August 2, 2011 The Knowledge Club Toastmasters of Marietta

Good evening fellow Toastmasters. It is yet another week and Tuesday is here already. Our theme last week was Humor and Just to recap last weeks meeting for those of you who were not able to make to the meeting, here is what the humorous filled day carried on.

The meeting started on time at exactly @ 7:00pm with the meeting opened by Sergeant at Arms. The following roles were undertaken by the following toastmasters:

Toastmaster:             Keith
Sergeant at arms:      Quincy
Joke of the evening:   Tekel
Word of the day:       Natasha
Table topics Master: Shafik
Grammarian:             Shani
General Evaluator:     Mody
Evaluators:                Renee, Quincy, Julian, Archana
ahh counter:              Julian
Timer:                       Danielle

Prepared speeches:

Tekel: The Unclassified Brief of Tekel

Sandi- Making the Most of your Doctor Visit

                                                       

VIDEO - Natalia- Lifespan vs Youth Span

                             

Tonie- How Fresh is Air Freshener?

After all the fun, the votes were cast and the best table topic trophy went to Tekel, Best Evaluator to Renee and the best prepared Speech to Natalia.

Tekel - Best Table Topics

Renee - Best Evaluator

Natalia - Best Speaker

The outgoing officers were recognized briefly by the president before the meeting was adjourned at 20:50.

Get ready for another exciting day tomorrow and hope to see you all then. Have a goodnight!

Rogers

The July 19th Meeting of the Knowledge Club Toastmaster of Marietta

Hello fellow Toastmasters. Last week, we had a great fun filled evening with incredible speeches. We are looking forward to tomorrow's as well and we hope you are too. The meeting was called to order by our sergeant at arms Quincy and with Keith as our toast master

The following were the roles taken by different members

Joke Master: Jeni 

Word of the Day-  raconteur- a skillfull story teller

Table Topics: Rogers 

Speakers:

• Renee - The sweetest thing I know
• Quincy - Do it yourself; Tips for maximizing the speed of your PC
• Keith - Follow your passion- then what?

Evaluators:

• Julian 
• Shane 
• Trushar 

Timer: Tonie assisted

Ah Counter: Angeline 

Gramarian: Tonie 

Announcements: The area contest date is August 13th and the division contest is sept 10th.

Meeting was adjourned at 20:44.

We look forward to seeing you all in another spectacular meeting tomorrow. 

Renee Terrell "The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Known"

Toastmaster Renee Terrell of The Knowledge Club Toastmasters delivers her powerhouse speech "The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Known" at our July 19th meeting.



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Upcoming July 19th Meeting

Good morning, Knowledge Club!

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood (sing with me if you want:))

First, many thanks to Shafik, Julian, Rogers, Archana and Tonie for taking on important meeting functions for our next meeting.

Second, we still need members to take on the following important tasks:

1. Humorist (I'm working on a set of really bad jokes so, if you want to avoid "death by bad humor", sign up to be the Humorist:)

2. Evaluators #3 & #4 - Next to humor, table topics and speaking, evaluations are the most important part of Toastmasters. And we only learn to do it by doing it. So . . . let's do it!

3. Ah counter - Ah, umm, ugh, uha . . . sign up and . . . uh, ah . . . count my ahs!

4. Timer - Time is running out to sign up to time so, tick tock!

The theme for our next meeting is the title of one of my favorite songs. It was written by Peter Allen.

Here are the lyrics:

Once before I go

I want you to know
That I would do it all again
I'm sure I'd make the same mistakes
But I could make it through
The pains and joys and aches
I knew back then
I'd do it all
I'd do it all again

Before I go
I want you to know
That I look back with no regrets
And when our luck was wearing thin
And we were down and out
And still came back to win against all bets
Now when I look back
I still have no regrets

And it's so hard to say good-byes
When there's so much that's left
Unspoken in your eyes
But unless I spread my wings again
I'm afraid I'll never soar
So hang on to the memories
And hold me close once more

Once more
Just once before I go
I want you to know
That I have loved you all along
And even when we're far apart
I only need to feel you're living in my heart
And I'll be strong
Love you just the way
I've loved you all along

And it's so hard to say good-byes
When there's so much that's left
Unspoken in your eyes
But unless I spread my wings again
I'm afraid I'll never soar
So kiss me for the last time
And hold me close once more

Once more
Just once before I go
I want you to know
That I have loved you all along
And even when we're far apart
I only need to feel you're living in my heart
And I'll be strong

You are the light that shines on me
You always were and you'll always be
So I had to let you know
Just this once
Just this once
Before I go

So, the theme is "Just Once Before I Go." The context is this: What legacy do we want to leave for those who follow?

Later . . .

Keith

Keith Ivey
714-322-0901