Meeting 1053 - Valentines Day

This Meeting had a twist - most of the program roles were drawn on the night! So all Members had to be prepared, apart from the set Speeches.
After Darryl's warm welcome to guests Tyson and JP, Gail introduced Stephen for the Program agenda to be announced. Gail had drawn Toastmaster, so continued to provide snippets of information about Valentines Day during the program.

Darryl

Gail

The Toast was presented by Peter - in which he asked us to toast "the Toast".

Peter

Word Master John gave the word "Flirt" in keeping with the Meeting's theme, and there was quite a bit of Flirting in a Flirtatious way.

John

Speeches:
Eileen was introduced by Leanne.

Evaluator Leanne for Eileen's Speech

Christiane was introduced by Annette.

Evaluator Annette for Christiane's Speech

Christiane is dressed for Operating Theatre

Casey was introduced by Carmy.

Evaluator Carmy for Casey's Speech

Timer was Stephen who efficiently provided the speech times.
Stephen also presented the raffle, which of course had to be chocolates for this occasion. It was won by Leanne.

A Sweet Raffle by Stephen

Table Topics was drawn by Jonathon, and Evaluators Darryl, Peter and Liz provided feedback.

A Business Meeting was conducted very efficiently by Jonathon.

Jonathon

Listening Quiz by Chris made sure we had all paid attention to all speakers.

Paul

Soap Box was ably tackled by Gokul, followed by a dramatic Book Review by Darryl.

Gokul

As General Evaluator, Paul provided very educational feedback, before time restraints meant he had to shorten his presentation.

Paul

Awards:
Best Speech: Christiane, Best Evaluator: Leanne, Best Table Topics: John Topping, and Most Improved: Gokul.

Feedback from Members indicated the different structure of the meeting meant an interesting and fun evening.