It was laughs all the way last meeting. Sergeant-at-Arms Dan opened the meeting with a funny joke, which set the mood for a meeting full of fun and laughter. Dan was also Toastmaster of the evening and kept everyone laughing.
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| Dan |
President Leanne inducted our newest members, Arun, Ted and Narelle (who wasn't present last meeting). Leanne also presented membership badges to Dana, Narelle, JP and Josh.
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| Dana, Narelle, JP, and Josh |
Narelle told a funny story about her young son, and proposed a toast "To people who make us laugh."
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| Narelle |
Word Master John gave us the word "amuse" with its forms "amusing" and "amusement" to use during the meeting. As usual, Trish outstripped everyone with her use of the word.
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| John |
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| JP |
JP presented the Round Robin, inviting us to tell what movie star we would like to see brought back from the dead. There were many amusing responses - even Lassie (the dog) was mentioned.
There were four entertaining speeches. John demonstrated his speaking skills by speaking impromptu on two topics that were chosen by Gail, who evaluated his speech.
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| John |
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| Gail |
Dana presented her first (Icebreaker) speech with great humour, and explained why people sometimes think she is a "Rude Bitch." It was evaluated by Leanne.
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| Dana |
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| Leanne |
Hazel explained the difference between various leadership styles in her speech entitled "To Lead and How to Lead, that is the Question." It was evaluated by Gokul.
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| Hazel |
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| Gokul |
The fourth speaker was Darryl with his funny speech "Bamboozled by Algebra." It was evaluated by Trish.
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| Darryl |
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| Trish |
Time Keeper Josh reported that we were 5 minutes behind, so our supper break was shortened to 10 minutes. This still allowed us to enjoy the delicious food provided by Gokul and to buy tickets in Peter's raffle which consisted of a book, chocolates and wine.
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| Josh and Gokul |
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| Ted, Christiane and Peter |
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| Gokul and Dan |
Table Topics Master Peter called on Ted, Leanne, Arun, John, Narelle and Darryl to speak impromptu on the topics he had chosen, and there were some very funny responses.
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| Peter |
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| Ted - Favourite TV comedy |
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| Leanne - "Funny if not serious" |
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| Arun - "What makes you laugh" |
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| John - "Sing, tell joke or recite." |
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| Narelle - "Laugh or Cry" |
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| Darryl - "The jokes on me" |
The Table Topics were evaluated by Christiane and Hazel.
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| Christiane |
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| Hazel |
Grammarian Monica displayed her listening skills by commenting on many colourful expressions used during the meeting.
Marlene delivered a general evaluation of the meeting.
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| Monica |
Our guest Kylie was asked to draw the raffle and was astonished when she drew out her own number.
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| Dana and Kylie |
The evening awards went to Darryl (Best Speech,) John and Darryl (Tie - Best Table Topic,) Trish (Best Evaluation,) and Narelle (Most Improved.) Note the new trophies!
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| Award winners 26 May 2021 |
The meeting finished right on time, thanks to the management of our VPE, Toastmaster, Timekeeper and everyone who kept to their allotted time on the programme.
Next meeting 8th June will be the final one before our Change Over Dinner which will be held on the 22nd June at The Belvedere Hotel, Woody Point. You will need to register if you are coming.
What a shame I couldn't hold one of those trophies! They look awesome. Great job, Leanne.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amusing meeting it was indeed, although some of the jokes went straight over my head.
Especially the IceBreaker sent chills down my spine. It was a great first speech and really relating to Dana. Well done and I am looking forward to more speeches.
And who can forget the "brown toy" in Narelle's TableTopic.