6/9/2025 Club Meeting Minutes

Called Meeting to Order: 7:01

Attendance:

x	Alicia		Emi		Michael B.
x	Angela	x	Hidayah	x	Michael M.
	Art		Jacque	x	Mike B.
x	Ben	x	Justine		Michelle
x	Cami	x	Lana		Nikki M.
	Crystal		Larry		Rayven
x	David	x	Lien
	Don	x	Mariah
	Dustin (pending)	x	Matthew		Inactive:
	Elise		Maya (pending)		John

Guests:

Diego		1st Visit or	x	Return Visitor
Maya		1st Visit or	x	Return Visitor
Dustin			x
Jeremiah			x

Meeting Theme: Flag Day

Word of the Day: Introspection

Functionaries:

• Presiding Officer: Mariah H.

• Toastmaster: Mariah H.

• Timer: Michael M.

• Grammarian: Lana I.

• Ah-Counter: Crystal S.

• General Evaluator: Justine R.

• Topicmaster: Angela C.

• WordMaster: Hidayah .

• JokeMaster: Cami J.

• WisdomMaster: Alicia K.

Speeches:

• Speaker #1: Lien T.

  Speech Title: Holding the Hose and Holding the Fuel

  Path: Passive Persuasion Level Level #: 3 Project Name: Conflict Resolution Summary: Lien disused how stopping conflict is not always put out by water, sometimes fire must be put out by fire. Intentional burning wit understanding of how to best groom the issue into the outcome you're looking for. Evaluator: Angela C.
  

• Speaker #2: Matthew M.

  Speech Title: The Hubris of "It's fine"

  Path: Engaging Humor Level #: 1 Project Name: Evaluation and Feedback Summary: David told a story about a family trip to the grand canyon, where he learned a very important lesson about marriage and in his particular case, "It's fine". Moral of the story, it's important to listen to others. David came away from the event with an understanding of the importance of leaving the ego behind. Evaluator:  Matthew M.
  

• Speaker #3: Ben H.

  Speech Title: The Reluctant Vegetarian

  Path: Motivational Strategies Level #: 3 Project Name: Connect with Storytelling Summary: Ben challenged our thinking and preconceptions about dragons and being different and the skills that develop along with being different. He told us a story about an unusual dragon that chose to eat apples instead of humans. There are also opportunities for others in deal making. The moral, try a new approach to problem solving. Evaluator: Mike B.

Table Topics Participants:

• Cami J.

• Alicia K.

• Lana I.

• Crystal.

• Michael M.

• Hidayah

• Mariah H.

• Justine R.

• Maya

Awards:

• Speech of the Day: Ben H.

• Best Table Topics Speaker: Maya

• Most Effective Evaluator: Angela C.

• Spark Plug Award: Hidayah

Club Business & Announcements:

• New officers must attend TLI.

• Make sure absences are in the schedule.

• Club party! We reached all of our goals and Qualify for Smedley. The date is TBD.

• Secretary still needed.

Minutes taken by: Justine R.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:33