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		<description><![CDATA[Ron Fredericks writes: I will be speaking for 45 minutes during the Next Step Toastmasters Advanced Club meeting held at the Biltmore Hotel. Read on for more details, or go here to register now&#62; Event Overview and Event Give-aways for Attendees Demand for high quality Internet video  has sky rocketed recently &#8211; especially for business [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ron Fredericks writes: I will be speaking for 45 minutes during the Next Step Toastmasters Advanced Club meeting held at the Biltmore Hotel. Read on for more details, or <a title="Click to go to wufu registration site" href="http://divf.wufoo.com/forms/increase-your-influence-with-online-broadcasting/">go here to register now&gt;</a></p>
<h2>Event Overview and Event Give-aways for Attendees</h2>
<p>Demand for high quality Internet video  has sky rocketed recently &#8211; especially for business marketing.  <a title="Click here to view one of Richard Robinson's &quot;business video overview&quot; on youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nTkBhsUIRQ">Richard Robinson</a>, industry head for B2B marketing at Google, says</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><em>&#8220;The fact is that B2B professionals are looking to consume content in a much easier way, but at the same time expect it to be in a rich media format, engaging and hard-hitting.&#8221; <a title="Click here to read &quot;ANALYSIS: The rise and rise of video&quot;, Published: 04-03-2010 Author: Anna Goldie" href="http://www.b2bm.biz/Features/?groupId=13154&amp;articleId=36575">More</a></em></strong></p>
<p>Yet the pool of talent with suitable equipment available to capture, produce, and publish your next high quality video is very limited.  There is some good news for the Bay Area&#8217;s Silicon Valley. Access to a broadcast studio, ready to capture, produce, and manage the online programming  associated with live HD video as well as video on demand, has just arrived in the Bay Area thanks to LectureMakerLLC &#8211;  a new company with a recent <a title="Click here to view details on LectureMaker's grand opening" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/2010/03/grand-opening/">grand opening celebration</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Ron Fredericks, co-founder of LectureMaker LLC, will present high definition (HD) video techniques you can use from home, followed by the newsworthy introduction to working with LectureMaker&#8217;s broadcast studio to create your own &#8220;TV style&#8221; programming or educational shows. Some free video studio time will be given away during this event to registered attendees.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color: #993366;">LectureMaker will also take applications from the audience to sponsor one individual&#8217;s use of LectureMaker&#8217;s Online Broadcast Video Studio for an entire year &#8211; this winning candidate can use LectureMaker&#8217;s Sunnyvale studio to perfect their on camera lecture presentation skills as well as publish reqular HD videos over the year as part of their own programming. A chance to become a global expert in the field of their choice. All video production costs inside LectureMake&#8217;s studio  will be covered by LectureMaker. Some restrictions apply.</span></p>
<p>Register Here: <a href="http://divf.wufoo.com/forms/increase-your-influence-with-online-broadcasting/">http://divf.wufoo.com/forms/increase-your-influence-with-online-broadcasting/</a></p>
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<h3>Improve Your Presentations and Increase Your Influence with Online Broadcasting</h3>
<p>by Ron Fredericks, ACB Toastmaster, Blue Cube Toastmasters Club Sponsor, and Co-Founder of LectureMaker LLC</p>
<h2>Topics</h2>
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<li>What is possible with a video broadcast studio?</li>
<li>Do it yourself video capture and YouTube publishing</li>
<li>Why don’t news broadcasters and movie actors do their own video?</li>
<li>Video broadcast studio for lecture development and improvement</li>
<li>Video resume vs. Video demonstrations</li>
<li>Regular video broadcasts can build your reputation as an talent in the marketplace</li>
<li>Internet video hosting for high quality playback and viewer evaluation</li>
<li>Event marketing and revenue streams with video</li>
<li>LectureMaker’s open studio discount package and other special opportunities for tonight’s attendees</li>
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<h2>Registration</h2>
<p>Register Here: <a href="http://divf.wufoo.com/forms/increase-your-influence-with-online-broadcasting/">http://divf.wufoo.com/forms/increase-your-influence-with-online-broadcasting/</a></p>
<p>Date: Sunday April 11, 2010</p>
<p>Agenda:</p>
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<li>Registration and lunch from 1 pm to 2 pm</li>
<li><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Presentation by Ron Fredericks from 2 pm to 3 pm</strong></span></li>
<li>Advanced Toastmasters club meeting from 3 pm to 4 pm</li>
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<p>Location: Biltmore Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Drive, Santa Clara, United States, 95054</p>
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<td><strong><em>“I am Ron Fredericks, a loving family man, and creative new media technology leader focused on social networking and business innovation at LectureMaker LLC. I co-founded LectureMaker and sponsored the Blue Cube Toastmasters club because I believe public communication is the solution to better family life and the under-utilized catalyst to rebuilding our global economy.“</em></strong></p>
<p>Ron Fredericks studied Biophysics at UC Berkeley for 12 years. He demonstrated his leadership skills by productizing his optics patent in quantitative biochemistry as a key element to launching a biophysics corporation. </p>
