Meeting 914 "Australia"

Inge

It was the day after the Australia Day holiday, so of course the theme was "Australia."

Toastmaster John S was well prepared and kept the meeting flowing with interesting information and trivia about Australia.

John S

Inge's raffle was in keeping with the Australian theme - an Australian tea towel, mug, a packet of Anzac biscuits, and a copy of the Australian classic book "For the Term of his Natural Life." It was won by Maureen. (I think?)

Wordmaster Robert chose the word, "convict." 

Amanda's Round Robin was fun! She started a continuing story, which we all added to, using Australian slang.

Robert

Amanda

Dave & Nicole (sorry, didn't get a photo.) Had some good Australian Table Topics. Dave's were 

1. Should Australia be a republic? (Answered by Maureen)

2. What is the best thing about Australia for you? (Inga)

3. Is Brisbane the place to be. (Pam)

Nicole asked Sharyn, Annette and Jonothan to complete the phrases:

1. I love Australia...

2. I wish Australia...

3. I hope that Australia...

Maureen

Pam

Leesa and Peter evaluated the Table Topics.

Leesa

Peter

Trish presented  a speech from the CC Manual "Using Gestures." Her gestures and use of vocal variety captivated the audience.

Evaluator Sharyn would have found it hard to find a point for improvement.

Trish

Sharyn

Marlene presented the first speech from the Advanced Manual, "Interpersonal Communication." and invited Liz We to take part in a role play. Evaluator Annette had some helpful suggestions.

Marlene

Annette

After a joke from Pam , Grammarian Maureen commented on our use of Grammar during the evening.

Jonathon conducted a thorough General Evaluation.

Jonathon

Terry

Time keeper Terry reported that we were slightly ahead of time.

President Liz We

Our guests, Hollie, Tilly, Darryl and Ben said they enjoyed the meeting and will come again. Hollie will be inducted as a new member next meeting.

President Liz We closed the meeting and presented the evening's awards to:

John S (Best Contribution,) Pam (Personal Best,) Annette (Best Table Topic and Best Evaluator,) and Trish (Best Speech.)

Winners 28 Jan 14
John S, Pam, Annette & Trish

Metro Conference - who's coming?

Come and support our contestants. Let Nicole know by next meeting if you are coming.

Metropolitan Division Conference is being held on Saturday 22 March 2014 at the

Kedron Wavell Community Centre, 375 Hamilton Road, Chermside. 

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Welcome Back

I hope you are all  feeling refreshed after the Christmas Break and ready to start again.

Our first meeting for the year will be next Tuesday, 28th January with an "Australia" theme. Visitors will be most welcome.
For more details, email sgatetm@gmail.com

This is the programme for our next meeting. (I've omitted the names of participants for the sake of privacy.

6.30	Fellowship, Pay Cashier	Mins
7.00	Meeting called to order	1
7.02	President opens meeting	2
7.05	Control Handed to Toastmaster *	1
7.07	Program Changes	2
7.10	Toast	1
7.11	Mission Statement	1
7.13	Word Master	2
7.16	Round Robin 20 seconds ea	12
7.29	Table Topics * (3) 90 secs ea	6
7.36	Table Topics * (3)	6
VOTE FOR BEST TABLE TOPIC
7.43	Introduction Speech 1	1
7.44	Speech 1	5-7
7.52	Evaluation 1st 3 Table Topics *	2-3
7.56	Evaluation 2nd 3 Table Topics *	2-3
8.00	Raffle	1-2
8.03	Timers Report*	1
8.05	SUPPER (Bought Biscuits)	15
8.20	Meeting called to order	1
8.22	Control handed to Toastmaster *	1
8.24	Evaluation Speech 1 *	3
8.28	Introduction Speech 2	1
8.29	Speech 2	10-14
8.44	Own Choice	3-4
8.49	Show and Tell	2-3
8.54	Evaluation Speech 2 *	3
VOTE FOR BEST SPEECH & EVALUATION (includes TT Evaluation)
8.58	Raffle Draw	2
9.00	Grammarian*	2-3
VOTE FOR PERSONAL BEST & BEST CONTRIBUTION
9.04	Timers Report	1
9.05	General Evaluation *	8-10
9.16	Announcements & Awards	5 -10
9.30	Meeting Closed

Christmas Break Up

 Our Break Up Dinner was a lot of fun. Good food, games and a Secret Santa.
I'll let the pictures tell the  story.

Meeting 912 "Speechfest"

Liz We with Flame

President Liz We has returned from her trip overseas and got acquainted with Robert's new guide dog, Flame.

It was almost a full house with only one member absent (Missed you, Trish!) We also had three guests, Karen, Norm and Hollie.

In the wake of  White Ribbon Day promoting the elimination of violence against women, Jim proposed a toast to women - that they be strong & respected & safe - and what ever age they choose to be.(not his exact words.)

Round Robin Master John S asked what word do we avoid using because we find it difficult to say or to pronounce. Some of the words mentioned were facade, pronunciation, aficionado, relevant, patina, castle, leverage, fruition, vocabulary, etc. 

Annette

Toastmaster of the evening was Annette. In keeping with the theme, she interspersed helpful speech making tips between segments, eg. How to choose a speech topic - keep a file of interesting information and ideas. 
Don't attempt to speak about topics you are not interested in.
Make eye contest, hold a person's gaze for a moment. Make the audience feel you are speaking directly to them.
Leave hands at your side when not gesturing.

Sharyn

Sharyn had some theme related Table Topics for Jim, Jonathon and Marlene.
What is the best topic for a speech?
How do you think of a subject for a speech?
How have you gained confidence since joining Toastmasters?

Jim

Jonathon

Dave asked Terry, Del & John S, "What is the most inspiring speech you have heard?"
Who is the best speaker you have heard or are aware of?
Which famous speech from history would you like to have heard?

Del

John S

The Table Topics were evaluated by Ron and Peter.

Ron

Peter

Bev

Bev presented her Ice Breaker speech, and we enjoyed her humour as she recounted some amusing incidents she had encountered in her work.

Her speech was evaluated by Liz Wo.

Liz Wo

Inge

Inge, in her second speech, gave us some interest tips on Dog Ownership.

It was evaluated by Nicole.

Nicole

Nick

Nick delivered his second speech. He spoke about the use of Mobile phones and the decline of real conversation. His speech was evaluated by Maureen.

Maureen

Amanda

Amanda's speech was "Facing Fear with Hot Coals."  - an animated account of her experience in fire walking. It was evaluated by Terry.

Terry

John  T's moving speech was about "Depression - the Illness that Doesn't Speak it's Name."

It was evaluated by Jonathon.

John T

Robert's raffle was a voucher for the Coffee Club and was won by Amanda.

Robert & Amanda

The General Evaluation was conducted by Leesa.

Leesa

Awards for the evening were presented to Nick (Personal Best,) Jonathon (Best Evaluation,) Marlene (Be Table Topic,) Amanda (Best Speech,) and Annette (Best Contribution.)

Winners 26th November 2013