Meeting 1095 "Hobbies"

Toastmaster of the Evening Monica had chosen "Hobbies" as the theme of the meeting.

Monica

 

The word for the evening was "Blue" with all its different meanings and uses. Trish was the one who used the word the most - so many times that Wordmaster Ted was unable to count them all.

Dan proposed a toast to our club members John, Tony and Christiane who had done our club proud at the Area Conference by winning 3 first prizes and a second prize in the contests.

The Round Robin was conducted by Vaughan

Vaughan

There were two prepared speeches. Narelle spoke about the "Imposter Syndrome" - the feeling of self doubt and feeling like a fraud. She had some suggestions on how to overcome it.

Her speech was evaluated by Paul.

Narelle

Paul

Arun's speech was titled "What Could go Wrong?" with the message that things don't always work out as we intended, but are often better in the long run.

Arun

Dan

The raffle prize introduced by Marlene was a laminator, and was won by Leanne, who kindly gave it to Christiane because she needed one.

 Supper was supplied by Paul and Christiane and provided an opportunity to relax and chat.

Josh called the meeting back to order and Leanne conducted the business session. The main topic for discussion was our Dinner on the 30th November to Celebrate District 69's 50th Anniversary.

The session was chaired by Leanne.

Leanne

Ted presented a short "Did You Know?" segment with some fascinating facts about Fraser Island (Did you know that Captain Cook believed it was part of the mainland, and that a ship was washed ashore into the Botanic Gardens during a flood in 1890?)

Ted

Another short segment was  JP's "Show and Tell." We were surprised when he revealed what it was - a large roll of duct tape! JP explained how it was used during World War 2 and how it was used to save the lives of the Astronauts during the Apollo 2 mission.  JP had an extra surprise for us - he had brought enough rolls for each of us to take home.

JP

Josh had some creative and challenging Table Topics for Leanne - My Embarrassing Hobby,” Vaughan - “How basket weaving changed my life,” Trish - “ Should you be good at your hobbies?”  Marlene “Why my tree shaping skills upset my neighbours,” Hazel - “Should hobbies be a source of income?” and Ted - “The day my hobby got me arrested.”

Josh

Vaughan

Trish

Hazel

Ted

              

Timer keepers were Carmy and Christiane.

Carmy & Christiane

The Table Topics were evaluated by Trish and Gail.

Gail

Trish

Grammarian Tony commented on some descriptive words used during the meeting.

John presented a General Evaluation of the entire meeting, with some commendations and recommendations.

Tony

John

President Trish president presented the evenings awards to Gail (Best Evaluator,) Marlene (BestTable Topic,) JP (Most Improved) and Narelle (Best Speech.)

Award winners 9th November

Our next meeting on the 23rd November will be the final one before our Christmas Break Up on the 14th December, so don't miss it!

And don't forget to register  for our Celebration Dinner on the 30th November. 

Area Conference 2021

 Congratulations to our  very successful club members who received 3 Firsts, and 1 Second place  in the contests at the Area Conference.

John, Christiane, Tony.

John won first place in the International Speech Contest.

Christiane came second in the Humorous Speech Contest.

Tony won first place in both the the Evaluation Contest and the Table Topics Contest.

We are very proud of them.

Meeting 1094 - Comedy Classics

 President Trish opened the Meeting and welcomed Area Director Mark.

Trish

After program changes by Marlene, a Toast was proposed by Vaughan. 

Vaughan

Toastmaster for the evening Paul then commenced his role.

Paul

First Speech was an Ice Breaker by Natalie, titled ‘A Fork in the Road’. The Evaluator was  Chris H.

Natalie

Chris

Speech 2 by Josh, entitled "A Land of Extremes" was evaluated by Tony.

Josh

Tony

Speech 3 was the second part of a project for Gail, detailing how her team make “cushies” (breast cushions for mastectomy patients) and was evaluated by John T.

Gail

John T.

Timers Dan and Peter B. recorded the times with updates throughout the Meeting.

Peter B and Dan

Raffle: Dan was Raffle Master and offered a very enticing samples of fire water. Lucky winner was Tony.

Dan

Table Topics were themed to Comedy Classics, and were presented by Narelle. The Evaluator was Monica.

