The RSL hall was a fitting place for our meeting with the theme "Honouring Our Veterans." The theme was chosen by Helen, who kept the evening running smoothly.
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| Helen |
Gail presented some new members JP, Shaun and Paul with their membership badges and welcomed our guests Ben, who is joining our club (Yippee!) and George. It was good to see Chris back and recovering from his accident.
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| A badge for Paul (and Shaun & J.P.) |
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| Carmy |
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| Arun |
Carmy told us about her father's and grandfather's participation in the Armed Forces and proposed a
toast to our veterans. She also gave us the word for the evening, "Respect."
The Round Robin warm up session was conducted by Arun who asked us what attribute we live by.
Some of the answers were "Integrity," "Honesty," "Others first" etc. (Toastmasters are nice people!)
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| Some Round Robin Participants |
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| Round Robin |
The first prepared speech was new member J.P.'s Icebreaker. He gave us an interesting insight into what his job entails. His evaluator Trish commented on the outstanding structure of his speech.
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| J.P. |
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| Trish |
John's speech was also an Icebreaker - but not his first one! John is an accomplished speaker beginning a new path in the Pathways programme that we use. His entertaining speech "You're Only Young Twice" was evaluated by Gokul who had some helpful comments.
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| John |
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| Gokul |
Raffle Master Gail had brought some useful items from the
"Be Uplifted" charity which she supports, as well as a box of Variety chocolates. It was won by Marlene. (Yay!)
Marlene had some challenging Table Topics for Carmy, Gail, Chris, Trish, Gokul, Ben, J.P., Shaun, who all managed to deliver an impromptu 1-2 minute speech.
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| Carmy |
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| Chris |
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| Gail |
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| Ben |
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| Shaun |
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| J.P. |
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| Gokul |
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| Trish |
The topics were wartime song titles:
1.Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye
2.Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major
3. Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag
4. The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
5. Ma, I Miss your Apple Pie
6. Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
7. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
8. It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Evaluator Arun gave some tips on answering Table Topics and Shaun had some commendations and points for improvement.
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| Arun |
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| Shaun |
Carmy reported that Trish had skilfully used the word "Respect" 31 times during the meeting. (But she didn't get Helen's joke about the soldier who wasn't seen at camouflage training!)
General Evaluator Paul H summed up the meeting with a detailed report and some suggestions.
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| Paul H |
The evenings awards went to Carmy (Best Table Topic,) Trish (Best Evaluation) and J.P. (Best Speech and Most Improved.
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| Award winners 28 Nov 2023 |
This was the last meeting before our Break Up Dinner at a different venue. Please contact us if you want details of the Break Up. Replies and Payment for the dinner need to be received by the 4th December. And don't forget to bring a Secret Santa gift and an item for our Christmas hamper raffle.
Our meetings will resume on Tuesday, 23rd January 2024.
It seems I missed a very entertaining meeting and respect to Carmy keeping track of Trish's usage :)
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