<p>He gave back to his community by managing over 800 public speeches by software technologists and entrepreneurs as the editor of the Software Developer Forum (sdforum.org). He has traveled extensively as a software technology leader and technical editor for the Digital Equipment Corporation’s User Society (DECUS) &#8211; one of the first global open-source software ecosystems.</p>
<p>He later went on to manage over 1000 global partnerships that produced new software tools, and their related marketing, sales, and support strategies, for the global device manufacturing industry. Ron has won sales and marketing awards for his management of interactive web sites that helped automate many of these partnerships for Intel and then again at Motorola. </p>
<p>Ron Fredericks used the social engagements in his technology career to become a leader in business video Internet broadcasting. Ron found his passion for video as a communications medium from Pacific Data Images during their demonstration of their morphing visual effects on Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” music video in 1991. From that day forward he started building his own video communication techniques and vendor relationships. Today LectureMaker’s Sunnyvale video studio is the first business video studio in the Bay Area to offer lecture development support, and real-time lecture broadcasting to the Internet in true High-Definition (HD) format.</p>
<p>Ron was first recognized by the electronics industry as a leader in online lecture broadcasting back in 2005. <a title="Click to visit EE Times article by Gil Basaak on LectureMaker" href="http://www.eeproductcenter.com/embedded/brief/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=173601999">Gil Basaak of CMP Media writes </a>…</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><em>“LectureMaker … is an on- and off-line Web conferencing and demonstration service that accommodates attendees even after the actual meeting ends. The service combines streaming multimedia, an interactive blog, transcript recording, print engine, and, to help locate qualified sales leads, a record of visitors. Billed as a general-purpose sales and presentation tool, LectureMaker serves as a full-featured foundation for marketing embedded systems and components for use even by those who are unaccustomed to presenting in public.”</em></strong></p>
<p>Join Ron Fredericks as a<a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/about/contact-lecturemaker/"> member of LectureMaker’s &#8220;walk-in and do-it&#8221; studio </a>to become a better public speaker and gain more recognition as an expert in your field of interest with regular online video publishing.</td>
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		<title>LectureMaker Hosts Public Speech Training Every Week</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron Fredericks writes: Would you like to become a better public speaker? Are you a marketer, engineer, sales person, scientist, student, or perhaps unemployed at the moment? Do you live or work near Sunnyvale California? If the answer is yes, then our Tuesday evening public speech training meetings may be a useful to you. On most [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ron Fredericks writes: Would you like to become a better public speaker? Are you a marketer, engineer, sales person, scientist, student, or perhaps unemployed at the moment? Do you live or work near Sunnyvale California? If the answer is yes, then our Tuesday evening public speech training meetings may be a useful to you.</p>
<p>On most every Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 6:30pm the Blue Cube Toastmasters International club meets in LectureMaker&#8217;s conference room. The club is focused on self help for its members by following the Toastmasters communication and leadership training tracks. Guests are welcome.</p>
<blockquote><p>Use this training to learn better communication and leadership skills that may significantly enhance your career, family, and social life.</p></blockquote>
<h2>More Information</h2>
<p>Speak persuasively, with impact, or to inform others using LectureMaker&#8217;s video studio. But use this meeting as a low cost high impact training program that would help you fine tune your next video production. For more details go to the <a href="http://bluecube.freetoasthost.com/">Blue Cube home page</a>.</p>
<p><em>Note: Toastmasters International, and Blue Cube Toastmasters Club, are not affiliated with LectureMaker, LLC in any way. LectureMaker sponsors Blue Cube with the use of its conference room and with volunteer leadership. LectureMaker video studio is not part of Toastmasters International or Blue Cube, but the video studio is sometimes used by club members in their public speeches or to film certain local Toastmasters events.</em></p>

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		<title>Identity Theft Seminar</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunnyvale&#8217;s Blue Cube Toastmasters Club Presents&#8230; &#8220;Avoiding Identity Theft &#8211; registration closed&#8221; When: Tuesday, October 27’th 2009 Registration:  5:00 to 5:30 PM – Pizza, salad, and non-alcoholic drinks included Presentation: 5:30 – 6:30 PM – Seminar &#8220;Avoiding Identity Theft&#8221; and Q&#38;A Session   Where:  Conference room at LectureMaker LLC Address: 830 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale CA  [...]]]></description>
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<h2>&#8220;Avoiding Identity Theft &#8211; registration closed&#8221;</h2>
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<td><strong>When:</strong></td>
<td><strong>Tuesday, October 27’th 2009</strong></td>
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<td><strong>5:00 to 5:30 PM – Pizza, salad, and non-alcoholic drinks included</strong></td>
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<td><strong>5:30 – 6:30 PM – Seminar &#8220;Avoiding Identity Theft&#8221; and Q&amp;A Session</strong></td>
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<td><strong>Conference room at LectureMaker LLC</strong></td>
