Thanks to Seattle Sunrise’s grammarian of the day, Seva Kumar, “cerulean” was the word of the day, a serendipitous choice given the cloudless skies that greeted Sunrise members as they made their ways to the July 12 meeting.
Opening the meeting was newly installed president Shen Yang, who took his first gavel to honor the achievements of the previous officers.
Janell Hartman and Steve Wangen share Best Evaluator award.
Greeting 15 members and guest Don Luby, the Area Governor for Toastmasters, Shen turned the meeting over to Toastmaster Nicole Champion.
The first speaker, Peter Feysa, conveyed a passionate and personal story about a life transformation he experienced recently that led him to understand the true nature of “courage,” which was the title of his speech.
Katey Noonan followed with another personal speech entitled “A Few Minutes with Tom,”
in which she discussed her relationship with her mentor who recently lost his life in a motorcycle accident.
Continuing the personal theme, Shane Baguyo shared his suggestions for navigating job interviews with “Be Yourself!” Shane advised his audience that the best strategy for entering into a job interview is to know yourself, show yourself, and believe in yourself.
For Competent Communicator Project #7 (“Research your Topic”), yours truly offered an introductory overview on the benefits of GMOs in our world’s challenge to fight climate change and population growth.
Don Luby won the award for Best Table Topic and Janell Hartman and Stephen Wangen shared the Best Evaluator award.
The next Seattle Sunrise meeting will be July 26. Guests are always welcome, so please join us.
