Minute (September 4, 2012)

Top O’ The Rock

Toastmasters Club 2155

Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10

September 4, 2012

Location:  Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200

Community Room #151

4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:

President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Master Evaluator, Evaluator)

Treasurer – Flor Lepervanche, CC (Table Topics)

Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Toastmaster)

Sgt. Of Arms – Printella Bankhead (Grammarian, Um Ah)

Warren Hinrichs, ACS (Invocator, Speaker)

Diana Galavis (Timekeeper)

Diana Galavis voted in as official member of Top O the Rock.

Table Topics:

Table topics led by Flor.  Participants were asked about their favorite _____.

Printella talked about her favorite animal…cats.  Time was 1:27.

Steve spoke about his favorite number.  Time was 1:27.

Jose spoke about his favorite music.  Time was 2:03.

Diana spoke about her favorite food.  Time was 2:03.

Speaker:

Warren is working on his second CC and his speech was the second project from the Basic Communication Manual – Organize Your Talk.  The title was “Fly Fishing 101”.  Warren spoke with great enthusiasm and passion about the sport of fly fishing and challenge members to try the sport.  Expected time was 5 – 7 min.  Actual time was 6:38.

Evaluation:

Jose Lepervanche served as Master Evaluator and evaluator for Warren’s speech.  Jose gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – Obsolete – Adj.  Old and no longer in use.

Best table topics speaker was Diana.

Club Business:

Area 10 Humorous Speech and Evaluation contest is Saturday September 15 at UF Shands.  Please let Jose know if you plan to compete. 

Please try to pay your dues before the end of the month.

Toastmaster for next meeting September 18 is Jose.

Minute (Aug 21, 2012)

Top O’ The Rock

Toastmasters Club 2155

Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10

August 21, 2012

Location:  Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200

Community Room #151

4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:

President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Topics Master)

Vice President Membership -  Warren Hinrichs, ACS (Invocator, Toastmaster)

Treasurer – Flor Lepervanche, CC (Evaluator)

Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Master Evaluator)

Sgt. Of Arms – Printella Bankhead (Speaker)

Sue Stack, ACS, CL (Timekeeper)

Kevin Kochensparger (Grammarian)

Catalina Augustin (Grammarian, Um Ah, Vote Counter)

Guests:

Nora Santamaria (Guest of Flor, Vote Counter)

Diana Galavis

Jerod Powers

Frances Powers, Area 11 Governor

Toastmaster Warren changed up the meeting format by starting with table topics.

Table Topics:

Table topics led by Jose.  Participants were asked about their summer experience.

Steve talked about his Key West Vacation.  Time was 1:16.

Kevin spoke about experiencing Ichetucknee on a not so pleasant day.  Time was 1:09.

Diana spoke about her conference in nations capital.  Time was 2:12.

Speaker:

Printella Bankhead completed her second speech from the Basic Communication Manual.  The title was “Positive Thinking”.  Printella spoke to members and guest about the power of positive thinking and how it helped her persevere through a difficult upbringing and not be a statistic.  Expected time was 5 – 7 min.  Actual time was 7:10.

Evaluation:

Steve Nguyen served as Master Evaluator and introduced first time evaluator Flor Lepervanche.  Flor’s evaluation time was 2:20.  Steve gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – Acuity – n. Emptiness

Best table topics speaker was Steve.

Area Governor Frances Powers gave a brief presentation about upcoming Toastmaster events and incentive programs.

Toastmaster for next meeting September 4 is Steve.

Minute (Agust 7, 2012)

Top O’ The Rock

Toastmasters Club 2155

Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10

August 7, 2012

Location:  Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200

Community Room #151

4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:

President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Toastmaster)

Treasurer – Flor Lepervanche, CC (Grammarian, Um Ah)

Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Timekeeper)

Sgt. Of Arms – Printella Bankhead (Table Topics)

Warren Hinrichs, ACS (ME, Evaluator, Invocator)

Kevin Kochensparger (Speaker)

Guests:

Nora Santamaria (Guest of Flor, Vote Counter)

Diana Galavis

Speaker:

Kevin Kochensparger completed his speech no. 2 (Organize your Speech) from the Basic Communication Manual.  The title was “The Appraisal Process”.  Kevin’s speech focused on several methods for appraising commercial property values.  Expected time was 5 – 7 min.  Actual time was 7:23.

Table Topics:

Table topics led by Printella.  Topics were chosen from the table topics cards.