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<td><strong>830 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale CA  94085</strong></td>
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<td><strong>Free with pre-registration by 5pm Monday October 26&#8242;th<br />
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<p>Ron Fredericks writes: Did you know that over 10 million people were affected by identity theft in 2006? Over $15 billion was stolen from individuals in just one year alone.  Blue Cube Toastmasters club is fighting back with its 3-member presentation team.  During the seminar you will learn more about identity theft and several practical steps you can take to avoid it.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[About this Contest Planning Blog Post Ron Fredericks writes: I was asked to be the event chair for this District 4,  Division C, Area 5 contest. This blog post will act as a living document so our clubs can work together as we plan the event for October 2, 2009. Look to this post for meeting minutes, plan, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>About this Contest Planning Blog Post</h2>
<p>Ron Fredericks writes: I was asked to be the event chair for this <a href="http://www.d4tm.org">District 4</a>,  <a href="http://divisionc.com/">Division C</a>, Area 5 contest. This blog post will act as a living document so our clubs can work together as we plan the event for October 2, 2009. Look to this post for meeting minutes, plan, participants, and time line. </p>
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<td align="right" valign="top"><script type="text/javascript"></script><a href="mailto:vishwananda@hotmail.com">email</a>  </td>
<td valign="top">Area C5 Governor Vish Pattanashetty <br /><img src="http://www.lecturemaker.com/media/blank.gif" alt="" width="2" height="7" /></td>
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<div>2943</div>
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<td width="310" valign="top"><a href="http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/zoomclub.cfm?ClubNumber=2943&amp;imageField.x=22&amp;imageField.y=8" target="_blank">Orbiters Toastmasters </a></td>
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<div>4648</div>
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<td width="310" valign="top"><a href="http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/zoomclub.cfm?ClubNumber=4648&amp;imageField.x=22&amp;imageField.y=8" target="_blank">Talking Heads Toastmasters </a></td>
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<div>6115</div>
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<td width="310" valign="top"><a href="http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/zoomclub.cfm?ClubNumber=6115&amp;imageField.x=22&amp;imageField.y=8" target="_blank">Blue Cube Toastmasters </a></td>
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<div>587637</div>
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<td width="310" valign="top"><a href="http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/zoomclub.cfm?ClubNumber=587637&amp;imageField.x=22&amp;imageField.y=8" target="_blank">Toasters R Us </a></td>
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<div>1029428</div>
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<td width="310" valign="top"><a href="http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/zoomclub.cfm?ClubNumber=1029428&amp;imageField.x=22&amp;imageField.y=8" target="_blank">Securely Speaking</a></td>
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<dd>Evaluation Toastmaster</dd>
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<dd>Evaluation Contest</dd>
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<dd>Homorous Speech Toastmaster</dd>
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<div><strong>Overview</strong></div>
<div>&#8220;We are holding the C5 Area Humorous and Evaluation Contest at Synopsis in building 2. The address is 455 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA. The Date of the contest is Friday October 2nd. It will start at 7.00pm. Please fill the form below to register for the Area contest. Please come at 6.30pm to enjoy the refreshments. The fee is $7 if you register by Sept 29 and $9 at the door.&#8221; &#8212; C5 Area Governor, Vishwanand Pattanashetty</div>
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<td><a title="Click here to open wufoo registration form" href="http://vishpatt.wufoo.com/forms/area-c5-fall-contest-registration-form/">Registration form</a></td>
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<td><a title="Click here to view the flyer" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Area-C5-HUMOR-AND-EVAL-CONTEST-FINAL.pdf">Contest flyer</a></td>
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<div>Each contestant should bring a copy of these two forms to the registration table.</div>
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<td><a title="Each contestant should bring a copy of this form to registration table" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Contestant_Bio.pdf">Contestant Bio</a></td>
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<td><a title="Each contestant should bring a copy of this form to registration table" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Certificate_of_Eligibility.pdf">Certificate of Eligibility</a></td>
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<td><strong>Functionary Forms</strong>
<div>Each of the contest functionaries can use one or more of these scripts</div>
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<td><a title="Overview on how to conduct a speech contest" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/conducting-a-speech-contest.pdf">Conducting a Speech Contest</a></td>
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<td><a title="Event toastmasters and chief judges can use this script." href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Area_Eval_Humor_Script.pdf">Contest Script</a></td>
