Meeting Minutes of April 10, 2008 - Beijing China Capital Toastmasters Club

Meeting Minutes of April 10, 2008

Table Topics

Contents (include topic and participant):

Melina – You went on a trip to the great wall, left your bag with the driver – he is to pick you up at a certain time. He is now late. You will be late for your flight if you stay too long to wait for the driver. What do you do?
Yann – You missed your flight. Do you (1) Stay 1 night and get the flight the next day? (2) Do you try to be put on the Standby list for the next flight? (3) Do you take a bus?
Charles – Would you like to go to Pingyao in a group or alone?
Huub - Where would you like to visit most in China?
Guest Kai – Same question as above
Mary – Who do you want to travel with the most?

Prepared Speech #1
Speaker:	Yachan Dong	Evaluator:	Lydia Zhang
Speech No. & Type:	7 – Research Your Topic
Speech Title:
Do you get a Korean Hit?
Speech Evaluation:
- Nice and original topic! It fits in the daily life of many people - Your speech was nicely structured - You opened your speech with a question for the audience – this brought people in - You gave strong examples to support your statements - Speech was clear and not difficult to understand - Your hand gestures were good, but you look a lot at the ceiling - Closing had a question, which was good, left us thinking…

Prepared Speech #2
Speaker:	Ines Brunn	Evaluator:	Yann
Speech No. & Type:	6 – Vocal Variety
Speech Title:
The Joy Of Having Hot Water
Speech Evaluation:
- Great sense of humor - When you give jokes, you start to laugh before the end of the joke! Try to remain serious, and let us decide if it is funny! - You used your voice very well – you imitated your boyfriend well and the management staff - Your body movement was good on certain points – could improve the other points - The speech structure was generally good, but the message at the end seemed a bit weak – try something a bit more profound next time!

Prepared Speech #3
Speaker:	Joyce Wang	Evaluator:	Emma Qian
Speech No. & Type:	1 – Icebreaker
Speech Title:
Self Introduction
Speech Evaluation:
- Excellent Icebreaker - Only used your notes twice - Your eye contact was very good – you drew in the audience well - Your spoken English is clear and audible – good volume - Your notes could be used a bit better – try to hide them from the audience so they won’t be a distraction - Tell us why you are interested in the games and not what the games are. We’re here to listen and learn about you, not the games - Your conclusion seemed a bit scattered. Try to work on it next time.

Prepared Speech #4
Speaker:	QingHong Zhang	Evaluator:	Felicia Dan Fang
Speech No. & Type:	3 – Get To The Point
Speech Title:
Power of Culture
Speech Evaluation:
- Very nice topic – close to everyone - Your speech’s structure was good – you had 3 clear parts – information about the festival, questions and reasons, and then summary - You could increase your volume, might be a bit too soft. - Your eye contact is very natural, but you sometimes look at the ceiling or floor. - Your introduction brought people in - You stood a bit too close to the audience

Announcements

Website – please link to our website from your personal website. This will improve the results in search engines, such as Google.
We’re going to have a meeting after this meeting to discuss the new club.

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