Flor spoke about how she would change the immigration law.  Time was 1:21.

Nora spoke about her best birthday celebration.  Time was 1:43.

Warren spoke about his idea for a business.  Time was 1:16.

Diana spoke about her most bizarre pet.  Time was 0:55.

Jose spoke about who should be added to Mt. Rushmore.  Time was 1:39.

Steve spoke about his most unusual credit card purchase.  Time was 1:05.

Evaluation:

Warren Hinrichs served as Master Evaluator and Evaluator for Kevin’s speech.  Warren’s evaluation time was 2:56.  Warren gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

 

Word of the day – Extol – V. To praise highly, glorify

Best table topics speaker was Nora.

Club Business:

Warren has volunteered for VP Membership.  Still need VP Education.

Toastmaster for next meeting August 21 is Warren

Minute (July 17, 2012)

Top O’ The Rock

Toastmasters Club 2155

Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10

July 17, 2012

Location:  Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200

Community Room #151

4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:

President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Speaker)

VP Membership – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Invocator, Evaluator)

Treasurer – Flor Lepervanche, CC (Um Ah)

Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Table Topics, Timekeeper)

Kevin Kochensparger (Grammarian)

Guest:

Nora Santamaria (Guest of Flor)

Speakers:

Jose Lepervanche – Jose’s speech “Be Prepared to Stop” was from the Basic Communication Manual Speaking to Inspire.  Jose used excellent body language and vocal variety to enhance his speech.  Projected time was 7 min.  Actual time was 6:28.

Table Topics:

Steve led the table topics session.  Members were asked to talk about their favorite _____.

Kevin spoke about his favorite place to play golf.  Time was 1:10.

Catalina spoke about her favorite Filipino noodle dish.  Time was 1:44.

Flor spoke about her favorite exercise, Zumba.  Time was 1:03.

Nora spoke about some of her favorite past time. Time was 2:07.

Evaluations:

Jose’s speech was evaluated by Sue.  Evaluation time was 2:48.

Word of the day – Obsess – verb – Preoccupy intensely, abnormally.

Club Business:

Officer training is Saturday August 4 at Winn Dixie Office.  Address to be provided.

Minute (April, 17 2012)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
April 17, 2012
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Toastmaster)
VP Membership – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Topics Master)
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin, CC (Timekeeper)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Speaker)
Warren Hinrichs, ACS (ME, Evaluator, Invocator)
Flor Lepervanche, CC (Grammarian)

Guests:
Nora Santamaria (Guest of Flor, Vote Counter)
Printella Bankhead (Um Ah Counter)

Speakers:
Steve Nguyen – Completed speech no. 4 Demonstration Talk from Advance Communication Speaking to Inform Manual. Title was “Lessons Learned from Running”. Steve shared his experience and lessons learned while training for the Gate River Run. As part of speech he demonstrated some exercises for strengthening the lower leg and feet. Expected time was 6-8 min. Actual time was 7:24 min.

Evaluation:
Warren Hinrichs served as Master Evaluator and Evaluator for Steve’s speech. Warren’s evaluation time was 3:17 min. Warren gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Table Topics:
Table topics led by Jose. The theme was “time”.
Sue spoke about her most difficult time management challenge. Time was 2:01 min.
Flor spoke about how she loses track of time when going to her Facebook page. Time was 1:45 min.
Printella gave us her tip on how to effectively manage time. Time was 1:47 min.
Catalina spoke about where she would like to go with extra time. Time was 1:29 min.

Word of the day – Genial – Adj. Cheerful.

Best table topics speaker was Catalina.

Club Business:

Printella officially inducted as member of Top O the Rock.

Minute (March 06, 2012)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
March 6, 2012
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
VP Education – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Toastmaster, Table Topics)
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin (Timekeeper)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Evaluator, Grammarian)
Warren Hinrichs, ACS (Speaker, Invocator)

Speakers:
Warren Hinrich – Warren’s speech “Funny Family Stories” was from the Advanced Communicator Series Professional Speaker. The project objective was speaking to entertain and that was exactly what Warren did. Warren shared with us a collection of very funny stories involving his family. Warren used excellent body language and sound effects to enhance his speech. Projected time was 15 min. Actual time was 16:03 min.

Table Topics:
Sue led the table topics session.
Catlaina spoke about her husband’s humorous side. Time was 2:10 min.
Steve spoke about a camping experience in Cedar Key. Time was 1:25 min.
Sue spoke about the recent tornadoes. Time was 2:26 min.
Warren spoke about his daughter’s curious behavior. Time was 1:54 min.

