by Nikita Kazakov
Secretary
We had a great turn out for tonight’s Parker Toastmasters. Our Toastmaster, Nina Minary, thanked the club for their willingness to step up to take on roles when others were not able to due to last minute circumstances. With a strong membership, the Parker Toastmaster program continues to thrive with education and speaking experience.
The first speaker of the night was Bruce Ekins, who made us stop and think about our working routine and thinking. His speech made it clear that thinking differently is something that is here to stay and we cannot easily predict what will happen in the future by predicting from the past. As Bob Dylan once said: times are a-changin’. The evaluator for Bruce was Eric Dunham.
Our second speaker was Nikita Kazakov, who gave another perspective on how we can energize our total body in the morning. He mentioned that while coffee gives our nervous system a jolt, a physical sport such as running primes our skeletal, muscular, respiratory, nervous, and immune system as a whole. Perhaps there is more to running than meets the naked eye? Michelle DeVore evaluated Nikita’s speech.
Joanna Knott delivered a speech where she gave a toast, literally as one would at a dinner event. Joanna dedicated it to the military veterans, and aimed for sincerity and heartfelt. She successfully hit the mark! Marcy Brack was the evaluator for Joanna.
Eric Dunham presented a speech on the Tracy Brown event that took place at Parker Toastmasters. His motive was to show how the event was put together from the very beginning of planning it, to the final execution stages. Eric is knowledgeable in project planning, and this speech gave us another perspective of the nuts and bolts that go into carrying out a successful event.
Other Roles of the Evening included:
Grammarian : Bruce Ekins
General Evaluator: Bill Bevard