Minute - January 8, 2013

Top O’ The Rock

Toastmasters Club 2155

Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10

January 8, 2013

Location:  Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200

Community Room #151

4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:

President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Speaker)

Treasurer – Flor Lepervanche, CC (Invocator, Table Topics)

Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Timekeeper)

Sgt. Of Arms – Printella Bankhead (Toastmaster, Grammarian, Master Evaluator, Evaluator, Vote Counter)

Diana Galavis

Kevin Kochensparger

Guests:

Bob Warren (Guest of Jose)

Speaker:

Jose gave an impromptu speech today.  His project is from the Basic Communication Leadership Manual (second time around) and was titled “Travel Adventures”.   Jose spoke about his numerous experience in traveling around the globe and the wonders that exist locally.  Jose expressed his goal to do more traveling for the upcoming years.  Expected time was 5-7 min.  Actual time was 5:56.

Table Topics:

Table topics led by Flor: 

Diana spoke about changes she experienced last year.  Time was 1:25.

Kevin spoke about his goals for 2013 which includes dropping some weight for better health.  Time was 1:10.

Bob spoke about goals he had accomplished in 2012.  Time was 1:13.

Additional Table topics led by Jose:

Kevin spoke about briefing Rip Van Winkle following his 20 year nap.  Time was 1:17.

Diana spoke about her unusual and eclectic mother in law.  Time was 2:16.

Bob spoke about his unusual pet hamsters escape and his clever plan to lure it back to its cage.  Time was 1:16.

Flor spoke about the craziest thing she bought with credit.  Time was 2:36.

Evaluation:

Printella served as Master Evaluator and evaluator for Jose’s speech.  Printella’s evaluation time was 1:20 which was under the 2:00 minimum time limit.  Printella gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – hypothesis – n. A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.  Something taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation; an assumption.

Best table topics speaker was Steve.

Officer training scheduled in January.  More details will be provided.

Toastmaster for next meeting Jan 22 is Steve.  Diana is scheduled to speak.