UM Masters Meeting - 30th July 2014 - Birthdays

 

Nicole was our Toastmaster today and chose “birthdays” as the theme of the meeting, due to her recent birthday.  Happy birthday Nicole!  Because she was Toastmaster today, June reprised her role as Sergeant-at-Arms to open and close the meeting.

 

Nora took on the role of grammarian for the first time.  Her choice for word of the day was “hubristic,” which was well-received and well-used.  She did an excellent job, noting not just the use of her chosen word but also commenting upon other word use she liked.

 

Some last-minute schedule shuffling was in order as one of the scheduled speaking slots was left open, with Mouna stepping up to give a speech with only twenty minutes or less to prepare.  Despite this, she spoke clearly and knowledgably about how best to manage your money for a mortgage.  For having taken on the challenge of delivering a speech with no prep time for the second time in a row, Mouna was awarded the gold star for the meeting.  Charith evaluated her speech.

 

Dinesh completed his fifth speech, and is now halfway to getting his Competent Communicator.  Congratulations, Dinesh!  He spoke on the topic of money, telling a great story about the anxiety of losing his debit card.  Dianne was Dinesh’s evaluator, offering constructive feedback.

 

Bev provided a thorough ah-counter report, tailored to each member individually, and Chiamaka kept time for us today.

 

Blog by Amy Whitmore

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