Announcements

Toast of the Titans, July 25th, 2008

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

Thanks to those who helped welcome Matt, and Sterling. We had two guests attend our last meeting to see what Titan Toastmasters is all about.

Roles for Monday (Check the attached schedule for other roles if your name is not mentioned here):

Brad Wolf

TM

Ed Reilly

T/E1

Kevin Aberle

S2

Mark Underwood

P

Mark Willey

E2

Mike Andersen

CE

Steve Hall

S1


Summary of the July 21st, 2008 Meeting:


Presiding Officer: Brent Clark


Ah Counter: Karen Standiford

Word Master: Karen Standiford

Word of the Day: Raconteur - One who excels in telling stories


Toastmaster: Moe Stouse


Table Topics Master: Marty Smith

Marty asked questions to each table topic participant that related to current events and current concerns.

Participants:
Steve Hall - Give an interesting tidbit of West Verginia
Karen Standiford - What do you look for when buying a home? - 1:26
Moe Stouse - Tell about a situation that turned around - 2:05
Mark Willey - Compliments or Complaints about Air Travel - 2:27
Stirling Sessions (Guest) - Owning a gun vs Crime Rate
Matt (Guest) - How to get your house ready to sell

Planned Speeches :

Mike Andersen presented a technical presentations speech entitled, "Weighing Buffalo's." In his speech, Mike informed the audience about a new method to help determine the quality of a coin through its weight. - 7:16

Mark Underwood presented his 7th speech from the Communication and Leadership manual, "Welcome Adversity." Mark shared several anecdotes that shared the theme that going through adverse and diverse situations will lead to a positive outcome. - 7:16

Chief Evaluator – Mark Willey

Ed Reilly evaluated Mike's speech - 3:35
Brent Clark evaluated Mark's speech - 2:59

Grammarian's Report: Karen Standiford
Timer's Report: Steve Hall

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Mark Willey

Best Evaluator: Brent Clark

Best Speech: Mark Underwood


The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Brent Clark and given to Mike Andersen for being a strong cornerstone of the club.

I'll see all of you next Monday. Have a GREAT weekend!
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 by Brad Wolf

Toast of the Titans, June 29th, 2008

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

There will be no Toastmasters Meeting on July 7th. Take the time over the breat to gather ideas for a tall tail. August is coming around the corner and that means that it will be the start of the club level Tall Tails and Evaluation contests. More details to be presented later.

Toastmasters Leadership Institute will be showing up at Red Rocks Community College on July 12! TLI will be presenting club officer training for free - if you are a club officer for the new year, click the link below for the sign-up. They also hold two seminar sessions - ALSO FOR FREE! - this is open to officers and non-officers alike, and you can still attend an officer training session if you are interested in the particular role.

July 12 Denver, Co
Red Rocks Community College
13300 W. 6th Avenue
MapLink
Schedule
Sign-up for Training
Thanks to those who helped welcome Alan Ritter. Alan, a previous toastmaster, decided to check out our club to see if it could help sharpen his skills as a maverick. He jump right on into the role of GW for the night as we where short that role.





Summary of the June 23rd, 2008 Meeting:



Presiding Officer: Ed Reilly


IPJ: Marty Smith
Ah Counter: Brent Clark


Word Master: Alan Ritter

Word of the Day: Maverick - a person who acts independently, separate from the crowd


Toastmaster: John Gies

Theme: Toastmasters Leadership Track.


Table Topics Master: Moe Stouse

Moe asked the ever pondering question, "What if you where King for a day" in his table topic. Each participant was given a problem, then asked what they would do if they where King.

Participants:
Brent Clark - Dealing with Iran - 1:37
John Gies - Who would be your dinner guests - 1:50
Marty Smith - Global Warming - 1:29
Brad Wolf - Leading the country - 1:31
Alan Ritter - Resolving the National Debt - 1:16
Ed Reilly - Running out of oil - 1:52

Planned Speeches :

Samiksha Bindra presented project four from the communication and leadership manual. In her speech, "How to say it," Samiksha detailed the story of one very overworked professional learning about what it means to be in the line of fire. - 6:11

Kevin Aberle presented a speech from the Better Club series entitled, "Resolving Conflict." In his speech, he informed the audience on how to handle situations that involve conflict in a manner that will be adventageous for all parties involved. - 10:15
Chief Evaluator – Ed Reilly

John Gies evaluated Samiksha's speech - 2:37
Brad Wolf evaluated Kevin's speech - 3:29

Grammarian's Report: Alan Ritter
Timer's Report: Brent Clark
Awards:



Best Table Topics: Alan Ritter

Best Evaluator: Brad Wolf

Best Speech: Kevin Aberle

The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Brent Clark to Samiksha for presenting such a well prepaired speech to the club.

I'll see all of you tomorrow! If not, enjoy the Holoday Weekend.
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 by Brad Wolf

Toast of the Titans, June 21st, 2008

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

Toastmasters Leadership Institute will be showing up at Red Rocks Community College on July 12! TLI will be presenting club officer training for free - if you are a club officer for the new year, click the link below for the sign-up. They also hold two seminar sessions - this is open to officers and non-officers alike, and you can still attend an officer training session if you are interested in the particular role.

