Former club president Chinkata then supervised the club officer elections before we moved on to a fun Table Topics session, run by Freddie. After each table topic, members of the audience were invited on stage to give instant evaluations.
The prepared speeches were delivered next. The first was by David, "Old School Ties" (Speciality Speeches - 1 - Speak off the Cuff) in which he prepared for a forthcoming school reunion.
Gosia, then recounted "The Legend of the Wawel Dragon" (Storytelling - 1 - The Folk Tale) in which she described the odd dietary habits of a Polish dragon, and how it met its demise (courtesy of a sulphur filled sheep).
Our third speaker was Ian, with "An Afternoon at the Beach" (The Entertaining Speaker - 4 - A Dramatic Talk). Ian took us wave by wave through the turbulent surf of Bondi beach.
The speeches were evaluated by Carolina, David and Harsha.
Cat then took the Open Feedback session - in which members and guests make further commendations and suggestions on the speeches.
President Monika then announced that the club had achieved the coveted "Excellence in Training Award", and the committee members present took to the stage to be photographed.
Monika then revealed the results for the evening, with John (a guest) winning best Table Topic, Carolina was best evaluator and the best speech award went to Gosia.
The meeting was a great success and we look forward to our next meeting which will be at 19:00 on Wednesday 22nd May, at the Fitzrovia Community Centre, 2 Foley Street, London W1W 6DN. Guest are very welcome!
