**27 June 2002**

# ![](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**

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

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

## [Upcoming Events]{.underline}

Tues July 2^nd^ 5:30 Meeting Theme: American History

Tues July 16 5:30 Gazebo Meeting Theme: My Favorite Things

Tues July 23 Noon Meeting

### Officers 2001-02 

**President:**

Margaret Foster

**VP Education:**

Nancy Manning

**VP Membership &**

**VP Public Relations:**

Margaret Conover

**Secretary:**

Amy Halsted

**Treasurer:**

Ronnie Evans

**Sergeant at Arms:**

Beth Lin

**Newsletter Editors:**

Amy Halsted

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.

**18 June Meeting**

The 18 June meeting had a cheerful theme: 100 Reasons Why Life is Great.
Pat Astre was TMOD and he asked attendees to preface any statements they
might make during the meeting with one or more of these reasons. We had
a Speedcraft member, Becky Currell, in attendance, and also Yoshio, a
guest of Mari Rubin's. Steve Stein was Jokemaster and his shaggy dog
story about a wild cowboy in a saloon had some memorable images! Bryan
Boyer stepped in as Table Topics master, and his questions built on the
theme of life being great. Ain't it though?

Nand gave an educational presentation on the delicate art of introducing
a speaker. An introduction needs to include the speaker's name (more
than once), the topic, and a word or two about the speaker's
qualifications. It should not include effusive praise of the speaker or
reveal too much of the speech content. Margaret Foster followed with
another educational presentation, this one on evaluation. Helping
speakers improve is what Toastmasters is about, and evaluation is an
important part of it. Evaluations should have a balance of praise and
suggestions for improvement.

Personalizing comments with phrases such as "It seems to me....I
thought... Perhaps..." softens the commentary and helps to keep it
constructive.

Becky spoke next with her ice breaker. We were impressed with the amount
of traveling she has done in her young life and with her accomplishments
and determination as well. Her speech was delivered smoothly and it left
us wanting to hear more from her in her next one.

Ronnie was the general evaluator and she invited each evaluator to
present. Mari gave the timers report and we learned that Ronnie herself
had won for best Table Topics. She turned the podium back to TMOD Pat,
who proposed a new program for the club. He urged that we become
involved in presenting speeches before outside audiences, such as
Rotary, Kiwanis and Elks clubs. Other TM clubs could participate as
well. This Toastmasters Speakers Bureau would also be a membership
building tool, as each speaker would make a brief statement about the TM
Program and its benefits. We will consider this proposal and help Pat
develop it further. Margaret Foster closed the meeting.

GAZEBO MEETING: July 16 is the date of the annual Gazebo Meeting and
dinner, held outdoors at the picnic pavilion on the BNL Grounds. If you
plan to attend this fun and always delicious meeting, please think about
what you'd like to cook or bring along and let Amy know. We need:
drinking water and soft drinks, chips, a couple of salads, something for
dessert, etc. Tentative main dish is charcoal grilled hamburgers, hot
dogs and fixings. Yum!

PASSING THE TORCH: This is the last issue of the Edge that we (Amy and
Nancy) will be preparing. We both enjoyed our duty and working together.
Brian Boyer has agreed to take on the responsibility of keeping members
in the loop, and he may want to change the methods or format. We thank
him and offer him our support.

# ***The Edge, Page 2 June 27, 2002***

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

BNL Toastmasters Regular Meeting Schedule

  ------------------ ---------------- ------------------- ----------------
  **Date**           **July 2**       **July 16**         **July 23**

  **Theme**          American History My Favorite Things  **NOON**
                                      **Gazebo Meeting**  

  **TMOD**           Beth             Beth                

  **Joke**           Pat                                  

  **Word**           Steve                                

  **Timer**          Steve            Nancy               

  **Ah counter/                                           
  Grammarian**                                            

  **Quiz Master**                                         

  **Table Topics**   Nand                                 

  **Speech #1**      Becky            Becky               

  **#2**             Doug             Nancy               

  **#3**             Joe              Marjorie            

  **#4**             Zilu                                 

  **#5**             Mari                                 

  **General Eval.**  Brian                                

  **Evaluator #1**   Beth                                 

  **#2**             Becky            Becky               

  **#3**             Pat                                  

  **#4**             Brian                                

  **#5**             Amy                                  

  **Educational**    Ronnie                               
  ------------------ ---------------- ------------------- ----------------

***Membership Roster***

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Name**                                                              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1.  Pat Astre                                                         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2.  Brian Boyer                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.  Margaret Conover                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.  Bill Dunn                                                         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5.  Ronnie Evans                                                      |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6.  Margaret Foster                                                   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7.  Mario Fuschetti                                                   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 8.  Amy Halsted                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 9.  Benny Hooda                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10. Barbara Klein                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 11. Doug Klein                                                        |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 12. Marjorie Lamb                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 13. Beth Lin                                                          |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 14. Nancy Manning                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 15. Joe Montalto                                                      |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 16. Nand Narain                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 17. Marc Newmark                                                      |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 18. Mari Rubin                                                        |
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| 19. Steven Stein                                                      |
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| 20. Zilu Xu                                                           |
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| 21. Zhen-Hui Zhang                                                    |
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######### **Gazebo Meeting**: July 16 will be our annual picnic meeting in the Gazebo on the BNL recreational field. Please plan to bring a dish to share. We will honor members who have earned new educational levels this year and install the 2002-2003 officers. This is always an exciting meeting - plan to join us!

**Mentees/Mentors:** Don\'t forget to make a few minutes to meet with
each other. Maybe plan to come a bit early to the next meeting.
Remember, mentors should be helping their mentees through their first 3
speeches.

**Important Notice:** For security reasons, BNL's front gate requires
photo ID for entrance to the site. The gate will be given the names of
all off-site members and expected guests several days prior to each
meeting. If you wish to bring a guest with you, please notify Nancy or
Beth by 2 days prior to the meeting.

Members\' Progress Report

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

  Pat A.                  3                    ATM-B

  Brian B.                6                    CTM

  Margaret C.                                  CTM

  Bill D.                 7                    

  Ronnie E.               3                    DTM

  Margaret F.             4                    DTM

  Mario F.                                     

  Amy H.                                       ATM-B

  Benny H.                9                    

  Barbara K.              1                    

  Doug K.                                      

  Marjorie L.             1                    

  Beth L.                 4                    ATM-G

  Nancy M.                8                    ATM-B

  Joe M.                                       

  Nand N.                 9                    ATM-G

  Marc N.                                      

  Mari R.                 5                    

  Steve S.                1                    

  Zilu X.                                      

  Zhen-Hui Z.             1                    
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