Hola mis companeros de Toastmasters!
Below is a recap of our 06/28/10 club meeting.
Hollie Wells our current club Presidente served as Toastmaster
John Schaffer introduced la palabra del dia: Inspiration - Inspiracion
Sadly I missed una conversacion en Espanol but I know it is always a part of the meeting we enjoy
Club Reminders Presentation
Thanks to the floor cleaning staff I made my way into the meeting just in time to give my presentation on Speaking & Leading at Fiesta TM Club. The gist of my speech: Feliz Ano Nuevo! or Happy New Year! Toastmasters is now changing their leadership teams and beginning a new year. As incoming VP Education, I am here to serve all of you as you continue to make progress on both your speaking and leadership skills/manuals. I will reach out to everyone to inquire about your next speech, goals for the year and upcoming schedule.
Primer Orador - 1st Speaker (Betty Picket)
Our first speech was an Ice Breaker and Betty did an outstanding job! Although Betty is already a seasoned TM she gave a terrific presentation, with lots of smiling and laughing and well pronounced words in Espanol.
Segundo Orador - 2nd Speaker (Julian Hernandez)
Our second speech was a great deal of fun. The room exploded in laughter as everyone learned that Julian is "el bebe" He also taught us all new words and phrases, like: "otro nino mas" Julian used bright yellow sheets with Spanish words, phrases and names on them and he spoke in both Spanish and English. All of his efforts made his speech enjoyable and educational. Bravo, Julian!!!
Evaluadora - Evaluator for Betty's Speech (Camille Dyer)
Camille did a fine job evaluating Betty. The evaluation was a bit short and could have used some suggestions for improvement, but all in all, Camille seemed comfortable at the lectern. We all have to remember that every time we are up there - it is an opportunity to practice our speaking skills, so more of Camille would have made the evaluation that much better. By the way, she was wearing a beautiful deep purple top that looked great on her, I forgot to mention it. Appearance is afterall one of the evaluation criteria :)
Evaluadora - Evaluator for Julian's Speech (Jennifer Chan)
Jennifer also did a terrific job with her evaluation. She pointed out the strengths and areas for improvement in Julian's speech. She also referred to specific points in his speech, and that always strengthens evaluations. It is important to be as specific as possible.
Quick Suggestions for future evaluations
We should remember that evaluations are mini speeches. Everything you learn when giving individual speeches: vocal variety, eye contact, gestures, etc. should be attempted during evaluations as well. Most importantly, we need to speak to the audience during evaluations not to the speakers. If you speak directly to speakers during evaluations you are creating an opportunity for conversation. Evaluations are intended to help us "all" learn from each speaker's strengths and areas for improvement. So for example, we would say: "I felt that speaker did the following really well...."
Next up - Temas de Mesa - Table Topics
Ken led us through a creative and enjoyable session of Table Topics. He brought in an envelope filled with daily use items which actually no one knew how to use. Then he asked each participant to tell the audience what the item was and to sell it. The creativity was a real treat both on Ken's part and on the part of each Table Topics participant. Again, more fun and laughter.
Camille, Tushar, Hollie, Karthik and John sold and auctioned off everything from a transformer to a mini personal satellite launcher. Camille managed to sell Hollie a ball for $50,000 (in monthly installments. The funniest idea came from our guest of the evening, Deonne Wallace. He sold a sandpaper sander as a beauty product and did a great job at it too, now there's a promising future Toastmaster member, look out for Deonne!
Evaluador General - General Evaluator (Karthik Paladugu)
Karthik did a fabulous job giving us an overall evaluation. He picked up on the strengths of our meeting and the areas for improvement. He also made great recommendations for our Speech Evaluators. It is important to remember that General Evaluations are meant to evaluate everyone in the meeting who has spoken but has not been evaluated. Good job, Karthik!
Lastly, a special thanks to the Reportera Cronografica (Jennifer Chan).
Wow, this club definitely offers a lot of inspiracion - inspiration.
Hasta la proxima - til next time,
your incoming VP, Education - Marina Aris
P.S. I am fluent in Espanol, my door is always open for anyone needing to practice their speech before presenting it to the club. If other fluent members are interested in mentoring or helping non-speakers, please let me know.
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