We had a fun meeting – Toastmaster Barney led with his dry sense of humor. The term “corny” had Barney going when he first arrived here in the US…..

Mary talked about the “shadow” that we all have. It’s the part of ourselves that we try to contain or deny – things like girls who are assertive or intelligent, or boys who are more emotionally expressive, more than the “norm” for their gender. These traits can be buried, which can be counter-productive. Exploring these traits and understanding them can help lead a more complete life.

Bill talked about how Bernoulli was, in some ways, the father of flight. He came up with the “simple” principle – fluids that move faster have lower pressure. This was in 1730. Venturi in 1746 came up with the extension of that principle – if you reduce the diameter of a pipe (like a pinch), the pinch point has lower pressure, because the fluid is traveling faster. This makes flying possible, because the curved top of a wing makes the air travel further, and so faster. The “slower” air on the bottom of the wing pushes it up.

Richard talked about how the formalized stock market concept of Market, Limit, and Stop-Loss orders can apply to everyday life. We use these concepts whenever we buy or sell things. Using the knowledge can make us better purchasers.

Melissa led a movie-oriented set of Table Topics. There was an envelope full of movie lines, and we had to review the movie. Many of the lines were, well, less than extremely well known. Creativity ruled.

Evaluation was interesting in that all 3 speakers spoke on the same project – CC manual # 3, Get to the Point. General Evaluator Steve led an experienced team: James evaluated Mary, Yao evaluated Bill, and Michelle evaluated Richard.

Steve had some useful comments for both the speakers and the evaluators.

Toast of the Day went to Mary for inspiring progress thru the CC manual.

Most Improved Speaker went to Bill D

Best Table Topics went to Fred C

Best Evaluator went to Steve K

Other Notes:

• Speech contest is in 3 weeks – Humorous Speech and Evaluation. September 15^th at the usual time.
• Michelle volunteered to be Toastmaster
• Mary needs any schedule requests for October.
• Dues are due soon….October 1^st.
• Several folks worked Division B Officer training – Richard, Barney, and Melissa have helped out so far.
• Anderson House TM will be having their contest on Sept 15^th at 7:15
• Division contest on September 23^rd in Evening
• Northgate Chamber Festival – September 11^th from 10:00 to 7:00 PM we got a booth