Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
Battling the forces of nature in search of WiFi, the indomitable TM Aleta led us in visual Table Topics with assorted stunning pictures. We learned that...
* TM Christine S. has the World Trade Center workers planting the flag among the ruins of 9/11 etched in her mind.
* DTM Mary Helen is awed by the heroic water landing of a United flight on the Hudson River and everyone miraculously survived.
* TM The Tom nearly identified hanging out at a Publix in the midst of a treacherous snow storm in 2014.
* TM Christina K. had Niagara Falls as her backyard and took family friends to visit during all seasons; this winter picture portrayed them frozen and angry. She Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM Jorge was reminded of Russians doing feats in high buildings by workers having lunch with no personal protection on a 69th floor.
* TM Veronica is impressed by the daunting picture of Earth as seen from the Moon and is reminded of our human vulnerabilities.
* I, Ana, recognized the picture of the blimp ablaze but could not clearly remember its Hindenburg name.
We had (2) excellent prepared speeches...
* TM David presented a professional speech identifying his credentials as an IT innovator who is working on the democratization of orders for his company.
* TM Pam took us back to the Stone Ages where mothers helped each other much like fellow Toastmasters help each other today. She Won Best Speaker Award.
Along came evaluations...
* TM Jose praised TM David for his clear, concise slides, well-focused speech and suggested if aimed at the general public, please simplify and explain the terminology for better clarity of IDEAS. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
* TM The Tom thanked TM Pam for taking us back to the land before I-Phones and reminding us that even with our current technology, breast feeding is limited to women only.
First-time General Evaluator TM Christina K. did a fantabulous job and seemed as comfortable as a pro.
The Word of the Day was
SYMMETRY, noun
The quality of having parts that match each other, especially in a pleasing or attractive way. Similarity of shape or contents.
Example: The symmetry of a person's face contributes to our perceptions of beauty and trustworthiness.
Here's the link to the recording:
See you next week!
Ana I.
Asymmetrical Recap Writer
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