Toastmaster Ahmad led the meeting which was punctuated with a variety of fun facts about books. Belle and Isabella monitored the time and the usage of grammar. The word of the day was ” Comprehensive”.
The three speakers were: Elliott presenting ” Communication Styles”. In three parts, Elliot described instances where his Initiator communication style was a strength and a weakness. Using lessons learnt, Elliot was then able to modify his style to fit his audience. A win-win situation!
Notable quotes: ” the more she retreated, the more I dialed up the volume into super initiator mode.”
Bill presented ” Pin Drop Listening”. This is a speech that Bill has presented a few times and is refining with each iteration. There are two types of listening: pin drop listening is survival listening. Non-pin drop listening is for living fully in the moment.
Notable quotes: “(non pin drop listening) is leaning in softly with the willingness of being changed by what you heard. ” , ” Slow the thought parade”.
Paula presented : The tattoos of my life”- humorous anecdotes about grown children with tattoos and thoughts on getting tattooed.
Notable quote: ” And that’s how the first tattoo walked across the road, into my house and into my life”.
Joseph led a round of spin the wheel table topics on selected books or book types.
Our next meeting is July 29th.
What do Mauritius Island, fashion design, Vaclav Havel, Poutine and the Emerald City have in common? Me! All these ways have led me to ( drum roll...) the Seattle Sunrise Toastmasters where friends and great speakers are made! I look forward to sharing my stories with you!
