02-02-06 Meeting Summary

Theme: Super Bowl

Word of the day: XL (Roman numeral for 40, as in Super
Bowl XL)

Lori G was our toastmaster today. She got us
off to a prompt start and told us of a trip she and
her daughter are taking to Seattle this summer (hence,
she’s rooting for the Sea Hawks this Sunday).

Our timer was Keri O. Keri is going to a baby
shower on Sunday- with a Super Bowl theme.

Our Wordmaster was Kim C.

Jerry V was speaker #1 today. His speech, entitled
“To the West,” was #4 in the communication and
leadership manual. Jerry described a trip he took to
California. After the landing strip in San Francisco
welcomed him with open arms, Jerry went hiking in the
mountains, stopped at a vineyard for some wine
tasting, and lastly went to the beach. He became
worry-free in CA.

Laura G was speaker #2 today. Her interpretive
“Mono Drama” reading, “Postcards from the Edge,” was
taken from O magazine. Laura described the tormented
lives of women in the Congo. She spoke as four
different women and described their experiences.

Stacia S was Topics Master today.
Question 1: “Explain the Super Bowl ring if you
designed it. What would it look like and how much
would it cost?”

Kim answered that she would design a paper ring with
“XL” printed on it because she would want it to be
cheap. She feels professional athletes in the US make
way too much money already and the rings shouldn’t be
expensive.

Question 2: “Who would you have perform at half time?”
Keri answered that she would perform herself- like she
did in 1992 as part of the U of M marching band.
Gloria Estefan was there too- so Keri would invite her
back to perform with her.

Question 3: “What is your favorite thing about the
Super Bowl?”
Mary Ellen answered that her favorite thing is the
sweet treats.
Eval 1: Mark H thought Jerry did a great job with
descriptive words and imagery in his speech. Jerry had
good eye contact and used humor throughout. Mark would
like to see Jerry use more gestures in his speeches.

Eval 2: Dan B thought Laura did a great job with
a difficult subject. He thought she could have used
more vocal variety.

Mike C was our Humorist today. He modified some
“Prairie Home Companion” jokes to fit in with the
Super Bowl theme. We liked his imitation of a parrot
the best.

Bill S was our General Evaluator. He thought we
had a good meeting. Lori did a good job introducing
and adding transitions as our Toastmaster. Good table
topics questions and creative answers.

The Spirit Award went to Laura.

That’s it for this week’s meeting. See you all next
week-