CONCORD WEST TOASTMASTERS CLUB – 8th October 2019 2019 – MEETING No: 1299

CLUB HUMOROUS & TABLE TOPIC CONTEST

Venue – Pron Prohm Thai Restaurant North Strathfield

Apologies – N.A.

Visitors – Area 6 Director Rani Joseph, Phillip Division Director Lalita Devi,
D70 Pathways Team Leader Sebastian Sabater, Alex Thomas DTM,
Past Area Director Frank Duardo, Rakshi B, Anora J.

Call to Order – John H (President). 

Contest Chair Briefing Contestants: Sebastian S.

Chief Judge Briefing Judges, Counters and Timers – Rani J.

HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST

Toastmaster: Kate Crosby

Speaker 1: Lana Shaba – “Until It’s Gone”

Speaker 2: John Hughson – “A Load of Junk”

Speaker 3: Harini Sundaramurthy  – “Why Should I Cook Everyday”

Speaker 4: Peter Crosby – “Becoming Russian”

BREAK:

TABLE TOPICS CONTEST

Toastmaster: Heather Gordon – TOPIC: ‘Success is….”

Speaker 1: Kate Crosby

Speaker 2: Philip Bendeich

Speaker 3: Lana Shaba

Speaker 4: John Hughson

Speaker 5: Peter Crosby

Announcement of Winners:

Humorous Speech Contest: (One Time Disqualification)

FIRST PLACE: Peter Crosby (And Winner of the Tony Spragg Trophy for Humour)

RUNNER UP: Harini Sundramurthy

THIRD PLACE: Lana Shaba

L>R: The Winners; Peter, Harini and Lana with Contest Chair Sebastian Sabater
and Area 6 Director Rani Joseph

Table Topics Contest: (No Time DisqualificationsJ)

FIRST PLACE: John Hughson

RUNNER UP: Philip Bendeich

THIRD PLACE: Lana Shaba

L>R: The Winners John, Philip and Lana with Contest Chair Sebastian Sabater 
and Area 6 Director Rani Joseph

President’s Closing Remarks – John H.

With grateful thanks to our Club Members who stepped up for Timer, S@A, Counters and to our Judges. A larger group of photos of the evening can be found on our Club Website Gallery: https://concordwesttoastmasters.weebly.com/gallery.html

Executive Announcements:

Next Club Meeting
Tuesday 22^ndOctober 2019

Club International and Evaluation Contest
Tuesday 12^thNovember 2019