This meeting, themed “Creativity”, resonated with entertainment,
and the admirable performances of members who took the challenge
of practicing new roles for the very first time.
The hands-down most lauded participant of the evening was Jim,
who creatively wove good suggestions into a highly humorous
evaluation of Neville’s speech. To top it all off, he even
walked away with both of the awards at the end of the meeting –
the Best Evaluator, and also the Best Table Topics Speaker!
“Jim’s evaluation of Neville’s speech was one of the real
highlights of the meeting. His use of humour in all the roles he
takes on at the club is one of the reasons he rightfully
deserved the two ribbons he received for his two performances
tonight.”
“Jim’s amazingly entertaining evaluation of Neville’s speech was
a fabulous and humourous performance, as well as an insightful
and constructive tool.”
“Jim’s evaluation had humour once again!!” “Jim’s evaluation was
very humorous (as always).”
“Jim’s vision of Neville in tights was memorable! Was this a
‘highlight’? or more of a ‘lowlight’ ”
“Jim’s evaluation of Neville was detailed, thorough, and it had
good humour.”
And Neville wrote: “A Highlight for me was Jim’s evaluation of
my speech.”
Both of the Speakers were highlighted as well, for their
entertaining, creative, and informative impact:
“A very entertaining set of speeches! … by Dave S. and Neville.”
Appreciative, complimentary praise from Jan: “Both Speakers
spoke so clearly that even I could hear them.”
“Dave S.’s excellent, interesting and highly-informative speech
on container shipping and its origins was a Highlight. My
favorite element of this speech was the suggestion that
containers could be used as dwelling places – something I might
consider if Vancouver housing prices keep rising!! ”
“Dave’s speech was a definite change of pace for our club! He
delivered a technical, logical, topical and informative speech
in an entertaining, educational, and convincing manner.”
“Most impressive was Dave S.’s commentary as he set up for his
speech – a pro! I personally found his content very
interesting.”
“Neville’s speech was an entertaining story!”
“Picturing Neville in tights as a male ballerina was undeniably
one of the highlights!”
Praise and compliments for “The Firsts”, Elena, Kate, Hilary,
and Elma. Well done all.”
“Elena was quite comfortable and self-confident in her debut as
Table Topic Master. The topics were all directly correlated to
the theme, posed challenges to the participants, and showed a
high degree of imagination and innovation. People responded
favorably and gave intriguing, enthusiastic, at times funny, and
always sincere and thoughtful answers,”
“It was difficult to tell that it was the first time Elena had
performed the role of Table Topics Master. She was so well
organized, and even confident enough to bridge between
speakers.”
“Elena’s thoughtful and challenging Table Topics were a
Highlight. Excellent job – especially as a first-timer in this
role – full bridging.”
“Elena had great Table Topics for the speakers; great bridging
for the first time.”
“Elena’s topics as Table Topic Master were very creative.”
“I was particularly impressed with Elena’s excellent
introduction to Table Topics for the benefit of our guests:
sincere and honest, yet positive and encouraging.”
Individual Table Topic Speakers Highlighted:
“Jan’s Table Topic was a Highlight for me!”
“Jan’s Table Topic was an ideal example of how it should be
done.”
“Hilary’s confidence as a new speaker was impressive to me.”
“I liked Dave F.’s example of the excuse for not attending work:
‘anal glaucoma!!!’”
An anonymous new member wrote: “Memorable for me was the
challenge of taking on a new role and still being asked to
participate in Table Topics as well.”
“One of my Highlights was first-timer Kate’s Table Topic
Evaluation.”
“Kate’s evaluation was very thorough; always positive yet
constructive!”
“Kate’s evaluation was thorough, lively, and delivered with
conviction and expertise. The ‘sandwich technique’ was used to
good effect.”
“Hilary – the Timer – was very responsible and did a great job.”
“The role of Timer isn’t easy. New member, Hilary, didn’t get
caught in any of the common traps. She was even diligent about
ringing the bell for over-timers.”
“Excellent use of the bell by a new member as Timer.”
“Highlight Hilary’s ‘Ruthlessness’ as a Timer – I’m envious of
her confidence.”
“Elma was relaxed and confident as Toastmaster, although this is
the first time she has been in this role.”
“Elma was self-assured and had good composure throughout. She
used bridging well. I appreciated the fact that she explained
the role of the two kinds of manuals for the benefit of guests
in our midst.
Returning to comments on the more experienced participants:
“Jill was great in her role of the Chairman.”
“Jill’s introduction was a little long, but she brought up some
interesting questions.”
“Jill was vibrant, enthusiastic, innovative, in her introductory
remarks about the theme. She truly gave a professional,
personalized, and sincere performance. She addressed changes in
the agenda immediately and was effective in her bridging between
speakers.”
“I liked Pam’s excellent evaluation – picking up not only the
positive and negatives but also pointed out the hazards others
face using Power Point.”
“Pam’s evaluation of Dave was superb and covered all the
essentials.”
“Don’s General Evaluation was excellent. He had very good use of
the sandwich technique and real help for speakers.”
“Don is Highlighted for his excellent constructive criticisms
and suggestions.”
“I loved Dave F.’s Inspiration. The phrase “resurrect the
passion” was great!”
“I’d Highlight the whole meeting because it was an ‘Upper’ for
me!”
Let’s make the next meeting an ‘upper’, too! Same time, same
place, Guests are always welcome – they just make it even
better.
Club 1085
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“Jim’s evaluation of Neville was detailed, thorough, and it had
good humour.”
