1/20/2026 Club Meeting Minutes

Attendance:

	Alex	x	Jacque		Niki L.
x	Alicia	x	John		Nikki M.
x	Art	x	Justine		Rayven
	Angela	x	Lana	x	Sehee
x	Art	x	Larry
	Audrey	x	Lien		Inactive
x	Ben	x	Mariah		Michael M.
x	Cami	x	Matthew		Andrew
x	David	x	Michael B.		Diana
x	Don	x	Mike B.		Eddie
x	Elise	x	Michelle		Pietro
x	Emi	x	Mona		Rahul

Guests:

Alvin H.	x	1st Visit or		Return Visitor
Sean		1st Visit or	x	Return Visitor

Meeting Theme: Feel the fear...and do it anyway.

Word of the Day: Ultracrepidarian

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Mariah H.

• Toastmaster: Lien T.

• Timer: Cami J.

• Grammarian: Mona E.

• Ah-Counter: Michelle T.

• General Evaluator: Matthew M.

• Topicmaster: Don R.

• WordMaster: Lana I.

• JokeMaster: Jacque B.

• WisdomMaster: Elise R.

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: Alicia K.

  Speech Title: Finding You Jam in Toastmasters

  Path: Motivational Strategies Level #: 1 Project Name: Ice Breaker Summary: Alicia discussed diversity of Toastmasters (there's so much more than just speeches. She encouraged to find our "jam"- something sweet that tickles your fancy- within Toastmasters and it doesn't just have to be prepared speeches. Evaluator: Justine R.
  

• Speaker #2: Larry G.

  Speech Title: Invisible Threads

  Path: Presentation Mastery Level #: 1 Project Name: Writing a speech with purpose Summary: Larry took us on a journey through several different films in different categories. He discussed the similarities in the apparently different films before then circling back and connecting those similarities to our daily lives. Evaluator:  Mike B.
  

• Speaker #3: David H.

  Speech Title: Professionalism on the Rocks

  Path: n/a Level #: 1 Project Name: Ice Breaker Summary: David took us back in time to a work trip in Boston just after he had graduated college and landed his first job. He described an event that occurred that really led him to reexamine his consumption of alcohol and why. Evaluator: Art S.

Table Topics Participants:

• Ben H.

• Emi B.

• Michael B.

• Mariah H.

• Alvin H. (Guest)

• Sean (Guest)

• Sehee K

• John C.

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: David H.

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Emi B.

• Most Effective Evaluator: Art S.

• Spark Plug Award: Lien T.

Club Business & Announcements:

• District conference upcoming in February.

• Social event this Saturday at Andy's 2:00pm.

• February 7th speech contest - Volunteers for functionary roles still needed.

Minutes taken by: Justine R.