2/10/2025 Club Meeting Minutes

Meeting called to order at:7:00

Attendance:

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

Guests:

Sean		1st Visit or	x	Return Visitor
		1st Visit or		Return Visitor

Meeting Theme: Edible Musings

Word of the Day: Elucidate

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Mariah H.

• Toastmaster: Lana I.

• Timer: Nikki M.

• Grammarian: Jacque B.

• Ah-Counter: Audrey S.

• General Evaluator: Ben H.

• Topicmaster: Cami J.

• WordMaster: David H.

• JokeMaster:

• WisdomMaster: Larry G.

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: Mariah H.

  Speech Title: Lessons from Failure

  Path: Visionary Communication Level #: 3 Project Name: Inspire your Audience Summary: Mariah shared with us her story of how consistent "failure" results in better determination and ultimately results in success through determination. It's about learning from those perceived failures and pushing on with steady perseverance. Evaluator: Alicia K.
  

• Speaker #2: Mike B.

  Speech Title: "Golf: A Character-Building Sport"

  Path: Engaging Humor Level #: 3 Project Name: Inspire your audience Summary: How learning to play the game of golf has inspired growth and connections. Mike discussed the rules in golf, but no one times or checks you. It's all internal accountability. He equated golf to business clients and was amazed at the dishonesty at play and how it correlated to honesty in business. Only you can beat yourself. Evaluator:  Emi B.
  

• Speaker #3: Justine R.

  Speech Title: Vulnerability in Communication

  Path: Presentation Mastery Level #: 2 Project Name: Understanding your Communication Style Summary: Justine shared how vulnerability has strengthened her supportive communication style and shared two stories in which illustrated how vulnerability has enhanced her supportive communication style. Evaluator: Sehee K.

Table Topics Participants:

• Don R.

• John C.

• Lien T.

• Art

• Elise R.

• Michelle T.

• Sean (Guest)

• Alicia K.

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: Justine R.

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Don R.

• Most Effective Evaluator: Alicia K.

• Spark Plug Award: Sean (Guest)

Club Business & Announcements:

• Social event is on Saturday. Everyone is meeting at a Burger King around 9:00ish to see Matthew and Mariah and Ben.

• March 28th is the division contest.

• Open house Feb 24th pot luck.

Meeting Adjourned: at 8:29

Minutes taken by: Justine R.