Reverse Meeting Next Monday!!!

As we all love Table Topics and improvising (right?), we’re going to take that to the next level with a reverse meeting! Next week, we’ll run our meeting backwards, starting with notices, then the General Evaluator, the reports, … and the Sergeant-at-Arms’ opening last. This means: all those of you who pick roles in which you give feedback get quite a bit of power to dictate what others will have to do in their roles or speeches later on! If the Grammarian commends you for using the word of the day three times in your speech, you’ll have to use it three times! If you give a Table Topic, the Topicsmaster will have to come up with a question that suits your topic, but maybe they can give some small hints through their segues when they thank you for your Table Topic before you give it. The speeches are going to be impromptu, too, and they’ll obviously have to incorporate the challenges the Grammarian, Timer and Evaluator come up with 😉

This special meeting is going to be a superb training for our improvisation and listening skills, and there will be lots of laughter!

Either pick your preferred role on easy-Speak now, or wait to be assigned a random role on Monday!

Whose line is it anyway?

Who still remembers this British improvisation show? Daniel does, and it inspired him to host a very special episode of Table Topics. One of the most humourous ones we’ve ever had!

This is the task: Jalesh (left) and Karnan (right) have to enact a conversation, while the first word of each sentence has to start with the next letter in the alphabet. Daniel picks a letter to start with (B) and chooses a situation (the contestants have just had a car accident). Opening line: “Bro!”

Welcome to U-CAN-SPEAK, Sheetal! Daniel presenting her new member kit.

Another new member kit for Ivy, with the Competent Communication and Competent Leadership manuals

Timm has completed the advanced manual on Interpersonal Communication. Daniel shaking hands again, this time presenting an Advanced Spirit of Success Certificate from Toastmasters New Zealand.

Impromptu X-TREME

Tonight’s reverse meeting challenged even our most advanced members. None of us had a role until we walked through the door to draw one out of an envelope.

Ross achieved his Competent Communicator. Congratulations from Timm!

Daniel presenting Jalesh’s new member kit

U-CAN-SPEAK has won the trophy for the best website of all Toastmasters clubs in New Zealand!

Evaluator Max claimed that William stood like a statue. Later, William doesn’t let go of the lectern indeed

Out of the ordinary

The highlight of last Thursday was the relaxed nature of the meeting, and just how interactive the entire meeting was. A lot of the meeting was very impromptu, which differs to our usual meetings that are very structured, however I felt this was a great learning experience for everyone and a fun one at that.

Manu

Spontaneous Speaking!

While all U-CAN-SPEAK meetings cover unprepared speaking, Thursday’s meeting theme put the art of impromptu speaking under the microscope. Timm delivered another project from one of the advanced manuals, outlining the strategies required to deliver the perfect speech when you don’t have a chance to prepare. To summarise: