**August 26, 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. Sep. 2 5:30 Meeting Biology Bldg. -- *[Dues are
Due!!!!!]{.underline}*

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

Tues. Sep. 30 5^th^ Tuesday -- Possible Speakout Biology Bldg.

Tues. Oct. 7 5:30 Meeting Biology Bldg.

### 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 19^th^ Meeting]{.underline}**

A lively meeting was held on this warm summer evening. It was warm
outdoors, but the meeting room was warm this evening as well because the
thermostat was not working properly. Nevertheless, it was a fun and
interesting meeting. The theme was *Fortune*.

The TMOD was Ronnie Evans. Two impromptu jokes were offered by Beth Lin
and Ronnie Evans. Zilu Wu was word master and timer. Margaret Foster was
general evaluator.

The table topics master was Nancy Manning. In keeping with the theme,
Nancy handed out Fortune cookies to everyone and asked them to open
their fortune cookies, read the fortunes inside and expound upon them.
Nancy, ever the good sport, agreed to do this too!

Three speeches were presented. The first speech from the Basic manual
was given by Jim Green. In his speech entitled **Choices,** Jim
explained how the choices we have made during our lifetimes have brought
us to the point at which we are today. He urged us to make our choices
carefully, because if we don't, life has a way of making choices for us.
Zilu Wu evaluated.

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

**I Have a Plan for You.** Beth explained that as a result of club
officer training, she made the decision to modify the way in which we
will fill roles for our meetings. Beth, as Vice President of Education,
explained how she plans to prepare the schedule of meetings for three
months, having each role of the meeting assigned to a member prior to
the meeting. She showed us a comparison of the current schedule with
only a few names entered and one she had completed with all roles
assigned. Her speech was evaluated by Nancy Manning. There was further
discussion about the way in which the club will implement this plan.

The third speech from the Advanced manual was given by Ronnie Evans.
This was a reading from **Artemus Ward in London** by Charles Farrar
Browne. Ronnie attempted to read this with a mild southern accent to
reflect the way it was written. Brian Boyer 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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BNL Toastmasters Club Web site:
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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. Contact VPE,
Beth Lin for further information.***

***\-- \-- \--***

***[Toastmasters - please make a note that semi-annual dues are due at
the next meeting!!! Please bring a check in the amount of
\$25.50]{.underline}***

***[payable to BNL Toastmasters.]{.underline}***

***Thank You!!***

Members\' Progress Report

+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| **Member**         | **Speeches      | **Highest Educational        |
|                    | completed**     | Level**                      |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Pat A.             | 10              | ATM-B                        |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Brian B.           | 9               | CTM                          |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Margaret C.        | 6               | CTM                          |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Ronnie E.          | 8(ATMB2)        | DTM, CTM6                    |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Margaret F.        | 3 (ATM-B3)      | DTM, ATM-B2, CTM4            |
|                    |                 |                              |
|                    | 7 (CTM)         |                              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Jim G.             | 2               |                              |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Amy H.             | 5               | ATM-B                        |
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+
| Beth L.            | 8 (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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