It was our first meeting for the new Toastmasters year 2020 - 2021. Some of our members were able to meet together in person, while the rest attended online. New President Leanne welcomed all to the meeting, with a special welcome to our guest Zakk, and handed control to Toastmaster of the Evening, John.
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| President Leanne |
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| John |
John had chosen "Vive La France" as the theme and sported a mustache for Basille Day. He even entertained us with a smattering of French and song.
Word Master Dan had chosen the French expression "Faux Pas" which means "a gaffe, blunder or mistake."
Hazel proposed a toast to "Toastmasters Sandgate and their Wit, Wisdom, Commitment and Cooperation."
Hazel proposed a toast to "Toastmasters Sandgate and their Wit, Wisdom, Commitment and Cooperation."
Round Robin Master Gail asked "What do you think of when you think of France??
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| Hazel |
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| Gail |
J.P. presented the 10th speech in the Competent Communicator Programme, using plenty of body language to demonstrate "The Power of Yoga." It was evaluated by Leanne.
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| J.P. |
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| Leanne |
Liz Wo explained why she is a survivor in her account of her experience on a cruise ship during the Covid -19 outbreak. Her speech was evaluated by Jonathon.
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| Liz Wo |
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| Jonathon |
Trevor told an amusing tale of his "threesome relationship" with his wife and her mobile phone.
It was evaluated by Gokul.
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| Trevor |
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| Gokul |
Paul was Time Keeper.
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| Paul |
Chris presented the raffle, which was chocolate and coffee sachets, and a flask to keep drinks hot or cold. It was won by Leesa.
Leanne and Gail provided supper, with biscuits and cupcakes iced in the colours of the French flag, by Leanne's niece.
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| Cupcakes for supper |
Marlene's Table Topics were everyday items that were invented by the French.
Calulator, Hairdrier, Pedal Bicycle, Sewing Machine, Folding Umbrella, Bikini. Peter, Hazel, Christiane Gail, Liz We and Dan were asked to speak for 2 minutes about these items.
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| Marlene |
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| Peter |
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| Christiane |
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| Liz We |
The Table Topics were evaluated by Monica and Carmy.
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| Carmy |
Grammarian Chris commented on the use of words during the meeting.
Leesa gave a General evaluation of the entire evening, with some helpful suggestions.
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| Leesa |
The evening's awards went to:
Best Speech - Liz Wo,
Best Table Topic - Christiane,
Most Improved - J.P.,
Best Evaluation - Jonathon.
Jonathon has also gained a Competent Leader award.
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| J.P. Competent Communicator and Most Improved Award |
The next meeting will be on the 28th July. Please contact us for details on how to attend.
