Sandgate Toastmasters

What happened last Meeting

26th February 2002 

Congratulations to Kim on winning the Novice speech competition at the District conference! 
Kim
Toastmaster 
Andrew took on  the role of Toastmaster for the first time. His confidence increased during the meeting as he explained the  roles of each participant. 

Wordmaster

Caroline introduced the word "Shekel" an ancient Hebrew monetary unit. the word was used frequently during the evening.

Round Robin

 Kim asked our views on the Media. Do News Journalists blow things up? The general consensus was that News reports are often misleading and not worth a shekel.

Quote or Thought

Del spoke about taking hold of every moment rather than waiting for a  special occasion. 

Table Topics

Kellie introduced the titles of songs for her Table Topics.

1."Everything is New Again." Liz spoke about  of old performers who were making a comeback at the Entertainment Centre.

2. "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."  Caroline said there were many other things she would rather spend her money on.

3. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." David told about his dream of owning a Tri-maran and sailing somewhere over the rainbow.

4. "Strangers in the Night." Monica said the noise she heard during the night turned out to be not strangers, but a mouse.

5. "I Am Woman" Annette spoke about gender roles and said she was glad she didn't know about them when she was growing up.

6. "If I Had a Hammer" Doug knew the song well because he had played it on his first guitar. He delighted us by concluding his topic with a song.

7. "This Old House." John spoke about his home and the affection people have for the homes they have grown up in.

8. "What a Wonderful World." Del spoke about how lucky we are to live in our part of the world.
 

Speeches

1. "Resources for Entertainment" Marlene presented the second speech from "The Entertaining Speaker" manual.

2. "Reality versus What If "  Maurie delivered his speech which he will present at the Division Conference and asked for an evaluation from the entire club.
 

 Awards

Best Evaluator: Liz
Table Topics: Doug
Best Toastmaster: Andrew
Encouragement Award: Andrew

Raffle 
There were three photo albums (first, second & third prizes) donated by Bing. Can't remember who won them.

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