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Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
We formally inducted our returning Toastmaster Veronica. Welcome aboard!
TM Randolph led us in Nolens Volens Table Topics. We were soon to discover that...
* TM BeckyJo keenly watches her cat while she also watches British, Swedish, German and French crime dramas. American crime dramas are just too preachy!
* TM The Tom frequents Mom's Kitchen, a family joint where the longtime waitresses are good flirts and the food is second to none. He Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM Marie's faith is her bedrock, gives her courage and trust to face any challenges she encounters while doing mental acrobatics about Polls. Great job, Marie!
* TM Veronica enjoys life being lived in the moment and has found the way to be happy while working toward future goals.
* TM Jorge has learned to never say never and finds more joys than frustrations in being a software engineer.
* TM David's big ego tells him he's the smartest in the room but he's aiming to be the funniest in order to release tension in his environment.
* TM Pam was thinking of AI this morning regarding microbes and cancer-sniffing beagles who will just have to return to being pets.
* TM Jose had great athletic talents in his early days but tore his meniscus and now simply walks 700 kilometers of the Camino like he eats a piece of cake!
We had (2) excellent prepared speeches...
* TM David explored his communication style - his forte being direct, which has caused him some family tensions, so now he practices supportive, which is much more conducive to happy endings.
* TM Pam taught us how to avoid tree-trimming scams by requesting the permit to solicit, the ISA certification and thus avoid neighborhood chainsaw massacres. She Won Best Speaker Award.
Along came evaluations...
* TM Randolph praised TM David for his organization and encouraged him to add more personal stories next time he gives this speech.
* TM The Tom, evaluating from a closet, pointed out that TM Pam's speech was well-knit and she urged us to avoid falling willy-nilly for tree scams. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
The Word of the Day was
NOLENS VOLENS, noun
Something that happens whether a person wants it or likes it or not.
(Can be used either/or Nilly-Willy)
Example: The dog was dragged, nolens volens, to the groomer for a much-needed wash.
Here's the link to the recording:
We overcame temporary and longer absences, rose to the occasion and had a great meeting as always! Thanks everyone for the teamwork!
See you next week!
Ana
VP Education
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