Excalibur Speakers Blog: June 2018

Saturday 30 June 2018

Excalibur Meeting Report, 27th June 2018

Next on: Regular Meeting on 11th July! (Details)

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Happy birthday to TME Freddie Daniells. We had a joyful toast in the beginning of the meeting. Cat Kipling warmly greeted our members. Lukasz Karwacki served as a timekeeper.

Table Topics

Table Topic Master, Lynne Cantor brought the audience to think on their feet. When it comes to Freddie's birthday gift, Sue Mannering would like to introduce various girls to him. Ian Brown liked the idea and recommended to have a strong ending. Anne Bingham painted a beautiful scenery of her Oxford graduation celemony. Cat Kipling liked her storytelling skills and hoped to hear more details. Lukasz Karwacki mentioned that in spite of a thousand of friends on Facebook, people usually chat with less than 100 friends. Eva Yang really enjoyed his point of view and suggested to extend the idea to more examples.

If the cater is missed in a 200-people party, Monika Swiderska would ask for his father's help since he cooks really well. Brain Skelton loved her sense of humor. In terms of the biggest birthday cake, Sonia Araujo looked forward to a vegetarian cake. Chinkata Okpara really appreciated her intersting viewpoints. Marcin Tolysz would hide himself in the corner if he was the only one in fancy dress. Freddie Daniells really appreciated his self-debracating humor and recommended to get close to the audience more.

Prepared Speeches!

Brain Skelton proposed a TEDx speech about his journey to overcome his stammer with the title “Never Give Up.” Evaluator Monika Swiderska enjoyed his courageous and touching stories and recommended to modify the title to "You can only go up!" Ian Brown convinced the audience to attend votunteering works (link1, link2, link3, link4) during their spare time. Evaluator Sonia Araujo loved his passion and suggested to have more descriptions on his volunteering experiences.

Open Feedback & General Evaluator:

Eva Yang clearly and succinctly drew out audience commendations and recommendations for both speakers. General Evaluator as well as the coming Division L Director, Marcin Tolysz suggested to adjust the invisible angle of a music stand.

Finally, Chinkata Okpara closed the meeting by announcing the winner:

Best Table Topic Speaker: Anne Bingham

Welcome to join us!

Next on: Regular Meeting on 11th July! (Details)

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Sunday 17 June 2018

Excalibur Meeting Report, 13th June 2018

Next on: Regular Meeting on 27th June! (Details)

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On 20^th Excalibur birthday, TME Simon Bucknall introduced everyone with possible global presidential meeting topic. Freddie Daniells warmly invited our guests to mention something attractive in Excalibur. Paul Andreas served as a timekeeper.

Table Topics

Table Topic Master, Ian Etherson brought the audience to various scenarios. When it comes to laziness, Brian Skelton stated different opinions on sleep late and sleep more. Lynne Cantor recommended to be more critical. Simon Peter found cooperation is more effective than competition in the long teet. Steve liked his well-use on power of three and suggested a punch line for the ending. Chinkata Okpara theoretically analased the relationship between job payment and a person's capability. Rod really enjoyed his point of view. Alfredo mentioned the importance of the ability to fake it. Sue loved his interesting answer. In terms of dogs, Marcin Tolysz said that the worst situation is the lovely dog was not loved by the human. David Adam really appreciated his viewpoints.

Prepared Speeches!

Eva Yang proposed a technical presentation with the title “Passive WiFi Radar.” Evaluator Monika Swiderska enjoyed her clear slide content and recommended to avoid looking backward. Ben Starling delivered an informative speech on the interesting topic of “My life as a women”. Evaluator Lynne Cantor loved his examples and suggested to have more variations on vocals. Cat Kipling amused the audience with her fascinating adventures in travelling. Evaluator Bob Nisbet really liked her interesting experiences and the storytelling skills.

Open Feedback & General Evaluator:

Robin Alcott clearly and succinctly drew out audience commendations and recommendations for both speakers. General Evaluator as well as the current District Director, Pedro Casillas had a lot of fun in the meeting and provided recommendations for the session masters and evaluators.