Meeting 1080 - Poetry

 This Meeting was suddenly promoted to a Zoom only, following Covid restrictions being in place. 

As Toastmasters we are adaptable and Leanne's good management skills saw 11 Members on line as well as one very well behaved guest cat.

Dan welcomed all and read the Mission Statement then Leanne introduced the Toastmaster Monica.

In line with the theme, Monica read a poem by Pam Ayres to start proceedings. Throughout the Meeting Monica included a variety of poems, including the very humourous "Oh I wish I'd looked after me Teeth".

Monica

Dan toasted "New Members and Guests" followed by the Word by Tony, superfluous, meaning more than enough.

Tony

Round Robin by Liz allowed our poetic skills to come to the fore - by reciting either a poem, haiku or limerick of choice. 

Liz

Tony stepped in as Timer for the evening and did an amazing job considering his busy other roles.

Speeches:

John was using the "Engage your Audience with Humor" series and his topic was "Let's change the Anthem". It was evaluated by Marlene.

Marlene

John

Leanne spoke from the "Vocal Variety" series on the topic "They Should Have asked my Husband" which was another Pam Ayres poem. This was evaluated by Gail.

Leanne

Gail

Darryl also used the "Vocal Variety" platform, his topic was "Green and Gold Malaria" and was also presented in the form of a poem by Rupert McCall. Dan was his Evaluator.

Dan

Darryl

Table Topics by Trish were also themed, and answered by Marlene, Tony, Liz, Gail, Leanne and Daniel.

Trish

The Table Topics Evaluators Tony and Leanne provided feedback which was helpful to all participants. 

Grammarian Gail observed that Zoom Meetings seem to diminish the use of gestures, and that we lose the full dimension resulting in presentations being a bit flat at times.

Paul presented the General Evaluation, and confirmed Gail's comments. He complimented all on being able to multi-task to keep the Meeting buoyant.

Paul

Best Speech: John, Best Evaluator: Dan, Best Table Topic: Tony; and Most Improved: Tony.

Meeting 1079 - Hawaiian Luau

 A true Hawaiian welcome by President Leanne greeted Members and guests as they arrived at this Meeting, with the presentation of Leis for all to wear.

Leanne

Aloha

New Members Ed and Tony were inducted and guests Narelle, Josh, Ted and JP were welcomed.

Tony and Ed's Induction

Leanne also fulfilled the role of Toastmaster and entertained us with interesting facts and even a film clip of an Elvis Hawaiian movie.

Ed proposed a Toast to "Sandgate Toastmasters".

Ed

Marlene presented the Word - a multiple use one - "Lay and Lie" and explained the correct usage of each. Lay as to Place and Lie to Recline.

Marlene

Round Robin was conducted by Tony with the theme - Hawaiian Pizza - is it okay to put pineapple on pizza - yes or no? Everyone had a definite opinion of their preference.

Tony

Speech 1 by Hazel "Buddhism" was introduced by Evaluator Paul.

Hazel

Paul

Speech 2 by Darryl "The Heckler in my Head" was Evaluated by Trish.

Darryl

Trish

Timer Gail provided the timing of segments during the Meeting so efficiently we finished early.

Gail

The Raffle was promoted by Hazel and the lucky winner was Ed. 

Hazel

John introduced the Table Topics: They included Hawaiian shirts (Tony), Where to Travel next (Ted), Planning a Luau (Hazel), What to do in Hawaii (Ed), Which Island - Iceland or Hawaii (Liz), Surfing in Hawaii (Josh), Hawaii or Queensland beaches (Paul) and Is Hawaii over commercialized (Trish).

John

Guest Ted

The Table Topics Evaluators were Monica and Gokul, who both gave positive feedback with points for improvement.

Monica

Gokul

Marlene gave an overview of the Executive role of the Public Relations Vice President, emphasizing that it is a team effort with assistance provided if taking on this position.

Grammarian Liz gave examples of good phrasing and alliteration used by speakers, and a reminder of using pause to prevent overuse of ums and ahs.

Liz

General Evaluation by Dan gave an overview of the evening with pointers to enhance the experience.

Dan

Awards:

Best Speech: Hazel, Best Evaluator: Trish, Best Table Topic: Paul, and Most Improved: Hazel.

Paul, Trish and Hazel

Meeting 1078 - Friendship

After welcoming Guests Graham, Ted and Joshua, plus brand new Members Tony and Edward, President Leanne handed control to Toastmaster of the Meeting, Gokul.

