Meeting 920 "The 40's"

There were a lot of programme changes. Thanks to those who took on extra roles, especially those who saw a need and fulfilled it without being asked.

Liz inducted new member Darryl

New member Darryl was inducted by president Liz We.
Darryl presented the Toast and Mission Statement, proposing a toast to Australia's heavyweight boxer Alex Leopai,

Toastmaster John T introduced the theme of the evening with a slide presentation of Sandgate in the 40's.

Round Robin Master Dave asked what we remembered or knew about the 40's.

Hollie had brought pictures of items from the 40's, which she used in her Table Topics session and asked  Inge, Peter, Nicole and Marlene to speak about them.

Hollie

Inge

Peter

Liz We evaluated the Table Topics. 

Annette

Trish

The were two speeches. Annette's was an "After Dinner Speech," We were asked to imagine that we were at a Farewell Dinner in honour of a retiring work colleague.

Trish told us of the the benefits of belonging to an Advanced Toastmasters Club. (Trish also belongs to Chermside Communicators Advanced Toastmasters Club.)

The speeches were evaluated by Liz We and Marlene.

Robyn

Our special guest, Ambassador Robyn from Bunya Toastmasters explained how the Toastmasters Educational Programme is about to be revitalised.

Amanda

Another informative session was presented by Amanda, who spoke abut the duties of a Vice President Membership. Amanda also handed out copies of the Newsletter she has produced.

Jim

Jim brought along his 12 speed road bike for his Show and Tell segment.

The many programme changes were a challenge for Timekeeper Trish but she rose to the occasion.

Nicole

Nicole spent the meeting multi tasking, (working the projector, etc) and still managed to give a thorough General Evaluation.

Our guests Nicola, David and Malcolm were asked to comment on the evening. Malcolm will be inducted as a new member next meeting.

President Liz We presented awards to the evening's winners,  Annette and Trish (Best Speaker - tie) Peter (Best Table Topic,) Marlene (Best Evaluator,) Jim (Personal Best,) and John T (Best Contribution)

Winners 22 April 2014

Don't forget, there are 5 weeks in April, so it will be an extra week till our next meeting on the 13th May. when we will elect our Club Officers for the year commencing on the 1st July.