“What a remarkable, large turnout, especially of Guests. I
thought the meeting was wonderful; enjoyed it very much! We all
participated well.” “Great energy and interesting topics. I was
very tired tonight and almost didn’t come but I felt energized
by the end of the evening.”
“Jan’s professional, yet relaxed, way of introducing the
Chairman helped to set the tone from the very beginning.” “He
gave us a refreshing and a nice start to the meeting.” “His
always present sense of humour was evident once again, this time
when he introduced Karen who was Chairman for the first time.
This was ‘just what the doctor ordered’ to help her relax and
have fun with this new role.”
“Karen was very self-assured, confident and in charge,”
“conducting herself gracefully and professionally.” “Her
preparation was thorough and correlated to the theme well in her
introductory comments.” “Good bridging!” “Great go, Karen! Great
Chairing!” “Loved Karen’s intro to the theme of
‘transformation’: We change and are forever not the same.” “Do,
do, do, do, do, do …Jaws transformed her fear of the water. What
an excellent example!” “Loved her ‘introduction question’ and
the answers it elicited: ‘What animal would you like to
transform into?’.”
“The Induction was handled smoothly and professionally.” “We’ve
had Inductions weekly lately – fantastic! Two again this night!!
It is really great to see the club grow.” “The Induction was
full of good humour and a welcoming spirit.” “The ‘wedding’ was
very touching ”
“Enjoyed Pam’s introductory comments to the Inductees, offering
them mentorship, expertise, and friendship in our club and
calling on them, as they gain experience, to offer the same to
future members.” “Nice efficient Induction – these are important
markers for club members. I’ll bet the little bit of humour
helps the Inductees relax during this more formal procedure.”
“Be sure to Highlight Dave A.’s customary use of humour – this
time in explaining his job as Wordsmith. I liked his well-chosen
and easy-to-pronounce Word (“induce”).” “Many were induced to
use it!” “His Word was so large and easy to read, and I liked
his original explanation if the role.” “A very positive and
personal Wordsmith Report. Some great language catches!”
“I liked Nahid’s description of her role as ‘The voice of
doom!’.” “She provided clear instructions describing what she
would be looking for.” “I liked her explicit examples of the
kinds of things she’d penalize us for as the Wizard of Ahs and
Ums.”
“What an excellent, candid, and thoughtful Inspiration by our
newcomer, Bob. His use of humour was very effective, and I
believe we all took away something of value and direct
pertanence to the Toastmasters setting.” “It fit into our theme
very well.” “It was from the heart.” “His ‘no notes’ Inspiration
was very creative and very funny. Wow – looking forward to more
from this guy.” “His Inspiration was amazing. Never mind that it
was his first time, or that he used no notes, it would have been
a very strong performance even without those added pluses, and
his message to focus ‘on the door of inspiration (instead of the
exit door)’ was indeed inspirational.” “Liked his story of
speakers who ‘look down in desperation, up for inspiration, but
not to the side for information’!” “It was wonderful – and it
hit home with most of us, I’d bet. Confronting and openly
talking about fear helps diffuse it.” “Wow! Both Inductees chose
speaking roles this evening and performed them with aplomb! Our
group just continues growing stronger.” “I admired Bob’s courage
as a newly Inducted member in giving his Inspiration: not only
well written and humorous, but also very well delivered.”
“An excellent, well-delivered and personal Joke shared by
Jokemaster and (the other) newly Inductee, Leila.” “Good,
humorous Joke obviously enjoyed by all.” “I liked her Joke! Out
of the mouths of babes!”
“Neville’s explanation as Timer made me smile: ‘I’ll control you
with the stop watch and advise you with the lights.’ “I liked
his: ‘controlling the people with his tools’!”
“The Table Topics session was creative and original.” “Loved the
fabric – a great and novel approach.” “Christine’s very original
Table Topics were one of the hits of the evening: swatches of
cloth to inspire ideas and memories. Her pieces of fabric
elicited a wide range of creative responses: stories and
philosophy from historical China, to a neighbourhood shooting
witnessed by a child, to the importance of legacy.” “The topic
themed with props was excellent – innovative and imaginative.
