Hello fellow Toastmasters and future Toastmasters,
We had a great summer meeting on Aug. 6th. Even though many of our regulars were on summer vacation, we still had a great turn-out.
For one, we had two new guests join us. We always have an open-door policy for our guests, so if you are interested to see what we do, please show up to one of our meetings.
The theme of our meeting was friendship; we had a great introductory round, where we all shared our thoughts on friendship. The word of the day was "honesty," so we got some great stories and opinions about the importance of honesty in friendships.
Shuqing introduced our two speakers. This week, we heard from Sharon who talked about the role of organic foods in her life. She had conducted some research to see if organic food was really the best choice for us. We were all convinced at the end that organic is not necessarily the healthiest option.
Our second speaker was our guest and area governor, Carol Harrison. Harrison told us a story about a girl, who was forced to take care of her family after her mother had suffered a stroke. We were all captivated by the story. It turns out that the story was indeed a true story of Carol's own mother and grandmother.
These two speeches were very different, but both were well executed. There was a tie in the votes for best speaker, so both ladies got the honour of walking away with the title. This just shows how speeches can be great, no matter what you talk about or the method you use to executive them.
Our Table Topics session was eventful. We were asked questions about friendship from Johnnie, who asked Brooke about her remaining friendships from High School, asked Jeremy about the advice he would give a 10-year-old about friendships, and asked Malene about techniques or rules she uses to evaluate friendships as an adult.
Our evaluations were done by Jane and Kris. The speeches were great and the evaluations were positive in feedback.
We look forward to meeting next time on Aug. 20th. If you are interested in joining us, check out our website on http://prairieschooners.toastmastersclubs.org to get directions, meeting hours and much more.
