{"id":405,"date":"2015-03-09T11:46:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T10:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toastmasters-bc-frankfurt.de\/?p=405"},"modified":"2015-03-09T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T11:04:17","slug":"meeting-summary-18th-march-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessclub-frankfurt-toastmasters.de\/wordpress\/archives\/405","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Summary 4th March 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\"OLYMPUS<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Participation<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
This meeting’s 23 participants included 7 guests, some of them new and some familiar, as our guests are inspired to come back for a second or third time. \u00a0We also had visitors from other local clubs, enthusiastic to join in and benefit from our dynamic meetings. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Communication<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

J\u00f6rg ran the meeting, his very first time as\u00a0Toastmaster<\/strong>. \u00a0 The Toastmaster of the Evening roll is the major meeting roll, and normally with practice the TME gains the skills to become good. \u00a0I can safely say, J\u00f6rg was good on this, his very first go. \u00a0He ran a smooth, dynamic and professional event both in meeting preparation and execution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speeches were given by Isabelle<\/strong>, her second speech project (Organise your speech structure); Eleonore<\/strong>, speaking from the advanced Humorously Speaking manual; \u00a0Karla, again an advanced speech from the Speeches by Management manual, and Ben, an Icebreaker speech to start over again from the very first Competent Communicator manual. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our new member Bertalan prepared the\u00a0impromptu speaking ‘table topics’<\/strong>\u00a0and chose creative, stimulating, yet accessible topics for our volunteers, Christoph, Andrey, and Radu. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, we reviewed points of strength and development. \u00a0Official speech evaluations were offered by Christian S, Ben, Barbara, and guest Cezar, and Iris gave a\u00a0general evaluation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some after-meeting networking took place at the restaurant next door, where 8 members & guests stopped for a drink. The fact that 1\/3 of the attendees met afterwards highlights our club’s culture of\u00a0friendly exchange and support. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Organisation<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some points and observations to help us improve our next meetings:<\/h3>\n

Time Keeping<\/span><\/h5>\n
Iris’ general evaluation included one very important observation, that we sometimes “sacrifice time for content”. \u00a0 Speaking for too long. \u00a0While the structured parts of the meeting (speeches, evaluations) are timed, other rolls are not, and sometimes we lose track of time. \u00a0 So ancillary roll holders (including but not exclusively : humorist, word of the day, continuity (TME)) should anticipate and plan their delivery to be succinct and<\/em> communicative. \u00a0This is great feedback, as it can lead to change and individual growth. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Venue<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
The Saalbau venue was large, had good acoustics, and was business like, and met the increasing demand of our growing guest numbers.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Evaluations<\/span><\/h5>\n
Email addresses and evaluation slips were collected and distributed before the meeting began. Super!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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New Members<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Two returning guestsm Cezar and Andrey, announced that they are ready to submit their membership forms. \u00a0This is another sign that our meetings meet the needs of our members to develop their public speaking skills in a friendly and formative environment. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Next Meeting<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Our next meeting will also take place at the Saalbau Gallus, on 18th march, 19.30-21.30. \u00a0This will be our bi-annual Club Speech Contest. \u00a0Guests are very welcome to join us at this and future meetings.<\/span><\/div>\n
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See you at our next meeting,<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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