**27 March 2001**

# ![](media/image1.png) The Edge ![](media/image2.png)

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

**Meetings are held the 1^st^ and 3^rd^ Tuesday at 5:30 PM and the 4^th^
Tuesday at 12:05**

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

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

## [Upcoming Events]{.underline}

Tues., April 3 Club Meeting, 5:30 Theme: Jokes Room 160, Bldg 463

Tues., April 17 Club Meeting, 5:30 Theme:Birds Room 160, Bldg 463

### Officers

### 2000-2001 

**President:**

Ronnie Evans

**VP Education:**

Nancy Manning

**VP Membership:**

Frank MacKay

**VP Public Relations:**

Nand Narain

**Secretary:**

Amy Halsted

**Treasurer:**

Claire Heil

**Sergeant at Arms:**

Beth Lin

**Newsletter Editors:**

Amy Halsted

### Beth Lin

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.

**March 20 Meeting**

As it fell on the first official day of spring, the theme for our 20
March meeting was springtime. We used a different meeting room which
presented a few challenges, but which were quickly met and resolved by
energetic and creative members. It was great to see Mary Gallo, and we
hope she\'ll come back again soon.

Claire Heil was TMOD, and did very nicely in a role she has not often
assumed. After welcoming attending members, Claire invited jokemaster
Ronnie to the podium and she made us laugh. Wordmaster Pat gave us
\"multifaceted.\" Amy presented table topics, in which she questioned
members about signs of spring and their feelings about the season of new
growth and rebirth.

After a quick break, the speech portion of the meeting got underway with
Beth Lin\'s \"Here is our Opportunity,\" a Speak with Sincerity project.
Beth explained to the group, with irresistible logic, that the club is
uniquely positioned to provide a speechcraft program for BNL summer
students. Beth proposed dates and curriculum for the course, and
suggested that an inexpensive meal at each session would help attract
the students. She was well prepared, extremely convincing, and
indubitably sincere.

Pat Astre followed with \"Catholic in Brooklyn,\" a project from the
Entertaining Speaker manual. Pat had us laughing with his anecdotes
about growing up Catholic in Brooklyn. He described confessing to impure
thoughts, just to be safe, before he even knew what they were. By the
end we had no trouble imagining Pat playing stickball, hanging around
the candy store, and fidgeting in church on Sundays.

Nancy was the next speaker. Her speech was entitled \"Making the
perfect, pretty, pouffy bow,\" a project from the \"Speaking to Inform\"
manual. The first thing Nancy did was to make us dissatisfied forever
more with the boring, two dimensional store-bought \"bow ties,\" samples
of which she had with her, because with a little effort we can create
something much more attractive. She described her whole family working
together creating these perfect pouffy bows to decorate the house where
she and her husband got married, and showed a charming photograph of
several generations working together on them. As she created her bow,
she moved smoothly between discussing specifics and tips about her
technique and suggestions about how to use the bows decoratively and so
forth. She never lost her focus or train of thought, while before our
eyes the lovely bow took shape.

Margaret Foster was general evaluator. Amy evaluated Beth, and Margaret
evaluated Pat. Ronnie evaluated Nancy. Nancy was quizmaster. It was
noted that there had been five uses of the word of the day. Amy
announced that no clear winner had emerged for table topics. The
timer\'s report was read, then Ronnie closed the meeting.

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BNL Toastmasters Regular Meeting Schedule

  ------------------ -------------------- ---------------- ---------------
  **Date**           **April 3**          **April 17**     **April 24
                                                           NOON**

  **Theme**          Jokes                Birds            A Stitch in
                                                           Time

  **TMOD**           Amy                                   

  **Joke**           Pat                                   Pat

  **Word**           Kim                                   

  **Timer**                               Kim              

  **Ah counter**                                           

  **Grammarian**                                           

  **Table Topics**   Nancy                                 

  **Speech #1**      Beth                 Kim              Pat

  **#2**             Luis                 Amy              

  **#3**             Margaret             Nancy            

  **#4**             Kim                                   

  **#5**             Pat                                   

  **#6**             Nand                                  

  **General Eval.**                       Pat              

  **Evaluator #1**   Kim                                   

  **#2**                                                   

  **#3**                                                   

  **#4**                                                   

  **#5**                                                   

  **#6**                                                   

  **Quiz Master**                                          

  **Absent**         Patty                                 
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BNL Toastmasters Club Web site:

[www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm](http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm)

**It\'s dues time:** By now everyone should have paid their Club dues.
If for some reason you have not, please contact Ronnie immediately.

**Mark your calendars now!** May 15 will be our Charter Celebration.
Help us celebrate our 10^th^ Anniversary with special guests, a strong
program, and refreshments.

If you haven\'t given a speech in the last two months, why not plan to
give one on April 17? We like to see every member moving forward to
their goals.

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Members\' Progress Report

  --------------------- ------------------ ------------------------------
  **Member**            **Speeches         **Achievements**
                        completed**        

  Pat A.                3                  CTM

  Susan C.              5                  

  Margaret C.           3                  

  Ronnie E.             1                  ATM-G + 5 CTMs

  John F.               1                  CTM

  Margaret F.                              DTM

  Mary G.                                  

  Amy H.                9                  

  Claire H.             5                  

  Beth L.               1                  ATM-G + 5 CTMs

  Patty L.              5                  

  Frank M.              10                 ATM-B

  Nancy M.              3                  CL, ATM-B

  Nand N.               3                  ATM-S

  Kimberly P.           6                  

  Luis R.               1                  

  Betsy S.              5                  

  Cathy S.              2                  

  Eric S.               5                  
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