Middlesex & Cromwell Speech-a-Thon a Big Success!

The 2^nd annual Joint Speech-a-Thon with Middlesex County Toastmasters & Cromwell Community Toastmasters was held on Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the Cromwell Public Library Arch Room. The event was well attended with members from both clubs in attendance as well as a number of guests. Refreshments were provided for everyone to enjoy. As a result of this spectacular evening, several guests expressed interest in becoming members!

The meeting featured seven great speeches, including a “secret” speaker not known until that evening! Ute Brinkmann from Eagle Club in Wallingford was a guest speaker. Thorough, constructive speech evaluations were given to all the speakers, and one evaluation consisted of “round robin” comments from everyone in the audience, including guests!

Opening

Louis Nizet, Cromwell Club President, opened the meeting and welcomed all! Guests were introduced individually and welcomed.

Meeting Roles

Toastmaster: Bill Sullivan, Cromwell

Timer: Brian Conte, Cromwell

Ah Counter: Phil Mason, Cromwell

Speaker 1: Jackie Kirwan, Middlesex

Speaker 2: Murugan Pachaiyappan, Cromwell & Middlesex

Speaker 3: Charlie Hubert, Cromwell

Speaker 4: Charnaie Gordon, Middlesex & Cromwell

Speaker 5: Ute Brinkmann, Eagle

Speaker 6: Jay Broderick, Middlesex

Speaker 7: Tom Alvord, Cromwell & Middlesex

General Evaluator: Kay Jeyapalan, Middlesex

Evaluator 1: Bill Sullivan, Cromwell

Evaluator 2: Rob Schaff, Middlesex

Evaluator 3: Cheryl Mason, Cromwell & Middlesex

Evaluator 4: Michael O’Brien, Middlesex

Evaluator 5: Louis Nizet, Cromwell

Evaluator 6: Kay Jeyapalan, Middlesex

Evaluator 7: All, Round Robin Feedback

Closing

Charnaie Gordon, Middlesex Club President asked each of the guests for feedback and comments regarding the meeting. The feedback from guests was very positive and comments such as “stimulating,” “fun,” and “I’ll be back” were heard. Charnaie then closed the meeting. Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. sharp!