Kronebusch joins Toastmasters

Sgt. at Arms Swan Loften called the Toastmasters meeting to order Dec. 11. Ten members were present.

Toastmaster Loften discussed “News Headlines.” Speaker Heather Goudreau gave a speech designed to “persuade with power” titled “Grandma, move here!”

Table topics master Deb Alber asked each member to select a card from the game “Cadoo” and act out, draw or model with clay a secret word for the audience to guess.

Evaluator Paul Behle provided Goudreau a review of her speech’s strong points, how well it met its stated objectives and suggestions for improvement.

Ah-counter/grammarian Randy Kleinsasser reported on instances of ahs, ums and other speaking and grammatical errors by members during the meeting. General Evaluator Bryan Jones shared his thoughts on the overall quality of the meeting and gave suggestions for overall club improvements. Anita Monek served as timer.

Awards were given. Goudreau was named best speaker. Rick Pfeiffer was awarded best table topics. Behlew was named best evaluator.

Dean Kronebusch was voted in as a new member. Jamestown Toastmasters will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the basement meeting room at Babbs Coffee House.

Next week’s meeting will be a special seminar on creativity presented by club founder Pfeiffer titled “The Power of Ideas.” The public is welcome to attend. The program is free; but preregistration is required. Ten spots are still open. Contact Pfeiffer at 252-3570, ext. 308, for information.

Need a speaker? Want to learn more about Toastmaster’s? Visit: www.james towntm.freetoasthost.com

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