1/27/2025 Club Meeting Minutes

Attendance:

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

Called to Order: 8:00

Guests:

Sean and Dean		1st Visit or	x	Return Visitor
Alta and Jerry	x	1st Visit or		Return Visitor

Meeting Theme: The Museum of You

Word of the Day: Luminous

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Mariah H.

• Toastmaster: Mona E.

• Timer: Michael B.

• Grammarian: David H.

• Ah-Counter: Mariah H.

• General Evaluator: Justine R.

• Topicmaster: Lien T.

• WordMaster: Nikki M.

• JokeMaster: Lana I.

• WisdomMaster: Lana I.

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: Matthew M.

  Speech Title: The Greatest Gift

  Path: Dynamic Leadership Level 1 Level #: 1 Project Name: Evaluation and Feedback Summary: What if your stutter was a gift that gave you what you needed to succeed. Matthew told us a story about his journey from stuttering to public speaking and how it gave him skills that no one else has. He's proof that people can change and that we can overcome the parts that we think are ugly or broken and they can become the most beautiful thing. Evaluator: Elise
  

• Speaker #2: Emi Bauer

  Speech Title: Save Me a Seat

  Path: Persuasive Influence Level Level #: 1 Project Name: Writing a Speech with Purpose Summary: Emi recently attended officer training and picked up a few pointers from the event that she'd like to share. It allowed her to re-remember what it was like to be a guest. She shared two personal stories to help illustrate the difference between a welcoming club and an unwelcoming club. Evaluator:  Art S.
  

• Speaker #3: Angela C.

  Speech Title: Bibliophile

  Path: n/a Level #: n/a Project Name: n/a Summary: Angela took us on her journey though books that started with Harry Potter and ended with Jane Austen. She founded a book club at her hometown high school that is still going on strong and has a deep love of books. Evaluator: Rayven G.

Table Topics Participants:

• John C.

• Mike B.

• Dean (Guest)

• Don R.

• Jerry (Guest)

• Michelle Taylor

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: Emi

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Dean

• Most Effective Evaluator: Elise

• Spark Plug Award: Rayven

Club Business & Announcements:

• Feb 7th at 9:00 is the speech contest in support of Art and Matthew

Guest comments: Vocabulary and roles are appreciated. Toastmasters in person meetings are the way to go. Well-timed and organized.

Meeting Adjourned at: 8:27

Minutes taken by: Justine Rauterkus