June 7th Meeting Minutes
Lead by: Eric Peterson, President Elect
Speakers: Deron White and Nick Samoylov
Evalutors: Janet Reese and Dave Trzupek
Fellow Toastmasters:
Today Nick wowed us with a death defying tale of mountain climbing. Every experienced climber has to start somewhere. Nick recounted his first climbing trip. He and two other rather inexperienced climbers took an "easy route" to the summit. "Experience" is often the best teacher and the three soon learned that "easy" was a matter of interpretation. In a climactic moment the three were stranded! They hung, suspended on a cliff face in the dark! As night fell and cold set in the three wondered if they would survive. They were, momentarily, trapped as the lead climber's strength began to fail him.
The third climber, Nina, took the initiative and climbed to safety. Unbeknowst to her other climbers, she had unhooked her safety belt in a selfless act. She did not want to take the other two climbers down with her if she fell. Fortunately for Nick and his companion, Nina soon found her way to safety on a geological shelf. She guided her companions down and the rest, as they say, is history.
Deron gave us a taste of Scotch - poetry that is! In an interpretive poem, Deron read the work of Scottish poet Robert Burns. Burns is the well known author of "Auld Lang Syne" and many other favorites. Nothing like a dash of literature and culture to spice up a speech.
Coming next week - Two ice breakers by Cindy and Nate!
In other club news, we're looking to fill our VP of PR slot. Interested parties should contact Eric.
Good speaking!
Mike
Secretary
Treasurer
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