Last night at Greensburg Toastmasters, we learned about knee operations from our two speakers. We had two guests and their walks of life couldn’t have been any more different. We welcomed back a former member who had been in our club before. We also had a college student from Pitt at Greensburg in attendance.
Table Topics was the chef’s kiss. The Topicsmaster asked us about the best decisions of our lives that we made. The catch was that we could not use getting married or graduating from college. We could say Toastmasters but it was optional. It reminded me of a college English class I took during my second year. We couldn’t write about the Johnstown Flood, simply because the professor had gotten so many papers on the subject. I’ll highlight Mike’s answer as well as my own because they were the two best in my opinion.
Mike answered the question by saying that Algebra was the best subject he took in school. He mentioned its importance in other subjects and in life. In school, one of my biggest regrets was not learning a more advanced algebra as well as trigonometry. His answer to the question brought me back to my high school days.
Now I know my answer sounds like a broken record, but I talked about 2021 and how I transitioned out of a job that I had for a very long time. It was a change to something better and closer to home. Late in the year just as we switched offices, I applied for other jobs as WIS had finally run its course. Factors included COVID, as well as health issues that surfaced the next Spring plus the pending merger with their biggest competitor. This led me to consider my options. Doing this for credit, the Topicsmaster evaluated our answers and gave me credit for staying strong in the midst of big changes in my life.
In the prepared speaking portion of the meeting, Greg and Jim wowed us with their operations. We continued to know more about Jim’s long, strange trip. Greg taught us about PRP (platelet rich plasma). I served as Timer, Grammarian and Ah Counter. One way I could have improved the experience for myself was to know where the camera was positioned. This would have greatly improved my role as timer as those speaking online (both of our speakers plus an evaluator) would have seen the cards a lot better. Once I gave my reports, I already knew where to face the camera.
Our next three meetings are October 1 and 15, and November 5.
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