september 6th minutes

The September 6th meeting ofo T-Toasters of Vinings was masterfully led by Toastmaster of the Day Beverly.  In attendance were 13 members and 1 guest.  General Evaluator Jim led a team which included Tracee as Ah Counter, Jasmine as Timer and Natalia as Ballot Counter. The Word of the Day was “catachresis”.

Four prepared speakers presented for the crowd.  First up was Christian with his Ice-Breaker speech.  Christian had made a decision to work on some personal goals, and that is a large part of what brought him to T-Toasters.  Greg served as Christian’s Evaluator.  He complimented Christian’s comfort level and commented on his ability to speak without the aid of notes.

The second speaker of the night was Theresa with her Advanced project “Farewell to Africa”.  Theresa spoke words of praise about her daughter, Shawna.  Shawna is an incredibly loyal and generous person who has accomplished great things in her life.  At the end of Theresa’s speech, the audience was surprised to learn Shawna was actually in the room with us!  Devin was Theresa’s Evaluator, and was voted the night’s Best Evaluator.  He complimented her excellent storytelling and moving tale.

Marcus gave his eighth CC speech “Fantasy Football 101 with Professor MWJ”.  Marcus enjoys playing fantasy football and shared some of his championship level tips with the crowd.  Josue was Marcus’s Evaluator.  He noted Marcus’s use of strong visual aids and his mastery of the subject matter.

The Best Speaker of the evening was George with his second CC project “Ice Breaker: Take 2”.  George was born in Bulgaria and earned an Engineering degree from Duke.  He was also the 13th fastest swimmer in Georgia back in his younger days!  Lori was George’s Evaluator.  She commented on his signature humorous style, his organization and his poise in front of the crowd.
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Beverly did double duty as the evening’s Table Topics Master.  Each participant was asked to speak about his or her best or worst trip.  Jim, Devin and the evening’s winner, Natalia, all shared stories.