Regular Toastmasters Meetings - Greater Davison Toastmasters

Greater Davison Toastmasters Regular Toastmasters Meetings

Monday October 16, 2023

7:00-7:08 – President: Call to Order

7:00 to 7:08 PM

President Call to Order

The President or Presiding Officer extends greetings to members and guests and shares the Mission Statement for our club and for Toastmasters. The President then leads the audience in a time of self-introduction and response to an ice-breaker question. A maximum of 30 seconds is allowed, per person.

The President or Presiding Officer introduces tonight’s Toastmaster and releases lectern to Toastmaster.

7:08-7:13 – Toastmaster of the Day

Toastmaster of the Day Louella Jamerson

The Toastmaster of the day sets the meeting theme and tone while introducing the evening’s program. Our Toastmaster will present the Word of the Day and examples of that word in common usage, a quote and the educational focus for the evening.

Meeting Theme, Word of the Day, Definition, and Quotes:

THEME: Laughter is the Best Medicine

It’s fun to share a good laugh, but did you know it can actually improve your health? It’s true: laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hope, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert. It also helps you release anger and forgive sooner. Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free, and easy to use.

WOD: Laughter, Laugh

DEFINITION: the action of or noise produced by laughing. The experience or manifestation of mirth, amusement, scorn, or joy.

QUOTES: Proverbs 17: 22: A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

“It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Laughter is the best medicine in the world.’ The late Milton Berle

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” Charlie Chaplin

“I don’t trust any one who doesn’t laugh.” Maya Angelou

7:13-7:14 -The General Evaluator

General Evaluator Phil Portman

The General Evaluator leads the evaluation team and ensures the evaluation roles are covered. They evaluate everything that takes place during the meeting.

The General Evaluator Introduces the rest of the evaluation team.

The Evaluation Team

7:14-7:15 – Speech Evaluators

Evaluator SHEILA JOHNSON

The Speech Evaluator evaluates one of the speeches in tonight’s meeting, explaining what they will be looking for in the speech and the feedback they will give at the end of the night.

7:15-7:16 – Ah Counter

Ah Counter Lorie Lyons

The Ah Counter explains the value of identifying filler words and hesitations that were used in our speech tonight.

They count and record filler words such as “ah”, “er”, and “um”. At the end of the night, the Ah Counter reports on our filler word usage at the end of meeting.

7:16-7:17 – Grammarian

Grammarian Sara Buffington-Johnson

The Grammarian identifies proper use of the English language and recognizes the use of the word of the day.

7:17-7:18 – Timer

Timer Debra Loader

The Timer times each person’s presentation to ensure accurate use of the allotted times.

Speeches

7:19-7:20 – Toastmaster introduces the first speech evaluator

Evaluator 2 SHEILA JOHNSON

The Speech Evaluator will discuss the purpose and objectives for the first speech, as well as the length of the speech.

The Toastmaster reads the prepared introduction for Speech #1 before releasing the lectern to Speaker #1.

7:20-7:27 – Speaker 1

7:08 to 7:15 PM

Speaker Kimberly Eddy

Visionary Communication Level 3 Increasing Knowledge – Make Connections Through Networking

5 – 7 minutes

Stepping out of my Comfort Zone with Networking

Speakers have reserved 7 minutes out of 7 planned

7:27-7:28 – The Toastmaster summarizes the first speech, and introduces the second Speech Evaluator.

Evaluator 3 SHEILA JOHNSON

The Speech Evaluator will discuss the purpose and objectives for the first speech, as well as the length of the speech.

The Toastmaster reads the prepared introduction for Speech #2 before releasing the lectern to Speaker #2

7:28-7:35 – Speaker 2

7:15 to 7:22 PM

Speaker

Speakers have reserved 0 minutes out of 7 planned

Table Topics

7:35-7:36 – Toastmaster Introduces the Topics Master

7:36-7:51 – Table Topics

Table Topics Amanda Hyder

Table Topics provides an opportunity for others to practice impromptu speaking, with creative questions. Once Table Topics is complete, the Topics Master returns the lectern to the Toastmaster.

7:51-8:04 – Evaluations

7:22 to 7:35 PM

Evaluation Team Phil Portman

The Toastmaster summarizes the speech portion of the meeting, and introduces the General Evaluator.

General Evaluator and the Evaluation Team

Each speech evaluator discusses the speech, with its strengths, areas for improvement (Glow and Grow), followed by evaluations by the rest of the Evaluation Team:

The Ah Counter details the improper use of filler words.
Our Grammarian will evaluate our use of the English language and the Word of the Day.
The Timer will give their report on how well we kept to the allotted times.

The General Evaluate will present an overall review before returning the lectern to the Toastmaster.

The Toastmaster makes closing comments before turning the lectern over to the President or Presiding Officer.

8:04-8:15 – Closing

The VP of Education seeks to fill roles for upcoming meetings.

7:35 to 7:38 PM

VP Fills Roles for Next Louella Jamerson

The President invites input from our guests, summarizes upcoming events, and deals with any club business.

7:38 to 7:43 PM

President Closes SHEILA JOHNSON

Meeting Ends

7:43 to 7:47 PM

President or Presiding officer closes the meeting.

Meeting Ends