicastre (Ah-counter), Judy Thompson (Grammarian), and Jonathan Herron (Timer).  Patricia Alston provided the Word of the Day ("lethologica", the condition of temporarily forgetting a word), and the word was used a surprising number of times throughout the evening.

Tom Alvord was the Table-Topics Master, and his theme was Toastmasters leanings and experiences.

Prepared speeches: All three of our prepared speeches centered on the theme of Leadership.

• Rob Schaff gave a speech from the CC manual entitled "Sharing the Vision," relating the power of inspiring a share vision when leading a team. His speech was evaluated by Michael O'Brien.
• Ute Brinkmann's speech was entitled "Leadership Lessons I learned From My Double Base." Ute used her instrument to organize and punctuate her speech about fundamental leadership lessons. Her speech was evaluated by John Keppler.
• Former District Governor Marsha Kiley gave a speech on her leadership journey through Toastmasters. Her title was "The Ripple Effect." Her speech was evaluated by Kim Price.

Outgoing District Governor Richard Peck addressed the club at the end of the meeting, and congratulated Middlesex County Toastmasters on their continued success and sustained energy. He even confided that we were his wife's favorite club!

This meeting was the last club meeting for members Mike and Sally Nicastre, who are departing for an extended trip to Europe. Bon voyage, Mike and Sally!

Our next meeting will be Thursday, July 12, at the MiddleOak building in downtown Middletown. Please sign up for a meeting role. See you there.

New Club Officers

New Officers for Year 2012-2013 from R to L: Jonathan Herron (President), Chris Sullivan (VP-Membership), Helena Grey(VP-Public Relations), Patricia Alston(Secretary) and Daniel Moran(Sergeant at Arms) being installed by Kalyani Jeyapalan (President 2011-2012)