Meeting 867 Flower Power

We were pleased to have guests at our meeting - Roslyn and Alan from Carindale Toastmasters, and Greg from Bunya Toastmasters.

In the absence of our Wordmaster, Harry rose to the occasion and presented us with the word "Rubicon," He told us of Julius Ceasar's army crossing the Rubicon River and how the phrase "to cross the Rubicon" has come to mean passing the point of no return. A few people managed to use the word during the evening.

In keeping with the theme of the meeting, Round Robin Master Liz (also filling in at the last minute) asked "What is your favourite flower?"

Kerry also used the theme for her Table Topics, "What is your favourite perfume?" "Powerful Flower" (can't remember the exact topic,) "Childhood Memory of flowers" and "Roses are Red..." These were answered by Leesa, Jonathon, Dave and Nicole.

Jonathon presented his 5th speech, " A Strange Dream." The object of this project was to use gestures & facial expressions etc to convey the message, which Jonathon did extremely well.

Our second speaker was unable to be at the meeting, so Dave filled in with two entertaining poems, "The Lion and Albert: and "The Return of Albert."

Liz Wo presented an Educational Session on Impromptu Speaking. You can read most of the information Liz gave us in the excellent article she wrote last year for our blog. "Table Topics made Simple."

Toastmaster Annette followed this up with some extra Table Topics for her lucky victims, Jonathon, Liz, Harry and Dave. The topics had all been used for past contests and were, "If the shoe fits,"  "By Fair Means or Fowl,"  "Every which way but Loose," and "Through the Eye of a Needle."

 In the "Your Choice" segment, Inge read some inspiring quotes from Goethe and Helen Keller and explained what they meant to her.

Marlene's raffle (two books) was won by Sharyn and Dave.

General Evaluator Del found it hard to find points for improvement for the meeting.

New member Michelle was presented with her badge.

Award winners were Dave (Personal Best,) Jonathon (Best speech, and Table Topic)  Sharyn (Best Evaluation,) & Annette (Best Contribution.)

Next meeting will be the final one before our Break Up Dinner. Could everyone please bring their payment for the dinner to the next meeting.