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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 16, 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

Participation is not a "magic formula."

Toastmaster of the Day Usamah Zagaar
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 Joann Hester
Speaker 2 Douglas Van Camp
Delivers a prepared speech via his or her web cam; turns meeting over to the Toastmaster.
Topics Master Open
Invites attendees to deliver 1-2 minute impromptu speeches; turns meeting over to Toastmaster.

Evaluation

Evaluator 1 Sally Boyd, DTM
Evaluator 2 Loni Huff
Introduces a speaker and provides an introduction of the speaker's prepared speech.
Timer Sara Gilheart
Records and reports upon the time elapsed during each speech and table topic.
Grammarian Member not found
Introduces and monitors usage of the “Word of the Day” and listens for both excellent and imprecise use of the English language.
Ah Counter Open
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 Joann Hester
Delivers a comprehensive evaluation of the overall quality of the meeting.

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