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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
YSY Meeting Notes from May 4, 2010
Good
morning to all:As you will see from the May 4, 2010 agenda, we improvised to make this
meeting possible. Cindy, Larry, Jerry and Cecilia were Toastmaster for the day, and we agreed to do Table Topics. We pulled
out Manh’s paper bag of quotations, which made us all think on our feet. It was great practice for public speaking.Larry,
many thanks in setting the room and making it possible for us to hold the meeting. We are excited
to have an Icebreaker scheduled for next week, and I continue to practice my speech on “Hitting the Brick Wall”.
Have a wonderful week and hope to see you next week.Cecilia
10:55 am edt
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Announcements from April 13, 2010
Members, we are
still submitting renewal dues for the period April-October. Also, for the month of April, NEW members are not required
to pay local dues. Tell your friends and family members. This is a good time to join the Young Street Yappers
Toastmasters Club. NOTE: Thursday, May 19, 12 noon-1:00 PM, Room 1113Yappers have been asked to demonstrate Table Topics as a part of
Women’s Health Month activities. Mark your calendars and plan to participate. Let me know if you would like
to present a 5-7 minute speech on impromptu speaking and get credit for a manual speech.
12:27 pm edt
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Meeting Notes from April 6, 2010 YSY Toastmasters Meeting
Meeting theme was “Abraham
Lincoln’s Perseverance” and the word of the day was Perseverance. With his humble beginnings,
President Lincoln is an example and a model of incredible perseverance against all odds. Present: Evelyn J. Glass, Connie Jones, Manh Vo, Larry McDowell,
Jerry Carter, Cindy Adams, Elma Goodwin, Charna Pettaway, and Cecilia Velastegui Toastmaster: Cecilia Velastegui Table Topics Master: Connie Jones Timer: Evelyn J. Glass Grammarian & Ah Counter: Larry McDowell Evaluator of the speech: None General Evaluator: Manh Vo We did not have a speaker for today –
we encouraged each other to collaborate in accomplishing the speaking commitments for the following sessions. Connie Jones was terrific as our Table
Topics Master for today by keeping the theme alive. She continued with the theme of “perseverance” by introducing
topics that considered ideas that we have thought about in our lives. Larry spoke on the topic “What if I had a million
dollars…” Evelyn spoke on the topic of “as soon as I…” Manh addressed the issue of “the
reason for not persevering…if only I had time for” and Charna was awarded the Best Table Topics for her speech
relating to an accomplishment that she is proud of “focus on the present”. We had two new Toastmaster guests: Cindy and Jerry. We welcomed Cindy
as our new member to Young Street Yappers. We were pleased to have Jerry join us today and encourage him to return. Charna has assigned roles for the month of April. On
April 13, 2010, Tonya Williams-Hardin is schedule to be out Toastmaster.
