May 21st 2008

What a great meeting yesterday!!! Numerous guests witnessed a session full of laughter, information and - above all - speaking and evaluation skills. Toastmaster of the Day Marie resourcefully (Word of the day: resourceful) led through the evening, introducing the speakers in the most blooming ways (My cheeks are still red from all the laurels she threw at me...). David, a genious rookie as Table Topics Master, first had to explain to everybody where the tiny village of Ebsfleet was located, before making some prestigious designers present their gigantic landmarks for that town where the Eurostar meets daylight again. Jeff, presenting a gigantic English football fan statue, made the most convincing appraisal according to a public vote. The night continued with four diverse speeches: Veronika researched her topic well (project 7) and outlined the pros and cons of Barcelona as a favorite tourist spot. Carol had the great privilege to finalize her Competent Communicator manual and gave her 10th and inspiring speech about how to better seize the moment. Edith chose a difficult path indicated by the advanced manual on interpersonal communication; she outlined the secrets of assertive leadership, presented a dummy conversation together with a resourceful Brenda, and rounded up her slot with a Q&A session involving the audience. Finally, Florian "made them laugh". In his number 3 project of the advanced manual "The Entertaining Speaker", Florian went deep into the most inner secrets of The Stag... Some thought it was fiction, others did not. - Professional evaluations by Christian, Brenda, Jeff and our President Xavier concluded the body of the session. - Our beloved friend Angela, re-joining after a year or so, stepped in as the General Evaluator and could only say one thing: "Wow!" Thanks to everybody for a great TM night. See you all in one of our next meetings.
FM