Meeting 1072 "Island life"

 At last! We were able to meet in person in our new venue, the Brighton Wellness Hub as well as on Zoom. We appreciate Leanne and Dan who arrive an hour early to start setting up, with others helping as they arrive.

The Brighton Wellness Hub, corner 19th Ave.

Some of our "Roomies" .....

and "Zoomies."

President Leanne welcomed our guests, Renie (online) Edward and Renee.

Leanne

Carmy conducted her role of Toastmaster online and kept the meeting running smoothly with stories from her early island life.

Carmy

Darryl presented the toast and Jakob gave us a word for the evening, "Benevolent," meaning "well meaning and kindly."

Round Robin Master Chris asked "Why did you join Toastmasters." Everyone had plenty to say and the segment ran slightly over time.

Jakob

Chris H

Chris D presented his speech  "Never Underestimate the Importance of Learning a New Skill." 

 using the feedback he had received last time.  It was evaluated by Gokul.

Chris D

Gokul

Trevor held everyone spellbound with a story about a ghost. It was evaluated by Leanne.

Trevor

Paul's speech was about a mentor who had made an impact on his life. This completed Level 2  in the "Innovative Planning" Path.  It was evaluated by Hazel. (Her first evaluation.) 

Paul

Hazel

John completed the fourth level in his "Presentation Mastery" path by talking about the blog he has created "Toppings Droppings." It was evaluated by Jonathon.

John

Jonathon

Darryl used his salesmanship skills to sell tickets in his raffle which consisted of items that might be needed on an island. It included toilet paper, insect spray, chocolate, coconut water, fruit juice, tea, jelly snakes, fruit salad & a small bottle of vodka.

The lucky winner was Chris D.

Darryl

Christiane conducted the Table Topics session, calling on Trish, Leesa, Chris, Jakob and Jonathon to speak for 2 minutes on Island themed topics.  

Christiane

They were evaluated by Dan and Liz We. 

Dan

Liz- (This photo was taken later in the evening
when she was playing with the background.)

Time keeper was Marlene.

Grammarian commented on some good use of words during the meeting.

Trish mounted her Soapbox and urged everyone to write their life stories. 

Leesa

Trish

General Evaluator Gail had some commendations and recommendations. Gail also provided the delicious supper.

Gail

Leanne took a vote on whether to have our usual Secret Santa Swap at our Break Up this year or to try something new. Secret Santa won.

Award winners for the evening were Best Speech : Trevor, Best Evaluator: Jonathon, Best Table Topic : Trish and  Most Improved: Hazel.

Hazel and Trish
(The others were online.)

Next meeting on the 24th November will be the final regular meeting before our Break Up Dinner on the 8th December.