July 12 Denver, Co
Red Rocks Community College
13300 W. 6th Avenue
MapLink
Schedule
Sign-up for Training

Thanks to those who helped welcome Scott Jacobson. Scott was a visiting guest that Karen brought to the club.

Roles for Monday (Check the attached schedule for other roles if your name is not mentioned here):

Brad Wolf

E2

Ed Reilly

P/CE

John Gies

TM

Kevin Aberle

S2

Mark Willey

E1

Samiksha Bindra

S1


Summary of the July 16th, 2008 Meeting:


Presiding Officer: Mark Willey


IPJ: Mark Underwood

Ah Counter: Ed Reilly

Word Master: John Gies

Word of the Day: Altruism - Unselfishness, devotion to the welfare of others


Toastmaster: Ann Kerr

Theme: Ann gave some history and interesting facts about the recent celebration of Fathers Day.


Table Topics Master: Mark Willey

Mark used the recent article from Mike Rosen of the Rocky Mountain News for the theme of his table topics (article can be found here). Each participant had to either explain why something was a falsism or a truism.

Participants:
Ed Reilly - "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."
Mark Underwood - "Any publicity is good publicity."
Ann Kerr - "Perception is reality."
Brent Clark - "You've made your bed, now you must lie in it."
Samiksha Bindra- "You can't legislate morality."
S.Y. Churn - "War achieves nothing."

Planned Speeches :

Karen Standiford presented project nine, the pursuasive speech, from the Communication and Leadership manual entitled, "The Safety and the Net." In her speech, Karen shared her concern for the safety of youngsters on the internet and shared a personal story to express the dangers.

Brad Wolf presented a speech from the Better Club series entitled, "The Visionary Leader." In his speech, he informed the audience on key points of creating a vision and the importance of expressing that vision to others.

Chief Evaluator – Brent Clark

Kevin Aberle evaluated Karen's speech
John Gies evaluated Brad's speech

Grammarian's Report: John Gies
Timer's Report: Samiksha

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Mark Underwood

Best Evaluator: Kevin Aberle

Best Speech: Karen Standiford


The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Brad Wolf to Karen for showing how powerful a personal story can be when presenting a pursuasive speech.

I'll see all of you next Monday. Have a GREAT weekend!
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 by Brad Wolf

Toast of the Titans, June 11th, 2008

Toast of the Titans for week of June 9, 2008

Announcements:

TLI – Toast Masters Leadership Institute will be Sat. July 12 at Red Rock Community College.

Officers are strongly encouraged to attend, so that we can meet our annual goals. For more information or to register go to: http://d26toastmasters.org/contests-and-conferences/index.php for more information.

Roles for Monday (Check the attached schedule for other roles if your name is not mentioned here):

Ann Kerr

TM

Ed Reilly

P/AC

Brent Clark

CE

Karen Standiford

S1

Brad Wolf

S2

Kevin Aberle

E1

John Gies

E2

Mark Willey

TT

Moe Stouse

IPJ
Summary of the June 9, 2008 Meeting:

Presiding Officer: Brent Clark, standing in for Brad Wolf

IPJ: Ann Kerr

Ah Counter: Marty Smith
Word Master: Ann Kerr, standing in for Samiksha Bindra

Word of the Day: flibbertigibbet, noun, definition – a spacey, scatterbrained, garrulous person.

Toastmaster: Karen Standiford – gave a tribute/ review of the life and accomplishments if Jim McKay – Wide World of Sports – sportscaster who died the last week.

Table Topics Master: Mark Underwood

Since the Summer Equinox is fast approaching – the theme was summer topics.

Participants:

Ed Reilly- What will you do for a summer project this year? 2.0 min

Marty Smith - What sport would you participate in, at the Summer Olympics, in Beijing this year? 1.10 min

Ann Kerr – Tell us about your favorite summer job? 1.12 min

Tony Mercer – How or why would you advise someone to not spend so much time getting a tan? 2.31 min

Karen Standiford - What would you advise me to plant in my garden, so I don’t spend so much money on annuals that die off each year? 1.31 min

Mark Willey – 1.31 min

Planned Speeches:

Kevin Aberle: Speech was for Leadership Speech #1 – Spoke about Motivation – encouraged us to think as the CEO of our own small company and expounded on ways for us to motivate our employees.

John Gies: Speeches by Management #1 – Spoke about the Challenge from Jim Ryan for us to mentor young speakers, discussed ways clubs reach out into the community and the benefits for us as a club and as individuals to sponsor this sort of out reach.

Chief Evaluator: Mark Underwood

Mark Willey evaluated Kevin’s speech. 3 min 50 sec

Ed Reilly evaluated John’s speech 3 min 41 sec

It was motioned and seconded and passed – to accept both evaluators time, in the vote for best evaluator.

