Recap for Jan 6th, 2009 TM meeting-
TM Mahn Vo
Attended:
Charna Pettaway, Leza Mesiah, Manh Vo, Cheryl Williams and Kathleen CaseyGuest:
Fred GreenTheme: Big Changes. Word of the day: OscillateWe had two speakers- Charna did her 6th speech- titled “My Husband is Having
an Affair” – very intriguing indeed. Speech evaluated by Manh. Kathleen surprised us with having a
speech ready titled ‘the Epiphany”. Speech evaluated by Leza. Leza led Table Topics- subjects were: If you were a food channel show, which one would you be? or The highlight
of your holiday. Leza won for
Best Table Topics Speaker. The General Evaluator was Kathleen. Charna handed out the meeting roles chart for the next 10 meetings or so. She will be
getting that back to Shannon soon.Great Job Everyone!Toastmaster for Jan 13th meeting: Kathleen Casey. ***Not available for Jan 20: Kathleen, Manh, Leza
(the inauguration is that day and so the suggestion is to cancel).
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December 16, 2008
Fellow Young Street Yappers (YSYs):
We
had a great meeting on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. The theme was "Value of Toastmasters".
Our Sergeant at Arms Charna Pettaway opened our meeting on time with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Shawneequa Harris served as the Toastmaster and shared briefly a few personal benefits of
participating in Toastmasters, including reducing/removing the Ums, Ahs, and other filler words from speech (no one has surpassed
my record during my first visit to YSYs), as well as enhancing one’s leadership skills. The word of the day was probity
– noun 1.) adherence to the highest principles and ideals; synonyms – honesty, uprightness, virtue, rectitude,
and integrity.
Kevin Monday served as the Grammarian/Ah Counter. Cheryl
Williams served as the Time/Vote Counter. Evelyn Glass did an icebreaker, entitled, "Black Friday". As always, she
did an excellent job. She shared the evolution of their mother-daughter relationship as her daughter grew from child to an
adult. Shawneequa served as her evaluator.
Charna Pettaway served as
Table Topics Master, with Kevin, Cheryl, and Shawneequa speaking about what would be the best gift to receive or give if money
were no object and what gift you would give if you had no money.
We
chose not to vote on the best Table Topics Speaker or the Best of the Big 3.Our
next meeting is Tuesday, January 6,
Hello all. We had a great meeting
on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. The theme was "I’m so Excited"
Shannon,
TM, began by quizzing the group on their recall of the lyrics from the 1970’s hit "I’m so excited" by
the Pointer Sisters. Charna came REAL close to remembering the classic line… "And I know I know I know I know…
I know I want you! Shannon expressed how excited she was to have 3 new members! She encouraged the new members to get all
they can out of Toastmasters and encouraged seasoned members to offer encouragement and support to help members succeed. The
word of the day was blithe – adj 1.) joyous, merry, or gay in disposition
Evelyn
was the evening speaker. She challenged Young Street Yappers to become a Distinguished Club and shared the process to make
that happen. She highlighted her personal goals for the next 6-months and encouraged each member to do the same. Thanks Evelyn
for being our head cheerleader.
Leza Mesiah provided our Table Topics segment. The question,
"If you could give 1 million dollars to one (or two) charities, which would you choose and why". Responses were
varied as our membership and we left knowing a little more about what makes the other tick. Cheryl was recognized as best
Table Topics Speaker.
Shannon was recognized as the best of the Big 3.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 16 and Shawneequa Harris will be the Toastmaster.
Please let Shawneequa know your availability.
. Please let Shawneequa know your
availability.
December 2, 2008:
Attended: Charna Pettaway,
Leza Mesiah, Mark Rich, Manh Vo, Shawneequa Harris, and Kathleen Casey
December 2, 2008:
Attended:
Charna Pettaway, Leza Mesiah, Mark Rich, Manh Vo, Shawneequa Harris, and Kathleen Casey Theme: Pay it Forward.
Word of the day: Magnanimous
We had two speakers! Very excellent first speech by Mark-
titled “Me and Alphabiotics”. Speech evaluated by Shawneequa.
Always entertaining
Kathleen finished off one of her books by telling us a little about the No Child Left Behind Program. Speech evaluated
by Leza. Best speech went to Mark.
Charna led Table Topics- subject was Thanksgiving traditions.
Charna’s TT intro was once again so good (and thorough)- the group voted that it should count as a speech. Who
do we go to get her credit J? (& we’re serious too!) Leza
won for Best Table Topics Speaker.
The General Evaluator was Leza.
Great Job Everyone!
Toastmaster for Dec. 9: Mark Rich
volunteered. I have in last weeks minutes Shannon Hills volunteered. I will ask if you guys could get together
and fight over it J. Mark also has recorded the volunteers for next
week’s roles.
***Not available for Dec. 9:
***Not
available for Dec. 16
Yappers
November 25, 2008
Charna ‘s outstanding speech “Girl from the Hood” was followed by an equally outstanding evaluation
by Manh. Shannon challenged the 3 visitors (who are now members) and Manh with a round of Table Topics questions.
Kevin and Mark tied for Best Table Topics Speaker. The General Evaluator (Lee Alviar, D25’s Best Evaluator and
my lodestar) evaluated everything and offered good suggestions for improving the meeting. Best of the Big 3—Toastmaster
Evelyn.