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<td><a title="Chief judge script for evaluation and humorous speech event." href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Chief_Judge_Briefing_Checklist-Fall.pdf">Chief Judge Briefing Checklist</a></td>
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<td> <a title="Ballot counters tally sheet" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Counters_Tally_Sheet.pdf">Tally Sheet</a></td>
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<td> <a title="Timer's Report" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Timers_Report.pdf">Timer&#8217;s Report</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Evaluation_Contest_Rules.pdf">Evaluation Contest Rules</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Evaluation_Contestant_Briefing.pdf">Evaluation Contestant Briefing</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Evaluation_Judges_Ballot.pdf">Evaluation Judges Ballot</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Evaluation_Humorous_Judges_Guidelines.pdf">Evaluation Judges Guidelines</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Evaluation_Tiebreaker_Ballot_and_Guidelines.pdf">Evaluation Tiebreaker Ballot and Guidelines</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Humorous_Contest_Rules.pdf">Humorous Contest Rules</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Humorous_Contestant_Briefing.pdf">Humorous Contestant Briefing</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Humorous_Judges_Ballot1.pdf">Humorous Judges Ballot</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Evaluation_Humorous_Judges_Guidelines.pdf">Humorous Judges Guidelines</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Humorous_Tiebreaker_Ballot_and_Guidelines.pdf">Humorous Tiebreaker Ballot and Guidelines</a></td>
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<h2><a title="Contest Plan" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/2009/09/toastmasters-speech-contest-district-4-area-c5/#plan">Contest Plan</a></h2>
<p align="center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Area C5 Speech Contest Plan: October 2009</span><br />(V1.10 Update 9/11/09, vpftc)<br /><em>- “Reaching out to Your Potential” -</em></p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Area C5 Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest</td>
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<p align="center">Owner / Detail</p>
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<p align="center">Timeline</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Schedule:</td>
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<p align="center">Friday, October 2, 2009</p>
<p style="text-align: left">6:00 pm to 6:30 pm: Contestant Briefing<br />6:00 pm to 7 pm: Registration<br />6:30 pm to 7 pm: Refreshments<br />7:00 pm to 9 pm: Contest<br />9:00 to 9:30 pm: Clean-up</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Speech Contest</td>
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<p align="center">#1 Evaluation</p>
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<p align="center">#2 Humorous</p>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top"><strong>Location Address:</strong></td>
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<p align="center">Synopsis</p>
<p align="center">455 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, Building 2</p>
<p align="center">Room TBD</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Host Site Key Contacts</td>
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<p align="center">Toastmasters R Us Pres, Vaso Chatzi</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top"> 9/25: include contact information for host site key contact</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Contest Event Chair:</td>
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<p align="center">Blue Cube VPM, Ron Fredericks <a href="mailto:ronf@lecturemaker.com">RonF@LectureMaker.com </a></p>
<p align="center">Cell: 408-390-1895</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top">9/09: Get everyone’s commitment</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Facility Chair: Host site contact, or Club President of host site facilities, or his designee or appointee/ volunteer.</td>
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<p align="center">Toastmasters R Us Pres, Vaso Chatzi</p>
<p align="center">Toastmasters R Us VPE, Yong Xiao</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top"> 10/02: Banner, timing light, stop watch, cards</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Host Area Governor Contact:</td>
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<p align="center">AG Vish Pattanashetty</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Publicity Chair: Advertising, Flyer, D4TM web posting, Program printing</td>
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<p align="center">Orbiters VPM, Yvonne Linton</p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Area-C5-HUMOR-AND-EVAL-CONTEST-FINAL.pdf">Flyer</a></p>
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<td width="156" valign="top">09/21: Create the Flyer and send to contest chair 09/19: Post to D4TM website and send to various groups</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Contest onsite SAA: Setup, clean up</td>
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<p align="center">Securely Speaking VPE, Veronica Perez</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top"> 10/02 bring to event &#8211; Banner, drinking water, napkins, extra contestant eligibility and biography forms; Print &#8220;arrow&#8221; signs, and tie balloons showing location of contest;  9/27 prepare high level agenda of event &#8211; send it to Vish</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Registration (onsite) Chair &amp; Team:</td>
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<p align="center">Orbiters Pres, Quyen Han</p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/registration_via_wufoo.pdf">screen shot</a></p>
