CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS MEETING No: 1146 – 12th February 2013

S@A Glenn called the meeting to order and handed the meeting over to Club President, Philip for a General Welcome, and a special welcome to 6 Visitors: Minjong, Nick, Leonne, Edna, Mahdi and the long absent Rino before turning the meeting over to the Chairperson for the first half Glenn D.

There were formal Apologies from: Meghan, Glen H, Amelia, Heather and Paul.

Introductions were centered on our memories of our very first Toastmaster Meeting, which extracted an interesting diversity of first impressions.

Rino read the Mission of the Club.

Grammarian Tiffany presented Word of the Day was [Perspicacity]. A real challenge.

The Agenda Update and Forward Planner update were officiated over by President Philip again with a significant number of holes to fill. And Leadership Manual Evaluations were delegated to Lyndal.

The Toastmaster for the first Speech Session was Brett, introducing 2 Speakers;

Philip delivered an Educational on Contests with particular focus on the International Contest guidelines, judging and purpose. It served as a excellent guide to demonstrate to ALL Club Members how everyone has a role to play – and opportunity to learn – even if you are not yet qualified or yet willing to actually compete.

Peter then delivered a presentation from the Advanced Communicator Manual “The Radio Interview” in which he enlisted the assistance of John to conduct a Radio Interview. John played the role of the Interviewer on a popular Radio Show interviewing Peter about his involvement in Toastmasters. It proved to be an excellent insight into the workings, purposes and practices of the organization, particularly give the number of Visitors we hand on hand tonight.

The Educational required no Evaluation but Peter was Evaluated by Daniel.

Peter delivered the half-time General Evaluation very succinctly.

Glenn D brought us back after a 10 minute Break and handed over to Helen in her first ever role as Chairperson for the second half of the meeting.

Farzad delivered the Toast with a tribute to ‘Those who make us smile”.

As Toastmaster for the Second Session Brett, introduced; Daniel with a speech entitled “The Abstract Concept” and was expertly Evaluated by Lyndal.

Table Topics was presided over by Mark utilizing modern technology with an App on his SmartPhone to pick random topics for each participant. It worked exceptionally well and provided a great variety of divergent issues for members to address. Evaluations were presented by John and Farzad.

Ums and Ahs Count was recorded by Philip.

Grammarian and Word of the Day were duly noted by Tiffany.

The Big Ears was presented by Samuel in his first venture into this role.

Timers Report was recorded by Marlowe.

The Second Half General Evaluation was again delivered by Peter.

Visitors were all invited to provide their impression of the evening’s meeting before President Philip delivered his Closing Remarks. 

VPMembership Mark paid a special tribute to retiring S@A Glenn D who will be leaving to return to Malaysia for work reasons in about one month. Mark paid tribute to Glenn’s amazing contribution to the culture and warmth of the Club.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Club International and Evaluation Contest

Tuesday 26th February 2013

Normal Meeting
Tuesday 12th March 2013

Area 6 International and Evaluation Contest

Hosted by Concord West Club at Concord RSL

Saturday 16th March 2013 – 1:00pm