Evaluations:
Warren’s speech was evaluated by Steve. Evaluation time was 2:28 min.



Word of the day – Query – verb – To question.

Minute (November 02, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
November 2, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President - Sue Stack, AC-S, CL (Toastmaster)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Grammarian, Master Evaluator)
Carmen Polanco (Topics Master, Um Ah Counter)
James Beal (Timekeeper)

Speeches:
No speeches today so we had extended table topics.

Table Topics:
Table Topics was conducted by Carmen who used the old reliable Table Topics cards.

Sue was asked to explain why she came to work in her pajamas. Time was 1:20 min.
Steve had to explain (to boss) why he deserved a raise. Time was 1:05 min.
James talked about the happiest moment in his life. Time was 1:27 min.
Carmen spoke about how a club can achieve its goals. Time was 1:30 min.
Sue spoke about her favorite Thanksgiving food or foods. Time was 2:38 min.
Steve talked about his favorite Thanksgiving Day memory. Time was 1:17 min.
James spoke about what he is thankful for this year. Time was 1:20 min.
Sue spoke about her mischievous cats. Time was 2:20 min.
Steve was asked to comment on “things go wrong when…..” Time was 1:22 min.
James spoke about Toastmaster Clubs in the future. Time was 1:41 min.

Evaluations:
Master Evaluator Steve gave a general evaluation for the meeting.

Word of the day – trepidation – noun – Nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation; apprehension.

Minute (October 26, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
October 26, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
VP Membership – Jose Lepervanche (Timekeeper, Master Evaluator)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Toastmaster)
Sgt. Of Arms – Jimmy Gardner (Speaker)
Carmen Polanco (Vote Counter)
James Beal (Timekeeper)


Speeches:
Jimmy Gardner did a practice speech titled “Persuation”. This is a project from the basic Communication Manual and the object is to persuade with power. Jimmy’s speech was terrific and great speech contest candidate. Expected time was 5 – 7 min. Actual time was 7:29 min.

Table Topics:
Table Topics was conducted by Warren who used the old reliable Table Topics cards.

Jose spoke about his ideal holiday…doing nothing. Time was 1:46 min.
Carmen spoke about where she would donate her money. Time was 1:46 min.
Steve spoke about the most important decision in ones life…choosing a spouse. Time was 1:25 min.
Jimmy talked about when he lets his hair down…riding his motorcycle. Time was 1:51 min.
Warren spoke about his mother’s house during the holidays. Time was 2:00 min.
Carmen spoke about other people’s perception of her. Time was 2:04 min.
Jose spoke about what motivates him. Time was 2:08 min.
Steve spoke about what he considers success. Time was 1:20 min.
Warren spoke about the state of our economy. Time was 1:29 min.

Evaluations:
Master Evaluator Jose and the club members gave a panel review of Jimmy’s speech. Jose gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Best table topics went to Steve.

Word of the Day - Facilitate – verb - To make easy or easier

Minute (October 19, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
October 19, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President - Sue Stack, AC-S, CL (Speaker)
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin, CC (Master Evaluator)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Topics Master, Grammarian, Um Ah)
Sgt of Arms – Jimmy Gardner (Evaluator, Timekeeper)
Carmen Polanco (Toastmaster, Invocator)
James Beal (Vote Counter)

Speeches:
Sue completed Project No. 1 from the Interpretive Reading Advanced Communication Manual. She used great vocal variety while presenting a selection from “Anne of Green Gables”. Projected time was 8-10 min. Actual time was 8:45 min.

Table Topics:
Table Topics was conducted by Steve who asked our participants to comment on random quotes from different people in history.

James spoke about how life can be seen as a series of experiments. Time was 0:45 min.
Catalina spoke about why we should always do our best and plant the seeds for a better future. Time was 1:45 min.
Carmen spoke about how to face our fear and conquer it. Time was 1:40 min.
James spoke about how we define ourselves through our actions. Time was 1:30 min.
Jimmy spoke about the circle of life. Time was 2:13 min.
Sue spoke about how to face the challenges of daily living. Time was 1:15 min.

Evaluations:
Master Evaluator Catalina introduced first time evaluator Jimmy who evaluated Sue’s speech. Evaluation time was 2:45 min. Catalina gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – Adroit – adj. Skillful, clever, dexterous.

