Advanced Speakers times two

Attendees 10

Club Secretary Kathy Hendry provided Invocation and Pledge; First-time Toastmaster Jennifer Gill (VP of Membership) handled opening the program by sharing insight on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) before handing the program over to long-time member and Sergeant at Arms, Cynthia Jimerson for Table Topics.

Thoughtful as always, Cynthia asked the colorful Raynard Price to talk about people who stay in the middle on certain issues (they get run over); Newcomer Melissa Rosen talked about being an old soul in a young person's body; and Jennifer talked about staying up and burning the midnight oil.

The main feature of the program was two speeches by the two longest standing members in the club, Kathy Hendry and Club Treasurer Gene Hargreaves. Kathy shared “A Folk Tale” from the Storytelling Advanced Communication Series manual. It was a twist on the childhood favorite the Three Little Pigs and it was told from atop a table, seemingly from a glowing fire camp side. We learned that five pigs encountered the mean old wolf and Kathy’s delivery enhanced the storytelling even more. Kathy’s choice of subject matter is her trademark and her delivery brought this cautionary tale come to life. Well done.

Gene followed Kathy’s presentation with “What now, after all this?” which showcased all of the reasons we cherish his presence in the club. An instructional speech on the key elements of a successful presentation, he provided the audience with three rules to live by. “Be sincere, be brief and be seated.”

During his fifteen years being involved with Toastmasters he gave tips on speaking about what others want to hear. Very informative and dynamically delivered replete with hand gestures and great vocal variety.

Stop by for Raynard Price's Icebreaker and Club President Joe Simpson's first speech in the Humorous Speaking Advanced Manual. Bring lunch, a friend and there WILL be a surprise in it for you. See you there.

A Command Performance

July 31, 2007
18 attendees

This week’s meeting was incredibly energetic and vibrant. It was also a great opportunity to showcase the best our club has to offer. A new crop of potential members and our talented veteran members was the perfect backdrop for our highest turnout in over two years.

After another thoughtful invocation by Sergeant at Arms Cynthia Jimerson, newcomer Jason Nishiyama provided our Word of the Day, scintillating. It was a great contribution because it was used at least four times by others during the meeting.

New member Mimi Htut served as the Table Topics Master for the fist time as well. Members and guest gave their opinions on Advertising's effect on kids (Jason Nishiyama), New York or Los Angeles (member David Gold), Advertising's influence (Cynthia Jimerson) and being a train chaser (guest Reynard Price).

The main event was club Secretary Kathy Hendry's presentation. Her fifth speech in the Advanced Communications Program Interpretive Reading, she knocked our socks off with a 12-15 minute presentation of an act from "The Importance of Being Earnest".

Kathy was very dynamic, switching between characters smoothly, using wonderful props such as an eyepiece and scarf and keeping the audience entranced in the action.

We also welcomed guests from the LA Civic Center Toastmasters group and Area Governor Michael Gholampour made a few announcements and gave insightful tips.

Stop in and enjoy today’s show; bring a friend and a lunch and we’ll see you at noon today. Today’s presentations are:

Table Topics: Paul Burke
Speech: Joe Simpson – Advanced Communications Program (Special Occasion Speeches) Project 5