Narelle and Mon ica

Arun

Participants Arun, Vaughan, Tony and Christiane provided mini speeches on the topics.

Area Director Mark gave a heartfelt congratulations - in a word "Awesome" - for Sandgate Club. It was good to receive such positive feedback and he commended the Club on its achievements.

Mark

As a practice for the upcoming Area Contests in November, Christiane presented her Humourous Speech. A group Evaluation was conducted by Trish, asking for positive points and areas for improvement.

Christiane

This was followed by John T's International Speech, with group Evaluation led by Liz.

Liz

General Evaluator Gokul provided a very succinct wrap up of the Meeting, with time constraints not allowing for expansion. 

Gokul

Awards:

Best Speech: Natalie, Best Evaluator: John T, Best Table Topic: Tony, and Most Improved: Natalie.

John T. and Tony (absent: Natalie)

Meeting 1093 - Evaluation and International Speech Contests

 President Trish opened the Meeting, welcoming guests and then handed control to the M.C. Toastmaster Hazel.

Trish

Hazel

A Toast was presented by Peter B. to "the Contestants".

Peter B.

Evaluation Contest Toastmaster Trish then introduced the Test Speaker Deborah, who is a Member of Bunya Toastmasters Club. Her Speech was entitled "Lost in Translation".

Deborah

The Contestants were Paul, Christiane, Leanne, Darryl and Tony.

Tony, Paul, Christiane, Leanne, Darryl

Place Getters: First: Tony, Second: Leanne, Third: Christiane.

Tony, Leanne, Christiane

Trish congratulated all Contestants and declared they were all winners just for competing.

The Raffle was a basket of goodies by Leanne, and winner at the end of the evening was Josh.

Leanne

After Supper, control was handed to the International Speech Contest Toastmaster Chris H.

Chris H.

The Speakers were: ]

Darryl "Don't you worry about that". 

Christiane "Misconception". 

Gokul "Hardship has its rewards". 

John T. "The Gift of Life".

John T., Darryl, Christiane, Gokul

Place Getters: First: John T, Second: Christiane, Third: Gokul.

John T, Christiane, Gokul

Winners will be taking part in the Area Contests on 7th November at North Lakes.

Best wishes to all.

Guest Judges: Jenny, Lorraine, John, Bruce, Mark
with President Trish (Centre)

See you on Tuesday

 See you at the Brighton Wellness Hub on Tuesday night for our Evaluation and International Speech contests. It's going to be a great night!

Meeting Cancelled

 

The Hub is closed

It was very disappointing to have our meeting cancelled at the last minute due to new lock down rulings. There was no time to make alternate arrangements. 

See you all on the 12th October for our Evaluation and International Contests.

Meeting 1091 - Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contest

 Always an exciting Meeting with 2 Contests. Once again Sergeant At Arms Josh gave a warm introduction with reminders about switching mobile phones to silent and location of facilities and Exits.  This was followed by the Mission Statement.

President Trish stated that "All Contestants are winners before they even start", by just stepping up to partake. Return guest Amber was welcomed.

Peter provided the Toast -  to "Discrimination" with many examples of how this affects our daily lives.

The Table Topics Contest Chairman Dan explained the procedure and requirements for the Contest.

Dan

There were 12 Contestants - I am sure a record number - and they were challenged with the topic "Should we trust self driving cars". 

Place Getters: First; Tony, Second, Leanne, Third, John T. 

Paul, Leanne, John T, Ted, Gokul and Narelle

Tony, Josh, Ed, Christiane, Arun and Darryl

Trish assisted Carmy in presenting the Raffle, and the winner was Liz.

Raffle by Carmy with assistant Trish

After a break with supper, the Humorous

Contest began with Tony as Contest Chairman.

Tony

Christiane spoke about "Why Don't They just say what They Mean". John T's title was "Brissie, Brissie, Brissie - Oy, Oy Oy". Narelle spoke about "If you don't Laugh - you Cry".

Place Getters: First Christiane, Second, John T, Third: Narelle.

Christiane, John T. and Narelle

The Judges were thanked by Trish for their excellent job. 

Congratulations to all Participants and the Winners will now continue on to the Area Contests to be held in November.