Report on Benjamin Toastmasters meeting 1011, 8 November 2013. A low turnout required Iaonon to rejig the agenda. Despite the low turnout the meeting was successful. Geoff provided word of the day - "support", at little notice. Speaker 1 was Keiko, doing project 4 from the Advanced Communication Manual - The Touching Story. Keiko gave a very moving story about some old school friends. It certainly brought a tear to my eyes, and the evaluator Dominic was also clearly moved. Keko's use of pauses was particularly effective. Ianon took on the role of TableTopics Master. Each speaker drew a coin at random, and had to describe what happened to them in the year of coinage. Geoff gave a rather rambling history of his year 2008. Dominic got to speak of the year he finished uni and was let loose on the world. Linda focussed on her photography in 2011, Keiko spoke of a positive change in her work, and Ainon got the happiest year of all - the year she retired. This class of topic actually turned out to be challenging for many speakers, as we couldn't all remember significant happenings from random years in the past. We already have a number of apologies for the next meeting, so everyone available should try and attend. Ann, would you be able to do the blog next time please? Regards, VPPR.