Finding what suits you

Tuesday, February 06, 2007
12 attendees (1 Guest)

Our meeting started with a great invocation by Club Treasurer, Gene Hargreaves. He told a story of how we all have an eagle and a wolf inside us (good vs. evil) and the choices we make in life are influenced by their desires. The one that becomes dominant through feeding wins out so make certain to nurture the right one.

Table topics were served up by Bertha Bruner (Vice President of Education) and consisted of each member complete a sentence in the form of an open-ended question. For example, Frank Clarke, CTM, finished the sentence, “Online Learning in this country has increased in large part because…” Member Cynthia Jimmerson (today’s winner) and Guest Will Navarro finished sentence about teenage suicide and climate change.

Two presentations followed. Sergeant at Arms Kathy Hendry performed her second Interpretive Reading project from the advanced manual building on the rhythmic style displayed by member Paul Burke two weeks back. Speaking of Paul, he displayed another comedic masterpiece speaking with his body.

Paul's presentation involved an interview with a prospective employer and the give and take during this imaginary session. Paul’s speeches are always full of energy and humor and this project (Project 5 – Your Body Speaks) was tailor-made for him.

The great thing about the Communications and Leadership program is that during your journey, you’ll find something that fits your professional or personal interests perfectly. For example, as a web/graphic designer, I really enjoyed doing projects that required utilizing visuals. In addition, the projects will help create a well rounded, sound communicator.

A special welcome to Will Navarro, our guest at today’s meeting. He found out about the club events by visiting our website (see the links on the right). He stated during his introduction that he looked around at a few clubs but our site’s presentation was what won him over. His main reason for joining is to get better at communicating and to lose the nervousness felt when speaking to others in group settings. As stated by, Bertha Bruner and others during the meeting, our group provides the friendly setting and the knowledge that we’ve all been there to work through those times.

We look forward to more visits, Will.