FRTM - Re: You Shoulda Been There - Crazy Relatives Edition

From: "McIntosh, Robin" <Robin.McIntosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "jennifer.dunne.co@xxxxxxxxx" <jennifer.dunne.co@xxxxxxxxx>, FRTM <FRTM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:46:54 +0000

I learned more from the recap that being there. I am glad I went! Seeing
Bill’s Tourette’s was entertaining and somewhat disturbing at the same time.

From: frtm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <frtm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Jennifer Dunne
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 11:05 PM
To: FRTM <FRTM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: FRTM - You Shoulda Been There - Crazy Relatives Edition

The June 21 Toastmasters meeting was the CrAzY ReLaTiVeS edition, where we
learned, if you don't know who your crazy relative is... it's probably you!
There were 8 members in attendance, and guest Donna, who is looking for a club
that does not conflict with her golf league.

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Toastmaster Jonathan Kolber kicked the meeting off in style with a story of his
crazy relatives. "Crazy as a heart attack" indeed! Who is Ray's craziest
relative? [1]
Bill Farrand was prepared with an inspiration that he could read in a pinch
when our scheduled inspirator had to cancel at the last minute. "You're
betraying your whole life if you don't say what you think." Awesome advice for
Toastmasters, Bill!
Robin McIntosh told a pair of puns, involving "chess nuts boasting in an open
foyer" and a "super callused fragile mystic with extra halitosis".

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Bill Farrand was the first speaker, suffering the angst of a potential lottery
winner who doesn't know how to spend his money in an Interpretive Reading
Monodrama from which classic piece of fiction? [2]
Ray Pezolt then gave a talk, You Can't Not Communicate, accompanied by
PowerPoint slides, about the 4 communication styles for verbal communication.
What are the 4 styles? [3]
And the ribbon went to Ray!

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After the break, Table Topics Master Jeff Stoll handed out an amusing obituary,
and asked us to explain the story behind it. Jonathan gave the viewpoint of the
embittered son of the deceased. Jennifer, as the mother of the deceased, blamed
her son-in-law for being a bad influence. Neighbor Bill remembered the deceased
pounding back gin and tonics at the local bar. Brother-in-law Robin pled
artistic sensibilities, and the need to escape to California to make art. Richa
the cocktail waitress remembered how well Robin tipped. Ray, who we thought was
the pastor, turned out to be an undercover investigator pursuing Robin for
insurance fraud. Three additional unrelated table topics included Savanna's
story of crazy parents, Alan's story of a crazy neighbor, and Bill's
ribbon-winning definition of crazy that involved a strange form of Touret's
that made him prone to shouting "Yo Yo Ma" at unpredictable intervals.

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Jennifer Dunne evaluated Bill for the ribbon, and Savanna Langan evaluated Ray.
GE Jeff Stoll (doing double duty) evaluated both of them, saying Jennifer's
evaluation felt padded, and Savanna's wasn't long enough.
Also doing double duty, Richa Acharya gave the ah-counter report and quizmaster
report. While we did very well with ahs and ums, the club did not do well with
the word, "So." In fact, everyone but Alan got dinged for improper use of so.
To which Alan piped up with, "I'm so happy!"
Other members doing double duty included Ray as the greeter (and office opener,
since Alan was delayed) and Jennifer as the Secretary. There was no Grammarian
or Gesture Master.

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Another great meeting! You should have been there!

Answers to quiz questions:
[1] Ray's sister -- smart, with zero common sense
[2] Glory Road, by Robert Heinlein
[3] Initiating, Directive, Analytical, Supportive

References:
- FRTM - You Shoulda Been There - Crazy Relatives Edition
  - From: Jennifer Dunne

FRTM - Re: You Shoulda Been There - Crazy Relatives Edition

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