4/21/2026 Club Meeting Minutes

Meeting Called to Order: 8:00

Attendance:

x	Alicia	x	Jacque		Nikki M.
	Angela	x	John		Rayven
x	Art	x	Justine
	Ben		Larry
x	Cami		Lien
	David	x	Mariah
x	Don	x	Matthew
x	Elise	x	Michael B.
x	Emi		Mike B.		Inactive
x	Hidayah	x	Michelle		Michael M.

Guests:

Diego	x	1st Visit or		Return Visitor
Crystal		1st Visit or	x	Return Visitor
Thomas	x

Meeting Theme: "What If..."

Word of the Day: Contingency

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Mariah H.

• Toastmaster: Elise R.

• Timer: Don R.

• Grammarian: Michael B.

• Ah-Counter: Jacque B.

• General Evaluator: Michelle

• Topicmaster: Mariah H.

• WordMaster: Hidayah N.

• JokeMaster: Justine R.

• WisdomMaster: Cami J.

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: Matthew Malan

  Speech Title: Impromptu Speech

  Path: n/a Level #: n/a Project Name: n/a Summary: Matthew shared his story utilizing his speaking skills based on a prompt that was given to him at the time of the speech with no preparation for or information about the question. He talked about his childhood self and future self and what he would pass on to others that were in a similar position of learning and growth. Evaluator: Mariah H.
  

• Speaker #2: Emi B.

  Speech Title: Ten-second Tom

  Path: Persuasive Influence Level #: 3 Project Name: Connect with Storytelling Summary: Emi Shared her story about caretaking for her father who is undergoing a change in memory. She connected to the audience by sharing humorous stories along with some of the struggles of caring for him as he ages. Evaluator:  Art S.

Table Topics Participants:

• John C.

• Justine R.

• Cami J.

• Thomas (Guest)

• Diego (Guest)

• Crystal (Guest)

• Jacque B.

• Micheal B.

• Hidayah N.

• Michelle T.

• Art S.

• Don R.

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: Matthew M.

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Hidayah N.

• Most Effective Evaluator: Mariah H.

• Spark Plug Award: Hidayah N.

Club Business & Announcements:

• Schedule review

• May 5th are officer elections, please let Mariah know my May 3rd if there is any interest in a role.

Adjourned: 8:25pm

Minutes taken by: Justine R.