As you can guess, the theme of this weeks meeting was April Fools. With this theme and the word of the day being “Kibitzer”, there were some interesting introductions. We all had a laugh, either while describing pranks that had been played on us or hearing of those played on others. If you don’t know the meaning of kibitzer, look it up and try to use it in a sentence or two. You will then have a better understanding of what I mean when I say we had some Interesting Introductions.
We also had 2 very interesting and entertaining presentations on the program. Meg presented speech number four from the Competent Communication manual entitled “The Grammar Nazi”. Meg explained and showed us how the proper use of grammar, either written or oral, has declined over the years. The excellent example she used were the song lyrics of two popular heartthrobs, Frank Sinatra and Justin Bieber. By reading a few lines from each of their popular songs, we could certainly see what she meant.
Julia then presented speech number five from the Advanced Communication manual, Speaking to Inform. Julia’s presentation, “Wonder Where We Live”, explained to us the impact and evolution of The Hudson Bay Company. She went on to explain how many of our northern communities are a direct result of the commerce they carried out. An interesting subject steeped in history that most people are unaware of.
Table topics were eliminated due to us running out of time. I can just imagine the fun we would have had given the theme and word. We wrapped up the program on time after some excellent speech evaluations given by Marloes and Rathan. We were also reminded that before next weeks meeting the Area we belong to is holding the Area Spring Contests. This is an excellent opportunity to observe the best speakers in the Area as they vie for a position at the next level of competition. It was also suggested that it would be a good opportunity to come out and show support for Jane and Richard who are representing Prairie Schooners.
Till next week.
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