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By Adam Straker on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:28:09 GMT
It was a delightfully sunny evening in late March when we arrived at the Spectator to see Chris Walker lead us down a path of merry delight, navigating and steering the  crowd through one of the more entertaining and laugh-out-loud experiences that I'd had that week. We were even treated to some bump and grind.   Twas a full agenda, four speakers, and educational slot and a comprehensive set of  table topics (always one of my favourite slots for the night) which filled out the night, inspiring, challenging...
By Adam Straker on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:43:32 GMT
Greg opened the Meeting, and was pleased that the previous week’s “Speakers Flu” epidemic had passed! During this first five minutes, he explained to guests what Toastmasters do, recommended to try other clubs and also briefly went over the previous week’s meeting - a helpful overview for someone with no knowledge of Toastmasters. Greg also welcomed all new members (including myself) up to the front for all to see! A nice touch. Ben Cockfield was our trusted Australian Toastmaster for the evening and managed...
By Adam Straker on Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:57:24 GMT
As always, Greg Ros opened our meeting with great energy and passion. Talking about trialing new ideas. As the true Toastmaster he is, he used the power of 3. Introducing your CL project when you do a role. His example was when you stand up to do timekeeper you say " Hi I am Greg, and I am completing this time keeping role for my 4th Project which focuses on Time Management, Emma will be evaluating me. . . . ." Committee met and came up with new ideas to implement which we will be working on. Meeting feedback: On the 5th speaker slot on our feedback slips, we will now be using this to find out what we enjoyed in the meeting and what we can be doing better. To improve our club....
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Re: SPS Club Meeting 26-Jan-11
Sounds like a great meeting ; I wish I was there. !

If this format was useful and had some potential to practice in a different way we could suggest to try it out from time to time. Is planned spontaneity an oxymoron?
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