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<td width="156" valign="top">9/19: Send the invitation by Wufoo10/02: Yvonne will act as backup10/02: Bring change $20 in ones</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Pre-registration Chair: RSVP booking and email invitation to VIPs.</td>
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<p align="center">Orbiters Pres, Quyen Han</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top"> 10/02: bring name tags to event</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">VIP list from AG</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Food Chair and Team:</td>
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<p align="center">AG Vish Pattanashetty</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top">09/30: Finalize on the amt of food and restaurant10/02: Bring food to meeting, as well as plastic ware, disposible plates and cups </td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Opportunity Drawing Chair: Fund raising/donations, prizes, ticket, sales</td>
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<p align="center">Talking Heads Pres, Mike Vondron</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top">9/25: Get the donations from each club for the raffle, get raffle tickets to be used for the drawing; 10/02: Bring prizes and raffle tickets to event.</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Finance Chair (money matters):</td>
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<p align="center">Orbiters Pres, Quyen Han</p>
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<td width="156" valign="top">9/27: Create a tentative budget for the event and update as new info is received</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">Everyone pays entry fee, except for test speaker and guest of honor.</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">D4TM assigned “Guest of Honor”</td>
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<p align="center">TBD</p>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Toastmaster for Speech Contest #1:</td>
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<p align="center">Toastmasters R Us, TM, Pieter Kark</p>
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<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<p align="center">Evaluation Contest</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">(Backup) Toastmasters for Speech Contest #1:</td>
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<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
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<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<p align="center">Evaluation Contest</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Toastmaster for Speech Contest #2:</td>
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<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
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<p align="center">Orbiters VPE, &amp; Voice Box Pres, John Long</p>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<p align="center">Humorous Speech Contest</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">(Backup) Toastmasters for Speech Contest #2:</td>
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<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
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<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<p align="center">Humorous Speech Contest</p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Trophies Purchase &amp; Engraving:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Area Governor</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Area Governor</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Certificates of Appreciation printing and/or hand written calligraphy:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Area Governor supplies blanks; Publicity Chair prints</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Area Governor supplies blanks; Publicity Chair prints</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">Club Contestants:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Orbiters</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> Richard Geno</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> David Knick</td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Orbiters Hot Stand-by: 2nd in Club</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Talking Heads</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> David Vadirame</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> Nusrat Khaleeli</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Talking Heads Hot Stand-by: 2nd in Club</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">-Blue Cube</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Gopal Patil</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Don Design, Jr.</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
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<td width="252" valign="top">-Blue Cube Hot Stand-by: 2nd in Club</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="144" valign="top">(n/a)</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Toasters R Us</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Pallavi Padala</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Nitesh Jain</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Toasters R Us Hot Stand-by: 2nd in Club</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Kris Olson</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">Koshi Matsushita</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Securely Speaking</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> Asif Karel</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<p align="center"> </p>
