Meeting 911 "Gimmicks and Gadgets"

Dave

"Gimmicks and Gadgets" were the theme of the meeting and Toastmaster Dave had brought some of his favourite gadgets to show us, as well as some interesting information.

In the wake of Remembrance Day, John T proposed a toast to "World Peace."







Wordmaster Pam chose the word "Resplendent" and used it in the sentence "The jockeys were resplendent in their riding gear on Melbourne Cup Day." (Another recent event.)

Pam

Round Robin Master Liz Wo asked us to tell what gadget we found useful, and what gadget we disliked.Just a few of the favourite gadgets were a jar opener, GPS, Television remote control, egg timer, book stand with place holder, hearing aid, dice, aligator peg, etc.

Some of the annoying gadgets were a wireless mouse, swiss army knife with utensils, pineapple corer, bread maker.

Ron

Terry's Table Topics provided some fun. He had brought an assortment of gadgets and asked Ron, Jim, Sharyn, Liz Wo, Maureen and Robert to tell us what they were used for. The responses were highly imaginative and Ron even rode his gadget down the centre of the room.

Terry and Jim

Sharyn

Liz Wo

Robert had brought a special gadget for his "Show and Tell" session. No one 

could guess what it was, so he had to tell us, it was a template to help blind people sign cheques.

Robert & Sharyn

Robert had also brought his new guide dog, Flame. I'll  get a clearer photo next meeting.

Flame

Inge

Inge's raffle was an bag of goodies, including gardening gadgets, toy reindeer, and a tub of Malteesers. It was won by Marlene. Yipeee!

Jim presented his Icebreaker Speech, "Back on the  Bike." He told of his love of bike riding and related the story of owning his first bike. It was evaluated by Marlene.

Trish

Maureen used the data projector for  her speech, "A Lesson in Life." It was evaluated by Trish.

The Business Session was efficiently conducted by Sharyn.

Sharyn

Grammarian Annette commented on the  words and phrases used during the meeting.

Annette

John T

John T had some helpful suggestions in his General Evaluation.

Jim & Nick

Time Keepers were Jim and Nick

Awards went to Jim (Best Speech and Personal Best,) Liz Wo (Best Table Topic,) Trish (Best Evaluator,) and Dave (Best Contribution.)