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Saturday 18 March 2017

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.


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