Gokul

Gokul explained why he chose the theme of Friendship - as it held his values of kindness, honesty and loyalty, and in his opinion was one of the strongest bonds of all.

A Toast to “Friends” was given by Hazel.

Paul

Paul presented the word “Empathy” - and its derivatives Empathetic and Empathise. Gokul provided the most usage during the Meeting.

Round Robin segment as conducted by Monica with the topic “Tell us about a friend who meant something to you”; which all Toastmasters and guests could readily answer.

Speeches:

John T’s speech from “The Role of Mentoring” was introduced by Evaluator Darryl. The title was “The Mentor from Hell”.

John T.

Darryl

Leanne’s Speech entitled “What Animal Are You” was introduced by Liz Wo. and evaluated by Tony.

Leanne

Tony

Christiane kept control of the progress of the Meeting with regular timing reports.

Christiane

Raffle by Monica promised that Money makes the World Go Around - so by participating in the raffle you could win money via scratchies. The lucky winner was Ted.

Monica

Ted

Table Topics:

Chris H. presented some challenging topics, which were evaluated by Gail and Marlene.

Chris H.

Marlene

Gail

Participants were Paul, Darryl, Ted, Liz, Tony, Monica, Ed and Josh.

Liz Wo.

Ed

Josh

Leanne gave a presentation about Executive the role of Vice President Membership, for all to consider for the July changeover of Executive positions in the Club.

Listening Quiz was introduced by Gail with quick questions to test our listening skills throughout the Meeting.

Trish gave a full outline of the evening with the General Evaluation. Trish praised all participants and gave relevant feedback and practical recommendations in areas to elevate to a higher level.

Trish

Awards:

Best Speech - Leanne; Best Evaluator - Tony; Best Table Topic - Paul, who also was awarded the Most Improved.

Leanne, Paul and Tony

In closing, Leanne reminded everyone to watch on Zoom the Moreton Division Contest this Saturday from 8am. Member John T. is representing our Club in the Humourous Contest.

Meeting 1077 - When We Were Kids

 Another hybrid Meeting with Trish, Liz We, Jonathon and Carmy on Zoom.

President Leanne welcomed guests Gaby, Tony and Edward, then presented Pathways Ribbons to Members for the following achievements. 

John T.

Liz We - Motivational Strategies Level 1

Jonathon - Effective Coaching Level 1

Darryl - Effective Coaching Level 1

Chris - Innovative Planning Level 1

Carmy - Visual Communication Level 1

John - Engaging Humor Level 1

John - Dynamic Leadership Level 3

John  - Presentation Mastery Level 4

John has also received his second Triple Crown from District 69.

Control was handed to the Toastmasters for the evening, Marlene.

Marlene

The Toast by Chris H. was to "The End of Summer".

Word Master Darryl gave the Word "Mischievous" for use throughout the Meeting.

The Round Robin was hosted by Carmy. It was a continuing story of kids in the park.

All Speakers were challenged with the very noisy thunder and rain on the roof during these presentations.

Speeches:

Evaluator Leanne introduced Chris H. for his speech entitled "Learning About Leadership".

Chris H.

Leanne

Liz We. was introduced by Trish, and the title was "First Steps".

Liz We.

Trish

Hazel introduced Christiane with her speech entitled "Arrr". 

Christiane

Hazel

An innovative approach to the Raffle by Gokul used his skills well. The winner was Christiane.

Gokul

Gail presented Table Topics and participants answered on the Theme of "When you were a Kid":

Gail

Hazel - what did you like to do after school?

Gokul - what was your favourite meal?

Trish - most memorable birthday?

Carmy - what did you do on the weekend?

Liz We - favourite cartoon or comic?

Leanne - who was your bestest friend and why?

Evaluators Liz Wo. and Jonathon provided feedback.

Jonathon

Gail provided insights into the role of Vice President Education, and urged Members to consider taking on the role mid year.

Liz Wo. presented the segment "Show and Tell" with the board game Scrabble, albiet it an old battered version. It was a family favourite in her childhood and is still educating kids in the skills of vocabulary, spelling, counting, anagramming and strategy. 

Liz Wo.

Timer Paul gave updates on timing.

General Evaluation by John T. emphasized the 3 T's. Theme, Tone and Timing, are 3 important elements of a successful Meeting, and they were present tonight.

John T.

Awards: Best Speech Christiane, Best Evaluator Jonathon, Best Table Topic Leanne, and Most Improved Hazel.

Leanne, Hazel and Christiane