| | | April 13 | April 20 | April 27 | | Toastmaster | | Tonya Williams-Hardin | Lee Alviar | Evelyn Glass | | Grammarian/Ah Counter | | Jackie Brown | Tonya Williams-Hardin | Manh Vo | | Timer | | Connie Jones | Cecilia Velastegui | Tonya Williams-Hardin | | Speech #1 | | Larry McDowell | Jackie
Brown-Ice Breaker | Connie Jones | | Speech #2 | | | | Frankie Reed | | Speech #3 | | | | | | Speech
Evaluator #1 | | Shannon Hills | Evelyn
Glass | Cecilia
Velastegui | | Speech Evaluator #2 | | | | | | Speech Evaluator #3 | | | | | | Table
Topics Master | | Evelyn Glass | Larry McDowell | Jackie Brown | | General Evaluator | | Lee Alviar | Shannon Hills | Larry
McDowell | | Not able to attend | | Connie Jones, Charna Pettaway, Frankie Reed | Connie Jones, Charna
Pettaway | Charna Pettaway | Announcements: MAY 14-15, 2010District 25 Spring Conference Dallas/Fort
Worth Marriott Solana 5 Village Circle Westlake, Texas 76262 |
Thanks to all of you for making this a terrific meeting and look
forward to our next challenge. Cecilia
Velastegui 214-767-3919
1:00 pm edt
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
March 31, 2010 Recap YSY Meeting
Meeting theme was “What You Miss” and
the word of the day was Gratitude. Present: Manh Vo, Cecilia
Velastingui, Charna Pettaway, Willie Dozier, Tonya Williams- Hardin, and Jackie BrownToastmaster: Manh Table Topics Master: TonyaTimer: CharnaGrammarian & Ah Counter: CharnaEvaluator of the speech: Manh General
Evaluator: WillieCecilia was our speaker for the day – sharing her
speech titled “Imaginary Friends”. It was her 4th Speech in her first lineup of 10 – she
is progressing very well & we are quite proud! Now let’s all dig out our books and plan for that next speech-
what are you waiting for!Tonya was Table Topics Master. Our topic
was a scatter of very thought-provoking questions from our first time Table Topics Master – Can’t wait for her
next time! Willie won the Best Table Topics Award for his speech to his 10 year old self. As promised, I have assigned roles for the month of April. Tomorrow’s
meeting will be a Table Topics only meeting unless someone is prepared to give their next speech. Please let me know
ASAP if you will not be available. | | April 6 | April 13 | April 20 | April 27 | | Toastmaster | Cecelia Velastegui | Tonya
Williams-Hardin | Lee Alviar | Evelyn Glass | | Grammarrian/Ah Counter | Larry McDowell | Jackie Brown | Tonya Williams-Hardin | Manh
Vo | | Timer | Tonya
Williams-Hardin | Connie Jones | Cecilia Velastegui | Tonya Williams-Hardin | | Speech #1 | | Larry McDowell | Jackie Brown-Ice Breaker | Connie Jones | | Speech #2 | | | | Frankie Reed | | Speech #3 | | | | | | Speech Evaluator #1 | | Shannon Hills | Evelyn Glass | Cecilia Velastegui | | Speech Evaluator #2 | | | | | | Speech Evaluator #3 | | | | | | Table Topics Master | Connie Jones | Evelyn Glass | Larry McDowell | Jackie Brown | | General Evaluator | Manh Vo | Lee Alviar | Shannon Hills | Larry McDowell | | Not able to attend | Frankie Reed | Connie Jones, Charna Pettaway, Frankie Reed | Connie Jones, Charna Pettaway | Charna Pettaway | Announcements: Charna VP of Education
10:55 am edt
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Meeting wrap-up March 9, 2010
Very
nice meeting everyone!!Today’s theme was “What Would YOUR Gold Medal Be in” and the word of the day was Languor. Present: Manh Vo, Shannon Hills,
Cecilia Velastingui, Charna Pettaway, Frankie Reen, Connie Jones, Don Coppinger, & Larry McDowellToastmaster: Manh Timer: ConnieGrammarian: FrankieEvaluator of the speech: Shannon General Evaluator: CelecilaLarry was our speaker for the day
– sharing his speech titled “Living Together Before Marriage: Does it Help or Hurt?” Thanks for a great speech and sharing your expertise Larry. Manh was very greedy with the roles today J and so was Table Topics Master.
Our topic was advice columns and we got to hear advice from Charna, Don, Frankie, & Connie. Charna won the
Best Table Topics Award. March 16th
meeting needs the following roles filled: Timer, Ah Counter, General Evaluator, Evaluator, more speakers, & Table Topics.
