Meeting Recap for 2017.12.19 in Formal Version (in Black Font) AND Humorous Version (in Purple, Red, Green Font)
"Great minds think alike... Fools seldom differ..."
Celebrate! Tis the theme of our joyous meeting tonight. She lives for cheese, and she’s always the first to dance when the music drops. No one better to lead the joyous meeting as Toastmaster of the Evening than the ever-jubilant Geneviève.
Celebrate! Our meeting’s theme tonight. No one better to lead the joyous meeting as Toastmaster of the Evening than the ever-jubilant Geneviève. She lives for cheese, and she’s always the first to dance when the music drops. Forget Toastmasters meetings, cheese and music are reason enough to celebrate!
To start off our celebrations, we enjoyed a hilarious speech by Sophiana. She was a, “Mother on a Mission!”
Son: “Mum, are you ready to be a grandma?”
Sophiana: “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!”
Son: “Relax… hypothetically if I were to settle down.”
This phone conversation set her on a mission to find a wife for her son. From that point onwards, she looked at young ladies differently, she qualified them looking for three checks for a daughter-in-law. Smart, pretty, and a Toastmaster! It was no easy hunt. While she was in a hurry, her son actually wasn’t. Even guilt-tripping her son didn’t help her. “Son… we’re getting old… just one grandchild before we go…*insert sad face*.” Eventually though, she realized her responsibility as a mum is not to dictate her son’s life but guide him to the best of her abilities and play spectator as he makes his own life choices. Delightful speech, Sophiana!
This phone conversation set Sophiana on a mission to find a wife for her son. From that point onwards, she looked at young ladies differently, predatorily some may say. She qualified them looking for three checks for a daughter-in-law. Smart, pretty, and a Toastmaster. Any girl who is smart, pretty, and a Toastmaster is perfect daughter-in-law material! After much failed attempts though and her son not actually being in any hurry to marry (a mum’s instinct to have grandchildren quick, eh?), Sophiana realized her responsibility as a mum is not to rush her son’s life but to guide him in life to the best of her abilities and play spectator as he makes his own life choices. If the son isn’t interested in a Toastmaster, that’s his decision she has to respect. Besides, Sophiana has other children to set up.
Having structure when we speak, even in impromptu speeches helps. Our Table Topics Master Awfa reminded us before she took charge of our Table Topics session.
Our Table Topics Master Awfa reminded us having structure is important when we speak freestyle in Table Topics. Freestyle structure sounds like an oxymoron but we can make that work in Toastmasters!
First up was Philip. When asked about achieving something great, he shared how he enjoys sharing his stories with us in Toastmasters. We all enjoy getting together and celebrating our time in Toastmasters. We have a platform where we can comfortably be foolish and learn. That is how we achieve greatness.
First up was Philip. When asked about achieving something great, he shared how he enjoys sharing his stories with us in Toastmasters. We all enjoy getting together and celebrating our time in Toastmasters. We have a platform where we can comfortably be foolish and learn. That is how we achieve greatness! Or foolishness. We’re all like-minded in our learning in Toastmasters. Great minds think alike, fools seldom differ.
How do we celebrate life when all else fails? As Jidun says, things happen may not be good but they happen to test us. What really matters are us doing what we feel is best. As we do our best in whatever trials life throws at us, smile. When people smile back, that’s a celebration and reason to keep moving forward.
How do we celebrate life when all else fails? As Jidun says, things happen may not be good but they happen to test us. What really matters are us doing what we feel is best. As we do our best in whatever trials life throws at us, smile. When people smile back, that’s a celebration to keep moving forward. If people don’t smile back, throw lemons at them and move on.
We can see celebrations as colours. What colours would you see when you celebrate? Green? Blue? Safarul sees bright red. A random uncle inspired Safarul to see celebrations as red. The magic words this random uncle uttered were, “You are a red. Avoid blue!”
We can see celebrations as colours. What colours would you see when you celebrate? Green? Blue? Safarul sees bright red. A random uncle inspired Safarul to see celebrations as red. The magic words this random uncle uttered were, “You are a red. Avoid blue!” Life advice for all; when a random uncle gives advice uncalled for, it’s legit.
'Resource Savvy at BSC' was the eye-opening workshop Mei-Ann delivered. Mei-Ann shared the ins and outs of our club’s Public Relations. We have members who write meeting recaps archived on our website. Why go through the trouble of writing so much? Writing goes hand in hand with speaking, becoming a better writer also makes one a better speaker. Our meeting recaps also serve as feedback for our speakers; it’s one way of understanding how our audience interprets our speeches. Our club’s Public Relations welcome different styles of writing as they all add value to our learning experiences. Last but not least, Public Relations is not just about being gung ho with social media, it is also about getting self-organized. Thanks for sharing, Mei-Ann. Learn much more in BSC, contribute as part our Public Relations team!
Spot on speech evaluation by Haryati. From Sophiana’s speech, we learned pausing, and exaggerating voice and body language can add dramatic effects in our speeches.
Spot on speech evaluation by Haryati. From Sophiana’s speech, we learned pausing, and exaggerating voice and body language can add dramatic effects in our speeches. Of course don’t forget to include words too! Pausing, and exaggerated voices and body language by themselves leaves no impact in speech but does make us look like grunting gorillas!
Table Topics Evaluator Gerald highlighted body language as a key aspect of speech. One element is using our shoulders to lead our bodies and eye contact. Thanks for the shoulder tip, Gerald!
Table Topics Evaluator Gerald highlighted body language is a key aspect of speech. One element is using our shoulders to lead our bodies and eye contact. I wonder if my shoulders can move independently from my body and eye contact. Thanks for the shoulder tip, Gerald!
Grammarian Aziman emphasized using fancy words to flabbergast our audience. “Pen down our thoughts”, “barrage”, “engulf”, “fledging” are just some examples we can all keep in mind. The fancier the language, the better the flow!
Grammarian Aziman emphasized using fancy words to flabbergast our audience. “Pen down our thoughts”, “barrage”, “engulf”, “fledging” are just some examples we can all keep in mind. The fancier the language, the better the flow! When that fails and you can’t persuade your audience, at least confuse them.
As Ah Counter and Who Said What, Ida showed we generally had two types of speakers this meeting. There are those who use, 'so' often in speech and there are those who don’t. It can affect the impression we give our audience. Cheers for the reminder and let’s all be mindful of this.
As Ah Counter and Who Said What, Ida showed we generally had two types of speakers this meeting. There are those who use, 'so' often in speech and there are those who don’t. It can affect the impression we give our audience. Let’s all be mindful of this. We don’t want to give a poor impression to our audience. Don’t embarrass the family lineage.
Farhan lead our evaluations session as a proficient General Evaluator. What’s always important for us to do as evaluators is to celebrate praise, celebrate what members do well. This appeals to speakers’ egos and can help motivate learning.
Farhan lead our evaluations session as a proficient General Evaluator. What’s always important for us to do as evaluators is to celebrate praise, celebrate what members do well. This appeals to speakers’ egos and can help motivate learning. As you appeal to their egos, so will they to yours. Win-win for all of us getting ego boosts!
Plenty of learning, much progress witnessed, and all the reasons to celebrate tonight’s meeting and meetings to come.
Plenty of learning, much progress witnessed, and all the reasons to celebrate tonight’s meeting and meetings to come. Besides, we can all always enjoy ego boosts.
Cheers,
Hazwan