Christine was very adept and professional in her command of the
session. She used good bridging also. The props were used
effectively and with aplomb.” “As a first time Table Topics
Master her bridging was unbelievably great!” One response for
the Highlights fits into both the Table Topics and formal
speeches, outlining the importance of a well developed speech:
“I realized the importance of making a good opening, good
developing body and ending with a memorable conclusion.” “I
liked the quote from someone’s speech: ‘He who dies with the
most fabric wins! First time I ever heard this! Very
interesting.” “Bob Chow did a great job with his Table Topic: He
said ‘I’m not a fabric man.’ And then he told of how fibers hold
our future.” “I thought his Table Topic speech was fantastic,
talking about the fabric as a metaphor for the successful
development of society.” “Friman was very good to get up right
away as a first-time visitor ”
Dave A. is always quick to come up with a good story.”
“Congratulations to him for winning the ribbon for the Best
Table Topic Speaker!” “The Table Topics Evaluation by Elena, a
novice to the role, was thorough, natural, and incisive.” “A
very positively focused, sincere evaluation for each speaker.”
“Stuart was good in his role of Toastmaster.” “I got a kick out
of his effort to convince us that his Toast ‘To positive
transformational effects’ just ‘rolls off the tongue’!!” “I
liked Stuart’s thank you to all of us for our participation in
the speech section of the meeting. It was a nice touch.”
“Thorough introduction of Dave F.’w speech – well done.” “The
humour in the formal speeches of Dave F. and Atta.” “It was
terrific to hear Atta’s Ice Breaker speech. We all learned more
about an interesting individual with a varied background and
clearly a lot to contribute to our club.” “I liked his speech –
I learned a lot about him. What a colourful life!” “His speech
was well internalized; he spoke from the heart.” “This Ice
Breaker took us on a whirlwind of topics and places; he whetted
our appetites for future speeches. I especially enjoyed the
quote he used: ‘In the path of truth, there is no distinction
between religion, race, men and women.” “Great speech by Dave
F.” “Wonderful story, humorous and spot on.” “His sense of
humour is legendary.” “…filled with humour and material of
strong entertainment value. Excellent use of colourful examples
in this anecdotal account of protecting his prized cherry crop.”
“His wonderful word visuals, right from the start, offered us a
cinematographic delight before our eyes. This, combined with his
hallmark humour made this speech project a ‘cherries jubilees’
on its own. Beware, all cherry-stealing crows, of man armed with
paintball gun!...!!
Huge success of a speech!” “Excellent – I think I will have the
picture with me for a very long time.”
“Both Speech Evaluations were professional and through. Very
impressive work! Congratulations to Dave S., who won the Best
Evaluator ribbon ”
“’Master of the sardonic one liner’ – Dave S.’s description of
Dave F. was humouous and right on.” “He used excellent specific
examples in evaluating Dave F.’s speech, and matched Dave F.’s
level of humour. Thank you, both Daves, for the entertainment
and belly laughs! You got the endorphins flowing!” “Li Ying’s
evaluation was very precise. She always has good suggestions for
improvement.” “Her evaluation of Atta was very adept at pointing
out the highlights. She also provided some suggestions with good
examples for all of us – ie. ‘Take a deep breath; ground
yourself; then begin speaking.”
“The General Evaluation was delivered with Jim’s usual flair for
the dramatic, precision, and astute observations. Excellent use
of the sandwich technique.” “Jim’s amazing General Evaluation
caught and included specific tidbits from each individual to add
humour, summarize, and highlight some of the smaller ‘sparkly
bits’ of the evening. He also made some excellent constructive
suggestions.”
“I loved our Guests’ enjoyment of the use of humour and stories
in our group. One guest even commented: “There were so many
wonderful and entertaining stories, I forgot I was at a
Toastmasters meeting!”
Please join us next Monday June 18th to once again lift
yourselves out of your cares and worries of the day, to ‘find
yourselves energized by the end of the meeting’ to the point
that you might even ‘forget you were at a Toastmasters meeting!’ .
Looking forward to seeing you, and of course all guests are
welcome.
Club 1085
