The 5th Tuesday of the month gave us the opportunity of holding an extra meeting and fitting in more speeches.
Sergeant-at-Arms Nick opened the meeting and handed control to President John T.
Toastmaster Roseanne had prepared some interesting snippets to keep the programme flowing.
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| Rosanne |
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| Christiane |
Christiane's Round Robin was a challenge -to tell of a moment that left us speechless, using words beginning with the letter "s" .
There were 6 prepared speeches
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| Kirsty W |
Kirsty's Ice Breaker speech "There's No Place Like Home" won her the "Best Speech" award as well as well as "Personal Best" award.
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| Annette W |
Annette W told us how we can have a quality life as we grow older. The key, she said is health, life long learning, participation and security.
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| Jim |
Jim revealed an astonishing secret from his past and explained what he has in common with Nelson Mandela.
(Can't wait to hear the sequel!)
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| Steve |
Steve delivered a persuasive speech. "Ask Not" about taking on challenges in Toastmasters.
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| Trish |
Trish shared her personal journey in her speech, "Public Speaking, the Key to Success"
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| Sharyn & Liz |
Sharyn enlisted the aid of Liz for her hilarious cooking demonstration. We enjoyed the result during the break.
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| Sharyn's slice |
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| Supper time |
Speech evaluators, Rose, Reza, Darryl, John and Trish all provided insightful evaluations with commendations and helpful suggestions.
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| Rose |
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| Reza |
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| Darryl |
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| John T |
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| Trish |
General Evaluator Liz had some positive comments. She stressed the importance of summarising in evaluations and making eye contact with the entire room.
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| Liz |
Tim was time keeper.
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| Tim |
Our guest Leanne said she intends to become a member of our club next meeting. Yippee!
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| Leanne |
Awards went to Rosanne (Best Contribution,) Kristy W (Best Speech and Personal Best,) and John T (Best Evaluation.)
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| Award winners 29 Mar 16 |
The raffle, a radio donated by Steve was won by Christiane.
Remember, there is still another week till next meeting, as there were 5 Tuesdays in March. See you on the 12th April. The meeting theme will be "Verse - or Worse."
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