John called the meeting to
order in the absence of our S@A.
Presidents Welcome – John welcomed everyone to this a 5th
Tuesday meeting and thanked the assembled group for making the effort of being
there.
Apologies – Tanya, Philip and acknowledged VPW Kimberly for
diligently dropped off the Agendas on her way home from “one of those
days”.
Chairman for the First Session – Dai Fei
Reading of the Mission of the Club – Rino
Introductions – Dai Fei asked us to recount a ‘most memorable
experience’ extracting some very interesting snippets from members lives.
Agenda Update – Meghan stood in
for VPE Kimberley.
Leadership Manual Evaluations – Brett & Daniel shared the duties. An interesting
thought for the future.
Glen H as Toastmaster
introduced Meghan with a very informative and highly relevant Speech entitled:
‘Social Anxiety Disorder – Are You a Candidate?’ in which with the use of
sheeted visual aids Meghan clarified the various manifestations of the
condition and gave some very pertinent advice on how to recognize and deal with
the issue. We were particularly impressed with how capably Meghan can – read
upside down.
The second Speaker was John with a speech from
the Advanced Communicator manual – Bring history to Life – with a speech
entitled: ‘The Boats That Flew’. John provided a well-researched account of
Sydney’s Second International Airport that was the Rose Bay Flying Boat Base.
From where Sandringham Flying Boats connected Australia to the rest of the
world nd took us to the eventual closer of the facility in the late 70’s.
The third speaker was Peter with another
Advanced communicator speech – ‘The Customer at the Centre’, where Peter drew
on his work role to deliver a very succinct and motivating presentation
emphasizing not only the importance of putting the customer at the centre of
such dealings – but also how to do it.
Meghan was Evaluated
by Bernard who carefully linked the speech back to the key objectives.
Daniel Evaluated
John’s speech, paying tribute to the detail of the research and the use of a
PowerPoint presentation support that brought the story to life.
Peter was Evaluated
in customary detail by Lyndal demonstrating extensive listening and retention
skills.
John officiated calling the meeting back to
order from the Break and handed the
meeting over to Peter as Chairman
for the second half of the meeting.
In
keeping with the abridged format of this 5th Tuesday meeting Peter
handed over to Dai Fei as Toastmaster
The first speaker was Marlowe with her Ice
Breaker – ‘A Fish Tale’ in which Marlowe vividly painted a picture of growing
up in the central Canada Prairie
and the great yarn about her Uncle who was a bit short with the rules in an
annual fishing contest. A refreshingly different approach to the traditional
Ice Breaker.
The second speaker Ua also presented his Ice
Breaker entitled ‘Growing Up in the Cook Islands’. A tale of being
disenfranchised from the place of his birth New Zealand and the family requirement
to relocate to his homeland of the Cook Islands with his Grandfather namesake
when he was a mere boy. A story that built to a happy ending, as Ua became part
of his new environment with a renewed respect and sense of belonging and how he
has now resettled into family life in Australia.
Marlowe was Evaluated by Mark with a good balance of praise and some insightful
recommendations for ongoing improvement.
Ua was Evaluated
by Glen H who acknowledged Ua’s surprisingly strong and confident delivery with
what was a very emotive recollection of his youth.
The Chairman
then called on Glenn D to provide a Timers Report in order that the
Speakers and Evaluators could be aware of their limitations.
Chairman Peter then passed the meeting over to
Immediate Past President and Area Governor (Elect) Brett to conduct the
Election of Officers for the 2012-13 Club Executive. After calling out the
current Executive in attendance and formally thanking the outgoing Executive,
Brett sequentially called for Nominations:
- President – Philip B.
- VPE – Meghan V.
- VPM – Mark L.
- VPPR – Rino D.
- Secretary – Glenn D.
- Treasurer – Paul V.
- Sergeant at Arms – Leo G.
There being no second nominations in any category,
Brett declared the above people elected and wished them all well.
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| Outgoing Club Executive LtoR: Secretary–Glenn D, VPM–Bernard L, Immediate past President-Brett S, President-John H, Treasurer-Sam S. Absent was VPE-Kimberley C and VPPR-Philip B and stand-in S@A-Paul V. |
Forward
Planner – Meghan, standing in for
VPE Kimberley and acquainting herself with her new role.
Guests
Comments – There being no Visitors.
President’s
Closing Remarks – John added his
thanks to the current Executive and encouraged the new Executive to always seek
advice and assistance for the previous Executive. John also acknowledge both
the privilege of having yet another member of Concord west Club holding the
position of area Governor in the new year and encouraged the Members to throw
their support behind Brett in the coming year. Finally a brief closing reminder
regarding the upcoming changeover night.
On a final note Members extended their best wishes to Peter who was celebrating his birthday on that very day and John who was turning 60 the following day.
Meeting
Closed – On time.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday
12th June – Normal
Meeting
Tuesday
26th June – Normal
Meeting
Tuesday
10th July – Annual
Handover Meeting (with extended Break)
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