It is fitting that I write this the day after Obama's inauguration speech, which is an inspiration for me to write and deliver better speeches at Toastmasters.  For this TM club, the officers also have a common vision, which was discussed thoroughly at last week's ex-com meeting. 

The club will have a renewed focus on evaluation, to make sure that all the speakers can take home something of value.  Stagetime is great, but constructive feedback is just as important for your development as a speaker.  We have begun taken action to realize our vision.  I hope that all the members attending the meeting this Thursday will begin to see the difference.   

So, it is also appropriate that the next meeting's General Evaluator is one of our club's best evaluator: Yann B. We will also have another very experienced evaluator, Inez, to evaluate a speaker’s #9 speech.   If only I had these two during my last performance review at work……

Enjoy the meeting, everybody.