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Beauclerc-Mandarin Toastmasters Club 3397 – Area 22 – Northeast Division - District 47 Member’s News and Notes |
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Business Meeting (George Oehl presiding) President Oehl announced that semi-annual dues of $30 are due, that statements had been e-mailed or would be sent via regular mail, and that the club set a target of March 23 to have all dues paid. President Oehl also announced that the District Level Table Topics and International Speech Contests will be held Friday, April 26, at the same Ramada Inn where our club meets. Details have been posted on the club’s web page under the Events Calendar. A motion was made, seconded and carried to quash a tabled motion from last week’s meeting concerning officer pins without further discussion. A motion was made, seconded and carried to purchase membership pins for all new members, both current and ongoing. A brief report on the Youth Leadership Program was delivered. Beverly Farnell will serve as Program Coordinator and has made arrangements for meeting space with the Mandarin Library. The 8-week program will begin April 7. A flyer was distributed and all members encouraged to help recruit another 10-12 potential participants. Additional details are available on the web page. Regular Club Meeting Toastmaster – Diana Marquez-Jaile Word of the Day – malapropism Noun 1 : the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context. Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop, character noted for her misuse of words in R. B. Sheridan's comedy The Rivals (1775) Ribbon to George Oehl for best use. (Topic of Cancer) Educational – George Oehl Impromptu Speaking (15:44) In a diversion from the regular meeting format, George Oehl delivered an overhead presentation from the Better Speakers Series on impromptu speaking. Toastmasters International recommends that the presentation be delivered prior to Table Topics to serve as guidance for the day’s participants. Table Topics – Yurania Causey
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Evalumaster – Ulrich Leinhase
Attendance – 19 members and 0 guests Miscellaneous The meeting ended on time after a joke of the day (two this week) and a directive to “go out and make the world a better place.” And a good time was had by all! |
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