Well it has been a few weeks since I have sat down at the computer to tell all of you what has been happening at Prairie Schooners. This is because we suspended meetings during the Christmas break and I was away during our lunch social just prior to the break.
Well we are now back to our regular schedule, Wednesday noon, 4th floor, Saskatoon Square, and had a truly exciting meeting today.
Ray presented some challenging Table Topic questions that followed the theme of United States politics. I think those that responded found it a little difficult as all their times were around the one minute mark instead of the usual two. But none the less, we got to practise putting our thoughts together at a moments notice. I am thankful I was not called upon as I would really have been stumped and would probably have used one of my "Get out of Table Topics Free" cards.
Our feature presentation was by our President Jane. She is working through the Entertaining Speaker advanced communication manual and presented a dramatic story from her past when she was in the South African Navy. The title of her presentation was "Deflecting World War III". Now if you have ever heard or more importantly, seen Jane's presentation, you can just imagine the vocal variety, gestures and drama she displayed as she was trying to prevent her ships from firing on a Russian warship during the cold war.
I am looking forward to getting back into the Toastmasters groove and hope to see you at one of our meetings in the near future. Come check us out and see what Toastmasters is all about.
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