Meeting 1018 - The Great Outdoors

Immediate Past President Annette welcomed guest Rusty and handed to Toastmaster Chris, who related many tales of his outdoor experiences during the evening.

Chris

A Toast proposed by Stephen was "to be Aware of Danger in the Outback".

Wordmaster Trevor came up with possibly the longest Word our Club has know, in Pusillanimous - meaning Lack of Courage. It was used mainly used by Trish who gained the honour once again.

John provided the Round Robin topic by asking to describe your scariest outdoor experience. We heard of adventures near and far by all Members.

Speech 1 by Peter entitled "Animal Expressions" was introduced and evaluated by Leanne.

Peter and Leanne

Speech 2 by Casey describing the flu season precautions, was introduced and evaluated by Carmy.

Casey and Carmy

Timer throughout the evening was Annette, who kept us on our toes to keep the evening on time.

Table Topics presenter was Paul, and he kept with the theme asking questions on the Great Outdoors. The recipients were able to draw on personal experience and we had humourous and fun answers by Steve, Carmy, Annette, Trevor, John, Stephen, Gail and Marlene.

Paul

Steve, Carmy, Annette, Trevor, John, Stephen, Gail and Marlene - in the Great Outdoors

Evaluators of the Table Topics were Liz and Blake, who both provided helpful comments for development and improving skills.

Liz and Blake

The Raffle was sold by Marlene, and lucky winner was a very happy John.

John

Speech 3 entitled "How a curry changed my life" by Darryl, described how his journey to Toastmasters began. The Evaluator was Jonathon.

Darryl and Jonathon

We were then educated by Trish with her project entitled "Checklist for Effective Meetings" and I am sure all Members learned a great deal on how to be prepared for taking charge of Meetings.

Trish

Leesa gave a review of the movie "It's Complicated" and explained the plot and how much she had enjoyed it. (available now on DVD for those interested).

Leesa

Grammarian Gail was keeping tally throughout the meeting, and gave feedback on the good and not so good grammar and word usage.

General Evaluator Kirsty gave an excellent overview of the Meeting, with suggestions for improvement in some areas and commendation on a good effort in others. All was most helpful.

Kirsty

Awards were presented:   Best Speech Darryl, Best Evaluator Jonathon, Best Table Topic John, Most Improved Casey.

Casey, Jonathon, Darryl and John

A reminder for Einbunpin Festival this Sunday, for those rostered to assist at the Toastmasters Stand.