For Jovica, the Toastmaster of the day, the theme has special significance. When he lost his mother to suicide at the age of four, he thought it was the end of the world. However, this tragic loss marked a series of beginnings for him where his grandparents and later, his step mother, would shower him with love.
Lara, our Grammarian, introduced the word of the day : Culminate.
Landon acquitted himself of the duties of Timekeeper very efficiently.
Thank you to our speakers today for four outstanding speeches:
Bill presented his Persuade with Power CC Project #9,Mindfulness, and boy, were we persuaded! Did you know that 47% of our time is LOST in thought? Mindfulness, which is the state of paying attention on purpose, in the moment has been proven to have many benefits: improved concentration and productivity, strengthened immune systems, enhanced short term memory and better sleep. No wonder big corporations are investing on mindfulness training for their employees! Bill gave the audience simple instructions on how to meditate and concluded his speech with a challenge to the audience: Meditate for 5 minutes for the next three days or shell $5 at the next meeting. There were quite a few takers!
Be Mindful or pay $5!
Jimmy presented Pathways Project #2- Receiving Feedback in his speech titled: Pride 101. In 5-7 minutes, Jimmy gave the audience an overview of the history of Pride, form the first parade in 1974 to the 44th parade this year. It took courage, persistence, suffering and many decades to get LGBTQ rights defined and established.
Pride 101
Steve presented CC project #7- Research your topic in a very original and entertaining way. In his speech titled ” Bye Bye Bonsai“, he took the position of a tree hater making a case for more logging because of the high incidence of tree related deaths , an estimated 3.8 billion of them since the dawn of times. According to Steve, there are 3 trillion trees that are alive and well and that mankind has to cut more trees to save humanity and ” stem the tide of the Murderous Maples” . Cut, pulp, and make paper- damn those paper cuts!
Beware of Murderous Maples!
Lidia presented CC project #5- Your body speaks. In her speech titled ” Unhealthy Fixation“, Lidia educated the audience about the various chemicals used in organic foods and enjoined the listeners to approach food labels with skepticism. Buyer Beware!
Paula led the table topics portion of the meeting.
Lidia was voted Best Table Topic and Justin Best Evaluator.
Thanks to Scott for taking our club picture today!
Our next meeting is July 14, 2018
What do Mauritius Island, fashion design, Vaclav Havel, Poutine and the Emerald City have in common? Me! All these ways have led me to ( drum roll...) the Seattle Sunrise Toastmasters where friends and great speakers are made! I look forward to sharing my stories with you!
