Melissa returned from her illness only to let us know that Yao was sick and would be replaced by Steve as Toastmaster. Being sick seemed to be a sub-theme of the night as Michelle provided the opener letting us know that what she wished for was good health and a decent night sleep. Before we [...]

In this issue: An interview with Dale, Spring 2010 calendar, A note about “odd Wednesdays”, A comment about meeting themes, thoughts about Toastmasters contests, and more!

Send your schedule requests for June to James by Sunday, May 2nd.

James served as our acting president for the very ill Melissa who couldn’t be with us. Something was definitely in the air with several members home sick or sick in the room. Patrick served as acting secretary for Richard who was also MIA. The meeting started with a bang on Wednesday as we voted and [...]

Melissa got us off to rousing start by inducting a New Member! Erin has joined Notable Northgaters. John, as the Opener, and returning from a long absence, had several thoughts on what he’d define as a dream job. Primarily, it’s what you’d be doing if you had a choice, AND could get paid for it. [...]

Pre-Meeting Advice from Ray (to our guest Denise, after Fred encouraged/pressured/browbeat her to participate in Table Topics): “The best way to deal with Fred is to ignore him.” Hastily recruited Toastmaster Ray took charge of the meeting and introduced the various roles. Videographer Steve made quite an impression. Opener Barney gave us a historical view [...]