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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 May 21, 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 Jitsi page.

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Meeting Theme

Bringing Authenticity into the Workplace

Toastmaster of the Day Joann Hester
Master of Ceremonies. Responsible for facilitating the entirety of the meeting in an online setting.

Prepared and Impromptu Speeches

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

Evaluation

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

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