Charna ‘s outstanding speech “Girl from the Hood” was followed
by an equally outstanding evaluation by Manh. Shannon challenged the 3 visitors (who are now members) and Manh with
a round of Table Topics questions. Kevin and Mark tied for Best Table Topics Speaker. The General Evaluator (Lee
Alviar, D25’s Best Evaluator and my lodestar) evaluated everything and offered good suggestions for improving the meeting.
Best of the Big 3—Toastmaster Evelyn.
October 7th meeting
Manh,
Evelyn, Tom, and Charna were in attendance
The theme of the meeting was “BE
Happy”
Manh was the Toastmaster for the evening and the word of the day was Ephemeral which means lasting a very short time.
Evelyn Glass served as the Timer/Vote Counter.
Tom
Delbert served as the Grammarian.
Charna Pettaway served Ah Counter as well Table Topics Master.
Evelyn
Glass served as the General Evaluator.
There were no prepared with project manual
speeches speakers for this meeting
The Table Topics focus was “natural disasters”
in which all got a chance to participate. Tom won the “Best Tabletopics” award
Sept 30, 2008
Fun meeting with seven people in attendance!
The theme of the meeting was “Anticipation”
Manh was the Toastmaster for the evening and
the word of the day was
predilection.
Aneisa Watson served as the Timer/Vote
Counter.
Kathleen Casey served as the Grammarian/Ah Counter as well as Table Topics Master.
Shannon Hills served as the General Evaluator.
There were 2 speakers:
Evelyn practiced “Are you Smarter than a 2 year old?”
And Shannon presented “Speak to Me”
During Table Topics, Manh, Aneisa, Leza, and Charna got a chance to tell the group about their favorite things at
the State Fair.
Aneisa won best Table Topics.
September
15th Announcements:
- The Area contest was held this past Saturday
at the Spring Creek BBQ in Irving. Charna Pettaway participated in the Evaluation contest and Lee Alviar represented
the Oak Cliff Communicators in the Evaluation contest. Evelyn, our distinguished Toastmaster participated in the Humorous
Speech contest. Congratulations are in order for Evelyn and Lee. Both of these ladies WON FIRST PLACE
in their perspective contest. Evelyn and Lee will compete in the Division “F” contest on Saturday,
November 15, 2008, 10:00 am at Stacy’s Furniture in Grapevine. Lets show them our support and attend the competition
in November.
- Dues are DUE! Contact me (Charna) at 214-767-6416
or bring your money to the meeting tomorrow.
October 7th meeting
Manh,
Evelyn, Tom, and Charna were in attendance
The theme of the meeting was “BE
Happy”
Manh was the Toastmaster for the evening and the word of the day was Ephemeral which means lasting a very short time.
Evelyn Glass served as the Timer/Vote Counter.
Tom
Delbert served as the Grammarian.
Charna Pettaway served Ah Counter as well Table Topics Master.
Evelyn
Glass served as the General Evaluator.
There were no prepared with project manual
speeches speakers for this meeting
The Table Topics focus was “natural disasters”
in which all got a chance to participate. Tom won the “Best Tabletopics” award
Sept 30, 2008
Fun meeting with seven people in attendance!
The theme of the meeting was “Anticipation”
Manh was the Toastmaster for the evening and
the word of the day was
predilection.
Aneisa Watson served as the Timer/Vote
Counter.
Kathleen Casey served as the Grammarian/Ah Counter as well as Table Topics Master.
Shannon Hills served as the General Evaluator.
There were 2 speakers:
Evelyn practiced “Are you Smarter than a 2 year old?”
And Shannon presented “Speak to Me”
During Table Topics, Manh, Aneisa, Leza, and Charna got a chance to tell the group about their favorite things at
the State Fair.
Aneisa won best Table Topics.
September
15th Announcements:
- The Area contest was held this past Saturday
at the Spring Creek BBQ in Irving. Charna Pettaway participated in the Evaluation contest and Lee Alviar represented
the Oak Cliff Communicators in the Evaluation contest. Evelyn, our distinguished Toastmaster participated in the Humorous
Speech contest. Congratulations are in order for Evelyn and Lee. Both of these ladies WON FIRST PLACE
in their perspective contest. Evelyn and Lee will compete in the Division “F” contest on Saturday,
November 15, 2008, 10:00 am at Stacy’s Furniture in Grapevine. Lets show them our support and attend the competition
in November.
- Dues are DUE! Contact me (Charna) at 214-767-6416
or bring your money to the meeting tomorrow.
Yappers
Meeting Notes July 15, 2008
Present: Evelyn Glass, Charna Pettaway, Manh Vo, and Leza Mesiah
We had 2 Guests: Tonya Robinson and April Nelson
Toastmaster: Manh
Word
of the Day: “Gundygut” – a voracious eater; a greedy person.
Speaker:
Leza Mesiah
Title: “ I Hate Jokes”
(as
always, a great story teller)
Leza is one speech away from another title!
Evaluator: Manh
Timer: Evelyn
Grammarian/
Ah Counter:Charna
Table Topics Master: Charna
Subject: Risks you have taken in the name of fashion- good and bad
Winner: I believe it was Tonya (I forget to write it down – sorry) for her bellbottom speech
General Evaluator: Evelyn Glass
Next weeks Toastmaster was Evelyn but
I’ve discovered she will not be present. If we have no volunteers by Tuesday noon, Manh will try her hand at it
again until it J
Tonya and April – please let us know if you plan on
attending again and we’d love to have you.
Thanks everyone,
Manh
