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Well done Business Talk members, it was a fantastic 250th meeting.
Everyone “turned up and tuned in” and were in the presence of many distinguished guests and toastmasters from across Victoria.
Under the able toastmastery skills of Lionel Nicholas who conducted the meeting, it was one unforgettable day for most!
The audience was warmed up by being entertained with some impromptu speaking. Chaired by John Dalton, members were picked out of the audience to respond to a wide range of topics from UFOs to Education.
We were next treated by an upcoming prominent speaker in our club, Madam Toastmaster Gail Smyth, presenting “around Australia in 80 days”. This captured the hearts of those present and took us on a journey we will have lasting memories of.
Then came George, our most distinguished club toastmaster, who gave the inspirational speech “The biggest mistake of all”. This was a life lesson for the audience and one we can take with us where ever we go.
And at last, the moment we were all waiting for, our Guest Speaker Verity Robins with her speech “Eaten any snow lately?”. Delivered with glamour and poise, we were all encouraged to focus on our achievements and to celebrate our successes, rather than dampen them with our minor mishaps which we all face in life.
And with true Toastmaster style, there can be no Toastmaster without an evaluation which is at the heart of each club. This was given by Andrew Monaghan, the 2005 District Evaluation Champion, who gave an excellent evaluation of Gail telling her how well her speech was, a few points for improvement and finishing with some encouragement for next time.
To give the audience a bigger picture of Toastmasters, District and Area Governor Max Warlond was invited up on stage to give a few words. Max really connected with people and showed the true value of Toastmasters being that it is a continuous learning environment where you can take the chance to try our new skills without the embarrassment that may happen if it was a working environment.
Then finally before the close of the meeting, time was taken to recognise those members who have achieved a significant milestone. Andrew Monaghan (ATMB), Tony Hayward (CC) and Scott Evans (CC).
Again, an impressive meeting and shows just how good Toastmasters is. The room was a buzz with conversation and everybody was left in high spirits.
Thanks to the team efforts of the Club Executive. Especially Vivien Ellard, Gail Smyth and Verena Engbarth who paid attention to all the little details to make sure the meeting ran smoothly and was a successful day. We Business Talkers were one proud bunch of Toasties at the end of this meeting.
