Toastmasters and Friends,
We had a setback because of the poor weather conditions on November 17th and we had to cancel the Youth leadership for this week however with the small group we had it all worked out. There were a lot of laughs and good quotes of inspiration, something for everyone to take home.
Call to Order was done by Valrie Hummel for the theme of the meeting and she told us something about the chairperson and her many collections and pastime. Good job Valrie.
The Chairperson of the meeting was Jane Stoltz. Her remarks were that we all need goals. Each of us need to write them down. Once written down, we need to constantly keep checking them in order to stay in check or in order to make adjustments along the way. The best way to describe it would be like your checkbook.
Joke of the Day was done by Brent Jemmett. His joke was about his new found Genie and how he made a wish for something that might never happen again like the Toronto Maple Leaf's winning the Stanley Cup.
Sharon D’Arcey was the Toast and Timer. She explained her role and how this role helps her with her listening skills. Everyone has the tools to get things done and she proposed a toast to thank Canada for giving us everything we need to be successful.
Grammarian, Lorna VanderPloeg, provided us with the Word of the Day "LUCRATIVE" and it was used 10 times throughout the evening.
Literary Corner by Valrie Hummel, provided us with a challenge to find your passion and pursue it. Even in bad situations, look for the good and you will find it . Listen to your inner voice. Everyone has a purpose and the tools to succeed, listen to your heart and have the courage to follow it.
Heidi Menzi gave us a speech about a very bad experience she had from a DIVING ACCIDENT when she was young.
Brent did her evaluation and used the GOOD, BETTER and BEST method to evaluate her speech.
Table Topics by Lorna VanderPloeg used fortune cookies for the impromptu mini speeches each of the members took part in. Good topics! The winner was a tie with 2 Keith’s.
Quiz Master, George Nichol had some easy and not so easy phrases for us to guess who said them during the meeting.
We had an Educational Module presented by Keith Stoltz. He used different role plays in order to help us improve our listening, thinking and speaking skills. There were some good games to help us think on our feet. We had lots of fun and laughs. Good job Keith! Everyone really enjoyed the workshops.
We also had a membership presentation in honor of Val Hummel who was presented with her toastmaster pin by Lorna VanderPloeg her mentor and V.P. of Membership.
We had a good night with over 50 laughs on this cold and snowy Autumn night in Listowel.
Good night all
Leo Brisebois
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