A sparsely attended meeting, but a good and lively one.
We welcomed guests Ross and Jacqueline.
Our President, donated a wonderfully creamy and succulent
cake on the occasion of her 25th birthday ( er, hummmm)….. because
of the low number of attendees, we really had to apply ourselves to the task of
consuming it, but consume it we did!
Sara gave her Icebreaker speech with nary an er or ah, and
was awarded with Speaker of the night. Well done Sara on overcoming your nerves
and on completing this important first step for all persons new to
Toastmasters.
Wendy treated us to a presentation speech on Evaluation and
what better person to talk on the art of Evaluation than the master, or should I
say Mistress, of Werribee Toastmasters evaluation.
I was given the daunting task of evaluating Elena’s speech,
this was my 1st formal evaluation and much to my surprise was awarded Best
Evaluator.
Elena formally inducted our newest member Sara, into Werribee
Toastmasters.
Good luck Sara on your Toastmasters journey, we know you
will find it a personally rewarding experience.
David carried-out the important task of timekeeper and
summarised his allotted task with his inimitable flair and of course precision.
Chih stepped-up to the role of Toastmaster with his ever-reliable
enthusiasm and ability, but I have to say his effort was marred by his
forgetting to bring Elephant to the meeting. LOL.
I’ve found the Werribee TM’s Guide to Meetings Handbook
invaluable in clearly defining the various roles we are sometimes asked to
perform, sometimes at short notice, and highly recommend reading it.
Can I remind everyone (in the nicest possible way of course)
that Toastmasters is a journey not a destination. I firmly believe that no
matter how experienced we are, our journey continues, with many personally
rewarding benefits along the way.
Thank you to all that enthusiastically contributed to the
meeting on the XX XXX.
Paul von Harder