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Thursday 13 September 2012

Meeting 885 11th Sept 2012 "Spring"

We were delighted to welcome 6 guests to our meeting, Alan, Clemencia, Jaya & Christine, Kel and Terry.

Before the meeting, Toastmaster Trish asked each of us what "Spring" meant to us, and she used this in her  introductions. 
John T's word for the evening was "blossom" and it was wonderful to see how our members are blossoming in their communication skills.

In the absence of a Table Topics Master, Robert, John T, Maureen and Harry each provided  a spring related topic. Can't remember who their "victims" were, but they were evaluated by Kylie.

June presented her 3rd speech, "People Watching."  It was a fascinating topic, which she brought to life with animated gestures and interesting anecdotes. It was evaluated by Marlene.

Dave's advanced manual speech "The Dirt on Clean" was an interesting & amusing account of  hygiene over the ages. Jonathon, in his evaluation was able to suggest how Dave could take his excellent speech to an even higher level.

Liz Wo presented an educational session on evaluating, which was of great benefit to all. 

 Round Robin Master Robert asked "What is your favourite fruit or flower?"  There were some amusing answers.

The Business Session was conducted by Jennine. It was her first time as chairman, but she handled it efficiently. The main business was about  Area Conference, to be held n the 3rd November.
Amanda

Grammarian Amanda commented on correct word usage during the meeting.

Harry gave a constructive and thorough General Evaluation despite a challenging interruption from outside the room. 

Marlene's raffle, Bromeliad plants and a book on indoor plants was won by Ernie. There was a second prize, a recipe book, which went to Jennine.

The evenings awards went to  Jonathon (Best Evaluation,) June (Personal Best,) Dave (Best Speech,) Trish (Best Contribution) and Jennine (Best Table Topics.)