Thank you to our Guests for their encouraging Highlights: “The
welcoming atmosphere upon coming was indicative of the
supporting atmosphere throughout.” “Good ambiance and friendly
audience.”
“It was nice to have so many guests tonight, as variety is
something we cherish in attendance at our club.”
“Neville Chaired the meeting using humour to good effect! His
commentary was insightful and incisive in the remarks, personal
observations and thoughtful analysis of the whole concept of
uniqueness, ‘unique’ being an intriguing theme. Uniqueness is
what we all have in common indeed! That he clearly prepared
thoroughly for the role was evident in the sincere and succinct
introductions.” “He gave us a great set-up for the theme.” “Good
bridging, too!”
“We had a great and inimitable Wordsmith / Grammarian.” “Anne
Marie’s well-chosen Word, ‘inimitable’, was frequently used. I
enjoyed the specific examples in her Wordsmith’s report.” “The
report at the end of the evening was excellent, proving that she
was attentively listening and involved. I was also impressed
with her clear explanation of the roles she was performing.”
“One point to be noted: Grammar is corrected whenever possible
(just ask Stuart!). One of the best ways I’ve seen this done is
not to name the person who made the mistake, but to instead just
say “I heard _______ tonight, and of course a more correct way
to say it might be____. I personally didn’t hear any flagrant
faux pas in grammar tonight, though. ”
“A truly inspiring Inspiration by Elena. I appreciated her
encouragement to risk our own perception of unpopularity and to
ignore fear in order to express our true individuality.” “Her
Inspiration was clearly delivered with strong conviction and
earnestness. It helped to set the appropriate mood for the
meeting with the direct correlation to the theme and some
interesting, insightful reflections that showed considerable
thought and inspirational value!” “The Inspiration really
resonated for me and made me think.” “Her Inspiration about the
uniqueness of people had great pauses and intonation. Dare to be
different!” “It was an authentic, well presented Inspiration.”
“Don’s Joke was rhythmic and elicited a favourable response from
us all.” “I could see the Jokemaster’s idea coming but couldn’t
put the punch line together. Good job!”
“The Wizard of Ah’s gave an excellent explanation of her role.
Karen’s ruthlessness was evident in her very detailed report
(and collection of fines!) at the end of the evening.”
“Ruthless, but appreciatively efficient!” “Her listening skills
are sharp indeed!”
“Our high energy Table Topics session was very capably hosted by
Kate.” General consensus: “Her Table Topics were great!” “I
loved all the questions posed to us all.” “Topics were
open-ended, innovative, personalized, and their vividly
imaginative nature made them relatively easy to handle,” while
at the same time, “all posed unique challenges to the Speakers.”
“We needed that challenge.” “She used xcellent bridging, and was
very encouraging to our guests. Very well done.”
“All the candidates spoke with a fairly high degree of comfort,
knowledge, and dynamic qualities as they conveyed their personal
perspectives on the theme.” “We could all relate to our guest,
Nahid, when she said “I don’t know what I am going to say, but I
will go up there and find out ” “Really enjoyed the passion and
sincerity Pam expressed in her Table Topic about her involvement
in the Special Olympics during her years in Kitimat.” “Liked
Karen’s sincere, relaxed and anecdotal speech about being able
to “be oneself” and to be comfortable in one’s own skin.” “Loved
Elena’s cautionary Table Topic as to why it’s a good thing that
we all don’t think the same way!” “Her Table Topic had great
pacing, and especially good voice projection!!” In fact, Elena
and Karen are to be congratulated on tying for the coveted Best
Table Topic ribbon tonight
“The Table Topic Evaluation by Hilary was excellent, even more
so when we were surprised to learn that it was the first time
she has done an Evaluation role.” “She did an inimitable job.”
“Superb evaluation of Table Topics: her humour, honesty and
sincerity make her a rising star ” “Her Evaluation was very
thorough, all-inclusive, and well sandwiched.” “She really knew
how to use her sense of humour without laughing herself.” “Well
done, Hilary!”
“I liked Jill’s Toast – Hooray for the under-appreciated
artists!” “Thanks to Jill, the Toast was brief and to the point,
which we gratefully needed to get the meeting back on track
after an extended Break.” “Her succinct Toast led very nicely to
the formal portion of our meeting.”
“Both Speakers tonight were magnificent! Jan’s story was very
personal, and Li-Ying’s vocal variety was great. I felt as if I
were listening to one of the books on tape recorded by a
professional speaker / artist.” “Li Ying is a very good
storyteller, enthusiastic and dynamic, and her story was
interesting from the very beginning. I am inspired to one day
give a speech like that.” “She performed her ‘Read Out Loud’
project with ease, comfort, self-assurance and the skills that
she’s learned as an experienced member.” “Jan’s speech was one
of my Highlights!” “It showed a seasoned veteran in action! We
all felt strongly included in his narrative of an oceanic
disaster in which he was personally involved in solving.” “It
was full of suspense; the Opening was great!” “This speech was a
vivid picture of the past. He used his chart very well to
explain what happened, and his memory was great.”
“Stuart is becoming a good Evaluator. His evaluation of Jan was
well done; even an improvement. He is getting good at these.” “I
very much enjoyed Don’s evaluation of Li Ying’s prepared
reading. It was also very instructive to those of us who have
yet to tackle a prepared reading from a story, novel, or poem.”
“He covered all the key points and was very professional. Good,
experienced use of the sandwich technique.” “We always learn
something from his evaluations.” And he himself learned that his
evaluation won the Best Evaluator ribbon for this effort
Yes, we were running a bit behind tonight. As you’ve already
read, Jill did her best to set us straight, and Jim ‘iced the
cake’! “Jim’s General Evaluation was the fastest and most
effectively compact I’ve heard in a long, long time!
Congratulations.” “Knowing the meeting was running a little
behind schedule he pulled out every skill he has in order to
capsulize an extraordinary General Evaluation into 3 ½ (instead
of the usual 7 – 10) minutes. It takes experience and confidence
to take this step and I, for one, am very grateful to him for
doing his best to get the meeting back on track.” “As usual, I
loved the humour, pep and efficiency of Jim’s General
Evaluation. It capped off the evening beautifully!”
Our next Evening of Entertainment while ‘Learning through Fun
and Friendship’ will be next Monday March 12th starting at 7:15
sharp. The theme will be “Invention”. Don’t miss it – it is
bound to be a good one. Looking forward to seeing more guests in
our midst.
Club 1085
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