Meeting 899 "Childhood Memories" & Election

Toastmaster Dave, Amanda

It was another fun filled meeting. 
Toastmaster Dave kept us entertained with stories from his childhood. 

The Toast was presented by Jim and the Mission Statement read by Nick.

Jim, Nick reading Mission Statement, Harry

 We welcomed Ben, a member of ACS Toastmasters, who was visiting our club. also Ernie who has been a member of our club, but hasn't been able to attend meetings for some time.

Our Word Master was not present, but Amanda who was in the Hot Seat had come prepared and presented the word "Gambol." It means to play boisterously, or (noun) a light hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement. 

Several people used the word during the evening.

Round Robin Master Ron asked what naughty things we had done during our childhood. This resulted in some amusing confessions.

Monica had prepared the first three Table Topics, which Jonathon presented in her absence.
They were "I wish I was young again because....., " 

"Why are today's childhoods just as good as they were in the past?"  and

"Tell about some games you played as a child."

Robert, Ron and Inge seemed to have no trouble speaking on these topics.

Robert, Ron & Inge

The second three topics were presented by Inge.
"If you accidentally bumped and dinted another car in a parking lot and nobody was around, would you report it?"

"What profession would you have chosen, other than the one you did?" (This is not the same wording Inge used.)

"Manners."  (Can't remember the exact topic, it was very involved.)

These were answered by Leesa, Marlene & Sharyn.

Leesa,  Marlene, & Sharyn

The Table Topics were evaluated by John T and our guest Toastmaster, Ben.

John T

Ben

There were two speeches. The first scheduled speaker was unable to attend, so Marlene presented a speech she had performed many years ago.  (It's a good idea to keep a  copy of your speeches. You never know when they might be needed.) It was about incidents from her son's childhood and how his behaviour was appropriate for his age.

Harry

Later, when Time Keeper Liz W confessed that she had forgotten to time one of the meeting segments, Sharyn said, "That's alright, that's appropriate for your age!"

Harry gave us an informative speech on visual aids, and offered some useful tips, such as never use coloured text on coloured backgrounds, and never use the font, comic sans.
 (Later when passing round the self nomination sheet for next meeting, VPE Marlene said "You'll notice the names are printed in Comic Sans....")

The speeches were evaluated by Terry and Maureen.

Terry

Maureen

Robert provided the biscuits for supper and thoughtfully had brought some gluten free crackers for those on a special diet.

The Business Session was chaired by Amanda, bravely stepping in at the last minute. It was her first time in that role and Parliamentarian John S congratulated her on the way she handled it. Immediate Past President Sharyn was called on to conduct the Election of Club Officer during the Business Session.

Congratulations to our newly elected club officers who will take on their roles from the beginning of July, when our new Toastmasters year commences.

President	Liz We
Vice President Education	Marlene
Vice President Membership	Maureen
Vice President Public Relations	Amanda
Secretary	Leesa
Treasurer	Nicole
Sergeant at Arms	Ron
Parliamentarian & Auditor	John S
Web Site Coordinator	Marlene

Leesa's raffle was a selection of sweets that we all remembered from childhood - Clinkers, Freckles, Jaffas, etc. It was won by Amanda.

Did you know that John S is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror? He had brought a long list of descendants to prove it.

Nicole

Annette

Nicole gave us an encouraging General Evaluation and Annette handed out the evenings awards. They went to
Amanda (Personal Best,) Maureen and John T - tie (Best Evaluation,) Harry (Best Speech,) Ron (Best Table Topic,) and Dave (Best Contribution.)

Award winners 14 th May 2013