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<td width="252" valign="top">- Securely Speaking Hot Stand-by: 2nd in Club</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> (n/a)</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> (n/a)</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Voice Box</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> (n/a)</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> (n/a)</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Voice Box Hot Stand-by: 2nd in Club</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> (n/a)</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> (n/a)</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">Test Speaker (for evaluation contest):</td>
<td width="144" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">09/25: find a test speaker</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">Chief Judges for:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">#1 Evaluation</p>
</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">#2 Humorous</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">-Speech Contest #1:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">Talking Heads VPM, Gene Myer</p>
</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">-(backup) Speech Contest #1:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">TBD</p>
</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">-Speech Contest #2:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">Toasters R Us TM, Denis Goinard</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">-(Backup) Speech Contest #2:</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">(n/a)</p>
</td>
<td width="144" valign="top">
<p align="center">TBD</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">Judges (2 desired from each Club):</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Orbiters Judge #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">Orbiters Judge found </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Orbiters Judge #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Orbiters Judge Backup:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Talking Heads Judge #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">Talking Heads Judge found </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Talking Heads Judge #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Talking Heads Judge Backup:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Blue Cube Judge #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">Blue Cube Judge found </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Blue Cube Judge #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Blue Cube Judge Backup:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Toasters R Us Judge #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">Toasters R Us Judge found</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Toasters R Us Judge #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">Toasters R Us Judge found </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Toasters R Us Judge Backup:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Securely Speaking Judge #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> Securely Speaking Judge found</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Securely Speaking Judge #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Securely Speaking Judge Backup:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Voice Box Judge #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> (n/a)</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Voice Box Judge #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Voice Box Judge Backup:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top"> </td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">Ballot Counters (2):</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Ballot Counter #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">Vaso Chatzi </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Ballot Counter #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Ballot Counter #3 (backup):</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top"> </td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">Timers (2):</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Timer #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">Prajakta Godbole </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Timer #2:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- Timer #3 (backup):</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center"> </p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top"> </td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">Tie Breaker Judges (1):</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- TB Judges #1:</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">To be selected by the Chief Judge(s)</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">By 09/30</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252" valign="top">- TB Judges #2 (hot-standby):</td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">To be selected by the Chief Judge(s)</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top">By 09/30</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="252" valign="top"> </td>
<td colspan="2" width="288" valign="top">
<p align="center">(tbc)=to be confirmed</p>
<p>c=confirmed</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="156" valign="top"> </td>
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<td colspan="4"><strong>Notes</strong>Note 1: Suggested entry fee for the District 4 Area C5 Speech Contests: RSVP $7.00 per person, on-site $9.00; Contestant shall also pay (either by him/her self or by the home club.) [Updated and simplified by Ron Fredericks, 9/19]Note 2: Everyone pays entry fee, except for test speaker and guest of honor.<strong>Useful Resources</strong>- Templates of various contest documents (program, agenda, certificates, etc.) <a href="http://www.divisionc.com/contests/spring2009materials.html">http://www.divisionc.com/contests/spring2009materials.html</a>- List of volunteer roles: <a href="http://www.weitak.com/wiki/index.php?title=Spring_Contest">http://www.weitak.com/wiki/index.php?title=Spring_Contest</a></td>
