S@A Paul
commenced on time.
Presidents Welcome – John welcomed back 2 Visitors
Angela and Reno as well as Lyndal visiting again from Parramatta and Hunter’s
Hill Club.
The President also announced that our Club has had an article placed in the
local paper to start the ball rolling in seeking reunion with past members of
the Club with the intention of inviting them to next year’s 50th
Anniversary Dinner (see separate Blog Post).
John also announced that Edmond had accepted the position of S@A to replace Paul M who unfortunately is leaving us to move overseas at the end of the year.
Apologies – Glen H and Brett
Chairman First Session – Peter
Reading of the Mission of the Club – Meghan.
Introductions – Peter’s topic was ‘Christmas
and Holiday Preparations” which was both topical and seasonal.
Agenda Update – Kimberley
Leadership Manual Evaluations – Kimberley.
Single Speech Session was led by Natasha
as Toastmaster who introduced Daniel
with his speech entitled: “It’s the Thought that Counts”. Working from the
Advanced Leader Manual with the objective: Let’s Get Personal – Daniel took us
on a rollicking journey through his youth centered around one particular
Christmas when he thought he was going to miss out, but finished with a big
surprise.
Natasha then
introduced Juliet with a highly informative speech entitled ‘Go Auction’, where
Juliet’s assignment was to Persuade. Basing her resources on her line of work, Juliet presented 5 succinct reasons in favour of selling property by Auction
spelling the pro’s ad con’s in very persuasive speech.
Daniel was
very aptly Evaluated by Mark who
carefully considered all aspects of the objectives of Daniels speech and
applied praise – improvement – praise in careful measure.
Juliet was Evaluated by Dai Fei in a highly
incisive and meticulous manner that showed both great observation and listening
skills as well as a genuine response to the core objective of being persuaded.
This special,
abbreviated meeting then went directly to the;
Forward Planner – Kimberley
President’s Closing Remarks – John briefly
outlined 2 upcoming Area Events before closing the meeting and inviting
everyone to adjourn to the Bistro for Dinner.
At the
Dinner President John confirmed that the planned Area Christmas Function had
infact been called off and handed over to our Guest Reno who stood in at the last
minute to propose the Toast for the evening (replacing Chris who was unable to get away to join us in time).
Reno paid
tribute to his determination to attend tonight’s special Dinner Meeting and for
the support and encouragement that Concord West Toastmasters provides.
A very
fitting way to conclude a very pleasant evening together in less formal
setting.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 13th December – Final Meeting for 2011
Tuesday 24th January – First Meeting for 2012
Tuesday 28th February – Club International & Evaluation Contest for
2012
