This Meeting offered variety and the scope for developing interesting segments as the novel theme brought out Member's inner poet.
A warm welcome was extended to guests John and Kathy by Toastmaster Leesa. She kept the happy friendly manner throughout with lots of rhymes.
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| Leesa |
A Toast to "Limericks" and also presenting one herself was Monica.
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| Monica |
Wordmaster Trevor was a bit flummoxed with his choice of "Quintessential" which at first appeared with a variation of the spelling. The meaning is the very essence of something.
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| Trevor with Version One |
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| Version Two |
Round Robin by Marlene, asked Members to remember a rhyme from their childhood, which tested some with recall. Marlene wrapped it up well by presenting her own humorous rhyme.
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| Marlene |
Speeches were presented by: Carmy "Going Home" and evaluated by Gail.
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| Carmy and Gail |
Peter spoke on "Highlights" from his recent overseas holiday, and was evaluated by Eileen.
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| Peter and Eileen |
"Cut to the Core of the Problem" was a serious speech by Darryl, which was evaluated by Christiane.
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| Darryl and Christiane |
Chris cleverly wove a rhyme around the raffle prize, also for the raffle draw. Blake was the winner.
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| Poetic Chris |
Kirsty led Table Topics with a twist. She introduced one of her favourite poems, then called on a Toastmaster to extend this as their topic. It challenged all to speak off the cuff in a slightly different manner. Trish and Blake were Table Topics evaluators.
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| Kirsty |
Monica was vigilant as Timekeeper and accurately recorded and reported during the Meeting.
A Movie Review was next on the agenda, by Chris. The movie was titled "District 9".
Chris gave a great description and recommended it to any Sci Fi buffs. It was obvious that he is a fan.
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| Chris |
A Soap Box segment was presented by Trevor. He made an impressive opening by rolling out a long scroll of paper to emphasize his point about safety issues of the Flu Vaccine.
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| Trevor and his "notes" |
Grammarian Trish gave us 3 points in an educational overview of common pitfalls of our speaking manner. Avoid clichés, avoid the word "but" and use an "active" voice rather than a "passive" one.
Good advice for all.
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| Trish making her point |
Marlene was Listening Quizmaster and tested our recall of the Meeting.
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| Marlene and Liz |
General Evaluator Liz covered the Meeting in record time, highlighting the many well done segments and presenters. Congratulations to all who provided a Poetic Rhyme and wove the theme around their presentations.
Best Speech Award - Darryl
Best Table Topic - Marlene
Best Evaluator - Eileen
Most Improved - a tie for Carmy and Eileen
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| Carmy, Eileen, Marlene and Darryl |
Reminder: Next Tuesday is a 5th Tuesday in the month, so there will be a Meeting on 30th October.
