We all had lots of fun at Three Kings Toastmasters on Thursday. The evening had the theme of “Touching Lives Together”. It was wonderful to have Graham, Christine, and other guests joining the meeting.
A highlight of the evening was the Table Topic speeches. Ade did a fantastic job as Table Topics Master with some obscure words which we were required to give a definition. The definition was allowed to be real or made-up but most of us were unaware of the real meanings until the end. It was hilarious hearing people’s meanings for the words. I found out quagswagging is the act of shaking to and fro, siagonology is the study of jaw bones, and perissology is the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning.
The Chairman was Kevin P who also gave a very informative educational speech about evaluations asking for input from the audience about what they consider important. Key points raised from the audience included using the CRC formula, considering the experience of the speaker and accordingly being more encouraging for new speakers, assessing criteria against objectives, and providing a summary of the evaluation at the end.
Lisa did a wonderful job as Toastmaster introducing our prepared speeches and evaluators. Kevin W presented a speech called “Parking Nation”. It was his first speech since becoming a member at Three Kings recently and a brilliant speech which entertained us. Jie informed us about the future of healthy eating providing very interesting information about 3D food printers. Steve also entertained us with a smile story.
It was indeed a great evening! I look forward to the next meeting on 4th November.
