S@A Paul commenced on time.
Presidents Welcome – John welcomed a number of Visitors including; Leo,
Mitch, Paddy, Ua and Vijay to our last meeting of the year..
Apologies – Glen H, Meghan, Katrina, Angela and Rino with Bernard
due, but running late from a work trip
Chairman First Session – Kimberley
Reading of the Mission of the Club – Tanya.
Introductions – Kimberley’s topic was “What would you like Santa
to Bring for Christmas” extracting some very simple and surprisingly unassuming
responses.
Agenda Update – Kimberley
Leadership Manual Evaluations – John.
First
Speech Session was led
by John as Toastmaster and
introduced Peter and then Glenn D.
Peter presented a speech entitled “Sam and Sasha”, which was Project
3 “The Moral of the Story” from the Storytelling Manual. Peter delivered an
insightful tale how 2 people can approach issues and solutions very differently
from each other. The speech narrative that most of us could relate to very
readily from our own work or study experience.
Glenn presented a very relevant and thought
provoking speech entitled “Going about
Change”, which is Speech No: 9 from the Competent Communicator Manual -
Persuade with Power. In what was without doubt Glenn’s best speech to date he
mixed a thoughtful balance of his deep interest in world politics with some
very carefully crafted thoughts on the challenges of change.
Peter was very precisely Evaluated by Natasha who as always carefully considered all aspects
of the objectives of Peter’s speech and with due consideration to praise and
improvement.
Glenn was Evaluated
by Kimberly with equal distribution of critique and encouragement which when
applied will continue to see Glenn’s presentations reach new heights.
We went to an early and extended Break in order to enjoy some finger
food and an opportunity to informally socialize and mark the end of another
great year for our Club. It was a particularly good opportunity for our
numerous visitors to get to know some of the Club Members a little better than
would normally be the case.
The meeting resumed with Dai Fi in the Chair and a Toast was delivered by our retiring S@A Paul. In what is a very
pertinent tribute at this time of the year Paul paid homage to “The Volunteers
in our society” across all spheres of society and need.
The Second
Speech Session was lead by Natasha as Toastmaster
and introduced both Natasha and Chris who presented a unique tandem speech
entitled; “Conquering Our Fears” which with slide show accompaniment they shred
with us a lot more than just a recent holiday adventure in Africa. We were all
challenged in a series of successive narratives presented by both Chris and
Natasha to consider our own fears and reservations. A fabulous way to conclude
our Toastmaster year.
Mark then presented the unusually challenging
Evaluation of 2 speakers both separately and collectively in what was a very
well considered and executed appraisal.
Philip introduced
Table Topics with a collection of challenges focused around travel and
travel experiences – both good and bad – provoking some very amusing anecdotes.
Sam and Brett had the Evaluation duties for Table
Topics.
Ums and Ahs were analysed by Dai Fei.
Daniel was a stand-in Grammarian for the evening.
Mark presented
Big Ears with some extra-special Toblerone treats.
Tanya delivered the Timers Report on a somewhat unconventional program.
And the General
Evaluation was delivered with great expertise by Peter who had stood up to
the plate to fill that vital gap in the evenings proceedings.
Forward
Planner – Kimberley
President’s
Closing Remarks – John thanked the
Club Membership for a great year paying tribute to Past President Brett’s
leadership over the first half of the year and the dedicated assistance of VPE
Kimberley in her tireless efforts to pull the program together each week.
It was also a time to thank retiring S@A Paul for his
wonderful assistance over this last 6 months in that vital role and wish him
well as he returns to New Zealand to take up a new work commitment. John also
announced that Edmund had stepped into the role of S@A for the ensuing 6-month
term in 2012.
John also encouraged all ‘qualified’ members to
consider entering the Club International Speech Competition, which looms large
upon our return in the New Year.
In conclusion, John wished everyone Season’s
Greetings and a fabulous New Year.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Tuesday 24th
January – First Meeting for
2012
Tuesday 28th February – Club International & Evaluation Contest for 2012
Tuesday 28th February – Club International & Evaluation Contest for 2012
