Meeting 945 "Ahoy, Me Hearties"

Pirates - Rose, Sharyn, John S, Jean S, Amanda, Marlene

A jolly time was had on the good ship, Sandgate Toastmasters. Toastmaster Long John S kept us entertained and informed with snippets of  historical facts and stories of pirates. John is actually the 36th grandson of the infamous Rollo the pirate.

John S

There were 6 guests, Heather, Rod, Zung James, Paul and Sandra.

President Nicole had the pleasure of inducting two new members, Tammy and Tim. Their mentors Annette and Jim promised to guide them in their Toastmasters journey.

Nicole inducted Tammy and Tim

Terry

Word Master Terry chose the word "Luxuriate," meaning to indulge in luxury. He also filled in as Round Robin Master, and, referring to the recent death of Alan Bond who was famous for his part in winning  America's Cup,  Terry asked, "What would you do to win America's Cup." This evoked some imaginative replies.
Table Topics Master John T threatened to make his victims walk the plank and called on "Actress" Nicole, "Scientest" Tim G, "Social Celebrity" Liz, and "Sports Star" Jim to use their persuasive speaking skills to save themselves.

John T

Nicole

Tim G

Liz W

Jim

They were evaluated by Peter.

Peter

There were three prepared speakers. Darryl spoke enthusiastically about "Power Posiing."

Darryl

Steve told about his life on "The Isle of Man."

Steve

Jean S presented her "Icebreaker" speech and told us why life is like riding a bicycle.

Jean S

The audience was rapt.

Nicole listening attentively

Evaluators were Rose, Liz and Dave.

Rose

Dave

The Business Session was chaired by Annette. 

Annette

Nicole's raffle, a voucher for a meal at "The Full Moon" was won by Tim G.

Ah and Aargh Counter Rose gave her report.

Grammarians Marlene and Nick commented on the use of nautical terms during the meeting, as well as colourful speech and grammatical slip ups.

Nick

Amanda conducted the General Evaluation of the entire meeting.

Amanda

Award winners were Jean S (Best speech and Personal Best,) John S (Best Contribution) and Liz W (Best Table Topic and Best Evaluation.)

Winners 9 June 2015

Jean's colourful costume deserves an extra photo.

Jean S

Next meeting is our Change Over Dinner. It is a catered meal, so if you have not already done so, you will need to let Nicole know if you are coming and pay for your meal. The theme will be "Light my Fire." 

Don't forget to bring a book in good condition for the raffle.