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<p><a name="minutes"></a></p>
<h2><a title="Contest Meeting Minutes" href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/2009/09/toastmasters-speech-contest-district-4-area-c5/#minutes">Contest Meeting Minutes</a></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Meeting-Minutes-2009_09_09-rev2.pdf">Meeting Minutes 2009_09_09 rev2</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Meeting-Minutes-2009_09_15-rev11.pdf">Meeting Minutes 2009_09_15 rev1</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Meeting-Minutes-2009_09_22-rev1.pdf">Meeting minutes: 09/22/2009</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Meeting-Minutes-2009_09_29-rev1.pdf">Meeting Minutes 2009_09_29</a></p>
<h2>Closing Remarks</h2>
<p>Feel free to add your comments to the post. You might want to place a comment about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Errors or corrections &#8211; these comments may be deleted once error has been addressed, or</li>
<li>Ideas &#8211; share your ideas with the other members of the conference planning team, dignitaries, contestants, judges, and etc&#8230;without having to send email all the time.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="mailto:ronf@lecturemaker.com">Contact me </a>to get a password to edit this page.</p>
<p><a href="ronf@lecturemaker.com">Contact me </a>to have your email address enrolled to this page&#8217;s email list manager so you can be automatically notified of any updates (post content or comments).</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> This is a public document. Email addresses and phone numbers should not be published here without prior permission.</p>
<p>All the best to the planners, functionaries, dignitaries, contestants, attending toastmasters, and guests!</p>
<p>Ron Fredericks<br />Contest Chair</p>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Blue Cube The Blue Cube Toastmasters Club members meet regularly in a business-like environment to develop and improve their public speech and leadership skills. The club meets at LectureMaker LLC&#8217;s office every Tuesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm 830 Stewart Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Figure 1 &#8211; Ron Fredericks is hired as a technical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Welcome to Blue Cube</strong></p>
<p>The Blue Cube Toastmasters Club members meet regularly in a business-like environment to develop and improve their public speech and leadership skills.  </p>
<p>The club meets at LectureMaker LLC&#8217;s office every Tuesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm<br />
830 Stewart Drive<br />
Sunnyvale, CA 94085</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/conferencepublicspeaking.jpg"><img src="http://www.lecturemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/conferencepublicspeaking.jpg" alt="Results of My Leadership  and Public Speaking Training - Thanks to Toastmasters" title="Results of My Leadership  and Public Speaking Training -Thanks to Toastmasters" width="756" height="386" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15" /></a><br />
Figure 1 &#8211; Ron Fredericks is hired as a technical marketer and public speaker, Moscone Center, <em>thanks to skills learned as a Toastmaster</em>.</p>
<p><strong>Who can participate</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Guests are welcome</li>
<li>Visiting Toastmasters from other clubs are welcome</li>
<li>Toastmasters officers from area, district, and beyond are welcome</li>
<li>Adults 18 years or older may apply for membership</li>
<li>Blue Cube Club officers reserve the right to refuse individual participation at its sole discretion</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Benefits to Jointing Blue Cube</strong><br />
The main benefits to joining any Toastmasters club revolves around public speech and leadership training.</p>
<blockquote><p>One special benefit of LectureMaker&#8217;s sponsorship of the Blue Cube Toastmasters Club is that members can request their speeches and evaluations be videotaped and published.  Some of those videos are posted here.</p></blockquote>
<p>Contact Ron Fredericks to learn more about LectureMaker&#8217;s sponsorship of Blue Cube Toastmasters Club to:
<ul>
<li>Request a password to access members&#8217; only videos</li>
<li>Learn how to become a club member</li>
<li>Create blog posts for the club&#8217;s benefit</li>
<li>Get more information on meeting agenda or membership</li>
</ul>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Ron Fredericks<br />
Phone: 408-390-1895<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:ronf@lecturemaker.com">RonF@LectureMaker.com</a></p>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ron Fredericks writes: I am the videographer for the C2 and C5 Toastmasters interational Speech contest International and Table Topics (impromptu) speech content for Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. Event Location Cubberley Center in Palo Alto Gopi Kallayil was the winner of our joint district contest Toastmasters International official web site: Bay Area Club [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ron Fredericks writes: I am the videographer for the C2 and C5 Toastmasters interational  Speech contest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toastmasters_International#International_Speech_Contest">International and Table Topics (impromptu) speech content</a> for Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. </p>
<p>Event Location  <a href="http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=91&#038;targetid=16">Cubberley Center in Palo Alto</a></p>
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Gopi Kallayil was the winner of our joint district contest
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<p><strong>Toastmasters International official web site: <a href="http://www.d4tm.org/D4_Events/contest_schedule.html">Bay Area Club Events</a></strong></p>

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