Linguists of Listowel

Linguists of Listowel
October 26, 2006
Linguists of Listowel held their open house demonstration meeting. The Theme of the meeting was “Challenges”. Sheryl called the meeting to order at 7:15 and introduced chair person Brian. He welcomed guests Nicole, Devon and Chris. Marie asked everyone what their favorite country was and on the count of three there was an overwhelming chorus of CANADA. This was followed by a toast to Canada.
As Language enricher Diane chose the word Stimulate which means to rouse up or spur. For example, the meeting stimulated her imagination. It was used six times during the evening.
Audrey read a chapter from the book “The Shepherd of the Hills.” Jane presented five true or false questions for the “Believe it or not Section”. It is true that you can not cry in space because there is no gravity!
George presented his #8 speech in his CTM manual. His title was “A Turkeys’ Tale”.
Marie evaluated his speech.

Allan shared his #4 speech in the CTM Manual “My Dog Wally”. There was a round table evaluation with lots of glow points and a few grow points.

Gary presented Table topics with the help of his daughter, Nicole. Members had to reply falsely to a series of questions. Welcome guest Chris won the table topics award.
Keith Stoltz summed up the best aspects of the meeting and offered a few suggestions for improvement.
Brian concluded the meeting and Murder Mystery practice began. Members should have their parts memorized for next week.

Linguists of Listowel

Linguists of Listowel
Linguists of Listowel met at St Paul’s Lutheran Church on October 19, 2006 at 7:15 pm.
Brian had a lot of fun as Chairman for this meeting. The theme was “Cast A Ways”.
He welcomed guest Sandra and she introduced herself to the club. Gary presented The Loyal Toast to Canada. Delegate was the word for the evening. As a verb it means to entrust a task to someone else, as a noun it means you could be a delegate or representative at a meeting. It was used three times during the meeting. Sheryl read the theme song to Gilligans Island. This brought back a lot of memories to everyone. Marie presented her #8 speech in her third CTM manual-Check your Wallets and your Hats. She described her experiences with lost wallets. It was evaluated by Keith. Jane gave her speech-Anaconda 3 about her trip to Australia and Diane evaluated it. Brian Camacho gave a communication exercise in place of table topics. Members had to follow verbal directions to draw a picture, without asking questions. Then they had the chance to draw a different picture and they could ask questions but there was a shorter time limit. Everyone felt it was very beneficial to be able to ask questions.
Allan did an excellent job as General Evaluator. He gave us many good points on the evening and motivated everyone with some grow points.
Murder mystery practice followed the meeting.

Friday October 20, 2006 was the Western Division Humorous and Table Topics competition at the Kin Station in Listowel.

Linguists of Listowel

Linguists of Listowel
October 5, 2006
The theme was "Challenges" when the Linguists of Listowel met at St. Pauls Lutheran church. Audrey gave the Call to Order and introduced chairperson Marie. Gary presented the loyal toast. Georges' new word for the day was Syllogism. Keith presented literary corner and Jane followed with tips or useless tips. Diane got everyone laughing with her humorous speech "Frazzled". Most people could identify with losing their car in a parking lot. Marie challenged the members with table topics. There was a round table evaluation for Diane's speech. A short business meeting followed the regular meeting. An ad will be placed in the banner and the independant plus for the upcoming Western Division Contest at the Kin Station on October 20, 2006.

October 12, 2006
The meeting began at 7:15 with the call to order by chairperson Allan. Marie introduced special guest Sandra. Audrey presented the loyal toast and mentioned Canadians have much to be thankful for at Thanksgiving. Janes' word for the evening was flummery which can mean sweet dishes or empty compliments. This word was used at least six times during the evening. Diane read "A Turkey of a Tale" by Cynthia Borris. Keith told a story about a lost passport. It did have a happy ending. Sheryl gave some true or false questions- food for thought! George had a turkey story for the Believe it or Not section of the meeting.
Brian did a dramatic presentation that had everyone laughing. He did an excellent job complete with a costume and props. Marie evaluated his speech.
Keith had a bag of household untensils and asked everyone to tell how they would use their item to prepare their turkey for thanksgiving dinner. Our guest Sandra won with her ideas for an icecream scoop!
There was a round table evaluation of the meeting and refreshments were enjoyed.