Guests are encouraged to attend club meetings, held on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at The Full Moon Hotel in Sandgate, at no charge. Meetings start promptly at 7pm, so please arrive by 6:45pm so we may welcome you beforehand. Further details can be obtained from Kylie on 0407 877 272 or Marlene on 3269 1730.
Please note: Tuesday 28 June will be a pre-paid dinner, so please do not arrive unexpected on this night. Contact Kylie or Marlene if you would like to attend.
Thursday 26 May 2011
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Meeting 856 on 24 May - Theme of Travel
Tempted as I was to issue a moratorium for this entry (the word of the night as introduced by Kerry), I shall instead keep it brief.
An inspiring meeting, and the first for some time without any guests, other than Sir Richard Branson during the round robin. If you know somebody who would enjoy and benefit from Toastmasters, why not bring them along as a guest? Encouraging new members keeps the club strong and dynamic. Tonight's meeting was special for having lots of firsts, including an icebreaker speech by Lynda; a table topic by Jennine; and a toast & mission statement by Harry and Jennine.
Please note the next meeting is in three weeks, on Tuesday 14 June. Please bring money for the changeover dinner on Tuesday 28 June. Only members and invited, pre-paid guests will be able to attend the meeting on 28 June, so if anybody contacts you with interest to attend a future meeting, please make them aware of this exception to our standard rule of no charge for guests.
A particular thank you to Kerry and Raider for attending the meeting to complete their roles before departing for other commitments. As John pointed out, this showed commendable commitment to the club and their assigned duties.
Trophies to:
Table Topics - Rachael
Speech - Rhys
Evaluation - Kylie
Personal Best - Lynda
Contribution - Leesa
An inspiring meeting, and the first for some time without any guests, other than Sir Richard Branson during the round robin. If you know somebody who would enjoy and benefit from Toastmasters, why not bring them along as a guest? Encouraging new members keeps the club strong and dynamic. Tonight's meeting was special for having lots of firsts, including an icebreaker speech by Lynda; a table topic by Jennine; and a toast & mission statement by Harry and Jennine.
Please note the next meeting is in three weeks, on Tuesday 14 June. Please bring money for the changeover dinner on Tuesday 28 June. Only members and invited, pre-paid guests will be able to attend the meeting on 28 June, so if anybody contacts you with interest to attend a future meeting, please make them aware of this exception to our standard rule of no charge for guests.
A particular thank you to Kerry and Raider for attending the meeting to complete their roles before departing for other commitments. As John pointed out, this showed commendable commitment to the club and their assigned duties.
Trophies to:Table Topics - Rachael
Speech - Rhys
Evaluation - Kylie
Personal Best - Lynda
Contribution - Leesa
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Meeting 855 - Theme Zodiac
Written by a Piscean, apparently the most metaphysically orientated of all the symbols, you may be expecting this blog post to be a little emotional and nostalgic; but overall calm, considerate and compassionate. I shall do my best ...
Meeting 855 was once again a challenging, informative and interesting night. The theme allowed each of us to speculate whether our zodiac sign matched our personalities, and that of other club members.
Liz Wel as Toastmaster, her first time in this role, did an excellent job, having researched comments to make between segments, introducing the next segment and keeping the meeting moving. Well done.
Dave Y as acting sargeant at arms, and Trish as acting acting president fulfilled their roles with style. Jennine and Harry were voted in and will be inducted at the next meeting.
With confidence and enthusiasm Kerry offered us the opportunity to win a bag of Tupperware Treats, and this Piscean was tempted to display some "rare out of control behaviour with serious consequences" when the winner was announced to be John instead of herself.
June challenged Kerry, Tony and Raider with themed table topics; evaluated well by Dave H.
Trish with her speech Tears of the Moon and a little town from an advanced communicator manual had us all throughly looking forward to our stay in Broome; and Kylie presented five key photography techniques, concluding that If all else fails, read the instruction manual.
John gave an educational about introducing a guest speaker, and an outline will be included in a future newsletter. The key points to include are: why this speaker, why this time, why this subject and why this audience. Annette provided a great example.
Annette's delivery of Henry Lawson's The Teams was delightful.
Trophies were presented to (with photo by Sharyn - didn't she listen carefully to the photography tips!)
Table Topics - Kerry
Speech - Kylie
Evaluation - Liz Wood
Personal Best - Kylie
Contribution - Liz Wel
Meeting 855 was once again a challenging, informative and interesting night. The theme allowed each of us to speculate whether our zodiac sign matched our personalities, and that of other club members.
Liz Wel as Toastmaster, her first time in this role, did an excellent job, having researched comments to make between segments, introducing the next segment and keeping the meeting moving. Well done.
Dave Y as acting sargeant at arms, and Trish as acting acting president fulfilled their roles with style. Jennine and Harry were voted in and will be inducted at the next meeting.
