Meeting 901 "Pets"

Jazzi Rose

The theme of our meeting was "Pets," so I couldn't resist showing you Leesa's new pup, Jazzi Rose. Now for the meeting itself....

 Trish opened the meeting, in the absence of our president Annette and handed control to Toastmaster for the evening, Marlene.

Maureen was prepared

Our Wordmaster was not present, but Maureen was prepared and presented the word "Excogitate," meaning "to think out, or to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully" It is so good when members come prepared to fill in where needed!

Round Robin Master Liz We asked us to tell about a pet we have owned. Some of the pets mentioned were, lambs, calves, chickens, parrot, cats, dogs - poodle,  daschund, tree snake, and someone (guess who!) mentioned unicorns and dragons!

Peter

Amanda

Peter conducted the Table Topics session and encouraged the participants to use plenty of body language. The topics were all related to pets and were answered by Inge, Maureen, John S, and Jonathon.


They were evaluated by Amanda.

Liz We  demonstrated her skills in using visual aids with her speech "From Novice to Expert."
It was evaluated by Nicole.

Liz We

Nicole

John T's speech was titled "Get on the Floor and Work Your Core" He sucessfully fulfilled the objectives of the manual project "Your Body Speaks." 

John T uses effective body language.

Jonathon evaluated John's speech.

Jonathon

Maureen presented the raffle, which was an assortment of items and it was won by Liz. 

Maureen's raffle

Trish

Trish gave an interesting report on the recent District 69 Conference.

The Business Session was conducted by John S. The main items were discussed were;
Changing our club's account to a local bank and the decision to purchase a projector for our club. Time keeper Dave report that we were running over time.

Inge tested our listening skills with a quiz.


The entire meeting was evaluated by General Evaluator, Liz Wo.



Trish presented the evenings awards to Peter (Personal Best,) Marlene (Best Contribution,) Jonathon (Best Table Topic and Best Evaluator) and John T (Best Speech.)

Peter, Marlene, Jonathon & John T

Remember our 'Childhood Memories' meeting...well Jennine, I think Harry was playing the scary zombie game...

Why I Do What I Do - Great Toastmaster's Speech

This speech recording was made some time ago, but it's well worth revisiting. If you missed it the first time, what do you think?


How many people can honestly say they love what they do? How many people actually know "WHY" they do what they do in life?
This speech offers an explanation about why it is so important to know you "WHY" and to make sure you do what you love.

Meeting 900 "Wheels"

I missed our 900th meeting, but Leesa has taken some photos. Thanks Leesa! 

If you were at the meeting we'd love to have your input on what happened.

John S

John  S. was Toastmaster of the evening.

Jonathon

Jonathon presented the raffle. It was won by our guest, Ian.

Some of the Audience

Annette

Annette had the winning ticket for the raffle from the District Conference. Unfortuntely, the prize was a kilo bag of salted nuts & Annette is on a salt free diet. The raffle was redrawn & Liz We won it.

Dave

Dave evaluated Trish's speech

Liz We

 General Evaluation by Liz We

Trish

 Trish was voted best Speaker

Winners
Amanda, Peter, Trish, Jennine & John S

Amanda (Personal Best,) Peter (Best Table Topic,) Trish (Best Speech,) Jennine (Best Evaluation,) & John S (Best Contribution.)

Meeting 899 "Childhood Memories" & Election

Toastmaster Dave, Amanda

It was another fun filled meeting. 
Toastmaster Dave kept us entertained with stories from his childhood. 

The Toast was presented by Jim and the Mission Statement read by Nick.

Jim, Nick reading Mission Statement, Harry

 We welcomed Ben, a member of ACS Toastmasters, who was visiting our club. also Ernie who has been a member of our club, but hasn't been able to attend meetings for some time.

Our Word Master was not present, but Amanda who was in the Hot Seat had come prepared and presented the word "Gambol." It means to play boisterously, or (noun) a light hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement. 

Several people used the word during the evening.

Round Robin Master Ron asked what naughty things we had done during our childhood. This resulted in some amusing confessions.

Monica had prepared the first three Table Topics, which Jonathon presented in her absence.
They were "I wish I was young again because....., " 

"Why are today's childhoods just as good as they were in the past?"  and

"Tell about some games you played as a child."

Robert, Ron and Inge seemed to have no trouble speaking on these topics.

Robert, Ron & Inge

The second three topics were presented by Inge.
"If you accidentally bumped and dinted another car in a parking lot and nobody was around, would you report it?"

"What profession would you have chosen, other than the one you did?" (This is not the same wording Inge used.)

"Manners."  (Can't remember the exact topic, it was very involved.)

These were answered by Leesa, Marlene & Sharyn.

Leesa,  Marlene, & Sharyn

The Table Topics were evaluated by John T and our guest Toastmaster, Ben.

John T

Ben

There were two speeches. The first scheduled speaker was unable to attend, so Marlene presented a speech she had performed many years ago.  (It's a good idea to keep a  copy of your speeches. You never know when they might be needed.) It was about incidents from her son's childhood and how his behaviour was appropriate for his age.