Cecelia will be Toastmaster & Shannon will Speak.Announcements:DUES ARE DUE J. Please give your $35 to
either Charna or Evelyn.There is an Area 26 Contest March 29th in Irving. Let Charna know if you
can help with anything (bringing food, lending some time, etc) Thanks,
7:01 am est
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Yappers Meeting notes March 2, 2010
Hello,We
had a great meeting today. Our Area Governor, Charles Carrington attended today’s meeting. Charles shared
information about our district - D25 Toastmasters as well as the Toastmaster’s International promise. Please go to www.D25Toastmasters.org for additional information. Charles also held a drawing for a Subway gift card. Don Coppinger was the lucky winner. David Watkins
was the guest speaker today. David shared two Tall Tales speeches and held a Q&A session. Thanks Charles and
David.Several potential new Toastmaster’s were in attendance; Evette Guthrie,
Lana Ford, Don Coppinger all with SSA, Elaine Patterson with CMS and Cindy Adams with HRSA. We hope you enjoyed the
meeting and we look forward to you coming back. --Charna Pettiway, CC, VP Educ &Training
4:45 pm est
Friday, February 26, 2010
News from TM District 25
Dues are Due! Start collecting your semi-annual club dues
now. Clubs can start paying online Friday March 5 with a minimum of six. Clubs that pay their dues by March 31
will receive the Early Bird Ribbon for their club banner. Nominate Outstanding Club Officers for their hard work during the July 1, 2009-December 31, 2009 term. Deadline for the District
Awards is April 24, 2010. Nominate here: www.d25toastmasters.org/awards Help with Membership is here…. We will offer a Marketing Workshop on Saturday March
13, 2010 at 1:00pm. Clubs that want to learn valuable information on gaining and retaining membership in the club and
leave equipped for success should come. This event is free to all members and lunch will be provided for those that
RSVP here: www.d25toastmasters.org/marketing/workshop.html 2010-2011 Club Alignment is now available on the web. Please take a
moment to review the first version of the proposed alignment. We want to hear from you! Provide us with feedback
online and ensure your voice is heard. More information can be found here: www.d25toastmasters.org/alignment District Open House will be hosted on Saturday March 13, 2010 at Noon.
Those interested in finding out more about leadership opportunities with the district for the 2010-2011 year should plan on
attending. Lunch will be provided for those that RSVP here: www.d25toastmasters.org/leadership News You Can Use… If you haven’t had a chance to read
the February Newsletter, it is available online now! www.d25toastmasters.org/newsletter
7:27 am est
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Meeting Notes February 9, 2010
Subject: Toastmasters: Feb 9 Meeting recap
Ahhh….today’s
meeting was great! Maybe it was our new venue (Room 1113)
with the sunshine coming in. Maybe it was the well-organized
room by our Sergeant of Arms, Frankie Reed. Or maybe it was the energy an enthusiasm from the eight members present. Whatever
it was, let’s do it again! Today’s theme was
“The Spirit of New
Orleans” and the word of the day was phoenix. Lee Alviar was the prepared speaker.
Her talk, “Is it Me” recounted the quest for New
Year’s resolutions that always seems to fall
flat by February. She also inspired us with reflections
of
her ascent up the Toastmasters leadership ranks, always asking the question,
“it is me”
when often times she wasn’t sure if she was moving forward because she wanted to, or because others were pushing her. She affirmed,
“yes, it’s me”, meaning, she made the choice to
grow, and in so doing, help others grow too. Great job, Lee.
Manh Vo led the Table Topics segment. She asked questions on
current events like, “will the Toyota recalls affect the economy”? None of the participants used the word
of the day, so unfortunately we did not award a Best table Topics. Boo.Hoo… (we’ll do better next week)
February 16 Meeting: Manh is Toastmaster. First SPEAKER. will
be Cecilia Velastegui. She will be giving her third speech entitled, My Hero! Step up, we want to hear you, too! Email Manh or Charna by this Friday if you plan to speak. See ya’ next week. Shannon
5:30 pm est
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
January 12, 2010 Business Meeting Notes
Hello YSYs, The Club met today to confirm officers
for the January-June 2010 term:President
Shannon HillsVP Education Charna PettawayVP Membership Cecilia VelastequiVP Pub Relations Elma GoodwinSecretrary
Manh VoAsst. Secy.