With confidence and enthusiasm Kerry offered us the opportunity to win a bag of Tupperware Treats, and this Piscean was tempted to display some "rare out of control behaviour with serious consequences" when the winner was announced to be John instead of herself.
June challenged Kerry, Tony and Raider with themed table topics; evaluated well by Dave H.
Trish with her speech Tears of the Moon and a little town from an advanced communicator manual had us all throughly looking forward to our stay in Broome; and Kylie presented five key photography techniques, concluding that If all else fails, read the instruction manual.
John gave an educational about introducing a guest speaker, and an outline will be included in a future newsletter. The key points to include are: why this speaker, why this time, why this subject and why this audience. Annette provided a great example.
Annette's delivery of Henry Lawson's The Teams was delightful.
Trophies were presented to (with photo by Sharyn - didn't she listen carefully to the photography tips!)
Table Topics - Kerry
Speech - Kylie
Evaluation - Liz Wood
Personal Best - Kylie
Contribution - Liz Wel
Tuesday 10 May 2011
And the winners are ...
Introducing the club executive team for 2011 - 2012
President - Sharyn
Vice President Education - Trish
Vice President Membership - Leesa
Vice Presient Public Relations - Annette
Secretary Minutes - Rhys
Secretary Correspondence - Nicole
Treasurer - Liz Wood
Sargeant at Arms - Liz Wel
Bulletin Editor - Meriel
Parliamentarian - John
Website Coordinator - Marlene
Auditor - John
Thank you to all of you for accepting these roles, essential for club viability and an opportunity to learn or hone leadership skills.
The current executive team will continue in their roles until 1 July, with the changeover dinner and celebration on Tuesday 28 June.
President - Sharyn
Vice President Education - Trish
Vice President Membership - Leesa
Vice Presient Public Relations - Annette
Secretary Minutes - Rhys
Secretary Correspondence - Nicole
Treasurer - Liz Wood
Sargeant at Arms - Liz Wel
Bulletin Editor - Meriel
Parliamentarian - John
Website Coordinator - Marlene
Auditor - John
Thank you to all of you for accepting these roles, essential for club viability and an opportunity to learn or hone leadership skills.
The current executive team will continue in their roles until 1 July, with the changeover dinner and celebration on Tuesday 28 June.
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Meeting 853 on 12 April 2011 - Theme of Easter
With enough mentions of chocolate in one evening to send us all into a feeding frenzy, it was once again an entertaining evening at Sandgate Toastmasters.
Meriel slipped easily into the role of president while our current president Marlene gallavants the world - hello if you've not been able to resist a quick peek into the happenings in your absence, Marlene!
Two guests were welcomed, Michelle from Good Morning Toastmasters, and Carmila, trialing our meeting for the first time. Lovely to have you join us, come again soon.
Kerry and Lynda received their badges, having been inducted in previous meetings.
Tony provided a brilliant word for us to try - Effulgent, meaning bright or radiant - my first attempt was far from bright, however my blush perhaps a little radiant. John quipped that he thought it should refer to a drunk man. John's Table Topics were far from that of a drunk man, with curly statements of religion, traditions, road accidents and country differences - participants Nicole, David Y, Leesa, Rhys and June provided clever replies. Lynda's well delivered Round Robin was suitably easier, with members sharing their most vivid childhood memory of Easter.
Prepared speeches were presented by Monica, who encouraged us to give composting a go, Raider, who reminded us that "even divine love can have its challenges", and Kerry, with her icebreaker speech entitled "Where Do I Belong?. The evaluators had an easy time finding postive points for each, and had to work harder to determine points for improvement.
Sharyn as grammarian raised the bar a little higher, not limiting herself to counting "ums" and "ahs", but also "so" and "actually". These are fillers, and Sharyn suggested a pause would be more appropriate.
Jonathon with his "Three for the Price of One" book review of the Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson has at least some of us sorted with our next library choice.
Dave was the lucky winner of the Easter raffle, presented with great skill by Nicole. There was talk of tackling him to the ground to relieve him of his prize - Lindt chocolates, Brumbys Hot Cross Buns and Twinings Teas. Instead we are all dropping into his place one by one over Easter.
Lastly, congratulations to June for tackling a general evaluation with Sharyn's assistance. It was detailed and informative.
Next meeting Tuesday 26 April - Anzac Day.
Don't forget to nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission) by email to Meriel for the executive roles, as voting will happen on Tuesday 10 May - you do not have to be able attend that meeing to accept a nomination.
Best Table Topic - David Y
Best Speech - Raider
Best Evaluation - Kylie
Personal Best - Kerry
Contribution - Dave H
Meriel slipped easily into the role of president while our current president Marlene gallavants the world - hello if you've not been able to resist a quick peek into the happenings in your absence, Marlene!
Two guests were welcomed, Michelle from Good Morning Toastmasters, and Carmila, trialing our meeting for the first time. Lovely to have you join us, come again soon.
Kerry and Lynda received their badges, having been inducted in previous meetings.
