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Hello, fellow toastmasters and most welcome guests!
On Friday May 23rd, we hosted our first-ever comedy event. 35 people came to join our special night. Our toastmaster was John Donato who organized this special event. He briefly introduced our club and passed the role to Julian Hernandez who was the keynote speaker of that night. Julian gave a keynote speech by introducing his past speeches which are based on his past, struggles in life and professions. He emphasized that everyone has humor and that we can all incorporate humor into our speeches.
Our guest speaker was Frank Santopadre who is a comedy writer. With humor, he explained what is like to be a comedy writer and about comedy business. By listening to his interesting stories, everybody was amused by getting to know such a unique job.
A table topic toastmaster was Juliana, who did an excellent job. She gave specific conditions and speakers had to act and make stories based on the conditions given. We usually have one speaker at a time in giving an impromptu speech but we had two speakers who acted together. Very entertaining speeches guys.
Our first prepared speaker was Micheal Jackson. His title of #3 speech was “Why I love Michael Jackson.” His speech was full of humor by explaining how Micheal Jackson solves everything. Trying to be Micheal Jackson himself, Michael greatly entertained the audience. It was a very smart and entertaining speech.
The next speaker was Merlyne. It was her #8 speech, “Social commentary… I mean comedy.” As always, she was very energetic and determined in giving a speech. By introducing a comedian Margaret Cho, Merlyne told that comedians are observers of social environment and that comedy should be considered seriously.
Our last speaker was Michael Lee. His #10th speech (!) was “overcoming the frustration.” Michael made a point that no matter how much you hate public speaking, we won’t hate as much if we actually get through it. His speech was convincing and emphasized the beauty of public speaking. Congratulations on completing 10 speeches, Michael!
Impromptu Speakers:
1. Cathe, Sterling 2. Jonathan Faulkner and Carol 3. Chet, Matt 4. Tim, Lisa
Prepared Speakers:
1. Micheal Jackson 2. Merlyne 3. Micheal Lee
Evaluators:
1. Leonette 2. Eric 3. Rosalyn
Thank you all for coming and we will see you guys on next Friday in the regular meeting room!
Hunter Toastmasters