Larry McDowellTreasurer
Evelyn GlassSerg@Arms
Frankie Reed Officers, please check the D25Toastmasters website for scheduled Leadership Institutes
for officer training. Jan. 15 and 16 at Texas Wesleyan University in Ft. Worth and Jan. 22 at Allstate Insurance in
Irving. All officers are expected to complete the respective training. We need members to
fill roles for next week’s meeting and through the end of the year. Please let Charna know your availability
for next week ASAP. She needs to know if you are available to attend the meeting, if you have a prepared speech
and which other role you want to fill. January 19th meeting:Toastmaster – Need a volunteerTable Topics Master
– Need a volunteerTimer – Need a volunteerGrammarian/Ah Counter – Need a volunteerSpeech 1 – Speech 2 – Need
speakersSpeech 3 – Evaluator for Speech 1 – Evaluator for Speech 2 – Need evaluatorsEvaluator for Speech 3 – General Evaluator – Need a volunteerTable Topics – Need a VolunteerSincerely,EvelynTreasurer
2:56 pm est
Thursday, December 10, 2009
YSY Meeting Recap DEC 8, 2009
Yappers: “Let It
Snow!” was the theme for this week’s meeting. The Toastmaster started the meeting by describing recent winter
weather events across Texas. The Table Topics Master (Cecilia Valestegui)
followed with weather related questions. Jackie Crayton, who hates winter,
was voted the Best Table Topics Speaker. The prepared speech was presented by Connie Jones,
C&L #2, “I am learning to live by faith.” While Connie’s 5-7 minute speech ran a bit longer than
required, all were inspired by her look back to her childhood to review how words of the “Pledge of Allegiance to the
US Flag” and other words became meaningful as she matured. Connie’s speech was expertly evaluated by Elma Goodwin.
Larry Mc Dowell, as the General
Evaluator, gave several critical observations about the meeting, including the need for reminders when the meeting location
is moved and the need to start on time. Sergeant at Arms Frankie Reed
had the meeting room prepared on time. Brian Hart,
as the Grammarian/Ah Counter, recorded and reported on the ahs, and hums, which were few. Yvonne Deen,
a new Intern in the Office of the Regional Administrator, was our welcome guest. We hope that she will join us again. Due
to the schedules of holiday celebrations, vacation time, and work conflicts, the next meeting will be January 12, 2010
in the first floor Auditorium. Members
have asked the scheduled Toastmaster to email the agenda and meeting location no later than the day before the meeting. Club Officer Elections:
January 12. Submit Your Club Officers List Online On Time! It's important
for club leaders to submit a list of newly elected club officers for the January 2009 through June 2009 term. Don't miss the
January 15 deadline! See District 25 Website for dates, times and locations of officer training. Also, check the YSY
website—www.yappers.info. See you next year! Evelyn J. Glass, DTM Happy Holidays to you!
8:32 am est
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
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Meeting Notes 10/06/2009
Hello Yappers. Yesterday’s meeting was a blast. The theme was State Fair of Texas and
the word of the day was baroque. We had 12 participants, including four, yes count it F-O-U-R new
members! Whoo Hoo! Yesterday’s meeting was full. We had one prepared speaker, me, and three Table Topics participants.
The title of my speech was "You could
have heard my contact lens drop". I spoke about my experience to adopt a baby.
No baby yet, trust, you’ll know… (smile) Elma Goodwin led Table Topics. She did a fantastic
job asking participants question about the state fair. Pat, Manh and Jacque participated. Jacque was crowned best Table Topics.
Congratulations Jacque!! I’m so excited about our switch to lunch-time I can hardly contain myself. It’s
soo good to have new faces and new energy in the club! So, here’s our new member recap: Jacque Crayton, Administration
for Children and Families Elma Goodwin, Administration for Children and Families Cecilia Velastegui, Office for
Civil Rights Connie Jones, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Tonya Williams-Hardin, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Pat
Evans, Department of Labor Rebecca Sarmiento, Department of Labor Brian Hart, Department of Labor Thanks
to all of you returning members for your support! Special thanks to Manh for attending 2 weeks in a row!! She has to come
from Methodist Hospital to be part of our crazy bunch! IMPORTANT UPDATES October 13 – We’ll be in Room 1119 (on the
11th floor – far west side – look for signs)* Toastmaster: Xrevette Dabney. Speakers: Cecilia Velastegui and Rebecca Sarmiento. October 20 – Toastmaster: Charna Pettaway.
