**August 6, 2003**

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**BNL Toastmasters, Club 8069, District 46**

**Meetings are held the 1^st^ and 3^rd^ Tuesday at 5:30 PM**

**Biology Building 463, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
11973**

<http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/>

Upcoming Events

Tues. Aug. 19 5:30 Meeting Biology Bldg.

Tues. Sep. 2 5:30 Meeting Biology Bldg.

Tues. Sept. 16 5:30 Humorous Speech & Table topics Contest

### Officers 2003-04

**President:**

Nancy Manning

**VP Education:**

Beth Lin

**VP Membership:**

Pat Astre

**VP Public Relations:**

Margaret Foster

**Secretary:**

Ronnie Evans

**Treasurer:**

Ronnie Evans

**Sergeant at Arms:**

Zilu Wu

**Newsletter Editors:**

R. Evans

**Webmaster:**

Nancy Manning

### The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

**[August 5^th^ Meeting]{.underline}**

As many members enjoyed vacation time, a small number gathered on a
stormy evening for a fun meeting. Beth opened the meeting and announced
that five of our members were trained at the TLI day on Saturday,
8/2/03.

We have a new member. Jim Green, having visited our club before, made it
official this evening and joined our ranks.

Welcome, Jim!!!!

The TMOD was Beth Lin. Beth chose *the* *human body* as a theme. She
gave fascinating facts in the form of quiz questions throughout the
meeting. We learned much about blood vessels, hair, finger nail growth,
bone density, saliva, vocal chords, the third eye, scent glands, and
fingerprints thanks to Beth.

Three speeches were presented. The first speech, Interpretive Poetry,
was given by Ronnie Evans. The poem **Gloucester Moors** was written by
William Vaughn Moody. Ronnie's introduction gave some background about
this celebrated American author and how this poem reflected world
affairs at the turn of the century. Margaret Foster evaluated.

The second speech, given by Beth Lin, was from the Basic manual. The
title was

**Human Vocal Communication.** Beth discussed how our verbal
communication can be enhanced using techniques such as active listening
and how to move from passive or aggressive behavior to assertiveness in
our verbal communication. Jim Green evaluated.

The third speech, an Ice Breaker, was given by Jim Green. The title was
**Jim's Goals**. In this introduction of himself to the club Jim began
by saying that as a professional pilot, he was profoundly touched by the
events of September 11^th^. He spoke of his desire to write a book
containing interviews with people of all walks of life, young and old.
We applaud Jim for jumping right in and speaking on his first evening of
membership, and look forward to hearing more from him. Beth Lin
evaluated.

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***The Club Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest will be held on
Tuesday, September 16, 2003.***

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***Toastmasters-please make a note that semi-annual dues are due in
early September.***

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BNL Toastmasters Club Web site:
[www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/](../www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/)

BNL Toastmasters Regular Meeting Schedule

  ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ -----------------
  **Date**           **August 5**     **August 19**      **Sept. 2**

  **Theme**          Human Body                          

  **TMOD**           Beth             Ronnie             

  **Joke**                                               

  **Word**           Beth                                

  **Timer**                                              

  **Ah counter/      Jim Green                           
  Grammarian**                                           

  **Quiz Master**                                        

  **Table Topics**   Beth                                

  **Speech #1**      Ronnie           Jim                

  **#2**             Beth             Pat                

  **#3**             Jim              Beth               

  **#4**                              Ronnie             

  **#5**                                                 

  **General Eval.**                                      

  **Evaluator #1**   Margaret F.                         

  **#2**             Jim                                 

  **#3**             Beth                                

  **#4**                                                 

  **#5**                                                 

  **Educational**                                        
  ------------------ ---------------- ------------------ -----------------

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***[Club Humorous and Table Topics Contest]{.underline}***

***The date is September 16^th^! Please compete if you wish. If you do
not compete, there are other roles you can fill, such as contest chair,
chief judge, judge, ballot counter, timer or sgt. at arms. See our VPE,
Beth Lin for further information.***

Members\' Progress Report

+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| **Member**         | **Speeches      | **Highest Educational        |
|                    | completed**     | Level**                      |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Pat A.             | 10              | ATM-B                        |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Brian B.           | 9               | CTM                          |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Margaret C.        | 6               | CTM                          |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Ronnie E.          | 7(ATMB2)        | DTM, CTM6                    |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Margaret F.        | 3 (ATM-B3)      | DTM, ATM-B2, CTM4            |
|                    |                 |                              |
|                    | 7 (CTM)         |                              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Jim G.             | 1               |                              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Amy H.             | 5               | ATM-B                        |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Beth L.            | 7 (CTM)         | DTM, ATM-B2, CTM7            |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Nancy M.           | 2 (CTM)         | ATM-S, CL                    |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Craig M.           | 7               |                              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Nand N.            | 2               | ATM-G, CL, CTM2              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Mari R.            | 9               |                              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Zilu W.            | 3               |                              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+

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