**3 October 2000**

# ![](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**

### 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.

## [Upcoming Events]{.underline}

Tue, Oct 3, 2000 Club Meeting, 5:30 Theme: The Olympics Room 160, Bldg
463

Tue, Oct 10, 2000 Area Humorous Speech Contest

Tue, Oct 17, 2000 Club Meeting, 5:30 Theme: Shakespeare Room 160, Bldg
463

Tue, Oct 24, 2000 Club Meeting, 12:05 Theme: Special Events

### 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

**September 19 Meeting**

The September 19 meeting had a food theme. Area governor Rick Holtmeier
visited our meeting to observe and offer advice about strengthening it.
Amy was Toastmaster of the Day. Beth did Table Topics while holding her
beautiful and marvelously well-behaved little granddaughter. We thought
it was especially fitting that the little one was sucking away on her
baby bottle as Beth posed the food-related questions.

The meeting featured two speeches, the first by Pat Astre and the second
by Patty Ludlam. Pat\'s topic was an argument in favor of rational gun
control, and in protest of the NRA\'s tactics and approach. Patty\'s
speech was about win-win negotiating, one of those things you can never
be too good at. She gave some valuable tips on how to get what you want
in a negotiation. She used an example of selling her car a few years
ago. She decided at the beginning that she was more interested in
getting the right owner than the highest price, and knowning what she
wanted helped her to arrange a satisfactory transaction.

Rick Holtmeier was kind enough to evaluate Pat and Nand evaluated Patty.
Ronnie was general evaluator. Margaret C. presented her timer\'s report
and Pat gave the Ah Counter\'s report. Beth announced that Patty had won
Table Topics. Amy was wordmaster, and in keeping with the food theme the
word was \"unctuous.\" Rick\'s usage was particularly apt, describing
the rich unctuous juices of a hamburger running down his arm.

A brief executive committee meeting followed the regular meeting.

**Happy Retirement, Ronnie!**

We all wish Ronnie an exciting new chapter to her life. She\'s anything
but a \"retiring\" person, so we know she\'ll be as busy and lively as
always. We congratulate her and wish her all the best.

**Heads up, holiday fun ahead!**

Plans are being made for a three-club joint holiday dinner, at end of
November or early December. The committee is presently organizing and
looking for a centrally located restaurant. You\'ll hear more as plans
firm up.

# ***The Edge, Page 2 September 27, 2000***

BNL Toastmasters Regular Meeting Schedule

  ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- -------------------
  **Date**          **October 3**     **October 17**   **October 24**

  **Theme**         The Olympics      Shakespeare      Special Events

  **TMOD**                            Pat              Betsy

  **Joke**                                             

  **Word**                                             

  **Timer**                                            

  **Ah counter**                                       

  **Grammarian**                                       

  **Table Topics**                                     

  **Speech #1**     Kim                                

  **#2**            Amy                                

  **#3**            Nancy                              

  **#4**                                               

  **#5**                                               

  **General Eval.**                                    

  **Evaluator #1**                                     

  **#2**                                               

  **#3**                                               

  **#4**                                               

  **#5**                                               

  **Quiz Master**                                      

  **Educational                                        
  Talk**                                               

  **Absent**                                           
  ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- -------------------

*Sign up for roles at the coming meetings! Contact
[Nancy](mailto:nmanning@bnl.gov), VPE.* Check the drafted Web pages at
<http://avenger.bio.bnl.gov/~oeder/bnltm.html> and submit your comments
and suggestions.

Our Sept. 26 noon meeting was a surprise pizza party to celebrate Ronnie
Evans\' upcoming retirement from BNL. She treated us to an uplifting
speech entitled \"When it\'s Your Time, Go With Joy\" which we evaluated
as a group. There was a good turnout for a noon meeting, with Ronnie,
Beth, Kim, Nand, Nancy, Claire, and Claire\'s 2-year-old granddaughter,
Katie. Next time you see Ronnie, be sure to congratulate her on her 36
years of service to BNL. But do not fear - she will be staying an active
member of our Club!

Members\' Progress Report

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

  Pat A.               4                 

  Susan C.             5                 

  Margaret C.                            

  Ronnie E.            10-5^th^ CTM!     ATM-G, CL, 5 CTMs

  Margaret F.                            DTM

  Linda G.                               CTM

  Amy H.               6                 

  Claire H.            4                 

  Beth L.                                ATM-G, CL, 5 CTMs

  Patty L.             3                 

  Frank M.             9                 CTM

  Nancy M.             1                 ATM-B, CL

  Nand N.                                ATM-S

  Kimberly P.          4                 

  Betsy S.             5                 

  Becky S.             7                 

  Steve S.             3                 

  Eric S.              5                 
  -------------------- ----------------- --------------------------------

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