"CHANGEOVER FOR AN ICEBREAKER"

While numbers were slow to build up, with a few latecomers, we ended up with 12 members and a young guest at Pania's meeting today. Hannah, who is Barbara's eldest Grand daughter, said she enjoyed the meeting, as I am sure that the other members that attended did also.
Graeme was our Toastmaster for the day and he handled the meeting with his usual professionalism, covering the several programme changes that were required and getting us through a full meeting to finish at 1.01pm.

"Macbeth brought to life!"

Today's meeting heard an assignment we rarely hear - a monodrama. Main thing for the speaker to achieve is NOT to look at the audience! This is something most Toastmasters have a problem with as we are always taught to maintain eye contact with the audience.
But Mike's assignment, The Monodrama, called for us to 'overhear' words by the speaker. Mike chose two soliloquies from 'Macbeth',  and performed them very well. (He just needed a kilt!) Noel had difficulty finding a recommendation for Mike, who we, suspect, has now found another talent!

The Silent Language of a Hairy Tale

Well, the heavens had opened for over 24 hours, but the sun came out about 1 hour before our meeting today and this allowed 13 members and a guest to enjoy an excellent fare and not get wet getting in and out!

"2 + 2 = Blue"

This was the intriguing, enigmatic title of our first speech today. Darryl was the speaker and he proceeded to give us the information required from No 7 assignment from the CC manual, Research your Topic. Jan introduced and evaluated and fascinating speech on 'synaesthesia'.