CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS MEETING No: 1105 – Tuesday 24th May 2011

Club President Brett presenting Competent Communicator Awards to Chris and Glen H 

and Competent Leader Award to John at the conclusion of the evenings meeting.

S@A Daniel got us underway and handed the meeting over to Brett for his President's Opening Remarks and provided an overview of a busy night’s program and a Guest Welcome for Vicki returning for her second meeting. 

Formal apologies had been received from Kimberly.
Natasha chaired the first half of the meeting while Glenn D volunteered to read the Mission of the Club.

Grammarian Paul V introduced the Word of the day – Verdigris – challenging us to introduce this intrusting expression into the evening’s proceedings.

Introductions were accompanied by a brief account of how we may have been scammed and brought out an array of interesting and somewhat alarming personal experiences as well as some humorous anecdotes.

VPE Chris had a few complicated Agenda Updates to wade through, but pulled it together as always.

Leadership Manual Evaluations were managed by VPPR John.

Daniel was Toastmaster for the first Speech Session and introduced Peter C who delivered a Folk Tale from the Entertaining Speakers Manual #1. With an extended time frame, Peter delivered a very paced and meticulous account of one of the all time great Fawlty Towers Episodes – A Touch of Class. Peter was ably Evaluated by Bernard in his first Prepared Speech Evaluation.

The second Prepared Speech segment was Club President delivering the President‘s summary of the preceding year entitled: Moments of Truth. Although supported by a Toastmaster PowerPoint this 20-minute presentation provides the President’s overview of the year in terms of the Club’s successes and challenges. It serves as a timely report for the incoming Executive members. There is no Evaluation of this presentation.

Going to the Break overtime we reconvened after a shorten adjournment and Daniel as Chairman introduced John as the Toastmaster of the second half of the meeting which was also the final Speechcraft Session. We were joined at this point by a Visitor, Aidan.

The Final Educational – Mentoring – was delivered by Chris who outlined both the strategies and shared responsibilities in successfully mentoring.
Club President Brett then chaired the Club Executive Elections for 2011/12.
Nominated and elected unopposed where: John Club President, Kimberly Vice President Education, Bernard Vice President Membership, Secretary Glenn D and Brett automatically assumes the role of Immediate Past President. Nominations are yet to be fielded for Vice President Public Relations and Sergeant of Arms.

Brett also thanked the outgoing members of the Executive for their contribution over the past year.

Meghan then conducted her first ever Table Topics and following a well-prepared introduction took us on a cognitive journey asking speakers to choose an item at random and speak to it. The results were both intriguing and challenging. Chris and Peter presented the Evaluations with the level of experience we have come to expect from these members.

The evenings final Evaluations were the Ums and Ahs by Glenn D, Grammarian by Paul with 2 members introducing ‘Verdigris’ into their presentations. Natasha conducted the Big Ears segment and Katrina tackled the taxing roll of Timer for the first time. Glen H very capably rolled out the evening’s General Evaluation.

Forward Planning and Guests Comments were followed by formal Presentations to Chris and Glen H for achieving their Competent Communicators and John for achieving his Competent Leader.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 14th June – The Great Debate

Tuesday 12^th July – Executive Change Over Evening