Speakers: Connie Jones and Elma Goodwin. * Every
now and then we’ll get bumped from the Auditorium due to "special" meetings. It’s rare, but it will
happen. We’ll ALWAYS let you know in advance.
Yappers, we
currently have 24 members! How awesome is that! Let’s keep the momentum going. I know we can reach 30 members by Christmas.
Can we do it, YES WE CAN!! In your service, Shannon, President
4:18 pm edt
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Business Meeting August 4, 2009
Changing to Tuesday 12-12:45pm meeting time beginning Sept 15, 2009. Young
Street Yappers Business Meeting August 4, 2009 Officers present: Shannon
Hills, President Leza Mesiah, VP Public Relations Frankie Reed, Sergeant of Arms Evelyn Glass,
Treasurer The meeting
was held from 5:50- 6:30pm, following Table Topics during the August 4, 2009 meeting. The following agenda items were discussed. Officer Training
Make-up
officer training will be held on Monday, August 17 at 6:30pm at Crystal’s Pizza on Airport Freeway (930 W Airport Fwy
Irving, 75062). For more information contact Christine Hutchens at christinehutchens@d25toastmasters.org. We NEED all 7 officers to PLEASE attend
this training. Let Shannon by August 11 if you can NOT attend. Move
to Noon-time Beginning September 15, YSY will officially move our meeting to Tuesday from 12:00-12:45pm.
We will meet in the Atrium on the 1st floor. For members traveling into downtown, parking
meters are available around the perimeter of the building on Young, Wood, and Field. Also, Shannon will
speak with representatives in the building about the possibility of allowing YSY members to park in the garage. Feel
free to bring your lunch! Open House YSY
will host an Open House on Tuesday, September 1 to promote our move to lunch-time. We will host a mini-meeting
(30 minutes), and then allow 30 minutes for refreshments, questions, and new member registration. Several
committee assignments have been developed to organize the event. Shannon ·
Speak with HHS and SSA leadership about sending an email to employees promoting Toastmasters · Speak with DOL and other federal
agencies to promote Toastmasters ·
Write language for promotional email ·
Speak with Eugene Thomas about the possibility of visitors and YSY members not in the building
being able to park in the garage
Evelyn ·
Assemble new member packets for distribution (25 packets) Frankie · Purchase
refreshments – bottled water and 100 calorie snack pack chips and cookies Young Street YappersBusiness
Meeting – August 4, 2009
Leza · Update website to reflect time
change · Develop promotional
flyer/postcard · Update website to
reflect available parking
Charna ·
Develop promotional flyer for distribution through email and posting on bulletin board Other officers/members are encouraged to participate in one of the above committees or in a role not
listed above. Let Shannon know if there’s something you’d
like to do to make this event a success! Meeting
Roles for Open House The following meeting roles are needed for the Open
House. I have taken the liberty of adding names. Let me know if you are comfortable serving with
your role. 1. Toastmaster – Lee Alviar 2.
Speaker - Evelyn Glass (5-7 minute speech) 3.
Table Topics Master – Xrevette Dabney 4. Table Topics participants (3)
– Charna Pettaway, Frankie Reed, Tom Thomas 5. Speech Evaluator – Leza
Mesiah 6.
