by Mark Frisk on January 13, 2010
We had an exciting time at our first meeting in 2010. The theme was “New Beginnings,” which led Toastmaster Mark Emblidge to undertake a brief discourse on the “Department of Redundancy Department.”
The meeting was held in the upstairs room at Sanibel Cottage, which is a little tight for our group, but, as one would expect, the close confines didn’t prevent members and guests from enjoying a fast-paced meeting with great speeches and evaluations.
A special shout-out must go to our newest member, Dara Greiger, who walked away with the top prize for her Icebreaker speech. Way to go, Dara! Love it!
Here are all the results of the evening’s contests:
Table Topics
- Runner-Up: Al Turof
- Winner: Bill Self
Evaluator
- Runner-Up: Mark Frisk
- Winner: Al Turof
Speaker
- Runner-Up: Kelly Roland
- Winner: Dara Greiger
by Mark Frisk on November 9, 2009
A message from Dave Pope, Postprandial Toastmasters President, 2009-2010:
The District 65 Toastmaster of the Year is awarded to an extraordinary member whose enthusiasm is so contagious it rubs off on everyone in the district; the industrious volunteer who is eager to perform any and all meeting assignments; the exceptional individual making uncommon efforts to recognize, encourage and nurture fellow Toastmasters.
The recipient of this year’s Toastmaster of the Year award was announced at the just-concluded Toastmasters District 65 Fall Conference, and I am very happy and proud to say that it is our own Kate Olsen.
Kate has worked very hard to support not only our club but also helped start the Geneva club and is coaching a few others as well. She is always one of the first members to step up to help the district and its clubs. She demonstrates the meaning of Toastmasters leadership and speaking in everything she does.
Postprandial Toastmasters (and welcome guests), please help me congratulate this year’s District 65 Toastmaster of the Year: Kate Olsen.
Well done, Kate. You have worked very hard and you deserve this!
by Mark Frisk on October 10, 2009
We had a blast at our 9/30/09 meeting, with its awesome theme of “Sunday Crosswords.”
Special shout-outs go to Allison Moreland, who did a superb job as Toastmaster in her very first turn in that role. Her custom-made giant Toastmasters crosswords puzzle was a hit, with members sticking around after the meeting to make sure that every last letter-space was filled in.
Congrats as well to Sudipta Das, who served as Chief Evaluator for the first time and executed the role perfectly.
Here are the results of the evening’s contests:
Table Topics
- Runner-Up: Kate Olsen
- Winner: Paul Lozito
Evaluator
- Runner-Up: Al Turof
- Winner: Bill Self
Speaker
- Runner-Up: Paul Lozito
- Winner: Tom Frisk
by Mark Frisk on September 20, 2009
A report from Ed Oberhofer, Postprandial’s VP of Education:
It is my pleasure to announce and congratulate the winners of our club contests held on September 16th..
The Evaluation Contest was won by Mark Emblidge. Ed Oberhofer was the runner-up.
The Humorous Speech Contest was won by Dave Pope. Kate Flanagan was the runner-up.
All the contestants gave very high caliber presentations, and I am sure Mark and Dave will represent us well at the Area level and beyond.
Their next opportunity will be at the Area 6 contest on Saturday, October 3rd at 6:30 PM at Cerame’s Italian Villa in Winton Place Plaza. Please consider attending and lending Mark and Dave your support. Here’s a flyer with complete details.
