Well that was the topic of discussion at today’s meeting. Melissa presented project 9 from the Competent Communication manual where she was to persuade with power. The title of her speech was “The Chamber of Sober Second Thought”. With a title like that, wouldn’t you be interested in what she had to say? I know I was. As you guessed, Melissa briefly talked about the upper chamber, the Canadian Senate. What a timely subject with all the press we are seeing about this sacred institution. Melissa presented a brief history of the Senate and some options that are on the table that could improve this very important political establishment. I know I would have liked to have heard more but time was running out. I think there is a large majority of Canadians that don’t know much about the Senate. Melissa shed some light on it for us today.
Our second presentation was from the Toastmasters “Better Speaker” series of manuals. This was delivered by our President, Jane, and if you have ever heard or seen any of her presentations, you know she would do an excellent job of this topic. The subject of this presentation was “Using Body Language”, something Jane is oh-so familiar with. Practical examples were mention as well as demonstrated. Jane’s presentation was so effective; those that followed her tried some of the techniques she demonstrated. Way to go Jane, what a leader you are.
We had a returning guest again this week. I think she likes what she sees and hopefully will become a member soon. The boardroom chairs were full today as we had another guest too. There certainly seems to be interest in Toastmasters from downtown Saskatoon
Why not stop by and give us a test drive.
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