General Evaluator – Shannon Hills Room
Set-up On the day of the Open House, All YSY members (in the building) should
plan to arrive at 11:30am for room set-up. Open
House Practice session We will meet on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 12:00pm to practice
- to make sure each of us is comfortable with our role. This will also allow us to time the meeting segment
to ensure we will finish within 30 minutes. Club Contest The fall
contest season is upon us for Evaluation and Humorous speech. Our club
contest will be on SEPTEMBER 15. What a great way to kick off noon-time meetings. PLEASE,
PLEASE, PLEASE consider participating. You can participate in one or both contests. Let VP of Education,
Charna Pettaway, know of your intent by September 1. Area
Contest Our Area contest is scheduled for Saturday, September 19, location TBD. Contestant Briefing begins
at 1PM and the contest begins promptly at 2pm. Volunteers and cheerleaders are ALWAYS needed, so please plan to attend to
cheer on YSY contestants and to support Area 26. Dues We will collect dues at the September 1 and 15 meetings. PLEASE bring your check or cash for $26
(renewing members). Dues are for the October –March period.
8:20 am edt
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Recap for TM meeting: July 14, 2009
REcap for TM meeting: July 14, 2009
Attended Charna, Manh, &
Leza
It was a really pleasant meeting.
The theme was “Remembering Michael” & since the group was so small, we were able to banter more about our
own memories of the late Mr. Jackson.
Word of the Day: Loquacious – talkative or given to fluent or excessive talk
Leza presented her speech
from the Advanced Speaking to Inform manual titled “Today
is Bastille Day.... July 14th France's July 4th”.
Charna & I were so entranced by the great performance & intrigued by the subject we had to fight the desire to interrupt
the speech w/our many questions. Leza has once again enlightened us with history!
Next meeting is July 21… Toastmaster--Shannon Hills, CC-B & a roll call for attendance.
Thanks, Manh
2:55 pm edt
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Meeting Recap June 9th, 2009 and announcements
Hello All, We had a great meeting this week with five people in attendance; Manh Vo, Shannon Hills,
Leza Mesiah, Frankie Reed and Charna Pettaway. The theme of the meeting was “Today’s Vision: Tomorrow’s
Reality”. Charna was the Toastmaster for the evening and the word of the day
was churrigueresque (choor-ee-guh-RESK) adjective: Baroque; lavish; over-the-top. Frankie gave her “Ice
Breaker” speech and she did a fantastic job. We all learned so much about Frankie’s travels, her career
and her dreams for life as a retired Fed. Congratulations Frankie! Manh was the “Table Topics Master” and
she really gave the meeting a spark with her table topics exercise. Manh started the table topics discussion with a
2009 highlight in her life. She then had each member of the group pull a coin from her hand and we all spoke about what
happened in our life in the year that was on the coin. Manh Vo served as the Timer/Vote Counter. Frankie
Reed served as the Grammarian/Ah Counter. Leza “Margarita” Mesiah served as the General Evaluator. Shannon Hills evaluated Frankie’s
speech. Shannon won the award for best “Table Topics”. Announcements:
D25 Awards Banquet is August 22nd at TCU – Shannon is serving as the Publicity Chair and Charna is
serving as the Volunteer Chair. Several YSYs have achieved educational goals and should make every effort to attend the banquet
to receive their award. Charna is also looking for folks to participate on the Volunteer Committee.
It’s time to elect officers for the next term and we’re looking for someone to serve as the VP of Membership.
Toastmaster Leadership Institutes (TLIs) are beginning soon, and members need to register on
the d25toastmasters.org website for these training sessions. All members, not just officers, are encouraged to attend. There
are sessions being offered other than officer training. Here are the dates: Sat., June 13 Regular TLI TCU Fri., July 10 TLI Lite
(Officer training only) Texas Wesleyan Sat.,
July 11 Regular TLI Texas Wesleyan Sat., Aug. 1 Regular TLI
UNT, Denton The next meeting is June 16th and
the following roles have been assigned: - Toastmaster
Manh Vo
- Speakers
Shannon Hills (Does anyone
else have a prepared speech?)
- Table Topics
- General Evaluator Please contact Manh at ManhVO@mhd.com and let her know your availability for next week.