Harry

Later, when Time Keeper Liz W confessed that she had forgotten to time one of the meeting segments, Sharyn said, "That's alright, that's appropriate for your age!"

Harry gave us an informative speech on visual aids, and offered some useful tips, such as never use coloured text on coloured backgrounds, and never use the font, comic sans.
 (Later when passing round the self nomination sheet for next meeting, VPE Marlene said "You'll notice the names are printed in Comic Sans....")

The speeches were evaluated by Terry and Maureen.

Terry

Maureen

Robert provided the biscuits for supper and thoughtfully had brought some gluten free crackers for those on a special diet.

The Business Session was chaired by Amanda, bravely stepping in at the last minute. It was her first time in that role and Parliamentarian John S congratulated her on the way she handled it. Immediate Past President Sharyn was called on to conduct the Election of Club Officer during the Business Session.

Congratulations to our newly elected club officers who will take on their roles from the beginning of July, when our new Toastmasters year commences.

President	Liz We
Vice President Education	Marlene
Vice President Membership	Maureen
Vice President Public Relations	Amanda
Secretary	Leesa
Treasurer	Nicole
Sergeant at Arms	Ron
Parliamentarian & Auditor	John S
Web Site Coordinator	Marlene

Leesa's raffle was a selection of sweets that we all remembered from childhood - Clinkers, Freckles, Jaffas, etc. It was won by Amanda.

Did you know that John S is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror? He had brought a long list of descendants to prove it.

Nicole

Annette

Nicole gave us an encouraging General Evaluation and Annette handed out the evenings awards. They went to
Amanda (Personal Best,) Maureen and John T - tie (Best Evaluation,) Harry (Best Speech,) Ron (Best Table Topic,) and Dave (Best Contribution.)

Award winners 14 th May 2013

Meeting 898 "Travellers Tales" Speechfest

 Club Ambassadors Chris, Del & with June

We were pleased to welcome special guests Chris and Del from Chermside Communicators. Chris and Del are taking part in the Club Ambassador Programme, which involves visiting other Toastmasters Clubs and taking part in the meeting.

Toastmaster June kept the meeting flowing with anecdotes and travelling tips in between meeting segments.

Terry read the mission statement & proposed the Toast, then Annette had the pleasure of inducting three new members, Jim, Nick and Bev.

All three new members bravely took part in Annette's Table Topics. In keeping with the theme of the meeting, Jim was asked to speak on what mode of travel her preferred, plane, train or ship. Bev answered the question, "On your bucket list, where do you still want to travel?" and Nick was asked, "Why should you holiday in Australia?"

Experienced member Trish was given a more challenging topic - "As an experienced caravan traveller, what advice what you give to others considering caravanning?"  Trish gave such good advice, it was hard to believe that she has never actually travelled in a caravan!

The Table Topics were evaluated by Del.

Jim

Bev

Nick

Trish

The meeting was a feast of speeches.
Peter presented his Icebreaker speech, "My VIP Journey." Peter told us of his life as a VIP - Visually Impaired Person. Her provided special simulation goggles for everyone so we could understand how a person with Retinis Pigmentosa views the world.

Seeing what it's like

Peter

Trish evaluated  Peter"s speech and commended him for his use of humour.

Kerry's spoke about "Fragrances" - the unique smell of a country and how aromas can evoke memories.
Her speech was evaluated by Harry.

Kerry

Harry

Maureen's speech title was "What is the answer to procrastination?"  Maureen said she has found the answer. She has been using a programme called "Smart Sheet."

Jennine evaluated Maureen's speech.

Maureen

Jennine

Jonathon was the fourth speaker. His speech, "Celebrate the Surprises of the Journey." was about his trip to India while making a documentary and the insights that he gained.

It was evaluated by John S

Jonathon

John S

Annette kept us entertained with  her wonderful gestures  as she spoke about her efforts to take up golf. 

Her speech was evaluated by Leesa.

Entertained Audience - Leesa in foreground.

Annette

Sharyn

Our 6th speaker Sharyn spoke about the necessity for planning when travelling and gave us a humorous account of trip that lasted longer than she had allowed for after drinking a large quantity of water.

Her speech was evaluated by Dave.

Inge

Inge's raffle was a combination of items including a tote bag, cushion, apron, tea towels, cookbook, and a novel. The lucky winner was Trish.

Since it was almost Anzac Day, John S recited the well known fourth verse of the Ode of Remembrance.

"They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old,

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, 
We will remember them.
LEST WE FORGET"


General Evaluator Chris gave us some encouraging feed back on the meeting.

Annette reminded us that it will be three weeks till the next meeting.


Award winners were Peter (Best Speech and Personal Best,) Nick & Bev (Best Table Topic - tie,) Trish (Best Evaluation,) and June (Best Contribution.)

Awards winners 23rd April

As there are 5 Tuesdays in April, it will be three weeks till the next meeting on the 14th May, when we will conduct our Club Officer Elections.