This first December meeting was a special one in many respects for London Victorians. Toastmastering it as Toastmaster of the meeting was John that had stepped in at the last moment. Tasked with keeping this meeting on time was Hannah, followed by Sandra as grammarian, Nuala as harkmaster and finally Annabel as vote counter.
The first speaker of tonight’s meeting was Charles with “Who is Elon Musk?” In this speech done with the help of pictorial slides, we learnt everything there was to learn about Elon Musk. From his birth in South Africa, his first business venture in online payment and the cars Tesla Motors produces. Following on was Eleanor “The Silly Frog”. A humorous tale from the time Eleanor played a frog in a play in her Cornish hometown, where of course everyone had turned up to watch her in action! Prateek’s “Dating warriors” were the highlight of the third speech of the meeting. Featuring a comparison of modern day dating with the charge of the light brigade at Balaklava, beware of snipers though! The first of two advanced speeches this meeting was by Fahad “S.S.S” for speech slot crisis, exploring the current speech slot situation at London Victorians. Finally, club president Florian Bay closed off the prepared speech section of the meeting with his speech “British Food! Glorious British Food!” This humorous speech told us more about Florian’s taste for British food including numerous comparisons with French food.
Evaluating the first speaker was Alex who suggested that Charles rushes less when speaking on stage so that everyone can understand him more clearly. Terry as Eleanor’s evaluation recommended adding yet more body language to the speech, especially when actions like bouncing around are mentioned. Edwin recommended that Prateek’s incorporate more vocal variety when speaking and that he adjusts his volume to his audience. Thomas evaluated Fahad speech and praised him for tackling a difficult subject well. Kate as Florian’s evaluator highlighted that he should have kept up vocal variety throughout his speech.
Instead of the usual table topics session, the second half of the meeting was an extraordinary general meeting to discuss club business. In the light of recent growth in membership, the club’s committee recommended that meeting frequency be increased to weekly to be covered by an increase in membership fees. The motion proposed was unanimously agreed by all members present. We are pleased to say that this is the beginning of a new phase for our still barely a year old club!
Following the club business section. Maggie from Holborn Speakers did a general evaluation of the entire meeting.
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