Best Table Topic Speaker - Carmen

Club Business
James Beal voted in as a member of Top O the Rock Toastmasters Club.

Minute (October 12, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
October 12, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President - Sue Stack, AC-B, CL (Master Evaluator)
VP Membership – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Table Topics Master)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Toastmaster, Invocation)
Carmen Polanco (Timekeeper, Grammarian, Um Ah Counter)

Guests:
Scarlett Vicente (Vote Counter)

Speeches:
No speeches today.

Table Topics:
Table Topics was conducted by Jose who used topics from the table topics cards.

Sue spoke about a new holiday. Time was 1:20 min.
Steve spoke about how to improve the club meetings. Time was 1:20 min.
Carmen spoke about the effects of pressure. Time was 1:21 min.
Scarlett spoke about who she considers as leaders. Time was 1:47 min.
Jose spoke about people’s perception of him. Time was 1:51 min.
Steve spoke about who he would like to see on Mt. Rushmore. Time was 1:40 min.
Carmen spoke about changing her surname. Time was 1:45 min.
Scarlett spoke about what kind of business she would start. Time was 2:05 min.
Sue spoke about her most unusual pet. Time was 2:20 min.
Jose spoke about the craziest thing he bought with a credit card. Time was 1:43 min.

Evaluations:
Sue gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – Relentless – Continuing without weakening.

Best Table Topic Speaker - Scarlett

Minute (October 06, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
October 5, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President - Sue Stack, AC-B, CL (Invocator, Table Topics Master)
VP Education – Nicole Kent (Toastmaster)
VP Membership – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Evaluator)
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin, CC (Timekeeper, Vote Counter)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Master Evaluator)
Sgt of Arms – Jimmy Gardner (Grammarian, Um Ah Counter)
Carmen Polanco (Speaker)

Guests:
Greg Giordano
James Beal

Speeches:
Carmen Polanco gave her Icebreaker speech, Project No. 1 from the Competent Communicator Manual. Projected time was 4-6 min. Actual time was 3:32 min.

Table Topics:
Table Topics was conducted by Sue Stack who asked our participants a variety of questions.

Steve spoke about his birthplace. Time was 1:06 min.
James spoke about a favorite memory from his childhood. Time was 1:41 min.
Jimmy spoke about a scary experience he had in the past. Time was 2:20 min.
Greg told us why he chose to attend FSU. Time was 1:15 min.
Nicole spoke about her favorite college team. Time was 0:39 min.

Evaluations:
Jose evaluated Carmen’s speech. Evaluation time was 2:51 min. Steve gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – Procrastinate – To put off.

Best Table Topic Speaker - James

Minute (August 24, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
August 24, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Toastmaster)
Treasurer – Catalina Agustin, CC (Timekeeper)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL
VP Public Relations – William Clifford
Jimmy Gardner
Ryan Cole
Carmen Polanco

Guests:
Greg (???) Gaines

We did not have all the contestants for our scheduled Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest so a regular meeting was conducted.

Speakers:
Jimmy Gardner – Jimmy delivered a practice contest speech titled “Harley Days”. Jimmy shared a story about his experience with the motorcycle squad during his early law enforcement days. Requested time was 5 – 7 min. Actual time was 7:08 min.

Jimmy was evaluated by everyone in the room.

Table Topics: Sue Stack conducted table topics
Ryan spoke about buying a car on Ebay. Time was 1:18 min.
Greg spoke about his experience getting stranded on the road. Time was 1:42 min.
Carmen spoke about where she wants to go for vacation (Venice). Time was 1:27 min.

The Club Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest re-scheduled for next week August 31.

Area Contest is scheduled for September 10.

Minute (August 10, 2011)

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

Members Present:
President – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Toastmaster, Vote Counter)
VP Membership – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Topics Master)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Timekeeper Master Evaluator)
VP Public Relations – William Clifford
Flor Lepervanche, CC (Grammarian)
Jimmy Gardner

Guests:
Eduardo Santamaria
Carmen Polanco
Ryan Cole

Speakers:
No speeches today so we had extended table topics.

Table Topics:
Table topics led by Jose. Everyone was asked to share their own personal experience concerning public speaking.
William spoke for 0:34 min.
Steve spoke for 1:27 min.
Jimmy spoke for 1:21 min.
Eduardo spoke for 1:33 min.
Jose spoke for 2:11 min.
Ryan spoke for 0:56 min.
Flor spoke for 1:36 min.
Carmen spoke for 1:56 min.
Sue spoke for 3:10 min.

