A Guest wrote “I liked the feeling of acceptance, the warmth and
fun that I can tell you have at your meetings.” With a club
motto of ‘learning through fun and friendship’, those are words
we love to hear. “It’s great to see the club growing.” “How
wonderful to have our third Induction in as many weeks! and to
also have had two of our 4 guests this night apply for
membership ”.
“Kate as Chairman was bright, bubbly, and – as always – fun,”
and “full of enthusiasm!” “Her bridging between speakers was
amazing.”
“I enjoyed Elena as our Wordsmith. She sometimes has a deadpan,
off hand humour that never fails to tickle us.” “I liked her
Word (contrive) and was pleased with the challenge of
‘contriving’ contexts in which to use it! In her Wordsmith
report, she captured some excellent comic phrases, leaving us
with a hearty giggle.”
“I enjoyed Atta’s introduction and final report as Wizard of
Ahs. His humility and humour made me laugh.” “This was a first:
‘and just to add a little fun … we charge you a fine!”
“What a great Inspiration!” “Anne Marie told us of a personal
epiphany which became also a universal inspiration when she
asked us at the end, “When in your life are you just ‘phoning it
in’. Definitely food for thought…”
“Dave A’s humour and ease in his role as Timer helped move the
evening along.” “His introduction of this role was unique and
interesting.” “Particularly got a kick out of ‘these fun gadgets
that I get to play with’, and ‘we appreciate your extended
enthusiasm but if you go overtime I will have to ring the
bell’.”
“Very interesting format for Table Topics.” “I thought Dave S.
as Table Topics Master was outstanding.” “He had great bridging
and encouragement. He was a friendly heckler in coercing the
members up to the lectern; yet another example of how a little
humour goes a long way!” “Well contrived and flexible Table
Topics allowed for some fabulous techno-rants! Great fun! ” “I
enjoyed the humorous Table Topics.” The Table Topics Speakers
were Highlighted, too: “Dave F’s incredibly understated sense of
humour re domestic technology.” “When Pam spoke about her ever
so familiar love / hate relationship with the computer, I
thought she was channeling me.” “The topic about her
enthusiastic yet conflicted relationship with her computer was
humorous and touched a chord. Her love / hate relationship with
the internet was echoed by Sutomi’s topic, which revealed the
struggle to prioritize and save time in our technologically
endowed world.” “I laughed at Anne Marie’s nicknames!” “They
were a hoot!” “The topic on her husband’s over-use of cell
phones was highly comedic!” “Nahid made me laugh .. half
hysterically, half sympathetically .. with her humorous tirade
about kitchen pots and their unstackable lids. Well done, Nahid!”
“Newest member, Delene’s, topic about how the internet has
changed this world was intriguing. I hope we will learn more
about her expeditions in her Ice Breaker speech.” “Li Ying gave
very positive and reinforcing evaluations for the speakers, and
as she often does, she ended on a humorous note.”
“For a first time Toastmaster Hilary did a pretty good job ”.
“She gave a very inspirational Toast!” “I was very impressed
with Hilary’s first attempt at Toastmaster. Her Toast was very
well done, and by not using notes she came in front of the
lectern and directly connected with us.” “The speeches were
wonderful and amazing effort and preparation were evident.”
“Christine’s speech was exceptionally moving.,” “it touched my
heart.” “A unique highlight that will remain with me for the
week (at least!) were Christine’s thought-provoking statements
in her speech i.e. ‘the poor are a gift to us’ and ‘affluence
steals from us.’” “This speech was a wake up call, this story
about a village in Uganda! Thanks Christine for reminding me to
be grateful! ‘You are loved for who you are’ – I loved this
quote!” “Her speech provided, once again, some great insights
into community and joy.” “Jill presented her speech so well that
I felt I was a little kid again listening to a fantastic story.”
“Jill’s gently storytelling manner as she recounted the trials
of the mother duck was truly enjoyable. The message of her story
hit a chord: we often spend our time waiting for a period of
time to be over, instead of appreciating it while it lasts.” “I
found her confident, composed, and relaxed.” “I appreciated the
quick overview of the objectives of Christine’s speech before
Karen launched into her well-structured evaluation that included
well-worded suggestions. I thought it was ‘just right’.” “In her
evaluation of Jill’s speech, Karen used Jill’s descriptions well
to enhance her own evaluation.” “I liked her statement to the
group that her observations as Evaluator were a reflection of
her personal opinions. This is a good reminder to all of us as
both evaluators and recipients of evaluations; it also
emphasizes how valued our impressions and suggestions are to
others.”
As General Evaluator, Neville’s observations that the meeting’s
roles were largely filled by first-timers was a Highlight
because it gave all participants a hearty pat on the back.
Thanks for that, Neville!” “His recognition of the challenges of
some of the smaller jobs was very observant and helped recognize
participants in those roles this evening ”.
“Once again – The positive feedback from our Guests was a
positive closing note to the evening.”
Please Note – Our next meeting will be held on Monday June 4th –
we are looking forward to seeing all our members, and of course
Guests will be most welcomed.
Club 1085
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