Toastmaster Justin K., shared the theme for the day, “Revolutions”, and promised not to cause one at the meeting by going over his allotted time. Jimmy was our timer for the day.
May X and Kathy M shared the Grammarian role. May chose the word of the day “Temerity”. Kathy was the umm and grammarian officer.
Isabella completed her Pathways #1 –Ice breaker by reintroducing herself to the club. She shared her reasons of why she joined Toastmasters, and how it improved her confidence, speaking ability, and promoted her career. She is making forward progress and shared some specific areas she plans to target for future growth with the support of Toastmasters.
Steven inspired us to prioritize our time by using an app to look at where we spend time on the internet- especially when it comes to social media such as Facebook or Instagram.
Alelei entertained us with her 3rd humorous speech titled “How Scott Champion changed my life.” Her opening started with a funny, one-liner joke about a Polar Bear –which was a great hook to “break the ice,” and she reflected on a common experience of battling the loud thinking in her head with impromptu speaking during Table Topics. As one of the original members forming Sunrisers, Scott’s encouragement and evaluation has helped her tremendously on her journey as an effective communicator.
Rachel organized her speech CC #2 “Jet Era” in a smooth and interesting topic. She had a good opening line and told stories of the development of the airline industry, and its impact on transforming our world.