Standing in for an absent S@A John called the meeting to order and handed it over
to Area 6 Governor Brett for a General
Welcome, which included 2 Visitors: Mike
and Alicia before turning the meeting over to the Chairperson for the first
half, VPE Meghan.
There were
formal Apologies from: Peter, Amelia, Kimberly, Tiffany, Dai Fei, Farzard,
Lyndal, Daniel, Marlowe, Samuel and Glenn D.
In keeping
with Australia Day this week, Meghan asked us to all stand to acknowledge the
Australian National Anthemas it was played. Before setting us the task of outlining our plans ahead
for the New Year as part of our Introductions.
Helen read
the Mission of the Club for the
first time.
Grammarian Paul presented Word of the
Day – [Petulant]
The Agenda Update and Forward Planner update were officiated over by VPE Meghan with a
significant number of holes to fill. And it was decided as a new innovation to
have Leadership Manual Evaluations handled
by the person immediately next to you.
The Toastmaster for the first Speech
Session was Brett, introducing 1 speaker;
Melanie presented her Ice Breaker with
extraordinary clarity, preparation and confidence, in which, in keeping with the
Ice Breaker concept we all learnt a great deal more about Melanie. (The Editor apologizes that the Speech title was not recorded).
Meghan provided a very encouraging Evaluation of Melanie’s Ice Breaker
confirming the meetings enthusiasm at such a well presented speech.
The
half-time General Evaluation was
delivered very succinctly by Glen H.
John brought us back after a 10 minute
Break and handed over to himself as Chairman for the second half of the
meeting.
Heather delivered the Toast with meticulous
attention to the procedural aspects of a Toast from which all new Members can
learn a great deal.
As Toastmaster for the Second Session Mark, introduced 2 speakers; Sanga with a speech entitled “Cloud
Computing” in which he demonstrated his expertise in this latest
foray into digital file sharing with a very clear and well structured
presentation.
Paul then delivered a very amusing
glimpse into his recent circumstances with a speech entitled: “Let’s Move House” in which he
had to focus particularly on Vocal Variety. Paul took us through the all too
familiar pain of packing, moving and unpacking and all the unrelated issues
that confront us when taking this somewhat drastic step.
Sanga was
ably Evaluated by Glen H and Paul by
Heather in text book assessments and observations of balance and encouragement.
Table Topics was presided over by Meghan
drawing on the earlier theme of ‘Australia Day and how to Celebrate’. This
theme stimulated a number interesting responses from participants all of whom were
Evaluated by Heather and Bernard.
Ums and Ahs Count was recorded by Neelan in his first attempt at this
role.
Grammarian and Word of the Day were duly noted by Paul.
Big Ears was presented by Helen with anticipated humour.
Timing was recorded by Sanga in his first attempt at this very
busy role.
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| L>R: Two New Member Inductions for Neelan and William with Vice President Membership Mark |
Announcements
were made by John standing in for SA@ Glenn D while Area Governor Brett
delivered his Closing Remarks.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Special Speeches Only Meeting
Tuesday 29th January 2013
Normal Meeting
Tuesday 12th February 2013
Club International & Evaluation Contest
Tuesday 26th February 2013
