Sergeant-at-Arms Darryl set the tone of the evening when he opened the meeting with one of his funny jokes.
President Gail welcomed guests Eric, Bianca, Kym, Gavin and Jason.
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| Darryl |
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| Gail |
Toastmaster of the evening was Trish.
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| Trish |
Blake introduced the word for the evening, "Cheers."
Round Robin Master Peter invited everyone to tell of a "Happy Hour" they had spent at a hotel.
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| Blake |
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| Peter |
There were three prepared speeches. Marlene's speech "When You are Three" was the "Effective Body Language" project in the Pathways programme.
It was evaluated by Monica.
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| Marlene |
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| Monica |
John completed level 2 in Pathways with his speech on Mentoring, "Look, Listen and Learn."
It was evaluated by Trevor.
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| John |
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| Trevor |
Gokul's speech was titled "You Can Do It" and was evaluated by Liz.
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| Gokul |
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| Liz |
New member Dan had Table Topics for Darryl, Monica, Blake, Liz, Eric and Jonathon, asking "What comes to mind...." and gave each one an event to speak about.
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| Dan |
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| Darryl - Christmas Party |
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| Monica - Concert |
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| Blake - Melbourne Cup |
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| Liz - Romantic Dinner |
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| Eric - Friday Afternoon |
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| Jonathon - Cocktail Party |
They were evaluated by Stephen and Paul.
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| Stephen |
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| Paul |
Jonathon had brought some interesting alcoholic drinks (including Irish, Russian Greek & Maynard Duck) for the raffle it was won by Jason.
Time Keeper Eileen announced that the meeting was running behind time, so the supper break was shortened. Casey had provided a delicious supper.
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| Jonathon |
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| Eileen |
Leesa chaired a short Business Session. There was no general business, apart from the Christmas Break Up Dinner to be held on the 10th December
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| Leesa |
Grammarian Gail said there had been some good descriptive phrases during the evening.
Leanne gave a thorough evaluation of the meeting.
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| Gail |
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| Leanne |
Gail was proud to display our new "Select Distinguished" ribbon for our banner.
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| We are "Select Distinguished." |
The evenings awards went to Gokul (Most Improved,) Blake (Best Table Topic,) John (Best Speech,) and Liz (Best Evaluation.)
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| Award winners 12 Nov 2019 |
Next meeting Tuesday 26th November. Paul will be taking bookings for the Christmas Break Up Dinner, so bring your money. $35 for visitors. $25 for members.
The Christmas Break Up Dinner will be on the 10th December.
Top blog as always Marlene, nice to see you in action !!
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