Please find attached programme for Monday 21 June. Please join us!

21 Jun 10

Roseanne Funston stepped up last meet to take on the role of Toastmaster of the Evening – basically playing MC for the night, describing what was going to happen, introducing speakers, providing segues between various sections etc. For a first time, she did a fantastic job imploring us initially to ‘Listen Learn and Laugh’ – excellent priorities for Toastmasters.

Top Table Toastmasters then saw new members John Reghenzani and David Funston give their icebreaker speeches. Icebreaker speeches are designed to let the audience get to know them better as well as practise the speech principles of using introductions, a body and a conclusion.

John gave a heart warming account of his life centering it around the two loves of his life which everyone felt was delivered in a sincere and touching manner. David gave a very entertaining speech about his unwillingness to tackle many issues in his life. His structure was by and large excellent and he managed to weave his theme cleverly throughout the speech. He did need to address the looseness of his conclusion but the speech was enjoyed by all.

The last speech of the evening was delivered by guest Mt Sheridan member, Celia Berrell. Her speech titled ‘Beauty and the Breast’ captivated the audience with its true scientific undertones, humour and charming delivery.

Brigitte Daley ran a Table Topics section which continued her Masterchef theme. Celia delighted and surprised the audience with her response which is detailed in an earlier post.

Celia delighted and surpised the audience with her Table Topics response which included the following poem.

Don’t Eat Concrete 

by Celia Berrell  

I think we’ll make a concrete cake.

It doesn’t need to oven-bake.

It cooks itself and gets quite warm

when curing to its dry hard form.

We’ll need to scoop and stir and fold

ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Cement and sand and gravel make

the contents of a concrete cake.

Cement’s a powder coloured grey

that’s made from limestone, gypsum, clay.

Just like a cake’s self raising flour

it gives our concrete sticking-power.

The sand’s a bit like sugar-grit

and gravel’s like the dried-fruit bits.

By adding water to the mix

we’ll make a sludge that slops and sticks.

When poured into a frame of wood

the concrete keeps the shape it should.

We’ll pat it flat and water it

until it’s cooked and dried and set.

When cured that slab is hard and tough

so don’t go falling on the stuff.

Our teeth and concrete shouldn’t meet .

it’s not a cake for us to eat!

For more of Celia’s poems see

(www.sciencerhymes.com.au)

Please see attached!

Programme 7 Jun 2010