Table Topics extended:
William spoke about what motivates him in life. Time was 0:41 min.
Steve spoke about National “Be Positive and Happy Day”. Time was 1:04 min.
Jimmy spoke about how to trust people. Time was 0:53 min.

Master Evaluator Steve gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – Laconic – Brief or tersed in speech.

Best table topics speaker was Carmen.

Club Business:

Jimmy officially inducted as member of Top O the Rock.

Minute (July 13, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
July 13, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
VP Education – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Topicsmaster)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Grammarian, Vote Counter, Master Evaluator)
Nicole Kent (Toastmaster, Invocator, Um Ah)
William Clifford (Timekeeper)

Speakers:
No speeches today so we had extended table topics.

Table Topics:
Table topics led by Sue.
Steve spoke about his craziest credit card purchase, chips in the vending machine. Time was 1:00 min.
Nicole spoke about her coin collection. Time as 0:56 min.
William spoke the superhuman power he wanted…ability to fly. Time was 1:48 min.
Steve spoke about recording a moment in his life. Time was 1:05 min.
Nicole spoke about when she had proved her critics wrong. Time was 1:38 min.
William spoke about the color he would wear everyday. Time was 1:10 min.
Sue spoke about the most influential teacher in her life. Time was 2:07 min.


Master Evaluator Steve gave a general evaluation of the meeting.

Word of the day – Surreptitious – Obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine. Present but invisible; inactive.


Best table topics speaker was Nicole.

Club Business:

District 84 Officer Training in Winter Park July 16. July 30 in Jacksonville.

Minute (June 8, 2011)

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

Members Present:
President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM
VP Education – Sue Stack, ACB, CL
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Timekeeper, Master Evaluator)
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin, CC (Table Topics, Um Ah)
Warren Hinrichs, ACS (Toastmaster)

Table Topics:
No speakers today so we had extended table topics led by Catalina with her bag of new quarters.
Warren selected Kentucky coin and spoke about the Kentucky Derby. Her time was 1:41 min.
Sue selected the Wyoming coin. Her time was 2:03 min.
Jose selected the New Mexico coin and shared some historic information about NW. His time 2:12 min.
Steve selected the Arkansas coin and spoke about his stay at the refugee camp in Ft. Chafee. Time was 1:06 min.
Sue selected the Hawaii coin and spoke about the exotic allure of the state. Her time was 1:06 min.
Steve selected the North Dakota coin and spoke more about Hawaii. His time was 1:15 min.
Warren selected the centennial coin and spoke about his recent trip to St. Augustine. Time was 1:47 min.
Jose selected Indiana and spoke about the Indy 500 and local car races. Time was 1:54 min.

Word of the day – Fallible – Adj. – Liable to be mistaken.

Best Table Topics – Warren

Club Business:

Officer Nominees:
President – Sue Stack
VP Education – Nicole Kent
VP Public Relation – William Clifford
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin
Secretary – Steve Nguyen

Minute (May 11, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
May 11, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Toastmaster, ME, Evaluator, Um Ah)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Timekeeper, Evaluator)
Sgt of Arms - Flor Lepervanche, CC (Speaker, Invocator)
Nicole Kent (Speaker, Grammarian)
William Clifford (Table Topics)

Speakers:
Nicole Kent – Nicole’s speech titled “Customer Service that Works” was project No. 2 from the Basic Communication Manual. The project was organizing your talk. Nicole spoke about the importance of customer service to any business organization. Expected time was 5 – 7 min. Actual time was 6:32 min.

Flor Lepervanche – Flor’s speech titled “Beauty of a Butterfly Wedding” was project No. 1 from the Advanced The Entertaining Speaker. The project was delivering an entertaining speech and Flor definitely entertained us with details from her daughter’s wedding. Expected time was 6 – 8 min. Actual time was 8:10 min.

Table Topics:
William Clifford led the table topics session.
Flor spoke about if she could go back in time. Her time was 1:16 min.
Jose spoke about where he does his best thinking. His time was 1:16 min.

Evaluations:
Jose led the Evaluations session and introduced the evaluators:
Nicole’s speech was evaluated by Steve. Evaluation time was 2:10 min.
Flor’s speech was evaluated by Jose. Evaluation time was 3:14 min.

We had extended table topic sessions led by Flor and Steve


Word of the day – Beguile – To mislead by cheating.


