March 24, 2011 - Table Topics Theme: Blizzard Stories

Table Topics participants adding their personal experiences to the on-going blizzard story started by Table Topics Master, Karen Bott.

Keith Stoltz (top left)

Richard Boertien (bottom left).

March 24, 2011 - Table Topics Theme: Blizzard Stories

More Table Topics participants adding their experiences to the on-going blizzard story.

Marilyn Miller (top right)

Lorna Vanderploeg and Table Topics Master, Karen Bott (next right)

Leo Brisebois (middle)

Jane Stoltz (next right)

Marshall McCoy and Table Topics Master Karen Bott (bottom right)

March 24, 2011 - Table Topics Theme: Blizzard Stories

Even more Table Topics participants add their personal past experiences to an on-going blizzard story.
George Stevers (left)

George Nichol (second left)

Brent Jemmett (next left)

Audrey Orth (next left) shown with Table Topics Master, Karen Bott

Heidi Menzi (bottom left)

Thursday, March 24, 2011 - Theme: Blizzard Stories

Hello Fellow Linguists of Listowel and Friends,

At this past Thursday's Linguists of Listowel, we had lots of fun with the theme of Blizzard Stories. There was 13 members and 1 guest (Lorna's son - Marshall) in attendance. Marilyn Miller called the meeting to order with a minute of silence for the fallen firefighters and then she introduced our chair for the meeting. Audrey Orth was chair for the evening and she told some blizzard stories. She also told us how the community came together with volunteers to help organize the funeral for the firefighters (Raymond Walters and Ken Rea).

Rich Boertien started the laughs going with the role of Joke of the Day by telling a couple of jokes. Keith Stoltz held the role of Toast and Timer and he gave a toast to the fallen heroes (Ken and Raymond). The Grammarian role was done by George Nichol and he challenged everyone to use the word "Obfuscate".

Our first speaker was Lorna Vanderploeg and she gave us a very entertaining speech about some personal blizzard stories. Our second speaker was Heidi Menzi and she told us about the time she visited Victoria Island, British Columbia with all their beautiful gardens (Butchart Gardens). I did the role of Point of View and told the points of why people should join Toastmasters. Then Leo Brisebois had to counter those points with reasons why not.

Karen Bott took on the role of Table Topics Master and had us all continue a story that she started by using some props that she brought. The winner was Audrey Orth. Keith McCluskie tested our listening skills with the role of Quiz Master and Jane Stoltz took on the role of general evaluator, where she introduced our evaluators and went over what we did well and some grow points during the meeting. Marilyn evaluated Lorna's speech and Keith McCluskie evaluated Heidi's speech.

Hope to see you all at our next regular meeting on Thursday. There will be a short business meeting to follow our regular meeting for the club executive officers.

Brent

Thursday, March 17, 2011 - Theme: St. Patrick's Day Celebrations in Listowel

Hello Fellow Linguists of Listowel and Friends,

This past Thursday's Linguists of Listowel's meeting was an extremely enjoyable meeting filled with many laughs. We had 13 members in attendance and one guest (Marilyn Miller's sister - Georgina Salter). The theme for the night was "'St. Patrick's Day Celebrations in Listowel" and Keith McCluskie called the meeting to order by introducing Sharon O'D'Arcey who was our chair for the night. She went over the history of St. Patrick's day and what the day means to her.

Audrey Orth started the laughs going with the role of Joke of the Day by telling three Irish jokes. Lorna Vanderploeg took on the role of Literary Corner where she shared some facts about St. Patrick's day. I held the role of Toast and Timer where I gave a toast to Canada where we are able to celebrate all different cultures. The Grammarian role was done by Jane Stoltz and she challenged everyone to use the phrase "Luck of the Irish" . It was used 19 times and Jane counted 93 laughs.

Our first speaker was George Nichol and did an interpretive reading of the monodrama from a George Bernard Shaw play entitled "Getting Married". Our second speaker was Marie McCutcheon and she gave us a very informative speech and discussion about the dangers of microwaving food. Next Jane Stoltz did an Educational Corner on the different levels at Toastmasters. Keith McCluskie evaluated George's speech.

Keith Stoltz did a great job as Table Topic Master and asked us all questions dealing with St. Patrick's Day. The winner was Keith McCluskie. Marilyn Miller took on the role of general evaluator, where she explained her role very well and gave us feedback on the overall meeting.

Hope to see you all at our next regular meeting on Thursday.

