It was a meeting of smiles, guffaws, and off-the-cuff reflections as Seattle 
Sunrise Toastmasters held its annual Humorous Speech and Table Topics contest on Saturday, September 13. This year the contest could have just as well been called, “The Day Andy Koopmans Won It All,” as the the erstwhile comedian, writer and magician walked away with both awards.
For the humorous speech contest, Andy contributed “Snipped: A PG-13 Story of My Vasectomy.” I’ll let the reader imagine the snippets that strung that speech together. 
Rich J raised his share of smiles and laughs with his tale of highway deer, beach-bumming skunks, and two of his best friends growing up, in his speech “Eddie and Chester.” (Not to ruin the punchline, but Chester was his family dog.) And Katey N offered executive-wannabes valuable insight into how to survive the dog-eat-dog world of the corporate world with “Survival Skills in the Modern Office Environment.” According to Katey, one’s ability to succeed in today’s office setting is directly related to how one manages morning coffee breaks, noontime lunches, and afternoon Happy Hours.
Janell H, Andy K, and Peter F took up the call of competition in the Table Topics portion of the contest. Toastmaster Jun Lei ‘s question for the contestants — “If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do?” — brought a tone of deep reflection to the meeting, with Andy’s response getting the winning nod from the judges.
The next Seattle Sunrise meeting will a Speechathon on Saturday September 20. Guests are always welcome, so please join us.
