Business Meeting

Beverly Farnell presiding

Toastmaster Steve Lazar announced that the Speechcraft at Eugene Butler Middle School will begin this Tuesday. The first three Toast of Jax volunteers, Jim Dominico, Betty Gambill and Beverly Farnell and will get together with Steve after today’s meeting to discuss format and roles.  If you would like to volunteer at some time during the 8-wek program, please visit <here>.  One additional volunteer is required for February 18 and several slots are open in March.

Regular Club Meeting

Toastmaster

Jim Akers (Exercise Your Way to Good Health)

Word of the Day

Acrid - unpleasantly pungent: unpleasantly strong and bitter in smell or taste; bitter: sharp or bitter in tone or character

Ribbon for best use: Steve Lazar

Table Topics

David Rafanowicz (Current Events)

Nandu Shah

Blair and Bush Issue Stern Warning to Saddam (1:49) (Best)

Gail Antonie

The Red Cross Warns About Blood (1:28)

Hank Heinold

Activity at North Korea Nuke Plant (1:44)

Betty Gambill

Four Dead in an Explosion in a North Carolina Factory  (1:22)

Danny Pritchard

President Busch Proposal Sets Aside $15 Billion to Tackle AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean (1:27)

Speakers

Felix Unger

I'm From the Government...I'm Here to Help You. (A Bit of IRS Humor?) (8:19)

Chris Spears

My Best Day Fishing (Reminiscences of a Deep Sea Outing Back in the Good Old Days) (7:04)

Shauib Karim

Motivation (What Makes People Tick? (10:20) CTM Speech – Congratulations Shauib

Steve Lazar

To Bee Or Not To Bee, That is the Question (Managing the Hive Beetle While Also Being Managed by a Higher Authority) (8:02) (Best)

Evalumaster

Jim Dominico (Superb job. Maintained a common thread throughout the meeting. All participants should receive a personal call to confirm attendance.)

Evaluators

Ellen Unger (2:34) (Best)

Millie Tannen (2:39)

Milo Holt (3:46)

Jim Dominico (2:00)

Educational

Yurania Causey – Speaking Globally (Beware the Nuances of Speaking to an International Audience) (3:57)

Miscellaneous

Guest Comments

Hank Heinold – Returning guest. Will be submitting his membership application today.

Andrea C. Mongalo – Mother of Yurania Causey. Came to the meeting to see her daughter speak before an audience.

Joke Meister

Jim Domenico (Your Cheatin’ Heart) ▲

The Human Resources department had narrowed the candidate pool for a position down to a field of two individuals and invited them both in for a final written test.

After the test, the HR representative congratulated candidate Jones and immediately offered him the position.

“Just a minute here,” implored candidate Smith, “Why is he getting the job? Did he do better than I did on the test?”

“Actually,” said the HR manager, “You both got nine out of the ten test questions correct.”

“That’s not fair then,” suggested Smith, “Is it a weighted test or something? Did he get a different question wrong?”

“No,” admitted the HR person, “in fact you both missed the same question.”

“Well, why did you choose him over me then? This is beginning to sound a bit like discrimination,” alleged Smith.

“Not really,” replied the HR rep, “You see, his answer to question five was: ‘I don’t know.’ Your answer was: ‘I don’t know either.’”

Announcements

Congratulations to Shauib Karim on achieving his CTM status today. Go Shauib!

“As you proceed through life, always remember that all success is incremental," offered Toastmaster David Rafanowicz, “now, continue building.”

Attendance   21 members and 2 guests

Presiding Officer Beverly Farnell adjourned the meeting with a decidedly Presidential flourish at approximately 9:17 a.m.

Another great meeting and a good time was had by all!

Yurania Causey reporting

David J. Rafanowicz, Editor