Moreton Division Conference

Congratulations to all who participated in the Moreton Divison Conference on Saturday 9th March. All contestants were excellent and the organisers can be proud of a successful event.

Some of our members were there to support Darryl who was in the Evaluation Contest and who was awarded Third Place. Congratulations Darryl!

There will be more photos and information abut the Conference on the Moreton Division Facebook page.

Evaluation Contest

Darryl with his proud supporters

Lunch Time

A special treat was an entertaining Educational Session by Dale Rees-Bevan, a Keynote Speaker and Presentation Skills Trainer. 

Dale Rees-Bevan

Another interesting speaker was Liam Richardson, Community Relations Officer for North Brisbane Blood Bank.

The day lived up to the Conference theme "Moreton Members Matter."

Meeting 1032 "Sweet Dreams"

Although attendance was down, the spirit of the meeting was high. Past President Annette filled in for President Christiane and welcomed everyone to the meeting

Annette

Eileen

Eileen was Toastmaster of the evening (her first time in the role) and she kept the meeting flowing.
New member Skye proposed a toast to "All the dreamers who won't and can't stop dreaming."

Skye

Carmy

Carmy's word of the evening was "Pleasant."

The Round Robin topic, presented by Eileen was "Why do you deserve more sleep?" There were some humorous answers.

There were three prepared speeches. Marlene's speech was a Pathways project  "Understanding your Communication Style",  She spoke about "Learning to Listen."

Trish's speech was about  great speakers and memorable speakers and defined what makes a speech memorable.

Trevor's speech about "Defining Love" was from the Storytelling Manual and he posed the question, at what point do you realise that you love someone?

Trish

Trevor

The speeches were evaluated by Peter, Darryl and Blake.

Peter

Darryl

Blake

The Table Topics had been prepared by Jonathon but as he was unable to attend, Stephen presented them, calling on Darryl, Peter, Skye, Marlene and Trish and Blake to answer them.

Peter

Skye

Paul

Trish

Blake

Stephen

They were evaluated by  John T and. Leesa

John T

Leesa

Carmy reviewed the book  "A Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela.

In a "Show and Tell segment, Monica told about her ancestor Selina Brown, who drowned in 1890 during a flood at the Plough Inn, South Brisbane. Selina's ghost is said to haunt the Plough Inn.

Carmy

Monica

Grammarian Stephen commented on some good word usage and reported that there had been only a few "Ums and Aahs."

Paul presented a General Evaluation of the entire evening.

Award winners were Blake (Best Table Topic,) John T (Best Evaluation,) Trevor (Best Speech,) and Skye (Most Improved.)

Award winners 26th February

Next meeting 12th March.

Semi Annuals will be due at the end of March and can be paid at either of the next two meetings.

Don't forget the Division Conference on the 9th March. Come and support Darryl in the Evaluation Contest. Contact Blake if you wish to attend.

Meeting 1031 Valentine's Day

John T as Acting Past President had the pleasure of inducting John A and Skye at the opening of the Meeting. He also welcomed guests Sharyn, Leila and Shima.

Toastmaster Trish enthralled us with a quiz about famous (or infamous) couples throughout the ages, which tied in with the Valentine's theme. Her mastery of sacrifices made for love was educational and entertaining, and filled in between segments artfully.

A Toast to "Cupid" was a first for newly inducted John.

Skye then presented the Word "Adore" with definition and examples. Many Members were able to incorporate the word into their segments.

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, ……. was the Round Robin theme by Marlene. It became rather obvious that their are no budding poets in the Club.

Speeches:
Carmy's title was "Thinking Out Loud" and Evaluator was Monica.

"Smoke Nuisance" was presented by Chris, and evaluated by Leanne.

Peter researched and delivered a speech on "Marchfelderhof" which was evaluated by Trevor.

Blake was trying to sweeten us up with the Raffle of chocolates and wine - just perfect for your Valentine. Winner was Eileen.

Timer Stephen gave accurate timings and managed to keep the Meeting running exactly as per the agenda. Well done.

The Business Session was chaired by John T, who conducted it succinctly and on time.

Table Topics were delivered by Eileen, each with a romantic/love theme. Participants were Blake, John A, Skye, Liza, Monica and Trevor.

Grammarian Liz highlighted the quality points and noted that ums and ahs were in the minority.

General Evaluator John T gave an excellent overview of the Meeting and suggestions to strive for at future Meetings.

Awards:
Best Speech: Chris, Best Table Topic: a tie for Blake and Liz,  Best Evaluator: Leanne, Most Improved: Skye.

Meeting 1030 - Summer

A warm (summer) welcome back to all Members for the first Meeting of 2019.
Guests Jen, Debbie and Josh joined us for the first time. Carmy got the Meeting started on time.

Carmy

President Christiane conducted a brief Business session to find a solution for two motions. It provided a good educational on Meeting procedure as well.

Toastmaster John effortlessly kept the Meeting on track and raised the vibe throughout the evening.

John and Chris

The Toast to "Humidity" by Chris was met with mixed feelings, some getting hot under the collar, however it was quite apt. Chris also provided the Word "Smuggle" and it was used surprisingly often along with derivations of the word. The usual champion Trish once again took out the "most use" title.

The Round Robin introduced by Christiane - name your favourite summer event - was embraced with enthusiasm by all participants, showing their likes and dislikes of summer time.

Speech 1 by Vaughan was introduced by Marlene. This was Vaughan's Ice Breaker entitled "Full Circle" and showed that he is an up and coming Toastmaster with his strengths.

Vaughan and Marlene

 Speech 2 entitled "My View of the NDIS World" by Stephen was introduced by Evaluator Darryl.

Stephen and Darryl

Speech 3 by Blake "The World of Strata Finance" gave us a humourous and entertaining view of this topic, of which he spoke at length. The Evaluator was Trish.

Blake

Trish

Trish as Raffle Master predictably provided a purple bag containing the goodies, which were won by Liz, who also fulfilled the role of Timer.

The all time favourite of Table Topics was introduced by Gail. All topics contained a "Summer" theme and were answered by Trish, Marlene, Jonathon, Leanne, Casey and Darryl, but it has to be said that Leanne's was the "hottest".


Evaluators of Table Topics were Christiane and Carmy.

A treat was the Show and Tell segment presented by Leanne, as she is now officially the holder of a HR Driver's Licence.

Truck Driver Leanne

Casey gave tips for better speech with her Grammarian role, including trying to avoid the use of ums and ahs.

Casey

Jonathon gave a precise and insightful General Evaluation, highlighting areas where we shone and also some tips for running a better meeting.

Jonathon

Awards:

Best Speech: Vaughan, Best Evaluator: Trish, Best Table Topic: Marlene, Most Improved: Casey.

Happy Award Winners: Trish, Marlene, Vaughan and Casey