A toast to the greatest game on Earth
The Florida Toastmasters spoke about the joy of rugby, saying, "In rugby there are positions for all body types. It doesn’t matter if you are short or tall, fast or slow, small or big. All that matters is what you have in your heart."
The Florida Toastmasters held meeting number 991 on 17 September. The rugby-themed meeting covered the topics of team-work, friendship, and common goals.
The telltale bang of the gavel announced the meeting open, with President Robert de Kramer welcoming all the guests. The toast from Tim Knights spurred on a debate on how rugby began. While he said that it started when William Webb Ellis caught the ball in a soccer game and ran with it to the net, historical evidence shows similar games being played since the 13th century.
Apart from the debate, Tim’s passionate toast also explained the interesting and incomparable aspects of rugby, like hearing 70 000 people sing a national anthem in unison.
Robert de Kramer took the stand again to propose the toast to Toastmasters International before Mandy Gobisang proposed the Toast of the Evening, entitled ‘Tolerance.’
The informative Business Session looked ahead into the looming milestones of the club and was followed by Gail Hemming presenting the Educational Session. Gail’s presentation covered the role of the Toastmasters’ participants in making each meeting educational and enjoyable.
In the Pathways Icebreaker, Thabisile Ditse introduced herself to the Toastmasters in her speech and encouraged everyone to step out of their comfort zone. The power of positive thinking and how it is vastly overrated was explained by William Kelly in his speech, before Victor Chewe spoke about the four basic communication styles.
Matthew Knights was introduced as the Table Topics Master for the night before fiveinteresting impromptu speeches were given. Jakkie Müller, Clayton Campbell, Robert de Kramer, Karen Gray, and Patrick Shingange all spoke about the different aspects of sport and exercise in their speeches (keeping to the theme of rugby).
The evening of working towards a common goal to enhance communication skills was drawn to a close with Vivien Katzav giving her evaluation.
The awards for the night went to Victor Chewe (Best Prepared Speech), Mandie Gobisang (Best Evaluator), and Clayton Campbell (Best Impromptu Speech).
For more information about the Toastmasters club and their aims, contact Robert de Kramer on 082 823 1387 or robertd@nedbank.co.za. Alternatively, contact Dawn Hemming on 082 330 9215/ 063 736 0282 or gaildawnh@gmail.com.
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Florida — The telltale bang of the gavel announced meeting 991 of the Florida Toastmasters open. On 17 September, the rugby themed meeting was called to order by President Robert de Kramer, who happily welcomed all the guests.
The toast from Tim Knights’ passionate toast spurred on a debate on how rugby began and explained the interesting and incomparable aspects of the game; like hearing 70 000 people sing a national anthem in unison.
Robert de Kramer took the stand again to propose the toast to Toastmasters International before Mandy Gobisang proposed the Toast of the Evening entitles ‘Tolerance.’
The informative Business Session looked ahead into the looming milestones of the club and was followed by Gail Hemming presenting the Educational Session. Gail’s presentation covered the role of the Toastmasters participants in making each meeting educational and enjoyable.
In the Pathways Icebreaker, Thabisile Ditse introduced herself to the Toastmasters in her speech and encouraged everyone to step out of their comfort zone. The power of positive thinking and how it is vastly overrated was explained by William Kelly in his speech before Victor Chewe spoke about the four basic communication styles.
Matthew Knights was introduced as the Table Topics Master for the night before four interesting impromptu speeches were given. Jakkie Müller, Robert de Kramer, Karen Gray, and Patrick Shingange all spoke about the different aspects of sport and exercise in their speeches (keeping to the theme of rugby).
After an evaluation from Vivien Katzav, three happy Toastmasters received their trophies. The awards for the night went to Victor Chewe (Best Prepared Speech), Mandie Gobisang (Best Evaluator), and Clayton Campbell (Best Impromptu Speech).
For more information about the Toastmasters club and their aims, contact Robert de Kramer on 082 823 1387 or robertd@nedbank.co.za. Alternatively, contact Dawn Hemming on 082 330 9215/ 063 736 0282 or gaildawnh@gmail.com.
