3/10/2025 Club Meeting Minutes

Attendance:

	Alex	x	Jacque		Niki L.
x	Alicia	x	John		Nikki M.
x	Art		Justine		Rayven
x	Angela	x	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		Mike B.		Eddie
x	Elise	x	Michelle		Pietro
x	Emi		Mona		Rahul

Guests:

		1st Visit or		Return Visitor
		1st Visit or		Return Visitor

Meeting Theme: Sudden Difficulty Spike

Word of the Day: Poised: Calm and Confident: He remained poised during the presentation.

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Emi

• Toastmaster: Matthew

• Timer: Don

• Grammarian: Art

• Ah-Counter: Angela

• General Evaluator: Lana

• Topicmaster: Michael B.

• WordMaster: Emi

• JokeMaster: Alicia

• WisdomMaster: Emi

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: David

  Speech Title: "Why Smart People Still Get Scammed"

  Path: Presentation Mastery Level #: 1 Project Name: Engaging Humor Summary: David discussed a few of the most common scams; the fake check scam, the pump and dump (a crypto currency scam), and the Sim swapping scam. For protection - stop, think, and verify! Evaluator: Alicia
  

• Speaker #2: Lien

  Speech Title: The Power of a Beginner

  Path: Presentation Mastery Level #: 2 Project Name: Introduction to Toastmasters Mentoring Summary: Lien challenged us to have a beginner mindset: to be curious, to be willing to explore, to challenge everything, to bring originality. Evaluator:  Michelle
  

• Speaker #3: Angela

  Speech Title: Maid of Honor Speech Summary: Angela practice the maid of honor speech she is planning to present at her sister Chelsea's wedding to Marcus coming up. Evaluator: Elise

Table Topics Participants:

• Jacque felt very "Avocadoed" at having to invent a new word

• John went into depth on his morning routine

• Alicia played the role of Goofy

• Art evaluated Goofy's ice breaker

• Michelle was so excited to do a rafting trip again!

• Robert (guest) constantly surprises himself with life's little mysteries

• Emi could not possibly come up with a single adjective to describe her favorite son, Even If.

• Matthew and Lana squared off in a debate about how their respective sections of the speaking area was superior to the other's.

• Elise told the story of finding her kitten

• Angela was very grateful that a goblin stole her bad ear

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: Lien

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Matthew & Lana

• Most Effective Evaluator: Michelle

• Spark Plug Award: John

Club Business & Announcements:

• Next week's agenda

• Division Contest: Saturday, March 28th, 1:00 pm at Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Tempe, 4400 S Rural Rd, Tempe 85282

• Membership Drive and contest

• Dues renewals going on now!

Minutes taken by: Emi