Meeting Recap: November 3, 2012

Susan, the toastmaster for the meeting, started the meeting with a thoughtful talk about the unpredictability of weather which went nice with the meeting theme "Mother Nature".

SPEAKERS

We had three prepared speeches in this meeting.

Kin Fung gave his Icebreaker Speech titled "About Kin Fung".(Speech no. 1 from the Competent Communication Manual)

Bhushan gave a humourous personal speech titled "Star Trek". (Speech no. 1 from the Advanced Communication Manual- The Entertaining Speaker)

Elizabeth gave a demonstration speech titled "Canoe" where she taught the audience how to make paper boats/canoes. (Speech no. 3 from the Advanced  Communication Manual- Speaking to Inform)

For the Table Topics Session of the meeting, Gavin kept the audience entertained and interested by providing props as the 'topic' for speakers.

BUSINESS SESSION

-Elizabeth, our club President had a few things to share

• The Division C Table Topics and Humourous Speech contest will be on November 6th, 2012 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the Malton Community Center 3540 Morning Star Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4T 1Y2
• The District 86 Fall Conference: A Time for Leadership will be held in Kitchener from November 16-18, 2012.
• Christmas Pot-luck Meeting- the club is planning to make the last meeting of the year on December 15th, a special meeting. More information for this will be provided later.

- Susan reminded everyone to bring their Competant Leadership Manual to meetings with them. If you have a meeting role (grammarian, speech evaluator, etc) then you can give this manual to another member and have them evaluate your performance. Remember that completing the ten projects in this manual will help you receive your Competent Leader award.

Meeting Recap: October 20, 2012

Lambs to Lions had it's first themed meeting of the year based on Halloween!

Halloween- a celebration mostly associated with costumes, trick-or-treating and a hint of supernatural in the air. While we didn't have all that in our 'Halloween' themed meeting, we still had a fun-filled meeting.

Stephen, our Toastmaster for the meeting, started the meeting by giving everyone a few safety tips to keep in mind while celebrating Halloween. And Susan kept everyone entertained with her Halloween related questions in the Table Topics session.

SPEAKERS

We had two prepared speeches in this meeting.

Surekha introduced herself to the club with her fun Icebreaker speech "Terms of Endearment". (Speech no. 1 from the Competent Communication Manual)

Tiffany spoke about the necessity of a balanced and routine diet in her speech "Sugar Scare". (Speech no. 3 from the Competent Communication Manual)

Elizabeth took some time in the meeting to hold a little interactive brainstorming and learning session called "Coach's Corner" which helped everyone understand the basic components that went into crafting a speech.
The audience suggested the theme of the impromptu speech as "Why is reading books important?" Surekha was brave enough to speak on the topic for almost 5 minutes.

 

BUSINESS SESSION FROM THIS MEETING

- Bhushan said that our club was planning more Event-themed and social meetings in the future.

- Jocelyn encouraged members to speak till they see the green card when they participate in future Table Topic sessions.

- Elizabeth said that our club will be starting "Birthday Toasts". In order to enhance the family atmosphere of our club, members are encouraged to share their birthday information. During meetings close to your birthday, another member will make a toast to you.



Toastmaster Area 45 Governor, Nikesh and Club Co-founder Susan.

- Nikesh, the Area 45 Governor, visited our club officially for the the first time on October 20. He wanted to see how our club was doing, whether we needed help and to share some news.

• He congratulated our club members who participated and won in the Area Contest that was held on October 15. For more information, feel free to look at this post.
• He also informed us about the District 86 Fall Conference that will be happening in mid-November. The conference gives you a chance to listen to experienced keynote speakers and champion speakers.
• He encouraged us to participate in the "Go Outside of your Club" contest. Club members are encouraged to visit other clubs in the area and participate in their meetings. Not only are there small prizes to be won, but you'll benefit from speaking in front of an unknown audience.

Congratulations!

As you know we had two of our club members participate in the Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contest Area Contest on Monday, October 15th. They had to compete against representatives from seven other clubs.

And we are proud to say that both our club representatives did great at the Area Contest.

Jocelyn

In the Humorous Speech section of the contest, Jocelyn won Second Place.








Bhushan

In the Table Topics section of the contest, Bhushan won First Place. He will be moving on to represent Area 45 in the Division C Contest.

Once again, Good Job and Congratulations to the both of you!