Everyone has survived Halloween and we had another great meeting
Paul, the President opened the meeting and gave an update on the Toastmasters Autumn conference in Swindon this weekend. More information can be found at: http://greatwesternconf.toastmasterclub.org
Hugh as Toastmaster welcomed everyone and gave a humorous introduction to public speaking.
Charlotte was our timekeeper; reminding us the importance of time, particularly for interviews and the growth of video conferences.
Blanka was a visiting Toastmaster and Grammarian, with her word of the day “Perplexed”.
Dami was our Table Topics Master, using unusual choices as the basis for impromptu speaking for our members and guests.
Ga Lok was our Topics Evaluator; giving encouragement and feedback to all 10 table topics.
Marcelo; introduced our new guests for the evening.
We had 4 great speeches tonight (their speech evaluators in brackets):
- Kylie– Her icebreaker: I keep scaring myself, but it just might help someone (Chris)
- Noor– How to have great relationships (Rachel)
- Marcelo– How to break the internet (Andy)
- Dimos – Discover The World Of Walking (Paul)
It was a likely and action packed meeting; congratulations to Kylie for delivering her Icebreaker speech, Marcelo winning best speech, Paul winning best evaluator and Dimos who won best table topic.
Next meeting on Tues 17th November, have a great fireworks night this weekend in the meantime. We still have speaking slots and roles for the next meeting, please sign up online or get in touch with VPEs Rachel and Leigh.