Brent

Toastmaster Calendar Dates

Thurs March 24: Linguists of Listowel, Blizzard Stories

Thurs March 31: Linguists of Listowel, Great Leaders

Contest Dates

Division W Contest Friday March 25th

Thursday, March 10, 2011 Theme: Face The Fear and Do It Anyways.

Hello Fellow Linguists of Listowel and Friends,

This past Thursday's Linguists of Listowel meeting, we had 9 members and 1 guest (Marilyn's friend Ron Coleman) in attendance. The theme for the night was "'Face the Fear and Do It Anyways" and Audrey Orth called the meeting to order with her thoughts on the theme. I was chair for the evening and discussed some of the top fears as well as some of my fears.

Wayne Stoltz started the laughs going with the role of Joke of the Day. Marilyn Miller held the role of Toast and Timer and she gave a toast to Canada where we are able to face our fears. The Grammarian role was done by Sharon D'Arcey and she challenged everyone to use the word "Frivolous". It was used 10 times.

Our speaker was Keith Stoltz and he gave us a very informative Educational Module on going outside the club. He went over with everyone the District's "Go outside your club program". We gave an evaluation by the round table format where everyone gave Keith glow and grow points.

Sharon D'Arcey also took on the role of Table Topics Master and had us pick a question from a Trivial Pursuit card. Then we had to explain to everyone how we knew the answer to one of the questions. The winner was Audrey Orth. George Stevers tested our listening skills with Quiz Master and Keith McCluskie took on the role of general evaluator, where he went over a checklist of what we did well and we missed during the meeting.

Hope to see you all at our next regular meeting on Thursday and remember to wear your green for St. Patrick's Day.

Brent

Toastmaster Calendar Dates

Thurs March 17: Linguists of Listowel, Paddyfest Celebrations

Contest Dates

Division W Contest Friday March 25th

March 3, 2011 Theme: What Season Are You?

Hello Fellow Linguists of Listowel and Friends,

This past Thursday's Linguists of Listowel's meeting was a great meeting filled with many laughs. We had 15 members in attendance and 1 guest (Mary Lynn Ericson). The theme for the night was "'What Season Are You?" and George Nichol called the meeting to order with his thoughts on all the different types of seasons. I was chair for the evening and went over what my favourite types of seasons are.

Jane Stoltz started the laughs going with the role of Joke of the Day. Keith McCluskie held the role of Toast and Timer where he gave a toast to Canada where we have all different temperature ranges like being -50 degrees in the winter to being +33 degrees in the summer. The Grammarian role was done by Diane Bender and she challenged everyone to use the word "Seasonable" . Our newest member Karen Bott took on the role of Ah Counter, where she listened for the those filler words.

Our first speaker was Sharon D'Arcey with her inspiring speech titled "What Really Matters". Our second speaker was Keith Stoltz and he gave us a very entertaining speech that he was going to give at the Toastmaster Appreciation Brunch in Mississauga as the keynote speaker. Sharon's speech was evaluated by the round table format where everyone gave her glow and grow points. Keith had an evaluation form that he had us all complete to help him get feedback.

Lorna Vanderploeg did a great job as Table Topics Master and had us all describe our favourite thing or memory about a certain season. Marie McCutcheon took on the role of Literary Corner and Audrey Orth took on the role of general evaluator, where she gave us feedback on the overall meeting.

Hope to see you all at the Area's contest on Wednesday night in Listowel and at our regular meeting on Thursday.

Brent

Toastmaster Calendar Dates

Thurs March 10: Linguists of Listowel, Face the Fear and Do It Anyways

Thurs March 17: Linguists of Listowel, Paddyfest Celebrations

Contest Dates

Area 66 Contest Wednesday March 9^th

Division W Contest Friday March 25th

March 3, 2011: Table Topics

Lorna Vanderploeg was the Table Topics Master during the meeting themed; What Season Are You?
Lorna guessed what season each member liked best and asked each of us to answer a question related to that season.

March 3, 2011: Speech Presentation Participants

Richard was purring like a cat to help with sound affects during an interactive portion of Keith Stoltz's speech presentation.
Mary Lynn Ericson (left) and Marilyn Miller (centre) enjoy Richard's antics.

February 24, 2011: International Speech and Evaluation Contest Winners

Area Governor Keith Stoltz (back centre) congratulates the winners.

The winners of the International Evaluation Contest were: (left) 2nd place- Keith McCluskie and 1st place - Jane Stoltz.

The winners of the International Speech Contest were (front centre)1st place - Sharon D'Arcey (What Really Matters), (right) 2nd place - Brent Jemmett (Mackenzie's Figure Skating Career).