PRESIDENTS CLUB – # 1713 – District 44 – Division D – Area 31

November 5, 2014 / Location: East Cobb Government Center
Toastmaster / Kumar Choudhuri
7:00 PM / Call to Order – Sgt at Arms / Lisa Kiblinger
7:05 / Invocation/pledge / Yale Nogin
7:10 / Business Meeting / President Michelle Nogin
Motions: Richie Deason moved that we rename our annual award for enthusiastic member as the “Rush Netterville Enthusiastic Toastmaster Award”. Seconded by everyone and unanimously passed.
Reports: Jan 21 will be our international speech contest; Sunil will send email to ask for volunteers to fill roles for the contest. We have had several new members join and need to mentors to work with them. Richie Deason will be sending the ballot to vote for our annual club awards. The banquet will be Jan 17 at Paper Mill Grill.
7:20 / Helpers
Joke Master / Brock Davis
Vote Counter / Paula Buckner
Ah Counter / Sunil Choudhuri
CL Evaluator / Tom Nixon
Grammarian / Michelle Nogin, Word of the day
Timer / Wally Lawrence
Videographer / Dave Brookmire
7:30 / Table Topics – “A word from our sponsor” / Lisa Goodman; Table Topics Master – speakers drew an object from a bag and had to come up with an on the spot sales pitch commercial
#1 / Sutham Copkit (1:08) / Object- canned tomatoes. – I hate tomato sauce because mostly growing up I couldn’t afford to buy it. But now I buy in bulk because it is chock full of vitamins. If you buy it too you will be able to do this (handstand extraordinaire!).
#2 / Vahn Wagner (1:46) / Object-light bulbs –Is your house dark? Mine was because I always waited for my husband to change the light bulbs. But after 45 minutes in the dark, the light bulb finally went off in my head – I can change the bulbs myself! Buy these because they will last for ten years which means that over your lifetime you will only need to change the bulbs only eight times.
#3 / Sunil Choudhuri (1:05) / Object-confectioners’ sugar; I take Lisa Kiblinger’s warnings seriously so I would never eat confectioner’s sugar. However if you mix it up with some baking soda it will probably be the best deodorant you could ever use.
#4 / Jim Dawson (1:41) / Object-mop head; This is the best invention ever. You can use it on the floors, the walls, the windows, anything you want. It comes in red as well as this lovely blue. Buy it now – 2 doz mop heads for $14.95 and we will even throw in the mop handle.
7:40 / 5 minute break
7:45 / Introduction of Speakers / Toastmaster, Kumar Choudhuri
#1 / Pick the Habit / Lisa Kiblinger
CC Manual, Project 9, Persuade with Power, Time 5-7 minutes
Objectives : persuade listeners to adopt your viewpoint, ideas or to take some action, appeal to the audiences interests, use logic and emotion to support your position
(5:33) / This is not about kicking the habit, but picking the habit. Imagine being in the perfect place and now imagine not being able to do the things you want to do in that perfect place because your health prevents it. If you can’t do everything you want to do today there is still an opportunity for you to pick your habits that will lead to better fitness. There are five things your need to do to dream big enough to make sure you get there: 1. Imagine what you have to do; 2. Be flexible in planning and implementing; 3. Dedicate yourself to the task; 4. Evaluate your progress and make needed adjustments; and 5. Purposefully pick the habits that will make a difference.
#2 / Where are you going and what have you learned? / Richie Deason
Speeches by Management; Project 2; Appraise with Praise
5 -7 Minutes; Objectives: demonstrate the importance of using feedback techniques in daily life; use constructive evaluation to help someone improve performance; offer support to empower change (8:06) / All of us have endured the dreaded annual performance appraisal. As awkward as it is to be appraised it is just as awkward to do the appraisal. In the process of building my business I have had to learn to be effective in providing feedback to the members of my team. Managers might be defined as getting people to do what they don’t want to do; leaders help people see their own possibilities and to want to do more. Which are you when you give your team feedback and evaluations? In the process you need to ask what their goals are and help them identify what they need help with or what they are struggling with. Richie invited Michelle Nogin up and they demonstrated an appropriate appraisal conversation about Michelle’s performance as our club president. Richie asked her what she has learned while being president and provided positive feedback that he felt that she had been innovative and encouraging to others in the club. He asked what her goals are and how she felt she might accomplish these goals.
