Revisiting the Seventies and Revisiting or Revising Speeches
Toastmaster Rei Fuller introduced the theme of the 1970’s. Katherine Alford, as grammarian, supplied “chill” as the word of the day and supplied various props to usher in the spirit of the 70’s. Tim Edwards was timer and Alicia Hughes was ah-counter. Karen Alexander spoke on “Directionally Challenged.” She directed her audience in stories of delivering refreshments to a TLI with an unexpected detour, departing from a husband that was the nicest guy, and deciding that a Toastmaster that was an alcoholic was too much to take. Her speech was the Pathways Leadership Development Project 2, Part 2 (Evaluation and Feedback). Doug Brown spoke on “History— The Greatest Story Ever Told.” He began with Hammurabi, known for his code of law of ancient Mesopotamia dating to about 1754 BC. Then he went to Moses and found parallels with Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. He concluded by saying our own stories could be added to the ...