**25 October 2001**

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**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 November 6 5:30 meeting Theme: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Tues November 20 5:30 meeting Theme: Time Management

Tues November 27 Noon meeting Theme: Leftovers

### 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.

**October 16 Meeting**

The October 16 meeting had a theme of Harvest Time. Margaret Foster
served as both presiding officer and TMOD, and we had a guest and
possible new member, Priya Aggarwal. Amy presented table topics
questions relating to back-to-school, fall vegetables and Halloween
doings.

In the speech portion of the meeting, Mari Rubin lead off with her
second speech from the basic manual, entitled \"My Life in Florida.\"
Mari described the 49 days that she and her husband spent with his
grandmother when they were newly arrived together in the US. The
grandmother was very kind and well-meaning, but had some unusual ideas.
Mari\'s dry humor had us laughing a number of times. The grandmother
instructed Mari to treat her husband like a king, and that his socks
should never go in the washing machine but should be washed by hand.
Romaine lettuce was a staple of the diet the grandmother presented to
the young couple, who were obliged to be home by 6:00 pm every day
without fail. It was another delightful speech, well constructed and
rich in humor.

Beth Lin gave the next speech, entitled \"Care, Cost and Quality.\" Beth
described some of her discouragement with vegetable gardening, due to
small yields, insect damage and other common problems. The short term
rewards just didn\'t seem to be worth the effort involved. But her
husband had longer-term ideas, and had planted fruit trees and berry
bushes. His results were longer in coming but much better, as we saw
from the attractive fruit that Beth brought to show us. Her speech
fitted nicely into the Harvest Time theme of the meeting.

Margaret Conover was general evaluator, and she had carefully prepared
so that she knew her duties well. Nancy was Mari\'s evaluator and Ronnie
evaluated for Beth. Ronnie was timer, Margaret Conover counted the ahs,
and Beth was quizmaster. Amy announced a tie for best table topics.
Margaret Foster closed the meeting.

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

BNL Toastmasters Regular Meeting Schedule

+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Date**         | ###            | ##               | ###### Nov    |
|                  | ### November 6 | #### November 20 | ember 27-NOON |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Theme**        | Who wants to   | Time Management  | Leftovers     |
|                  | be a           |                  |               |
|                  | millionaire?   | **Video Night**  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **TMOD**         |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Joke**         | Amy            |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Word**         |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Timer**        |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Ah counter**   |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Grammarian**   |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Table Topics** |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Speech #1**    | Margaret C.    | Mari             |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#2**           | Amy            | Margaret C.      |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#3**           |                | Beth             |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#4**           |                | Margaret F.      |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#5**           |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **General        | Nand           |                  |               |
| Eval.**          |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Evaluator #1** | Amy            | Margaret C.      |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#2**           |                | Beth             |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#3**           |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#4**           |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **#5**           |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Quiz Master**  |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+
| **Absent**       |                |                  |               |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+---------------+

####### Division F Humorous Speech & TT Contest

November 3, 10:00 AM. Schomburg Graduate Apartment Commons, SUNY Stony
Brook.

**Wanted: TMOD\'s. Sign up now and choose your own theme! Contact
Nancy.**

**Video Night:** We have chosen November 20 to be our Video Night. If
you wish to have yourself videotaped during a speech, evaluation, or
Table Topic, be sure to sign up for the role in advance and bring with
you a blank VHS tape pre-labeled with your name. You will receive your
tape at the next meeting. Then you are asked to prepare a
self-evaluation to be shared at the Dec. 18 meeting.

**October 23 Noon Meeting:** Special guest Arlene Duane Hemingway, ATM-S
of the Babylon Babblers, presented \"From the Inside Out to the Outside
In\". This project from the Public Relations Advanced Manual was meant
to engender within the audience goodwill for a company. Arlene certainly
did so, while at the same time she gave us some valuable ideas for
reducing stress during difficult times.

**Important Notice:** Due to recent events, BNL's front gate now
requires photo ID before allowing entrance to the site. The gate will be
given the names of all off-site members and 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.                                   ATM-B

  Susan C.              5                  

  Margaret C.           6                  

  Bill D.               3                  

  Ronnie E.             2                  DTM

  Margaret F.           1                  DTM

  Anthony G.                               

  Amy H.                3                  CTM

  Benny H.                                 

  Beth L.               7                  ATM-G

  Nancy M.              5                  ATM-B

  Nand N.               4                  ATM-G

  Mari R.               2                  
  --------------------- ------------------ ------------------------------

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