CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS MEETING No: 1128 – Tuesday 22nd May 2012

S@A Paul called the meeting to order.

Presidents Welcome – John welcomed Sean, Daniel and Ua to their second meeting at our Club.

Apologies – Tanya, Marlowe, Meghan, Lyndal, Philip, Brett and Sam

Chairman for the First Session – Glen H

Agenda Update – Due to the number of gaps, Glen H handed to Kimberley to conscript some assistance.

Reading of the Mission of the Club – Angela

Introductions – Glen challenged us to talk about something we may 9or may not) be looking forward to in the remainder of the year.

Word of the Day – Paul – presented the word ‘Mercurial’ to inject into the evenings proceedings.

Leadership Manual Evaluations – Peter.

Dai Fei as Toastmaster introduced Rino delivering his second speech in almost as many meetings entitled ‘Taking Vitamins’ in which he presented a sequential and confident case for the use of Vitamin supplementation. Delivering a very tangible case for the use of Vitamin supplements Rino used a clear Introduction multiple point body and conclusion to drive home a topic that is obviously both important and well understood by him.

Rino was Evaluated by Glen who pointed out very appropriately what a relaxed and well prepared speech Rino delivered and while offering significant praise for many aspects of the speech, did provide some clear direction and encouragement fpr future presentations.

S@A Paul called the meeting back to order from the Break and handed the meeting over to himself in a very stealth move from the lectern to the Chair and introduced Kimberley to preside over the Toast. In keeping with recent dalliances with ‘food’ topics, Kimberley presented a thought provoking and personal insight into the world of produce growers, toasting their hard work and vital provision to our daily lives.

Mark served as Toastmaster for the Second Session and introduced 3 Speakers.

Glenn D presented his 10^th and final speech from the Competent Communicator Manual with a speech entitled; ‘Industrial Relations System in Professional Wrestling’. Glen unwrapped an extremely well researched and detailed overview of the dealings and intrigues that are disguised by the highly theatric and intriguing world of professional wrestling. Glenn’s presentation was very smoothly supported by a PowerPoint presentation revealing some intriguing and bizarre Industrial Relations practices.

Glen H followed with a thought provoking and challenging speech from the Advanced Communicator Manual with the task of ‘Selling’. Glen took the challenge to each and everyone of the audience, with his speech entitled; “Are You Concerned”, with which he robustly provoked the audience to consider taking up making some form of pro-active contribution to a charity. Glen gave a personal account of his support of TEAR Australia before handing out some literature.

Bernard then delivered his 7^th Speech from the Competent Communicator Manual with a speech entitled: The Voice of Malaysia outlining the struggles of the Democracy Movement in Malaysia. Again with the support of a PowerPoint Bernard brought this little known struggle experienced by a nearby northern neighbour to the fore with obvious passion and commitment.

Glenn D was Evaluated by Kimberley with a clarity and balance you would expect from an Evaluator of Kimberley’s experience.

Glen H was Evaluated by Daniel with meticulous observations and protocol.

Bernard was Evaluated by Dai Fei who provided some very solid points of both praise and improvement.

Mark introduced a very practical Table Topics asking each speaker to provide ‘Advice and Guidance’ to a close friend or associate in a range of challenging scenarios and issues. A very clever and inclusive exercise including our Visitors. Evaluation duties for Table Topics were carried out very capably by Bernard and Peter.

Leo accounted for the evenings Ums and Ahs count in his first attempt at that role.

Paul gave a very eloquent summation of the evenings Grammar and Word of the Day.

Glenn D entertained s with his execution of Big Ears.

Kimberley audited the Timers Report pointing out some notable over-runs

John presented a succinct and supportive General Evaluation of the evening.

Forward Planner – Kimberley

Guests Comments – All our Visitors were willing to get up and provide some feedback which is always helpful.

President’s Closing Remarks – John mentioned the aborted Speechcraft and thanked those who had stepped up to assist anyway.
There was also a reminder of our upcoming Executive Elections at the 5^th Tuesday meeting on 29^th May.

Meeting Closed – On time.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 29th May – Additional 5^th Tuesday Speeches Only Meeting
Club Executive Elections

Tuesday 12th June – Normal Meeting

Tuesday 26th June – Normal Meeting

Tuesday 10th July – Annual Handover Meeting (with extended Break)

SPEECHCRAFT INTENSIVE CANCELLED

It is with great regret that I have to advise you that after consultation with the Club Executive we are left with no alternative but to CANCEL the Speechcraft Intensive Session that was set down for this Saturday 26th May.
This is due to the fact that we have not received anything like the minimum number of formal Registrations by the closing date of 5pm last Friday 18th.

It was imperative for a number of organisational reasons that we both achieve a minimum number of applications and that we know that number by last Friday.

