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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Meeting notes from November 17, 2009
Hello YSYs,We had a wonderful
meeting yesterday. The meeting theme was “Innovate, Integrate, Motivate” and the word of the day was “Procrastinate”.The following members attended
the meeting; Frankie Reed, Tonya Hardin, Connie Jones, Evelyn Glass and Charna PettawayWe had three visitors; Shaniqua Neal, Shaketha Jeffery and Courtney Linvel. Shaniqua served as
our Grammarian and Shaketha responded to Table Topics. We gave Courtney a break this time but he might not be so lucky
at the next meeting.We
had one speaker, Cecilia Velastegui. This was Cecilia’s second speech and she told a hilarious story about “Teaching
her 8 year old the concept of freedom”. Evelyn Glass served as the Evaluator for Cecilia’s speech.
Cecilia also served as the General Evaluator.Frankie Reed served as the Table Topics Master, Connie Jones served as the Timer/Vote Counter, Tonya
Hardin served as the Ah Counter and I served as the Toastmaster.Reminder: There will not be a meeting next week, November 24th. December 1st meeting:Toastmaster – Evelyn GlassTimer
– Need a volunteerGrammarian/Ah
Counter – Need a volunteerSpeech 1 – Tonya
Hardin – Ice BreakerSpeech 2 – Pat Evans – 2nd Speech in
CC ManualSpeech 3 – Connie Jones – 2nd Speech in CC ManualEvaluator for Speech 1 – Elma GoodwinEvaluator for Speech
2 – Need a volunteerEvaluator for Speech 3 –
Need a volunteerGeneral Evaluator – Need a volunteerTable Topics – Need a VolunteerSee you on December 1st.CharnaVP Education
4:27 pm est
Thursday, November 12, 2009
YSY Meeting Tuesday November 10, 2009
We had a great meeting this week with nine people in attendance
including one visitor, Shaniqua Neal. The theme of the meeting was “Holiday’s” and I shared some of
the anxiety I have with my family during the holidays. We also paused for a moment of silence for the victims
of the Ft Hood tragedy.Attendees included: Rebecca Sarmiento, Shaniqua Neal, Pat Evans, Brian Hart Evelyn
Glass, Frankie Reed, Lee Alviar, Cecelia Velastegui and Charna Pettaway.Charna was the Toastmaster for
the evening and the word of the day was fungible. Freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or
kind in the satisfaction of an obligation. We had three prepared speeches (yeah) so we did not haveTable Topics
questions. The three presenters and their speech titles were:· Patricia Evans – Me and my Exercise. This was Patricia’s Ice Breaker
and she told an encouraging story about how exercise has positively impacted her father’s life and how good exercise
makes her feel.·
Frankie Reed – A Dog Named Squeak.
Frankie gave a passionate speech about the history of rat terriers and how Squeak came into her life. ·
Rebecca Sarmineto – Past, Present
and Future. Rebecca’s speech about her life was so eloquently present. She also won the Best Speaker contextBrian
Hart served as the Timer/Vote Counter.Cecelia Velastegui
served as the Grammarian/Ah Counter.Evelyn Glass served
as the General Evaluator.Evelyn Glass, Lee Alviar
and Charna Pettaway evaluated the three speeches.Lee Alviar is the Toastmaster for next week’s meeting. I am attaching the spreadsheet to sign
up for the various roles and speeches through the end of the year. Please do your part and sign up to serve at the meetings.The November 24th meeting which is the week of Thanksgiving is cancelled.
If you’re looking for ways to unwind, de-stress, or just take
a load off of your mind, join us for Happy Hour every Tuesday at noon in the first floor auditorium. The party is BYOB
(bring your own bottle of water).See
you next week! Charna
7:38 am est
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
News from Young Street Yapper's VP of Education
From: Pettaway, Charna R. (CMS/CFMFO)
Sent: Tuesday,
November 03, 2009 4:39 PM
Hello
All,What a wonderful meeting we had today. As promised, I have attached the spreadsheet that
list the different roles and here’s your opportunity to volunteer ahead of time. Serving in the different roles
helps each of us develop our leadership skills and puts us much closer to becoming a competent leader. It also helps the flow of the meetings when we know our roles ahead of time. I also want to emphasize how important it is to give regular speeches. That’s
the best way to strengthen your communication skills. Some of you did not receive the e-mail I sent out last night so I’m resending it (see below). Before I let you go I want to give kudos to our
AWESOME Toastmaster this week, Elma. I also want to give kudos to Jackie and Larry for “Breaking the Ice”.
Great job!Please complete the roles document
and send it back to me ASAP. Also, don’t forget to schedule your speeches through the end of December.Have a great week!Charna From: Pettaway, Charna
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:47 PM
Subject: News
from Young Street Yapper's VP of Education Hello Everyone, I don’t know about you but turning back the clock one hour
sure did me some good. By the way, I’ve been looking at all the new folks that have joined YSYs and I’m
getting really excited about all the great things I see us doing as a club. My schedule tends to be a little unpredictable
but I plan to be at the meeting this Tuesday and I hope I get an opportunity to speak with each of you. As VP of Education, one of my responsibilities is to schedule speeches so
I’ll have my handy dandy excel spreadsheet and a calendar. One way to sharpen your speaking skills is to speak
as often as possible (at least once a month). Also, let me know if you’re in need of a mentor and/or need help
with a speech.It is District
25 Toastmasters 60th anniversary! Come join us in our
homecoming celebration at the Fall Conference November 20th & 21st. Many past District Governors
will be joining us and we have two former presidents of Toastmasters International as our keynote speakers. Guess what?
Your VP of Education is the Volunteer Chair for the Fall Conference and I need volunteers. There’s also a reception for “First Timers” where you can meet other people in the
district that have recently joined Toastmasters and it is a
great chance to network. Please plan to attend the Fall Conference and let me know if you’re willing to spend
a hour or two as a conference volunteer. Nobody could beg like James Brown but I’m going to try. Please, please, please be a volunteer at the Fall Conference. The
District 25 Fall Conference is an opportunity to relax, make new friends, enhance speaking and leadership skills, and have
some fun!
5:42 pm est
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