Grammarian’s Report: Ann Kerr

Timer’s report: Marty Smith

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Tony Mercer

Best Evaluator: Mark Willey

Best Speech: Kevin Aberle


The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by the Mystery person, Brent Clark to Karen Standiford for coming to the meeting prepared to be the Toast Master, even though on the schedule they were both assigned that role, and we didn’t really know who would be doing that as we gathered for the meeting.

Well, that's all for now. I'll see all of you next Monday.
Ann Kerr

Substituting for


Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster, who had to return to work and was unable to attend the meeting ='<

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Brad Wolf

Toast of the Titans, April 27th, 2008

Greetings Fellow Titan Toastmasters!

Announcements:

The District 26 Conference will be held May 16th-17th. Please go to http://d26toastmasters.org/contests-and-conferences/index.php for more information.

The new Toastmaster year is fast approaching. With a new year comes new club officer roles. Being a club officer helps keep the club running smoothly and efficiently, plus you get a bit of leadership experience to boot! If you are interested in participating as a club officer, please speak with Moe Stouse.

Roles for Monday (Check the attached schedule for other roles if your name is not mentioned here):

Brad Wolf

E1

Ed Reilly

S2

Jim Ryan

E2

Kevin Aberle

P

Maurice Stouse

CE

Mike Andersen

S1


Summary of the April 21st, 2008 Grab-Bag Meeting:


Presiding Officer: Brad Wolf


IPJ: Ed Reilly

Ah Counter: Orest Dackow

Word Master: Brad Wolf

Word of the Day: Chimera - A fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail.


Toastmaster: Ann Kerr

Table Topics Master: Ed Reilly

Ed had each Table Topics participant give a form of an introduction of another Toastmaster member or friend.

Participants:
Dave Meyer - Introduce the Birthday Girl Ann Kerr - 1:15
James Davis - Present the Roast of Mike Andersen - 1:13
Orest Dackow - Introduce Kevin Aberle as the presenter for the Eulogy for Mark Willey - 1:24
Brad Wolf - Introduce your boss - 1:26
Ann Kerr - Introduce a new graduate - 1:17

Planned Speeches :

Mike Andersen presented project four from the Speeches by Management advanced manual. In his speech, "Should 375-400 Home Runs Be Sufficient For Induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame," Mike presented interesting statistics and going-on's of Baseball in relation to the Hall of Fame. - 9:10

Kevin Aberle presented a speech from the Persuasive Speaking manual for the project, Successful Negotiator. In his speech, "Negotiating," Kevin presented a 'How-To' on presenting a potentially conflicting issue and to negotiate successfully. 4:55/4:18/2:04

Chief Evaluator – Brad Wolf

James Davis evaluated Mike's speech - 3:02
Orest Dackow evaluated Kevin's speech - 3:38

Grammarian's Report: Brad Wolf
Timer's Report: Mark Willey

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Orest Dackow

Best Evaluator: Brad Wolf

Best Speech: Kevin Aberle


The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Dave Meyer to James Davis.

Normally, this would be the end of the letter... but wait!! There's More! Continue on for the summary of the April 14th, 2008 Meeting!
Summary of the April 14th, 2008 Meeting:


Presiding Officer: Mike Andersen


IPJ: Brad Wolf

Word Master: Samiksha Bindra


Toastmaster: Jim Ryan

Table Topics Master: John Gies

John presented each Table Topic Participant with a letter that was written to a 'Dear Abby' column. Most of them where very challenging questions that caused each participant to think on the fly.

Participants:
Mark Willey - Should I admit that my finance is supportive of Hillary Clinton? - 1:39
Tony Mercer - Drinking from the bottle - 1:18
Mike Andersen - What is the best way to break the news to an ex-boyfriend (now good friend) that I am going out with his best friend? 1:07
Brad Wolf - Verbally Overloaded - 1:35
Jim Ryan - Grieving Mistress - 0:41

Planned Speeches :

Ann Kerr presented her second project from the Special Occasion Speeches Advanced Manual. In her speech, "A Toast to a Special Lady," an presented a toast for a good friend, giving some history and successful stories of her friend. 2:39

Karen Standiford presented her eighth project from the Competent Communicator manual. In her speech, "Behind Blue Eyes," Karen spoke about the genetics behind the mutated DNA that gives people blue eyes. 5:47

Chief Evaluator – Brad Wolf

Moe Stouse evaluated Ann's speech - 2:28
Brent Clark evaluated Karen's speech - 2:48

Grammarian's Report: Samiksha Bindra
Timer's Report: Mark Willey

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Mark Willey

Best Evaluator: Samiksha Bindra

Best Speech: Karen Standiford


The Jim Ryan Inspiration Award was presented by Brad Wolf and given to Karen Standiford for presenting a wonderful speech.

The Mark J. Willey Memorial Bone Award was presented to both Mark Willey & Brad Wolf

That's all for now. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Brad Wolf
Titan Newsmaster

Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 by Brad Wolf

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