5/26/2025 Club Meeting Minutes

Attendance:

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

Guests:

n/a		1st Visit or		Return Visitor
		1st Visit or		Return Visitor

Meeting Theme: Life's Unexpected Moments

Word of the Day: Astute

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Mariah H.

• Toastmaster: Nikki M.

• Timer: Mariah H.

• Grammarian: Hidayah N.

• Ah-Counter: David H.

• General Evaluator: Rayven G.

• Topicmaster: Michael M.

• WordMaster: Cami J.

• JokeMaster: Elise R.

• WisdomMaster: Justine R.

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: Angela C.

  Speech Title: Elevate your Evaluation

  Path: Presentation Mastery Level #: n/a Project Name: n/a Summary: Angela reminded us that there is a outward facing reason we join toastmasters. We are just here to complete pathways, we are also here to be able to translate what we learn into our personal and professional lives. Make sure you give tools with your evaluations. She provided examples to support her challenge. Evaluator: Emi B.
  

• Speaker #2: Ben H.

  Speech Title: Keeping the Commitment

  Path: Motivational Strategies Level #: 3 Project Name: Successful Club Series Summary: Ben reminded us of our duty as toastmasters to help each other improve, not just for ourselves. It takes a club to create space for success. He reminded us that our roles matter not only to us but to each other. He reminded us that Toastmasters only works if we all keep our commitment. Evaluator:  Don R.
  

• Speaker #3: Mariah H.

  Speech Title: More Than a Race

  Path: Visionary Communication Level 4 Level #: 4 Project Name: Communication Change Summary: Mariah shared the statistics between female CEOs and girls getting involved in sports. She explained the importance of sports at a young age and the correlation to positive thinking. Mariah will be running a marathon in Chicago that supports young girls in their mental and emotional development through exercise and raising money for girls that could not participate otherwise. Evaluator: Ben H.

Table Topics Participants:

• Justine R.

• John C.

• Elise R.

• Hidayah N.

• David H.

• Cami J.

• Michael B.

• Nikki M.

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: Mariah H.

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Michael B.

• Most Effective Evaluator: Ben H.

• Spark Plug Award: Angela C.

Club Business & Announcements:

• May social event: This Saturday the club will be playing volley ball.

• Still in need of a secretary- we have until June 30th.

Minutes taken by: Justine R.