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 5:30 in the 2nd floor SSA break room. The
party is BYOB (bring your own bottle of water). See you next week! Charna
7:59 pm edt
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Meeting Recap May 26, 2009
What a meeting we had! The room was set up in the usual welcoming arrangement and everyone in attendance was
on-time. The gavel struck the lectern at exactly 5:30 PM. A suggestion that we move the meeting to the Rodeo Bar in the Adolphus
Hotel was entertained but not approved by those in attendance. The lone speaker was excited about demonstrating her red Easy Button
as a part of her speech, “Easy Buttons for Toastmasters,” C&L Project #10, Inspire your Audience. The speaker identified
5 Easy Buttons that will result in success in Toastmasters: 1. Showing up—regularly attending meetings; get to know
members2.
Present manual speeches—from C&L manual, advanced manuals, leadership manuals3. Be a mentor or be mentored—this
will help you or someone else accomplish your or their goals4. Volunteer for the variety of meeting roles and track progress
in CL manual for credit5. Serve as a club officer Being the lone speaker and completing within the time limits, the speaker knew that
she was the best for the meeting. It was a very lonely meeting. Should have gone to the Rodeo Bar.The meeting adjourned a little earlier
than usual as there was not more business.No one volunteered for not week’s meeting Toastmaster. Please contact Shannon
about the role you wish to serve at next week’s meeting. Membership—need 2 additional members by June 23 to earn Distinguished
Club status!Election
of Officers—President—Shannon HillsVP EdVP MemVP PRSecretaryTreasurerSrgt@Arms Evelyn will be on travel June 2 and on vacation June 16 and 23.
6:47 am edt
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
RECAP: TM MEETING May12TH
What a full and lively meeting we had on May 12th!
Attended: Evelyn, Shawneequa,
Leza, Manh, Kathleen, Shannon, and Jeff
Guest: Coretta Turner and (guest turned new member) Frankie Reed
We had a speech-only meeting with 3 speakers- yes THREE!!!
Evelyn had a speech titles “The Story of Stuff”,
complete with a handout (or you can go to http://www.storyofstuff.com to learn more). Evelyn did a great job peaking our interest in this very important subject of “sustainable production
and consumption.” Leza is a great job w/her evaluation (as usual). Manh had a speech titled “Give them a Raise.”
– She did okay (and I can say this because I’m writing the minutes), but needs practice. Thank you so much
to Shannon for her wonderful evaluation. I attempted to use some of it when I did the real thing- but I’m afraid
the “big bosses” had the outcome in mind before my opportunity to speak. Corretta had a speech titled
“M.E.M.S” (I might be wrong on this???). She is a very well-practiced and experienced Toastmaster.
We were very glad to have her and hope she joins us again. Thank you Shawneequa for your well thought out, excellent
review.
Kathleen was the General Evaluator. Shawneequa was Timer. Jeff was the Ah-counter. Next meeting: May 19
7:21 pm edt
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Meeting Notes April 21, 2009
Attended: Manh
Vo, Charna Pettaway, Kathleen Casey, Lesa Mesiah, Shannon Hills, and special guest Correta Turner. We had a Table Topics only meeting
– actually 2 rounds of Table Topics! First round was on Turning Points in our lives. The second was based on quotes from a book
(oops, didn’t write the title- Charna, help J??) brought in by Correta. We had a lovely time trying to incorporate the work of the day “peccadillo”
in our TT… but hope to encourage everyone to bring in some speeches for the next meetings. Speaking of… (ha, I made a pun!)…
Any volunteers for tomorrow 5/12???
Mahn Vo
1:24 pm edt
Yappers Meeting Cinco de Mayo (May 5, 2009) Notes
Kathleen, Shannon, Leza, Charna, And 2 visitors were in attendance for our cinco de mayo meeting. Kathleen was toastmaster par excellence and she gave a blue ribbon speech entitled: What the Red Cross Does for Us All.
(she won 1st place as she was the only one presenting) Leza did a fine job with Table Topics using our word of the
day: inclement. Shannon was General Evaluator and Grammarian. Charna served as Time Keeper. We discussed
ways to get and keep new members. By then it was 6:30pm, so we adjourned. May 12th we can
look forward to Shannon as Toastmaster par excellence.
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