Meeting 1034 "Home"

"Home" was the theme of the meeting. Toastmaster of the Evening Peter had plenty of interesting information about homes in the past.

Peter

We were delighted to welcome three guests, Adrian, a first timer, and Leila and Shima who had attended previously.

Monica's word of the day was "fair." It had a fair use during the meeting.

Monica

Trevor regaled us with his experiences of sharing his home with a two-and-a-half-year-old who has a talent for producing "unauthorised murals." Trevor then proposed a toast "To parents who have suffered living with a two-and-a-half-year-old."

Trevor

Trevor also conducted the Round Robin segment and asked for advice on "How to control a  two-and-a-half-year-old!" There were some funny as well as helpful suggestions.

There were three prepared speeches. Jonathon's speech "Wheel of Toastmasters" challenged us to evaluate our skills and to decide where we could improve.

 Jonathon has also completed his Advanced Communicator Bronze requirements. Congratulations Jonathon!

Jonathon A.C.B.

Annette gave an "Accepting an award speech," and took on the role of  ''Volunteer of the Year." She entertained us with anecdotes from her experience of volunteering in an Aged Care Home.

 

Annette

Casey

Casey presented her Pathways "Know your Leadership Style" project. Her speech "Leader for the Day" took us through the methods she uses to lead her three year-old daughter. (Take note, Trevor!)

The speeches were evaluated by John, Leesa and Carmy. Gail was Time Keeper.

John

Leesa

Carmy

After supper, (provided by Paul) it was time for Table Topics.

Darryl had brought  items from his home and invited the participants to select one and to speak about it. Two of our guests, Leila and Adrian were willing to take part.

Darryl

Leila  - Vegemite

Paul - Kit Kat

Gail - lemon

Christiane - wedding photo

Annette - magazine

Trevor - Milo

Casey - book

The Table Topics were evaluated by Marlene and Eileen.

Eileen

John presented an educational session on conducting a business meeting. Next meeting he will follow this up with a fun "Mock Business Meeting."

John

Business meeting

Grammarian Paul  commented on the use of "ums" and "ahs" during the meeting, and commented on some of the good word usage, particularly the word pictures our guest Adrian had used during his Table Topic.

Christiane

As General Evaluator, Christiane had some good advice for all.

Gail's raffle, a meal voucher at the Full Moon Hotel, was won by Christiane.

President Christiane awarded a ribbon to Gail, Casey, Marlene, Paul, and Eileen, who had completed Level One in Pathways.

Pathways Level 1. Gail, Casey Marlene, Paul, Eileen

The evenings awards went to John (Best Evaluation,) Casey (Best Speech and Most Improved,) and Christiane (Best Table Topic.)

Award Winners 26 March 2019. John, Casey, Christiane.

Our thoughts and best wishes go to our hero Stephen, who was brutally attacked while trying to prevent his neighbour's car from being stolen, and is recovering from his injuries. 

Next meeting will be on the 9th April.

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Meeting 1033 Etymology

President Christiane was glad to be back at a Meeting and she welcomed guest Diane.
Christiane also congratulated Gail who was recognized at a breakfast on International Women's Day for her contribution to community organisations.

Christiane

Toastmaster Liz asked who had to look up the meaning of the theme of tonight's Meeting (it means an explanation of what our words mean and their history and derivation), and who confused it with Entomology (the study of insects). She also introduced the words Lexophile (a word to describe those who have a love for words), and Onomatopoeia (a word that actually looks like the sound it makes (e.g. babble, gurgle, plop, swish, purr).

Liz

A Toast to the late great interviewer "Mike Willesee" was a timely choice by Darryl.

Stephen chose the word "Naughty" for the word, and gave a complete background of how it's meaning has changed over the years.

Darryl and Stephen

Kirsty stepped in to conduct the Round Robin, with a theme of What One Word would you use to describe your year so far.

Kirsty

Speech 1 by Jonathon, entitled "Wheel of Life" was evaluated by John T.

Jonathon and The Wheel of Life diagram

John T

Speech 2 by Eileen, entitled "My Communication Style" was evaluated by Paul.

Eileen and Paul

Trevor was a diligent Timekeeper all evening.

Trevor

Christiane gave a presentation on the Moments of Truth survey results, which showed our Club as well above the average in most areas. Suggestions that were made have been taken on board by the Executive and will be introduced where possible.

Carmy was the Raffle presenter, lucky winner being Gail.

Carmy

Chairman of the Business Session, for the first time, was Casey. She really threw herself into the role and enjoyed bringing order to the session. Well done.

Casey with gavel in action

Table Topics presenter Monica gave single word topics, which participants then had to create a mini speech around.

Monica

Darryl (oranges), Marlene (hate), Leesa (shoes), Stephen (confidence), Gail (shock) and Kirsty (family). The topics were evaluated by Peter and Gail.

Peter and Gail

Marlene gave some tips in her Grammarian session which all Members could take on board.

Marlene

General Evaluator was Annette who gave a comprehensive overview of the Meeting, and reminded all Members to speak up so as to be heard.

Annette

Awards:

Best Speech: Jonathon, Best Table Topic: Leesa, Gail and Kirsty (shared), Best Evaluator: Gail, Most Improved: Casey.

Jonathon, Gail, Leesa, Kirsty and Casey

Moreton Division Conference

Congratulations to all who participated in the Moreton Divison Conference on Saturday 9th March. All contestants were excellent and the organisers can be proud of a successful event.

Some of our members were there to support Darryl who was in the Evaluation Contest and who was awarded Third Place. Congratulations Darryl!

There will be more photos and information abut the Conference on the Moreton Division Facebook page.

Evaluation Contest

Darryl with his proud supporters

Lunch Time

A special treat was an entertaining Educational Session by Dale Rees-Bevan, a Keynote Speaker and Presentation Skills Trainer. 

Dale Rees-Bevan

Another interesting speaker was Liam Richardson, Community Relations Officer for North Brisbane Blood Bank.

The day lived up to the Conference theme "Moreton Members Matter."