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Online Weekly Meeting

Spirited Speech Masters meets online every Thursday (excepting institutional holidays) from 12 noon to 1 PM. Visitors are always welcome though only employees of MD Anderson are permitted to join.

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Thursday April 9, 2020 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

This is a modified version of our in-person weekly meetings. For a full description of the modified protocol, visit our Discord page.

Planned Absences

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Meeting Theme

Adaptibility

Toastmaster of the Day Member not found
Master of Ceremonies. Responsible for facilitating the entirety of the meeting in an online setting.
Chat Master Open
Responsible for monitoring the chat during the meeting, assisting members with any technical difficulties.

Prepared and Impromptu Speeches

Speaker 1 Open
Speaker 2 Sally Boyd, DTM
Delivers a prepared speech via his or her web cam; turns meeting over to the Toastmaster.
Topics Master Usamah Zagaar
Invites attendees to deliver 1-2 minute impromptu speeches; turns meeting over to Toastmaster.

Evaluation

Evaluator 1 Open
Evaluator 2 Joann Hester
Introduces a speaker and provides an introduction of the speaker's prepared speech.
Timer Douglas Van Camp
Records and reports upon the time elapsed during each speech and table topic.
Grammarian Loni Huff
Introduces and monitors usage of the “Word of the Day” and listens for both excellent and imprecise use of the English language.
Ah Counter Sara Gilheart
Listens for the use of filler words (ex. “um”) and repeated “double clutch” words.
Vote Counter Open
Delivers results for best speaker, best table topics speaker, and best evaluator.
General Evaluator Loni Huff
Delivers a comprehensive evaluation of the overall quality of the meeting.

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