Meeting 905 "The Ekka"

Peter

It's Ekka week - that's the Brisbane Exhibition or Show,  so of course that was the theme of the meeting. Peter introduced the word "Ostentation" which also means "show or exhibition" in another sense of the word.

We were delighted to welcome five guests, Maria, Shashi, Pamela, Gwen and James.

Leesa

Round Robin Master Dave asked us " Are you going to the Ekka - if not, why not?"  Many said they were not going, because of the crowds, and spread of flu etc, but some members are going to be there, volunteering on stalls or with family.

Toastmaster Leesa (also wearing her secretary hat) kept us informed with information abut the Ekka.

Annette in Table Topics

Ian's Table Topics session brought out the creativity of Annette, Liz Wo, Peter and Jonathon. They were so entertaining, I forgot to take photos of most of them.

The topics were, (not exact words)
"What from your life would you like to be put on display 100 years time?" 

 "In the final round to select host city for the World Fair, how would you promote your city?" 

 "What is the secret plot and what do the letters EKKA stand for?" 

Sharyn

"Are you for or against exhibitionism?"

The Table Topics were evaluated by Sharyn.

Nick presented his Ice Breaker speech. He appeared quite confident as he told of the main events in his life and the difficulties he had overcome.

Marlene evaluated Nick's speech.

Ron

Our new data projector is being put to good use. Ron presented an  speech "The Rain Man of Web Sites" and told us some interesting facts about Google that we didn't know before. It was his second speech.

Jonathon presented his 8th Speech, titled "The Weird and Wonderful Evolution of Whales."  He showed us how weird and wonderful it is!  Liz Wo evaluated Ron's speech, and Trish evaluated Jonathon's speech.

Jonathon

Another interesting speaker was John  T who demonstrated his vocal variety in his speech,
"One Angry Nation - From Fair Go to Aggro."

It was evaluated by Maureen.

John T

Maureen

The Business Session , chaired by Sharyn, ran smoothly and provided some practice moving motions and amendments.

Ian's raffle with a money prize was very popular. It was won by Dave.

Dave won Ian's raffle

Time Keeper Nicole

Time Keeper Nicole announced that we were running 10 minutes overtime. (It was a very full meeting.)

In the absence of our President Liz We, Immediate Past President Annette closed the meeting and presented awards to Leesa (Best Contribution,) Nick (Personal Best,) John T (Best Speech,) Jonathon (Best Table Topic,) and Trish and Marlene. (Best Evaluation - tie.)

Award winners 13 Aug 2013