Sunday, June 19, 2011

Clear Direction

Darlene was our Toastmaster.

When defining words Keith doesn't obfuscate, which is a good thing since "obfuscate" was the word of the day. It means to cloud. confuse or bewilder.

Our incoming President, Dan Flick, was our topic-master. He wanted to know as a club, who are we and what are we trying to do. He also asked for suggestions on how to grow and wanted to know about a club marketing plan. He wanted answers that gave clear direction not answers that obfuscated the listeners.

The always clean shaven Keith gave the club a looking into the long history of shaving, from the caveman to today's resurgence of shaving with a straight razor.

Mike gave us a humorous look into the customer service policy of Safeway. He told stories of escorting customer around the store and letting them sample goodies.

For a list of who is doing what at our next meeting on June 23rd go to Schedules and Roles.

Monday, June 6, 2011

New Officers and a Splendid Meeting

Our toastmaster Keith had his plate full at our last meeting. Aside from being Toastmaster he also gave a speech and acted as the food and joke provider.

The day's theme was Memorial Day. Jean brought the word of the day which was two words, resplendent and splendid.

In Keith's speech he explained the importance of community and the place that organized labors plays in it. Dan's speech asked the question, "Does air have weight?" He told us that because it does, altitude affects the boiling point.

During our topic session Jean had us talking about our experiences being an officer either in or out of Toastmasters.

We had a new member join our club - Welcome Clayton!

NEW OFFICERS 2011-12

President........................................... Dan Flick
Vice President of Education............ Bang Parkinson/ Jean Schmidt
Vice President of Membership....... Clayton Brunt
Vice President of Public Relations...Darlene Burrill
Secretary /Treasurer ..................... Mike DeLeon
Sgt. at Arms...................................... Keith Weir

Congratulations to all of you who chose to serve!