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		<title>Inspirational speaking contest winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh, spring. Longer days, birds chirping, flowers blooming. All the things a person needs to feel inspired. Which is why tonight was our semi annual speech contest for inspiring speeches! Congratulations to Michelle for best inspirational speech, and congratulations to Joanna for best evaluation!]]></description>
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		<title>Chamber Club table topics: Cold and flu edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night the soft spoken but imperious Kathryn asked questions no one would normally ask for the table topics session. By putting her supposed friends in the hot seat, we found out some very interesting things about our fellow club members. As usual, the results were insightful, and hilarious.. #1: What is the strangest home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chamber Club debate: Cold and flu edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, we had epic debate: &#8220;Should the common decongestant Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) require a prescription?&#8221; Pro side = Yes, Con side = No. Here&#8217;s a little background on the topic, from the debate master Roger: I had read about this topic a little over a year ago in a newspaper, and thought inclusion during our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The most sensational inspirational celebrational Muppet-ational meeting ever!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s meeting was a total gas. I love silly topics and Toastmaster Michelle pulled it off with aplomb. You know what aplomb is? I don&#8217;t either, but somebody said it&#8217;s like a mixture of panache and insouciance. Anyway. Tonight&#8217;s meeting topic was Muppet&#8217;s and you&#8217;ll get a full recount of the meeting in an upcoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Near real time extemporaneous speaking topics!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guess what? (What?) Tonight&#8217;s theme was &#8220;vision&#8221;, and tonight&#8217;s extemporaneous speaking topics were led by Ms. Rachel and Ms. Rebecca, and they were very thought provoking and mostly vision related&#8230;.here&#8217;s what we discussed: TT #1: Dorothy Parker once wrote a very short poem: &#8220;Men seldom make passes / at girls who wear glasses.&#8221; Why would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snow day! Everybody stay home!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boys and girls, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard that Snowpocalypse Twenny Twelve is finally upon us, so we are canceling Toastmasters tonight. I know, I&#8217;m not happy about it either, but that&#8217;s the way it is. So please stay warm, be safe, help yourself to a steaming cup of hot chocolate (I recommend a touch of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So..pretend you&#8217;re in Finland&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great meeting last night led by the fantastic Devon! Tonight&#8217;s theme was Finland. You might be asking why Finland? Well&#8230;Why NOT Finland? Tonight&#8217;s table topics were led by Lisa&#8230;table topic #1: tell a story about 1) the running of the bulls in Spain and 2) sleepwalking Table topic #2: tell a story about 1) Dutch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story problem? I definitely prefer that to the other kind</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories, images, music &#8211; these are the things that move people, build bridges, make a difference. Great piece on basic story telling today in Forbes blog&#8230;read it here.]]></description>
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		<title>Tonight&#8217;s meeting topic: Candy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s first extemporaneous speaking opportunity, the debate, was brought to us by Mr. Austin, who asks the eternal question: drive home, or fly home for the holidays? &#160; Tonight&#8217;s second extemporaneous speaking opportunity, table topics, was brought to us by Mr. Eddie. Table topic #1: You own a big candy company. How do yo convince [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting recap: The Fall Classic</title>
		<link>http://www.chamberclub540.com/posts/485</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RussG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the theme &#8220;The Fall Classic,&#8221; Toastmaster Dave led a fun filled evening based on the World Series (which starts tonight btw) weaving various anecdotes and historical facts about the championship series of major league baseball throughout the evenings meeting. Our speakers covered a variety of topics in their presentations. Gazelle talked about &#8220;living the [...]]]></description>
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