Arrangements will be made this Tuesday to immediately refund the Registration Fees received.

Most importantly, may I offer my sincere apologies to all the Members (and some past Members) who not only had the conviction to set aside a Saturday from their busy schedules to devote to this exercise, but also have been preparing their Presentations with due diligence. I know this will be a particular disappointment to you all. 


President
Concord West Toastmasters

CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS MEETING No: 1127 – Tuesday 8th May 2012

S@A Paul called the meeting to order right on time.

Presidents Welcome – John welcomed Faz, Tiffany and Daniel for the first time and Ua and Warren for their return visit.

Apologies – Tanya, Glen H, Philip and Lyndal

Chairman for the First Session – Marlowe (in her first undertaking of this role)

Reading of the Mission of the Club – Angela

Introductions – Marlowe asked us to clarify our Star Signs and provide some insight into whether or not they were applicable to our characters.

Word of the Day – Sam challenged us with the Word – Dawdle.

Agenda Update – Kimberley

Leadership Manual Evaluations – Paul.

Mark was Toastmaster for the First Session of 2 speakers.

Peter speaking from the Advanced Communicator Manual – Bringing History to Life with a Speech entitled; I Have a Dream in which he gave an impeccable account of the life and times of Rev Martin Luther King and drew comparisons with his civil rights contemporary Malcolm X and highlighted the very different approaches these men took to the struggle for black equality in the 60’s.

Then Dai Fei tackled a very different task from the Advanced Communicator Manual by presenting a Television Interview where she addressed the issue of plagiarism in segment entitled; ‘Plagiarism in Study’. Dai Fei’s task also included being videotaped while presenting a flawlessly compelling case for maintaining rigorous standards that respect the copyright and integrity of sourced information.

Peter was very ably Evaluated by Daniel covering all the bases of an exceptional appraisal of Peter’s speech and Dai Fei was Evaluated by Kymberly in a textbook assessment of this rather unusual delivery.

Following our Break Paul called the meeting back to order and handed the meeting over to Meghan who introduced Marlowe to present the Toast which proved to be one of the most intriguing and creative Toasts we have ever had delivered. It was a Toast… to Toast. With great flair, and sublime humour Marlowe presented us with the vital if somewhat inconspicuous role that Toast plays in our lives. Just brilliant.

Glenn D fulfilled the role of Toastmaster for the Second Speech Session and introduced a Lei with his second speech in almost as many meetings; ‘Green Sky Scrapers’ which true to its title was an intriguing insight into the new technologies being utlised in design, materials and construction of modern office towers. Working from an obviously sound knowledge base Lei revealed not only a very interesting and topical subject but also the framework of an exceptionally well thought out speech. And this just his second presentation.

Glenn D then introduced Angela with her Ice Breaker Speech ‘My Life Journey’, from which we were all very fortunate to find out a lot more about Angela and her journey from her home town in mainland China to university here in Sydney. Again a first ever speech that was both impassioned and well structured ticking all the boxes required of an Ice Breaker speech. Well done.

The third presentation was delivered by John as a near final part of his advanced Leader Bronze in which he delivered an Educational from the Successful Club Series; Keeping the Commitment. As part of the Brief john asked Dai Fei to present a brief introduction of John as the Speaker before taking us through a number of key points on maintaining commitment to the Club with the aid of a PowerPoint Presentation. The main points covered included; Participation of members, Interaction within the members and Qualification by following guidelines and ethical standards.

Lei was Evaluated by Mark who paid suitable tribute to this being Lei second speech and offered some constructive advice along with great encouragement. Angela was Evaluated by Paul with similar accord and encouragement.

John’s presentation was not formally Evaluated however a Manual Evaluation is required by VPE Kimberley.

Dai Fei introduced a fruity Table Topics by allowing presenters to choose a piece of fruit (or vegetable) and provide their own unique insight, observation, or culinary critique on that item. As always one never ceases to be amazed by the diversity and imagination that comes to peoples mind when set the challenge of thinking on their feet.

It was great to see the Visitors getting involved and having a go.

Evaluation duties for Table Topics were curtailed in the interests of time on this occasion.

Kimberly took stock of the Ums and Ahs.

Sam extracted some very diverse uses of Grammar.

Rino accepted the challenge of Big Ears for the first time.

Peter kept track the Timers Report.

Again in the interests of time we skipped the General Evaluation for this evening.

Forward Planner – Kimberley

Guests Comments – All our Visitors were willing to get up and provide some feedback which is always helpful.

President’s Closing Remarks – John promoted the upcoming Speechcraft and flagged the 50^th Anniversary.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 22nd May – Normal Meeting

Saturday 26^th May – Concord West 2012 Speechcraft Intensive – Concord RSL

Tuesday 29th May – Additional 5^th Tuesday Speeches Only Meeting