June 9, 2005 Meeting

It was a fun night as Toastmasters gathered to celebrate the theme of Potluck Suppers. Ken got the meeting started with a funny story about eating. John was the chairperson. John used his humour throughout the meeting by telling funny “potluck” stories about each of the members.

George presented the club with a Loyal Toast. He made us proud that we are Canadians. For Language Enricher, Keith presented the word ameliorate. Ameliorate is a verb which means to improve. Example: I am trying to ameliorate my writing ability to make this column more enjoyable.

Linda D was in charge of Literary Corner. She spoke on a book written by David Kuhl MD called What Dying People Want. This was a very educational and enjoyable literary corner. Diane B. presented her 10th speech to earn her Silver. Congratulations Diane B. Diane gave a very entertaining speech called The Nourishing Power of Laughter. She told us how important it is to laugh and how more laughter will bring more members to our meetings. Ken did an outstanding job evaluating Diane.

Linda P gave us an Educational Module called Creating an Introduction. Linda taught us the importance of creating an outstanding introduction. We had lots of fun as Brenda guided us through Table Topics. There were too many laughs to count as each member tried to speak for one minute. Ken was today’s winner in table topics.

Allan wrapped up the meeting as General Evaluator. He gave us many glow points and some grow points. Thank you Allan for your participation in this role.

Make sure to attend our next meeting on June 16th. The theme for the meeting will be antonyms. Our summer banquet will be held on June 23rd at the Golden Barrel restaurant in Listowel. Please contact Harvey to let him know if you are NOT coming.

Keith