28 September 2017
Club Contest - Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest
Moo G. Moon Education Center
Sergeant-At-Arms: Jeff Stoll
Contest Chairs: Richa Acharya and Patti Apple
Toastmaster: Dirk Kittredge
Chief Judge: Robin McIntosh
Test Speaker: Sandra Oliver
Art model. Whole new level of OMG. Empowering. Learned to take off
clothes. Stand and smile and your naked. Students are more afraid of me
than me of them. As I became more comfortable, they became more
comfortable. Learned that students work is more a reflection of
themselves.
Evaluator #1: Jennifer Dunne
Presence and presentation mirrored confidence. Powerful echo. Use of
powerful pauses. Loved structure of speech. Started with a naked dream.
Follow up with what you learned.
Evaluator #2: Jonathan Kolber
Uniqueness, entertainment, and putting yourself out there - vulnerable.
Elevated speech to inspiring. Great audience engagement. Held interest.
Started soft, weak. Tied into specific lessons.
Evaluator #3: Russ Agnew
Position of being naked in front of people. Great gestures. Used stage to
make points. Voice was soft and slow. Pace of voice. Visually great
details. Showed how uncomfortable it is to be smile and be naked.
Break
Humorous Speech contestants
1. Jennifer Dunne
2. Alan Wong
3. Russ Agnew
4. Kathy Barrett
5. Susan Minskey
Since I was in the speech contest, I did not take any notes after the
break. I will still recap. Let me digress.
Winner of the Evaluation contest was Jennifer Dunne. Winner of the
Humorous Speech contest was Jennifer Dunne. (and Jennifer SHINES on).
Congratulations to everyone that participated. All the speeches were
excellent. I have to admit, Jennifer's speech Sheep in a tree was the best
of our best. We cannot all win but it's the journey and the experience
that pushes us to participate. It's stepping out of our comfort zone and
this is how we learn. And learning to be the best that we can be and
striving to do better than before is what life is all about. It was
another You Should've been there event. Until next week, I am your humble
secretary.
Alan Wong
