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.