Tuesday 21st

Our Tuesday meeting was a real hit. Lusanda did an outstanding job for his first assignment as Toastmaster of the evening - that in spite of a number of late cancellations due to illness and work deadlines. We are looking forward to many more meetings MCeed by Lusanda!

We had the privilege and pleasure of welcoming 6 guests on Tuesday, and we hope to see you again soon.

Our quaint word of the day must have been inspired by Dries' line of businesses. How often do you use the word quaint in your daily conversation? But 2 people managed to get it into their speeches, so well done.

Dries' Table Topics focussed on the furore around recent events in SA rugby. By the way, who is Luke Watson?

Gary inspired us with his first speech by likening life to a river. His passion for exploring rivers around the world was kindled early in life, and his approach to life has certainly helped him live his passion.
Linda then enlightened us on "opportunity cost". Everything is a trade-off. Even coming to Toastmasters has its opportunity cost - you could stay home and watch TV!
Finally, Abisha gave a well researched speech about plants that eat animals. His interest in nature was clearly evident. We were all relieved when he reassured us that the largest animal that plants eat are only the size of rats. So we have little to fear when walking in the bush - well at least not from the plants!

The evening was wrapped up with the evaluations - as always, superbly done by Abisha, Nita & Josef.

From a business point of view, Chris has stepped down from Sergeant at Arms - thanks Chris for your commitment in the past, and we look forward to having you back soon. Abisha has taken over the position, and he is doing a fine job with setting up and making sure we start and end on time.
See you all on the 4th.