The never ending demands and commitment to successfully managing a project can leave many project mangers feeling more like a “project mother”. With Mother’s Day approaching, the significance of mothers was the resounding thought of the PMI Toastmasters group bi-weekly meeting held on May 9th at Nancy G’s Cafe in Sandy Springs. Traffic must have been ideal across the city as many members arrived early and ordered dinner before the meeting started promptly at 6:30 pm. The Sergeant of Arms, Dean Gudlauski led the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the reciting of the Toastmasters creed. First-time Toastmaster of the Day (TMOD), Issaiah Banks kicked off the meeting with a lot of energy introducing the fitting theme, “Mother Jewel of the Family”.
The Joke Master, Chris Coussens took a stab at lightening the mood with a “Zombie Apocalypse” joke alluding to the inability of satisfying demanding stakeholders. However, it was challenging for the audience to find humor in this disturbing reality! During the introduction of the Evaluation Team, Dean captured the audience’s attention with a new traffic light timer to assist speakers in tracking their speech time. With the fancy new timer in place it was time to hear two dynamic speakers!