Win The Future!

Our Toastmaster Keith Weir played off President Obama's State of the Union address and picked "Win the Future" for the Theme of the Day. Dan Flick gave his Ice Breaker Speech about what the future will hold for him with a speech titled, "What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?" We got to learn about how Dan started out fulfilling two of his childhood dreams at once by being a "cowboy truck driver" and how he has progressed since then.

Darlene Burrill gave an After Dinner speech (or was it an After Breakfast Speech?) about what happens after dinner and how it has changed through the years.

Roger Wells challenged us to use the words criterion and criteria correctly while we answered Table Topic questions by Bang Parkinson about how we can create jobs in the United States. Our members were up to the challenge with answers that included immigration reform, challenging fraud, and improving education.

At our business meeting we discussed Dues will soon be due - so remember to bring a check for $30 to one of the February meetings. Make it out to Burien Breakfast Toastmasters. Also, Contest Season is upon is. Our Club Contest will be February 24th. Let Jean Schmidt know if you want to be a contestant in the International Speech Contest or the Evaluation Contest.

For next week's schedule go to Schedules and Roles.

Rein it In or Let it Rain?

It is the new year and time to sharpen those Toastmaster skills. With Bang Parkinson as our Toastmaster we had two speeches with the aim of improving our club.

Theresa Frasch led a group discussion on building membership. Using community bulletin boards, Craigslist and blogs were some of the suggestions which came out of Theresa's discussion.

Jean Schmidt handed out copies of the Toastmaster's promise and talked about member's duties being a member.

Mike Deleon gave us three words of the day. "Rein" a verb to hold back. "Reign" a noun the rule of a leader. "Rain" a noun liquid from the sky. We had a spirited topic session talking about what should be taxed and what should be spent.


For or next meeting, check here: Schedule and Roles to see what you are assigned to do or what is still open that you can volunteer for.