CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS MEETING No: 1135 – Tuesday 28th August 2012

Special Contributing Editor – S@A & Secretary Glenn D

New S@A Glenn called the meeting to order and opened the meeting before handing over to Meghan, in the absence of President Philip, who was running late, VPE Meghan opened the meeting and Welcomed the guest whilst also conducting the Agenda Update.

Apologies: John.

Chairman of the first session – Bernard.

Reading of the Mission of the club – William.

Introductions – After an absence from the club for some time, Bernard found a great way of catching up by asking the members to tell the club what was the highlight of their life in the last three months.

Leadership Manual Evaluation - Philip.

The first prepared speech session was led by Toastmaster Mark.

The First Speech of the session was delivered by Brett who is doing a speech from his Advanced Manual where was required to read a famous speech from history whilst giving the audience background information of the speech. Brett’s chosen speech was the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln. Brett was Evaluated by Glenn D who commented on Brett’s ability to capture the spirit of the speech and the values which Abraham Lincoln stood for.

The Second Speech of the session was delivered by Meghan who presented an Educational to the Club about the upcoming Club Humorous Speech and Table Topics Competition including information on the processes such as the judging criteria and the formalities involved in the holding of such a competition. Meghan was Evaluated by Daniel who correctly pointed out the clarity of the speech even as a large amount of information was being disseminated.

The Chairman of the second half was Philip.

The second half began with a Toast by Brett who toasted Glenn D who has been part of the club for close to 3 years, who had been a loyal member, and who had recently taken on the added position of Sergeant At Arms in conjunction with his role as Secretary.

The Table Topics Master was Daniel and he conducted the segment as a rehearsal for the Table Topics Competition in two weeks’ time applying competition rules. Daniel gave topics that were broad and not necessarily tied in with a specific theme or topic, giving the participants plenty of space to experiment. The Table Topics participants were Evaluated by Heather and Faz who both conducted their duties very well bearing in mind that there were fourteen participants.

Timer’s Report was conducted by Lyndal.

Big Ears was delivered by new member Daniel D.

The General Evaluation was expertly scrutinized by Paul.

Meghan took the meeting through the Forward Planner.

Our four guests provided positive feedback in the Guest’s Comments portion of the meeting.

President Philip provided some closing remarks and encouraged the club members to participate in the Cub’s Humorous Speech and Table Topics Competition as well as encouraging club members to sign up and assist with Concord West Toastmaster’s 50^th Anniversary Celebrations in October.

Vice President Membership Mark (Left) with new Club Members
Ragav and Nakita after their induction

Philip then handed over to VPM Mark who officially inducted Ragav and Nakita as new Club Members.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 11^th September – Club Humorous and Table Topics Competition – 

Concord RSL

Tuesday 25th September – Normal Meeting

Tuesday 9^th October – Area 6 Humorous and Table Topics Competition
Burwood RSL Club – 7pm

Saturday 27th October – 50^th Anniversary Dinner
Concord RSL Club