4/7/2025 Club Meeting Minutes

Attendance:

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

Guests:

Teron

x

1st Visit or

Return Visitor

Meeting Theme: This or That: Spring Edition

Word of the Day: Toggle: To switch between two options

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Mariah

• Toastmaster: Michelle

• Timer: Jacque

• Grammarian: Elise

• Ah-Counter: Lien

• General Evaluator: Rayven

• Topicmaster: Nikki

• WordMaster: Rayven

• JokeMaster: Michael B.

• WisdomMaster: Art

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: Matthew

  Speech Title: The Heart

  Path: TBD Level #: TBD Project Name: TBD Summary: Matthew shared some of his experiences from recently competing in the International Speech Contest - primarily learning to speak from the heart and how doing so positive affects those in the audience. Evaluator: Art
  

• Speaker #2: Guest Teron

  Speech Title: Communicating Through Life Project Name: Ice Breaker Summary: Teron described how good communication skills are necessary in all walks of life - from family, to education, to career and beyond. Evaluator:  David
  

• Speaker #3: Mariah

  Speech Title: How to Be a Distinguished Club

  Path: Presentation Mastery Level #: 4 Project Name: Successful Club Series Summary: Mariah educated Maverick members on what it means for our club to be a distinguished club - the accomplishment of all the goals set for us by Toastmasters International. Evaluator: Angela

Table Topics Participants:

• Don would rather not talk about carrots or chocolate!

• John would rather wear a chicken costume for a month than bunny ears for a year.

• Hidayah would rather receive an egg full of money than of her favorite snacks.

• Michael B. prefers pastel colors to bright colors to avoid sensory overload.

• Elise would rather have flowers growing from her shoes than grass growing in her house.

• Teron would rather wear sneakers than wear flip-flops anytime. Nikki is her opposite.

• Lien would rather have an egg hunt in the dark than to have to wear a blindfold.

• David would rather have 50 mini eggs over one giant egg... even better if some were chocolate!

• Rayven would prefer hoodie weather to tank top weather, she says while wearing her hoodie.

• Art would prefer ice cream over fruit on a warm day, hands down.

• Angela is something in between being a planner and someone who goes with the flow.

• Mariah would rather step on eggs than Legos, particularly if they were Cadbury mini eggs!

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: Matthew

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Angela

• Most Effective Evaluator: David

• Spark Plug Award: Mariah

Club Business & Announcements:

• Next week's agenda -- next week is our Spring into Mavericks Open House Potluck!

• Social Event: Game night is April 17th, 7-9 pm at Mox Boarding House

• Officer Elections will be held May 5th - please volunteer for an officer role; talk to Ben or one of the current officers for more information or to step up to the plate.

Minutes taken by: Emi