UniMasters Toastmasters

This week Julie gave a very important speech about preparing a home emergency kit. She discussed several ways to be prepared in the event of an earthquake or fire in Southern California. After her speech, she shared a list to get everyone started in their preparedness! She reminded the club to establish a place to meet up in case you are not with your family and suggested asking small children (often) where that location is, so that they can remember it. They may need to tell a teacher or other caretaker. It will put everyone's mind at ease if you know where to find each other! So far, this educational series has covered how to perform the perfect tennis swing, make an outstanding salad, brew kombucha, and be prepared in case of a disaster. Come join us next week to see what we will learn next!

This week we had another speech in our learning lab style of presentations. Roger Brown gave a wonderful presentation from his kitchen with an educational module on Pasta Salad. Believe me, we were all hungry watching how to make it! I took notes and fed this yummy cold salad to my family - they loved it. We also found out where our members want to go after Covid (and with an unlimited budget). Interesting answers and all are do-able! Travel on! Next week, we will hav...e another 4-6 minute teaching speech by Bret Quiring. We never know what it will about until Bret starts speaking. It’s more fun that way! See you Tuesday! Julie

Last Week's Message: (Wish I would have gotten a picture of Deana showing off her pro-swing and outfit) Hello UniMasters,... Today’s meeting was especially noteworthy! We had our first in a series of teaching speeches and I think we will enjoy this format for the next few weeks. Everyone has a special talent or unique knowledge that will benefit our members and I look forward to learning from all of our members. Our first teacher was Deanna Santagata and she did a great job with her education of Tennis Forehand Groundstroke. She dressed the part, had a tennis racket to demonstrate, and was well organized in her instruction. She was very descriptive which helped us understand the method she uses, and I think the majority of us want to hit the courts with the knowledge we gained from Deanna!

Happy Holidays UniMasters members, Today, Bret gave an outstanding salute to our favorite holiday movies! There were a few that I had forgotten about over the years, so I will be busy watching them prior to Christmas! Robin Anthony’s speech A Beautiful Lie not only had a great title but made us think about the wonder of childhood around the holidays. Great job to Roger Brown for his Tabletopics performance regarding updating Miracle on 34th Streetanother movie we shoul...d re-visit! Next week, our Toastmaster will be Avis French and she will be bringing her Christmas spirit with our theme Tis The Season. She has also chosen the word of the day, yuletide. Come prepared to celebrate with us again at UniMasters, where all is not silent, but all is bright! See you next Tuesday at noon, Julie Morris

Another great meeting with our hardcore, digital crew!! One HUGE benefit to Unimasters during COVID... No commute or parking!! ... Another, (and probably more important) learning how to communicate clearly regardless of the platform!! Come check us out or just stop in and say hi! It's never been easier!

Hello UniMasters and Guests, Today’s meeting made us hungry for a picnic and wine! We also became afraid of a beast called a peccary, which resembles a small, yet harmless pig. Joel enlightened us with a story about seeing them from atop a picnic table while camping in the wild! He also mentioned that Gregory Peccari might have been thereLOL. Next week, our theme is FRIENDSHIP. UniMasters members have perfected our feelings of friendship for each other, and I hope yo...u’ll all join in to share how friendship has improved your lives. ***We are discussing a special digital event on July 21 and would like your input. We’re planning to host a JUNIOR TOASTMASTERS meeting and invite your kids to participate. They don’t have to speak if they are shy, but we’d like to meet them! If your kids are at home with you, please ask them to sit next to you and see how we run a meeting. I promised, everything will be kid-related!! Our 3 questions (only if they wish to answer) are: What is your name? How old are you? What is your favorite food? Please let us know if you like this idea! Here is our agenda for next week and the Zoom link See you next Tuesday at noon. Julie