Metro Division Conference 2017

Darryl, Leanne, Christiane and Annette attended the Metro Division Conference on the 11th March.

Christiane & Leanne

Annette

Meeting 985 "Say Goodbye to Summer"

Kirsty took on the role of Toastmaster at short notice and kept us all entertained with information and quotes about summer. It was the first time she had taken on that role.

Kristy - Toastmaster

Nikki's word for the evening was "Mellifluous." meaning "smooth flowing like honey.

Round Robin Master Jim asked for our favourite reminisces of summer. 

Jim - Round Robin

Dave's  moving speech "A Day in the Life of an AVO" was his farewell speech. We will miss you Dave, and we will miss your vast knowledge, stories and poetry and your willingness to always go the second mile when needed!

Dave

Jonathon's speech "You are the Product" showed how we can protect our privacy on the internet by remembering the three "P's."

PURGE: Clear browsing data.
PASSWORDS: Use a different password for each site.
PRIVACY: Check the privacy settings on Facebook etc.

Jonathon

Jonathon

In his amusing Icebreaker speech, "The Half Half Guy," new member Blake told how he had always dreaded speaking in  public and went to great lengths to avoid it.

Blake

Speech Evaluators were Paul, Annette T and Darryl.

Paul

Annette T

Darryl also presented the raffle. Which was a bag of goodies. (Forget what they all were.)

Darryl

Supper time provided a chance to chat over a cuppa.


John Nick Jim

Steve conducted the Business Session.

Steve

Karen had prepared Table Topics for Robyn, Marlene, Tim, Nick, Nikki and Dave.

Karen- TT Master

Robyn

Liz -

Marlene

Tim

Nick

Nikki

Dave

They were evaluated by Christiane and Leanne

Christiane

Leanne

Nick collected votes

Liz was Grammarian and John T the General Evaluator.

John T

Paul wins raffle

Votes for Best Speaker went to the half half guy who was afraid of public speaking. He also won the Personal Best Award.

Blake

Other award winners were Kirsty (Best Contribution,) Lia (Best Table Topic,) and Annette (Best Evaluation.)

Winners 14 March 20187

Next meeting Tuesday 28th March. The theme is "My First Car."

Don't forget, Semi Annuals are due.

Meeting 984 "Cities of the World"

Two new members! Chris and Blake were inducted by President Steve.

We welcomed guests  Allan (from Redcliffe Peninsula Toastmasters,) Tracey, Robyn, Nicole, Ian and Deb.

Toastmaster Darryl took us on a journey to cities around the world.

Darryl

Word Master Marlene chose the word "Twiffler" which is a plate that is sized in between a dinner plate and a side plate.  It comes from the dutch word twijfelen which means to be unsure.

Round Robin Master Nick asked, "What is your favourite city to visit?"

Nick

There were two Icebreaker Speeches.

Nikki's speech "The Cities of Me" was about her life in different cities.

Nikki

Chris told what had led him to join Toastmasters.

Chris

They were evaluated by Marlene and Dave.

Dave

 Allan treated us to a preview of the speech he will present in the Metro Division Contest.

Evaluator Jonathon invited everyone to give Allan some feedback.

Allan

Jonathon

Nick's raflfle was won by Jonathon.

Nick's raffle

Jonathon

John's Table Topics were answered by Leesa, Steve, Blake, Christiane, Anne

tte, Carmy, Karen and Liz.

TT Master John T

Leesa - "City better than Country"

Steve - "Best place to live"

Blake - "Where to take a friend in Brisbane"

Christiane -"Visit a city in the past"

Annette - "Mayor of  Brisbane"

Carmy -  "Country better than City"

Liz - "Why Brisbane best city"

Karen-"Brisbane in 2050"

They were evaluated by Paul and Annette.

Paul

Christiane conducted a Listening Quiz.

Carmy gave a review of a book she had read, "Two Hours that lasted Five Years"  by Billy Blake.

The General Evaluator was Jim.

Jim

The evening's awards went to Chris (Personal Best,) Darryl (Best Contribution,) Nikki (Best Speech,) Karen Best Table Topic and Jonathon (Best Evalution.)

Winners 28 Feb 2017

All the best to Annette who is competing in the Evaluation Contest and Allan in the Speech Contest at the Metro Division Conference on the 11th March.

Next meeting 14th March. Don't forget, Semi Annuals are due 1st April, so you will need to bring your fee next meeting unless you pay online..