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International Students Visit
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Former club member Anna Guest, (4th from
left) teaches communications to international students at FCCJ and
visited the club with three of her students to show them the value of
Toastmasters. (from left to right: Jennifer Florej, Jaques Temateu, Club
President Danny Pritchard, Anna Guest and Abdul Sadaat).
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Business Meeting
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Danny Pritchard presiding
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President Danny Pritchard welcome a
group of special guests to the club from the International Student Program
at FCCJ's. The group included three students and their instructor, Anna
Guest, who actively participated in the club some years ago and considers
it a valuable resource to build communication skills.
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Pritchard also mentioned that an officer training seminar is
scheduled for January 15 and encouraged all club officer to participate.
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Regular Club Meeting
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Toastmaster
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Monster Molyneux
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Word of the Day
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Deference - respect: polite respect,
especially putting another person’s interests first
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Ribbon for best use: Grant McManus
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Table Topics
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Millie Tannen (Holiday Gift Giving)
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Dorothie Britt
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What other holiday can be commercialized for the good of
everyone? (0:58)
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Sudhir Thambala
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What charity appeals to you at this time of year? (1:25)
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Milo Holt
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The new health care plan: is it a gift for seniors or a lump of
coal? (1:49)
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David Rafanowicz
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Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean: a gift or a lump of coal? (1:42) (Best)
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Fushan Zhang
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What thoughts do you have for a traditional holiday food? (1:41)
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Speakers
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Myrna Gordon
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Take a Walk With Me (I Love New York) (7:15)
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Davis Loop
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You Can Not Be Serious...... (The Finer Points
of Tennis, Including Verbal Shots)(5:41) (Best)
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David Rafanowicz
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The Sound of Music (An Eclectic Retrospective of Music from
Bach to Rock) (10:12)
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Tina Fernandez
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Budgeting Made Easy to Enrich Your Life (Budgeting One’s
Way to Marital Bliss – Do Financial Issues Beget Marital Problems or Vice
Versa?) (6:13)
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Evalumaster
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Gail Antoine
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Evaluators
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Grant McManus (3:42)
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Evonya Cornelius (3:25) (Best)
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Danny Pritchard (2:49)
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Jim Akers (3:02)
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Educational
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Jackie Pease – What's the Point? (Keeping the Main Point of Your
Speech in Focus)
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Miscellaneous
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Guest Comments
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Jacques Temateu – Really liked the meeting. Thanks for
the invitation.
Abdul Sadaat – Nice to be here. Great meeting.
Jennifer Florej – Glad I came. Excellent meeting.
Anna Guest- I'm so proud of my students. I learned so much
from Toastmasters and am also proud of Toastmasters. Thanks for the
opportunity to attend.
Bill Capps – Came last week as a guest. Well organized
meeting and a group of people who are very supportive. I changed my work
schedule to be here today.
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Joke Meister
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Steve Lazar (A Coney Island Miracle)
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A grandmother from Brooklyn took her
grandson to Coney Island. They rode the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster
and the merry-go-round. The woman bought her grandson with a cute little
hat with a propeller on top.
Soon, they were walking hand-in-hand
along the shore eating ice cream cones, when suddenly a huge wave washed
ahore and pulled the young boy out to sea.
Startled, the woman began to scream, “Oh
god, please god, my grandson, please give me back my grandson. I promise to
be a good person . . .“
As though by a miracle, the boy washed
ashore.
“Thank you god! Thank you for returning
my precious grandson!” exclaimed the woman. But then she looked down. “God,
god, he’s not breathing. Please give life back to my grandson! I promise I
will never gossip about anyone ever again. I’ll . . .”
Just then the boy began to spit up water
and started to breath again.
“Oh, thank you god, Thank you!” she
gushed. But then she looked down once again.
“And where’s the hat?”
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Announcements
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Toastmaster David Rafanowicz announced
that he had heard from Toastmaster John Roberts. John’s 95-year old mother
passed away earlier this week. David asked that we keep John in our
thoughts and prayers.
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Attendance 20 members and 5-½ guests
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Presiding Officer Danny Pritchard adjourned the meeting with
a decidedly Presidential flourish at approximately 9:18 a.m.
Another great meeting and a good time was had by all!
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