“I really enjoyed being back. It was a great meeting.” “We have
so many reasons to come back and renew our relationships.” “It
was simply good to see everyone and kick off the 2007 / 2008
season.” “For a first meeting I was very happy to see so many
guests! The meeting had lots of humour and it was fun.”
“Everyone did such a great job of their roles.” “Often the first
meeting of the year has a few glitches to iron out, but this one
went so well that it was as though we had been regularly meeting
all summer.” “Loved the really positive comments from guests!”
“I like the fact that everyone can participate and I also like
the fact that all of the speakers are evaluated.” “My first day
in a Toastmasters meeting and I am impressed. It is indeed a
place to be cheered up for public speaking.” “I love the new
meeting schedule – it will be much more efficient!”
“As Chairman, Jim ran a tight meeting, was organized, cheerful
and well prepared. I especially appreciated his excellent
handling and incorporation of some minor new scheduling
procedures. He really utilized the theme well!” “Jim’s
professionalism rides on the back of his great enthusiasm and
wicked sense of humour. We look forward to your tenure as
President this year, Jim.”
“Jessica was a fabulous Wordsmith! I would never have guessed it
was her first time in the role. Her word-offering (“rejuvenate”)
was well used by many, and enhanced the theme of the evening.
What most impressed me, however, was her Wordsmith Report – one
of the most thorough we’ve had! The number of word images she
caught was astounding!” “It really was a great job which
included lots of material by so many members.” “She picked up
everything – a range from good to improvements.”
“I adored Hilary’s wonderfully animated and entertaining joke!
It was like joke, drama and fairy tale all rolled into one!
Bravo!”
“The Inspiration with a challenge was a good one from Delene.”
“To me, her excellent advice was inspiring: ‘to practice renewal
as a continuous act, not just in one season.’ I loved her
Sanskrit word, and would like to see how it is written!”
“Elena, as Wizard of Ahs, continually amazes me with her ability
to inject humour into very basic situations. Wow can she think
on her feet!”
“Karen, in her role as Timer, proved that a sense of humour
makes even the quieter roles shine! Thanks for making us
chuckle!”
“The Highlight of tonight’s meeting for me was Jill’s Table
Topic session. The subjects were very well picked and matched
with the speakers.” “Her topics were varied and interesting and
contributed in large part to such wonderful speeches that it was
hard to pick a winner.” “Her topics were so great that I would
have been able to answer several of them.” “She was obviously
well prepared, and her bridging was great.” “The topics were
inspirational and exciting!” “They were challenging but very
doable. I think everyone enjoyed hearing tid bits from people’s
lives and summers.” “I truly appreciated the humour in all of
the speeches but the best for me was Jim’s response to ‘Where’s
your enthusiasm, Mr. President?!’ This was responded to, of
course, enthusiastically.” “He definitely had good laughing
material!” “Jan’s was a ‘blast’ – what spirit!” “I really
admired one of our guest’s willingness to get up and give a very
interesting speech at his very first meeting. Very courageous!”
“I appreciated Karen’s good advice about goal setting in her
speech: you have to take the necessary baby steps to reach a
goal. This requires patience. I loved her observation that the
road to reaching one’s goals is often curvy.” “Jessica and
Delenes’ were well crafted and well received. Hilary’s was
enthusiastic and fun.” She was the recipient of the first Best
Table Topic Speech for this year “Li-Ying’s marathon
Evaluation of all 10 Table Topic speeches was an inspiration to
me: she had detailed examples to use in her comments on each
speaker, and each evaluation was delivered with warmth,
enthusiasm and her characteristic sense of humour. She is a true
master!” And she also is the recipient of the first Best
Evaluator for this year
“Jan made me laugh: he virtually twinkled with mischief!” “How
clever of him to use the Word of the Day, ‘Rejuvenate’, to begin
his Toast. He brought us a lot of laughter”…”before actually
delivering a universal hope for the world”. “He has a way of
warming up the audience with his charm so that the mood is
already set for the Speaker he is welcoming to the lectern ”
“I loved Kate’s speech! Great, humorous, brilliant …” “It was
the Highlight for me this evening. Her descriptions of her
mother-in-law and some interesting family interactions were
extremely entertaining.” “It was so interesting and entertaining
that I was riveted.” “It was full of fun and life. It was a
pleasure to be part of her audience!” “The ultimate Highlights
for me had to be her speech and the Evaluation of it by Hilary.”
“The food was great, too. That’s Kate!” “Thanks for the
delicious treats.”
“I liked ending the first meeting back with a verbal hug to the
club from Pam, as General Evaluator: a positive close to a
positively enjoyable evening!”
“New year, new executive, new guests, new format, new time frame
… What renewal! What rejuvenation!”
Why not check out this exciting rejuvenation for yourself! Join
us next Monday to experience the motto we exemplify: “Learning
through fun and friendship.”
Club 1085
