Minute (03/30/2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
March 30, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
VP Education - Sue Stack – ACB, CL (Toastmaster, Vote Counter)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Timekeeper, Table Topics)
Sgt of Arms - Flor Lepervanche, CC (Invocator, Grammarian, Um Ah)
Warren Hinrichs, ACS (Master Evaluator, Evaluator)

Guests:
Casey Gentzkow
Suzanne Bass

Speakers:
Sue Stack delivered a speech titled “Creating the Best Club Climate”. Sue gave a canned speech from the Advanced Communicator Successful Club Series. Projected time was 10-15 min. Actual speech time was 11:52 min.

Table Topics:
Table Topics Session conducted by Steve Nguyen. Spring was the theme.
Flor spoke about her favorite spring time memory. Time was 1:55.
Suzanne (guest) spoke about her favorite spring time activity. Time was 1:33.
Casey (guest) spoke about his favorite spring time activity. Time was 1:22.
Sue spoke about what she looks forward to during the spring. Time was 1:30.

Evaluation:
ME Warren Hinrich introduced himself as evaluator for Sue’s speech. Warren’s evaluation time was 2:49 min. Warren provided a general evaluation of the meeting.


Word of the day – Sequester – To cause to withdraw into seclusion. To remove or set apart; segregate.

Best Table Topics – Suzanne Bass

Club Announcements:
Congratulations to Jose and Nicole for their first place finishes at the International Speech and Table Topics Area Contest!

Next week we will be meeting in the upstairs conference room.