Guests are encouraged to attend club meetings, held on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at The Full Moon Hotel in Sandgate, at no charge. Meetings start promptly at 7pm, so please arrive by 6:45pm so we may welcome you beforehand. Further details can be obtained from Kylie on 0407 877 272 or Marlene on 3269 1730.
Please note: Tuesday 28 June will be a pre-paid dinner, so please do not arrive unexpected on this night. Contact Kylie or Marlene if you would like to attend.
Thursday 26 May 2011
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Meeting 856 on 24 May - Theme of Travel
Tempted as I was to issue a moratorium for this entry (the word of the night as introduced by Kerry), I shall instead keep it brief.
An inspiring meeting, and the first for some time without any guests, other than Sir Richard Branson during the round robin. If you know somebody who would enjoy and benefit from Toastmasters, why not bring them along as a guest? Encouraging new members keeps the club strong and dynamic. Tonight's meeting was special for having lots of firsts, including an icebreaker speech by Lynda; a table topic by Jennine; and a toast & mission statement by Harry and Jennine.
Please note the next meeting is in three weeks, on Tuesday 14 June. Please bring money for the changeover dinner on Tuesday 28 June. Only members and invited, pre-paid guests will be able to attend the meeting on 28 June, so if anybody contacts you with interest to attend a future meeting, please make them aware of this exception to our standard rule of no charge for guests.
A particular thank you to Kerry and Raider for attending the meeting to complete their roles before departing for other commitments. As John pointed out, this showed commendable commitment to the club and their assigned duties.
Trophies to:
Table Topics - Rachael
Speech - Rhys
Evaluation - Kylie
Personal Best - Lynda
Contribution - Leesa
An inspiring meeting, and the first for some time without any guests, other than Sir Richard Branson during the round robin. If you know somebody who would enjoy and benefit from Toastmasters, why not bring them along as a guest? Encouraging new members keeps the club strong and dynamic. Tonight's meeting was special for having lots of firsts, including an icebreaker speech by Lynda; a table topic by Jennine; and a toast & mission statement by Harry and Jennine.
Please note the next meeting is in three weeks, on Tuesday 14 June. Please bring money for the changeover dinner on Tuesday 28 June. Only members and invited, pre-paid guests will be able to attend the meeting on 28 June, so if anybody contacts you with interest to attend a future meeting, please make them aware of this exception to our standard rule of no charge for guests.
A particular thank you to Kerry and Raider for attending the meeting to complete their roles before departing for other commitments. As John pointed out, this showed commendable commitment to the club and their assigned duties.
Trophies to:Table Topics - Rachael
Speech - Rhys
Evaluation - Kylie
Personal Best - Lynda
Contribution - Leesa
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Meeting 855 - Theme Zodiac
Written by a Piscean, apparently the most metaphysically orientated of all the symbols, you may be expecting this blog post to be a little emotional and nostalgic; but overall calm, considerate and compassionate. I shall do my best ...
Meeting 855 was once again a challenging, informative and interesting night. The theme allowed each of us to speculate whether our zodiac sign matched our personalities, and that of other club members.
Liz Wel as Toastmaster, her first time in this role, did an excellent job, having researched comments to make between segments, introducing the next segment and keeping the meeting moving. Well done.
Dave Y as acting sargeant at arms, and Trish as acting acting president fulfilled their roles with style. Jennine and Harry were voted in and will be inducted at the next meeting.
With confidence and enthusiasm Kerry offered us the opportunity to win a bag of Tupperware Treats, and this Piscean was tempted to display some "rare out of control behaviour with serious consequences" when the winner was announced to be John instead of herself.
June challenged Kerry, Tony and Raider with themed table topics; evaluated well by Dave H.
Trish with her speech Tears of the Moon and a little town from an advanced communicator manual had us all throughly looking forward to our stay in Broome; and Kylie presented five key photography techniques, concluding that If all else fails, read the instruction manual.
John gave an educational about introducing a guest speaker, and an outline will be included in a future newsletter. The key points to include are: why this speaker, why this time, why this subject and why this audience. Annette provided a great example.
Annette's delivery of Henry Lawson's The Teams was delightful.
Trophies were presented to (with photo by Sharyn - didn't she listen carefully to the photography tips!)
Table Topics - Kerry
Speech - Kylie
Evaluation - Liz Wood
Personal Best - Kylie
Contribution - Liz Wel
Meeting 855 was once again a challenging, informative and interesting night. The theme allowed each of us to speculate whether our zodiac sign matched our personalities, and that of other club members.
Liz Wel as Toastmaster, her first time in this role, did an excellent job, having researched comments to make between segments, introducing the next segment and keeping the meeting moving. Well done.
Dave Y as acting sargeant at arms, and Trish as acting acting president fulfilled their roles with style. Jennine and Harry were voted in and will be inducted at the next meeting.
With confidence and enthusiasm Kerry offered us the opportunity to win a bag of Tupperware Treats, and this Piscean was tempted to display some "rare out of control behaviour with serious consequences" when the winner was announced to be John instead of herself.
June challenged Kerry, Tony and Raider with themed table topics; evaluated well by Dave H.
Trish with her speech Tears of the Moon and a little town from an advanced communicator manual had us all throughly looking forward to our stay in Broome; and Kylie presented five key photography techniques, concluding that If all else fails, read the instruction manual.
John gave an educational about introducing a guest speaker, and an outline will be included in a future newsletter. The key points to include are: why this speaker, why this time, why this subject and why this audience. Annette provided a great example.
Annette's delivery of Henry Lawson's The Teams was delightful.
Trophies were presented to (with photo by Sharyn - didn't she listen carefully to the photography tips!)
Table Topics - Kerry
Speech - Kylie
Evaluation - Liz Wood
Personal Best - Kylie
Contribution - Liz Wel
Tuesday 10 May 2011
And the winners are ...
Introducing the club executive team for 2011 - 2012
President - Sharyn
Vice President Education - Trish
Vice President Membership - Leesa
Vice Presient Public Relations - Annette
Secretary Minutes - Rhys
Secretary Correspondence - Nicole
Treasurer - Liz Wood
Sargeant at Arms - Liz Wel
Bulletin Editor - Meriel
Parliamentarian - John
Website Coordinator - Marlene
Auditor - John
Thank you to all of you for accepting these roles, essential for club viability and an opportunity to learn or hone leadership skills.
The current executive team will continue in their roles until 1 July, with the changeover dinner and celebration on Tuesday 28 June.
President - Sharyn
Vice President Education - Trish
Vice President Membership - Leesa
Vice Presient Public Relations - Annette
Secretary Minutes - Rhys
Secretary Correspondence - Nicole
Treasurer - Liz Wood
Sargeant at Arms - Liz Wel
Bulletin Editor - Meriel
Parliamentarian - John
Website Coordinator - Marlene
Auditor - John
Thank you to all of you for accepting these roles, essential for club viability and an opportunity to learn or hone leadership skills.
The current executive team will continue in their roles until 1 July, with the changeover dinner and celebration on Tuesday 28 June.
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