Best Table Topics – Jose
Best Evaluator – Jose
Beast Speaker – Nicole

Club Business:

Officer Elections are coming up.

Minute (April 27, 2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
April 27, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
VP Education – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Speaker, Presiding Officer)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (ME, Evaluator, Timekeeper)
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin (Topics Master)
Nicole Kent (Toastmaster, Um Ah)
William Clifford (Grammarian)

Guests:
Tranettea Williams
Janice Richer Wuerfel


Speakers:
Sue Stack – Sue’s speech titled “Woman Behind the APGAR Score” was a project from the Advanced Communication Storytelling Manual. Sue told us about the fascinating life of Dr. Virginia Apgar a pioneer in the field of medicine. Expected time was 7 – 9 min. Actual time was 9:19 min.

Table Topics:
Catalina led the table topics session.
Janice (guest) spoke about an important life changing event. Her time was 1:36 min.
Tranettea spoke about a gift for her mother on mothers day. His time was 1:30 min.
William spoke about Memorial Day. His time was 1:21 min.

Evaluations:
Steve led the Evaluations session and introduced himself:
Sue’s speech was evaluated by Steve. Evaluation time was 2:50 min.

Word of the day – Shirty – Bad tempered; Irritable.

April 20, 2011

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
April 20, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Toastmaster)
VP Membership – Sue Stack, ACB, CL (Master Evaluator)
Treasurer – Catalina Augustin (Toastmaster)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Evaluator)
Nicole Kent (Grammarian)
William Clifford

Speeches:
Nicole Kent gave her Icebreaker speech, Project No. 1 from the Communication and Leadership Manual. Nicole spoke about her desire to always improve herself through higher education. Expected time was 4:00 – 6:00 min. Actual time was 6:00 min.

Table Topics:
Jose led the table topic session

Sue spoke about taking care of husband while during physical rehab. Time was 1:30.
William spoke about his overseas work experience. Time was 1:48.
Catalina spoke about a recent car accident involving her son. Time was 2:34.

Evaluation:
Steve evaluated Nicole’s speech. Evaluation time was 1:50.

Word of the day – Assiduous – Constant, persistent.

Best Table Topics – Catalina

Club Business:
Nicole was formally inducted as a member of Top O the Rock. Welcome back William Clifford. Nicole will be competing in the International Speech and Table Topics Dist. 84 Division A Contest this Saturday (details below). Good luck Nicole!

11:30 am
Comfort Inn Oceanfront
1515 North 1st Street
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Minute (02/23/2011)

Top O’ The Rock
Toastmasters Club 2155
Region 8, District 84, Division A, Area 10
February 23, 2011
Location: Midtown Centre Business Park, Building 2200
Community Room #151
4040 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, FL

Members Present:
President – Jose Lepervanche, DTM (Invocator, Master Evaluator)
Secretary – Steve Nguyen, CC, CL (Timekeeper)
Sgt of Arms - Flor Lepervanche, CC (Grammarian, Vote Counter)
Brian Berry, CC, CL (Toastmaster, Table Topics Master)
Beth Pavlicberry (Evaluator)
Warren Hinrichs, ACS (Speaker)

Brian Harbin (Guest of Brian and Beth)

Speakers
Warren Hinrichs delivered a speech titled “A Creek Runs Through It”. Warren gave a demonstration speech about fly fishing. This is Project #3 Demonstration Talk from the Speaking to Inform Manual, Advance Communication Series. Projected time was 5-7 min. Actual speech time was 6:48 min.

Table Topics
Table Topics Session conducted by Brian Berry. Theme was meeting related topics.
Jose spoke about how to deal with a long winded speaker. Time was 1:16.
Nicole spoke about the importance of preparation for speeches. Time was 1:04.
Brian H. spoke about his home owner association meeting. Time was 1:36.
Flor spoke about the qualities of a great speaker. Time was 1:34.
Warren spoke about challenging meeting that he had. Time was 1:28.
Steve spoke about his most memorable public speaking experience. Time was 1:01.
Beth spoke about how to run a successful meeting. Time was 1:10.
Brian spoke about how to handle the unexpected during meetings. Time was 1:57.

Evaluation
ME Jose introduced Beth evaluator for Warren’s speech. Beth’s evaluation time was 2:51 min. Jose provided a general evaluation of the meeting.


Word of the day – Riant – Laughing, smiling, cheerful.


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