UM Masters Meeting - 24th September 2014 - Human Rights

This was my last official meeting with UM Masters after 17 years and I know in my heart that I am leaving the club in good hands and that it will excel.  Mouna was our Toastmaster for the day and it was her first time, although you wouldn’t have known it as she did a superb job.  She chose the theme “Human Rights” which was very appropriate with the opening of the new Human Rights Museum here in Winnipeg.

 

Cathy was our Grammarian and she picked the word Liberty which fit in well with the theme.  Mouna asked us to introduce ourselves and speak on Human Rights while incorporating the word of the day “Liberty”.  We had 19 people in attendance (5 of them were guests).  This was our last meeting of the month so we had 2 speakers and no Table Topics.  Our first speaker was Nora (a fairly new member) who gave a well organized Ice Breaker speech.  We definitely had a better idea of who Nora was after listening to her ambitions and accomplishments. 

 

Our second speaker was Dinesh who spoke on Acid Rain.  A very well delivered speech and very well researched.  I loved his art work which he put on the podium showing us how acid rain is produced. 

 

Amy and Danielle gave great evaluations using the sandwich method to point out good points, growth points and ending with good points once again.

 

Our guests were given an opportunity to comment on the meeting and our SAA – Nicole closed the meeting. The quote on the bottom of the agenda read “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”

 

Blog by Dianne Winser

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 If you would like to take part in a UM Masters meeting, we’re located in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba. Our meetings are held every Wednesday from 12:05 –12:50 PM in Room 111 at St. John’s College (which is part of the University of Manitoba).

 If you're in Winnipeg and interested in sitting in on a club meeting to see if Toastmasters is right for you, please feel free to contact Catherine Plouffe at Catharine.Plouffe@umanitoba.ca  

UM Masters Meeting - 3rd September 2014 - Back to School

 

Today’s meeting was great. Not only was there a good handful of familiar faces, but an abundance of new ones as well who sat in as guests. Today’s theme was “Back to School”—how fitting! Our club president, Charith, was today’s toastmaster and filled in as the Sgt. At Arms and ah-counter as well.
 

Nora took on the role of grammarian, choosing the word “frenzy”, which was fitting for the day’s theme and was well used among club members as well as guests.
 

Colin provided the day’s humour as well as stepping up to be the Table Topics evaluator. He did a great job in both positions.

 

Mouna was today’s Table Topics Master and asked thoughtful questions relating to the day’s theme, including whether it is preferable to provide a strict teaching method or a friendlier one. Two of our guests volunteered to speak during the table topics session and provided great responses. Great job!

 

Dinesh completed speech #9 in his Competent Communicator handbook.  Although we found out he may not be the best singer, he sure makes a great violin player! Danielle stepped up and filled in as the speech evaluator and provided great feedback using the sandwich method.
 

Mohsin was today’s general evaluator and Amy provided the timer report. It was another successful meeting, see you next week!

Blog by Nora Grieve

 

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 If you would like to take part in a UM Masters meeting, we’re located in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba. Our meetings are held every Wednesday from 12:05 –12:50 PM in Room 111 at St. John’s College (which is part of the University of Manitoba).

 If you're in Winnipeg and interested in sitting in on a club meeting to see if Toastmasters is right for you, please feel free to contact Catherine Plouffe at Catharine.Plouffe@umanitoba.ca