#3 / The Winds of Change / Debbie Fields
Speeches by management;
Project 4, Communicating Change, 5-7 minutes
Objectives: introduce a new idea or change to established operations or methods, show the benefits of the change, overcome resistance and gain support (6:55) / Debbie was to speak to the DS Waters group of associates about an upcoming companywide change that will impact everyone. There is a saying that when the wind changes, people get together and build a windmill. And at DS waters change is coming. The building we are in has been purchased and we must move immediately. After determining that the majority of the employees all live in this area so we found a building that will keep the commute the same for most people. The new space is being refurbished to our specifications to create a more collaborative environment. Instead of being separated across several floors our teams will be consolidated into two floors which will make communicating and collaborating much more effective. I know you are all thinking – cubicles. Yes we will be more work stations but there will also be Wi-Fi throughout the space so you can take your lap top and go into small conference rooms to work on team projects. There will also be noise eliminators. We fell that the move will be beneficial and I ask that you join with me so we can make a windmill.
#4 / Get Met It Pays / Clemmie Scott
Persuasive Speaking, Project 1, The Effective Sales Person, 8-12 minutes; Objectives: recognize a buyers thought process in making a purchase, elicit information from prospective buyer, match the buyer with the appropriate product (12:36) / What is the difference between persuasive selling and negotiation? Negotiation is always adversarial – someone has to give something up. Persuasive selling is understanding the buyer’s process of making a purchasing decision and matching your product to them. The buyer’s stages are recognizing their need, searching for information, evaluating the options, making a decision. You have to find out where the buyer is in their process and find the right time to close. You need to provide them with a plan about product performance and give them next steps that help move them toward the purchase. Clemmie demonstrated this process with the help of Jim Dawson as a customer for insurance and retirement planning.
8:30 / Evaluations / General Evaluator Judy Anderson
Mack Miller for Lisa K (3:05) / Lisa is always sincere and credible in her speeches. You gave us a lot of information about how to pick the habits that help achieve better health and fitness. Even though most of us know your credentials, I felt you could have provided some background as that would add authority to the very good ideas and advice you presented. The use of your intro caught everyone’ attention. You had good use of emotions but you could work on physical gestures. You gave us a problem and the steps to take to get to a solution. You appealed to our interests and gave examples that we could follow.
Dan Jourdan for Richie D (3:24) / Not all speakers are leaders, but all really good leaders are good speakers. Richie demonstrated some advanced skills with his speech and the appraisal portion with Michelle. You were very prepared and were comfortable. It was a real conversation you were having and we were allowed to witness some really good work. You could have shared a few more personal stories about your journey in evaluating and providing feedback in your company.
Jessica Thompson for Debbie Field (2:42) / Debbie made effective use of the PowerPoint to introduce the change that is coming to the company. You struck an appropriate tone in presenting the information. It was made the audience feel that management had been thoughtful of the need of the employees in making the selection of the new space. You turned the negative idea of cubicles into a humorous idea with by showing the cartoon. You kept your voice light throughout and spoke with confidence which made everyone feel like this is really not going to be a big deal and if we all work together it will be great.
Judi Rogers for Clemmie Scott
(2:55) / This was an excellent presentation of Clemmie’s great skills as a sales person. Whatever you are selling I’m buying! You took us through the selling process and gave us a wonderful demonstration of effective persuasive selling. It was great to watch you and Jim; there was an exceptional rapport.
Awards
Best Table Topics / Jim Dawson
Best Helper / Michelle Nogin
Best Evaluator / Dan Jourdan
Best Speaker / Debbie Field