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 50th Anniversary.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday
22nd May – Normal
Meeting
Saturday
26th May –
Concord West 2012 Speechcraft Intensive – Concord RSL
Tuesday
29th May –
Additional 5th Tuesday Speeches Only Meeting
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