Telling Tall Tales

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
11 attendees
Word of the Day – Drayage

On the six-year anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy, Gene Hargreaves, Club Treasurer, opened the meeting with a thought-provoking invocation about the events. On days like these, I often reflect back on what I was doing when I first heard the news and witnessed the event unfolding on television, observing a moment of silence for those lost...

Sergeant at Arms Cynthia Jimerson greeted for our guests, Angelina Bell and Steven Dominguez from the Real Estate Department. Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see you again this week.

We delved into Table Topics presented by Gene Hargreaves. A grab bag of topics meant to evoke tall tales, this exercise was a great opportunity to use your imagination and creativity to weave an interest story. Steven talked above a garden sprinkler tool that became a pool operation tool; Jennifer described a scarf (an Ace bandage); and new member Raynard Price and table topics winner Dave Gold described a remote control that performed very different functions.

The great thing about this set of Table Topics is that the national organization often hosts Tall Tales contests throughout the year and this is a great way to become familiar with the subject and get practice at weaving a good one or even entering a contest in the future.

Toastmaster Bertha Bruner introduced our featured presentation for today. Vice President of Education Paul Burke deliver his first speech in the Advanced Communications Series Speaking to Inform manual entitled “Boring Lecture from the VP of Education”. Paul’s speech was a lesson on getting the most out of your experience with our group with informative examples.

Metro’s employee intranet, myMetro.net profiled the 10th Anniversary of our club in a nice piece that was published on September 5th. I've attached a PDF of the article for your reference.

A reminder – semi-annual dues are due by October 1st. Get your checks to our VP of Membership Jennifer Gill.

Announcement - Area D43 Speaking Competition on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at MWD Building (next to Union Station).

Our featured presentations this week are from Kathy Hendry, Club Secretary and President Joe Simpson. Bring your lunch and stop in Tuesday at 1pm and enjoy the show.