February 22, 2007 Meeting Summary
Mary was our Toastmaster and chose "Driving Pet Peeves" for her theme of the day. Mary chose this theme because a couple of months ago she wasdropping off her son at school and a woman would not let her in the line so Mary drove up and someone else let her in. The woman caught up to Mary, rolled down her window and proceeded to yell at her. Mary had our guest Katherine introduce herself. Katherine is looking for a club closer to her job location.
Keri was our Word Master Grammarian. She chose "aggressive" as the word of the day. Keri does not like aggressive drivers on the road. Keri noted only a few ahs and ums, but reminded us to make sure we are annunciating our words properly when we speak.
Sarah was our Timer today. Sarah does not like drivers who pay no attention to pedestrians in the cross walks. Times are noted in parenthesis.
Our first speaker was Roxie. Her speech was titled "Sharing". Before speaking Roxie passed out a sheet of paper defining the word 'share'. Roxie explained that each one of us is a gift and we need to share our time and talents with those around us. We can find opportunities to do this through United Way, Securian / Minnesota Life and other organizations such as Stamping Up. Stamping Up is a company that works closely with theRonald McDonald house. Roxie is proud to be a part of the opportunities that she gets from being involved with the children and families who stay at the Ronald McDonald house. (6:42)
Our second speaker was Dan. His speech title was "Four Steps to Effective Recognition". Dan was not working on a manual speech, but was getting prepared to teach a training class for supervisors and managers onrecognition. The four steps are 1) Explore missed opportunities. You dothis by asking your staff for input on what works and what doesn't work for recognition. 2) What makes a manager great? Managers need to know their staff and how they prefer recognition. Some like individual recognitionwhile others prefer group recognition. 3) Link recognition to goals and outcomes. Staff members will know in advance how recognition will bedetermined and awarded. 4) Listen with a fresh ear. Managers should notbe monotonous in their recognition efforts. (6:44)
Kathy was our Table Topics Master. Her first question to Laura G. was asking her perspective on whether bicycles should be licensed. Laura talked about three groups of bicycle riders. Kids who use bikes for toys should not be licensed. Adults who use bikes for pleasure should not be licensed. People who use bikes like motorized vehicles on the roads and go fast should be licensed. (2:34)
Kathy's second question went to Marian. She asked Marian to tell us abouther own bad driving habits. Marian explained to us that she had lived inBelgium for six years. When she returned to the United States her drivers license had expired so she had to retake the written test and pass the roadportion test again. She had no problem passing the written test, but whenshe went to take the road test she started off by going the wrong way down the street and failed the test within the first few minutes. Marian had to reschedule her road test a couple of days later and barely passed because she had a bad attitude from what had happened the first time around. (2:36)
Jeff was evaluator #1. He evaluated Roxie's speech. Jeff likes the wayRoxie is so relaxed and takes control of the audience. He liked heropening. For improvement Jeff told Roxie that it is ok to use notes forstatistics in a speech without telling the audience that you need to dothat because they are hard to remember. (2:23)
Mark was evaluator #2. He evaluated Dan's speech. Mark liked how Dan hadgood organization of the speech. He liked the good introduction Dan provided Mary. Dan had clear visuals and good use of humor. For improvement Mark noticed how at the beginning of the speech Dan had toldthe audience that the speech was going to be interactive, but it ended upbeing a lecture. Mark pointed out how Dan could have made the speech moreinteractive. (3:49)
We had the pleasure of our area governor at our meeting. Toyin Alowonle encouraged our club to enter the upcoming contests. She also needs somevolunteers from our club at the area contest. If your interested you cancontact Toyin at: Toyin.alowonle@agribank.com.
Marian was our General Evaluator. Marian liked Mary's great segwaysbetween speakers. Marian liked Kathy's good creative table topicsquestions. Marian thought the evaluations were very well done.
The spiritaward went to Marian. Congratulations.
Keri was our Word Master Grammarian. She chose "aggressive" as the word of the day. Keri does not like aggressive drivers on the road. Keri noted only a few ahs and ums, but reminded us to make sure we are annunciating our words properly when we speak.
Sarah was our Timer today. Sarah does not like drivers who pay no attention to pedestrians in the cross walks. Times are noted in parenthesis.
Our first speaker was Roxie. Her speech was titled "Sharing". Before speaking Roxie passed out a sheet of paper defining the word 'share'. Roxie explained that each one of us is a gift and we need to share our time and talents with those around us. We can find opportunities to do this through United Way, Securian / Minnesota Life and other organizations such as Stamping Up. Stamping Up is a company that works closely with theRonald McDonald house. Roxie is proud to be a part of the opportunities that she gets from being involved with the children and families who stay at the Ronald McDonald house. (6:42)
Our second speaker was Dan. His speech title was "Four Steps to Effective Recognition". Dan was not working on a manual speech, but was getting prepared to teach a training class for supervisors and managers onrecognition. The four steps are 1) Explore missed opportunities. You dothis by asking your staff for input on what works and what doesn't work for recognition. 2) What makes a manager great? Managers need to know their staff and how they prefer recognition. Some like individual recognitionwhile others prefer group recognition. 3) Link recognition to goals and outcomes. Staff members will know in advance how recognition will bedetermined and awarded. 4) Listen with a fresh ear. Managers should notbe monotonous in their recognition efforts. (6:44)
Kathy was our Table Topics Master. Her first question to Laura G. was asking her perspective on whether bicycles should be licensed. Laura talked about three groups of bicycle riders. Kids who use bikes for toys should not be licensed. Adults who use bikes for pleasure should not be licensed. People who use bikes like motorized vehicles on the roads and go fast should be licensed. (2:34)
Kathy's second question went to Marian. She asked Marian to tell us abouther own bad driving habits. Marian explained to us that she had lived inBelgium for six years. When she returned to the United States her drivers license had expired so she had to retake the written test and pass the roadportion test again. She had no problem passing the written test, but whenshe went to take the road test she started off by going the wrong way down the street and failed the test within the first few minutes. Marian had to reschedule her road test a couple of days later and barely passed because she had a bad attitude from what had happened the first time around. (2:36)
Jeff was evaluator #1. He evaluated Roxie's speech. Jeff likes the wayRoxie is so relaxed and takes control of the audience. He liked heropening. For improvement Jeff told Roxie that it is ok to use notes forstatistics in a speech without telling the audience that you need to dothat because they are hard to remember. (2:23)
Mark was evaluator #2. He evaluated Dan's speech. Mark liked how Dan hadgood organization of the speech. He liked the good introduction Dan provided Mary. Dan had clear visuals and good use of humor. For improvement Mark noticed how at the beginning of the speech Dan had toldthe audience that the speech was going to be interactive, but it ended upbeing a lecture. Mark pointed out how Dan could have made the speech moreinteractive. (3:49)
We had the pleasure of our area governor at our meeting. Toyin Alowonle encouraged our club to enter the upcoming contests. She also needs somevolunteers from our club at the area contest. If your interested you cancontact Toyin at: Toyin.alowonle@agribank.com.
Marian was our General Evaluator. Marian liked Mary's great segwaysbetween speakers. Marian liked Kathy's good creative table topicsquestions. Marian thought the evaluations were very well done.
The spiritaward went to Marian. Congratulations.
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