Never mind the number - feel the quality! That adaptation is based on the title of a comedy on TV I think, and my version captures the spirit of the club's last meeting for this calendar year.
We may have been few, but the two speeches had considerable merit, and members came up with some excellent improvisations in Table Topics. The word of the day was 'lightning', which was relatively easy to incorporate into our speaking roles.
With the meeting proceeding at a good pace (though not lightning fast, which would have been too quick), we were able to spend a useful amount of time on club business at the end of the meeting. The next executive meeting is in early December and we members needed to have a chance to put in our thoughts on the topics that will be discussed.
Sandy gave her third or fourth speech, Project 4: Get to the Point, in the Competent Communication manual. Sandy certainly 'got to the point' as she presented a practice run-through of a speech she will be giving for work reasons in a few weeks time. The 'point' of her speech was to introduce the charity she runs, and how it sets about achieving its overarching purpose, and Sandy used her 5 - 7 minutes (actually Sandy spoke for six and a half minutes) to give us, her audience, an informative overview. Evaluating the speech later in the meeting, Peter noted many strong points and made one valuable recommendation.
Ann's speech was the first in the Competent Communication manual, the Icebreaker. Ann has done these 10 projects before and is redoing the manual now to revisit the techniques that the manual teaches. Noting that spring and the opening of a new Parliament both lead to a large amount of ice-breaking, she attempted to introduce the Canberra she knows, rather than herself. Ann's Canberra is noted for its people's volunteering spirit, its bushland, and the way its citizens show initiative in so many ways, from opening small businesses to government leadership on carbon neutrality and other issues.
Watch this blog space for announcement of the first meeting for 2014, which will be either the 31st January or the 24th (probably the 31st), and may be in a new room at the university.
Best wishes for a restful seasonal break and new year.
We may have been few, but the two speeches had considerable merit, and members came up with some excellent improvisations in Table Topics. The word of the day was 'lightning', which was relatively easy to incorporate into our speaking roles.
With the meeting proceeding at a good pace (though not lightning fast, which would have been too quick), we were able to spend a useful amount of time on club business at the end of the meeting. The next executive meeting is in early December and we members needed to have a chance to put in our thoughts on the topics that will be discussed.
Sandy gave her third or fourth speech, Project 4: Get to the Point, in the Competent Communication manual. Sandy certainly 'got to the point' as she presented a practice run-through of a speech she will be giving for work reasons in a few weeks time. The 'point' of her speech was to introduce the charity she runs, and how it sets about achieving its overarching purpose, and Sandy used her 5 - 7 minutes (actually Sandy spoke for six and a half minutes) to give us, her audience, an informative overview. Evaluating the speech later in the meeting, Peter noted many strong points and made one valuable recommendation.
Ann's speech was the first in the Competent Communication manual, the Icebreaker. Ann has done these 10 projects before and is redoing the manual now to revisit the techniques that the manual teaches. Noting that spring and the opening of a new Parliament both lead to a large amount of ice-breaking, she attempted to introduce the Canberra she knows, rather than herself. Ann's Canberra is noted for its people's volunteering spirit, its bushland, and the way its citizens show initiative in so many ways, from opening small businesses to government leadership on carbon neutrality and other issues.
Watch this blog space for announcement of the first meeting for 2014, which will be either the 31st January or the 24th (probably the 31st), and may be in a new room at the university.
Best wishes for a restful seasonal break and new year.
