Butuan Toastmasters Club Meeting last July 12, 2026

 

Topic

• Regular educational meeting of the Butuan Toastmasters Club centered on the theme "The Power of Habit" — exploring how habits are formed, changed, and sustained through consistency 1

What Was Discussed

Pre-Meeting Coordination

• Club officers discussed scheduling the Club Officers Training online on August 22 due to distance constraints (e.g., members from Davao, Cagayan) 2
• Installation ceremony tentatively planned within August, possibly combined with or right after the online training 3
• District officers' installation event noted for July 18 at Eden, Davao; CREVI confirmed she may not attend 4

Meeting Proceedings

• Toastmaster of the Evening: Jan Andrew led the program flow covering relaxation time, educational time, and evaluation time 5
• Anything Goes (Jan Andrew): Personal story on how pandemic disrupted his bed-making habit, connecting to the meeting theme — habits shape character but can be broken and rebuilt 67
• Food for Thought (CREVI / VP Education): Presented key concepts from Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit — the cue-routine-reward loop, the golden rule of habit change (keep cue and reward, swap routine), and the 3-3-3 rule (3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months as milestones) 8910
• Word of the Day: "Consistency" — introduced by Jan Andrew with definition and example 11

Table Topics Session

• CREVI answered: habit she wants to establish is meditation for a productive day start; acknowledged she is still working on consistency 12
• GE Jennifer answered: habit she wants to improve is getting organized, referencing 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Atomic Habits; advised starting with one habit change 1314

Prepared Speeches

• Toastmaster Feliza Laureano — Level 3, Project 2 (Connect with Story, motivational strategy): Speech titled "Quiet Power That Changes Lives" on the virtue of faithfulness, using the Biblical story of Prophet Daniel 1516
• Toastmaster Rex Parro — Level 1, Project 1 (Icebreaker): Speech titled "Finding My Voice, One Speech at a Time"; introduced himself as an agriculturist, educator, researcher; aims to develop confidence, clarity, and connection through Toastmasters 1718

Evaluation Segment

• Table Topics Evaluations: Jan Andrew evaluated CREVI's response; CREVI evaluated GE Jennifer's response — suggested adding a specific personal example to illustrate disorganization 192021
• Speech Evaluation – Feliza (by GE Jennifer): Commended sincerity, strong Biblical illustration, and confident delivery; recommended clearer transitions, signposting, and reducing repetition 2223
• Speech Evaluation – Rex (by Feliza): Welcomed new member warmly; advised keeping camera on; recommended the 4 P's: Prepare, Practice, Patience, Performance 2425
• General Evaluation (GE Jennifer): Commended club for starting on time; suggested visual aids for Food for Thought, clearer structure for evaluations, and a trivia-style word of the day 2627
• Language/Ah-Counter Report (CREVI): Noted singular/plural errors ("habits makes" vs. "habits make"); logged repetitions and unnecessary fillers for Jan, Feliza, Rex, and herself 28

Takeaway / Understanding

The meeting effectively reinforced its theme — consistency and habit-building — both in content (Duhigg's framework, the 3-3-3 rule) and in practice (members showing up despite small numbers). GE Jennifer noted that the club's consistent attendance itself demonstrates the habits Toastmasters aims to build. 29

Action Items

• CREVI to coordinate with Davao club (GE Jennifer) for a joint meeting, tentatively September, on the first Tuesday of the month 30
• CREVI to invite available officers to Davao installation/training on August 1; Jan Andrew cannot attend due to his badging and capping ceremony 31
• All members to join online Club Officers Training on August 22 31
• Rex Parro to continue speech projects and join meetings consistently; next speech encouraged for the following month 25
• GE Jennifer to message CREVI to finalize joint meeting details for September 32