16/03/2026
🍂 Autumn at Toastmasters, What a Night! 🍂
We had a fantastic evening at Toastmasters with our Autumn themed meeting.
The table topics led by Willie were fun. Questions like “If you could write a letter to Summer, what would you say?” and “If you were a leaf, what would you say to the other leaves before you fell?” definitely kept everyone thinking on their feet.
Our prepared speech was delivered by John Twaddle, who spoke about Escapism and beautifully connected it to his lifelong love of the Mini Minor. It was thoughtfully and eloquently evaluated by Hannele, whose feedback was articulate and insightful.
A big well done to our newbies Shelley and Noti for their excellent Table Topics evaluations, showing fantastic listening skills.
It was also wonderful to have two guests join us, and even better that they both bravely stood up and delivered impressive table topics speeches that truly blew us all away!
Our Grammarian, Ian, was in fine form, sharing wisdom about the power of the pause to help avoid those pesky filler words like “ah” and “um.”
Patrick, our Timer, did a great job keeping us on track and providing helpful feedback.
We were also delighted to have our Area Director, Jenny Storey, visit along with her husband Keith — it was a real pleasure to have them with us.
And our President, Allan, stepped in as General Evaluator for the night, giving the meeting a big tick and rounding off the evening beautifully.
All in all, it was a night filled with learning, laughter, encouragement, and great speaking — a wonderful Toastmasters evening! 🍁