Tony provided a brilliant word for us to try - Effulgent, meaning bright or radiant - my first attempt was far from bright, however my blush perhaps a little radiant. John quipped that he thought it should refer to a drunk man. John's Table Topics were far from that of a drunk man, with curly statements of religion, traditions, road accidents and country differences - participants Nicole, David Y, Leesa, Rhys and June provided clever replies. Lynda's well delivered Round Robin was suitably easier, with members sharing their most vivid childhood memory of Easter.
Prepared speeches were presented by Monica, who encouraged us to give composting a go, Raider, who reminded us that "even divine love can have its challenges", and Kerry, with her icebreaker speech entitled "Where Do I Belong?. The evaluators had an easy time finding postive points for each, and had to work harder to determine points for improvement.
Sharyn as grammarian raised the bar a little higher, not limiting herself to counting "ums" and "ahs", but also "so" and "actually". These are fillers, and Sharyn suggested a pause would be more appropriate.
Jonathon with his "Three for the Price of One" book review of the Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson has at least some of us sorted with our next library choice.
Dave was the lucky winner of the Easter raffle, presented with great skill by Nicole. There was talk of tackling him to the ground to relieve him of his prize - Lindt chocolates, Brumbys Hot Cross Buns and Twinings Teas. Instead we are all dropping into his place one by one over Easter.
Lastly, congratulations to June for tackling a general evaluation with Sharyn's assistance. It was detailed and informative.
Next meeting Tuesday 26 April - Anzac Day.
Don't forget to nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission) by email to Meriel for the executive roles, as voting will happen on Tuesday 10 May - you do not have to be able attend that meeing to accept a nomination.
Best Table Topic - David Y
Best Speech - Raider
Best Evaluation - Kylie
Personal Best - Kerry
Contribution - Dave H
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Mark Hunter's Boot Camp
There are still places left for Mark's special presentation on Saturday 9th April at Tingalpa State School 10am- 2.30pm.
Topics covered include: what he has learnt from his journey as World Champion of Public Speaking, writing for success, understanding what the audience wants, and spot evaluations- 3 people giving speeches and Mark evaluationg them on ths spot!!
Lick on picture to enlarge. Oops, I mean "click!"
Monday 28 March 2011
Meeting 852 - Relaxation
David Young as acting Sargeant at Arms started the meeting as it was to progress - relaxed and enjoyable.
Welcome to our guests Rod & Cindy; and Jennine & Harry. Congratulations for participating in the round robin! We hope you come again.
Dave, June and David entertained with excellent speeches. Dave gave a dramatic interpretive reading entitled Flight of Terror; June convinced us that wherever you are in the world, the side you drive on is the right side, and the other side is the wrong side; and David shared his impressive knowledge of the legends of the Glasshouse Mountains.
Kerry was inducted to the club, with Meriel announced as her mentor for the next 6 - 12 months.
Lynda, inducted at the last meeting, presented a great raffle, won by Harry.
Tropies were voted as follows:
Table Topic - Sharyn and Kylie
Speech - David
Personal Best - June
Evaulation - Sharyn
Contribution and best jokes - Annette
Welcome to our guests Rod & Cindy; and Jennine & Harry. Congratulations for participating in the round robin! We hope you come again.
Dave, June and David entertained with excellent speeches. Dave gave a dramatic interpretive reading entitled Flight of Terror; June convinced us that wherever you are in the world, the side you drive on is the right side, and the other side is the wrong side; and David shared his impressive knowledge of the legends of the Glasshouse Mountains.
Kerry was inducted to the club, with Meriel announced as her mentor for the next 6 - 12 months.
Lynda, inducted at the last meeting, presented a great raffle, won by Harry.
Tropies were voted as follows:
Table Topic - Sharyn and Kylie
Speech - David
Personal Best - June
Evaulation - Sharyn
Contribution and best jokes - Annette
Friday 18 March 2011
Trish is a winner!
Congratulations to Trish, who won First Place in the Evaluation Contest at the Metro Division Conference, as well Third Place in the International Speech Contest.
Trish has a lot of tips and tricks to share with other members. Visit the blog which she co-authors with her friend Michele. http://trischel.blogspot.com/
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Trish has a lot of tips and tricks to share with other members. Visit the blog which she co-authors with her friend Michele. http://trischel.blogspot.com/
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Saturday 12 March 2011
Meeting 847 9th March 2011
Deb presented an inspiring speech. She also joined in the fun with our theme of "Insects."
New member Lynda was inducted. She also presented the word for the evening, "Elucidate." Trish, David, Raider, Dave, Rhys, June & Sharyn managed to use the word during the evening.
We heard some excellent speeches by Rhys and Trish, and an Educational Session by Sharyn.
Award winners for the evening were
Personal Best : Lynda
Best Contribution: Raider
Best Evaluation: Dave
Beat table Topic: Trish
Best Speech: Rhys
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