359th Meeting: Happy Holidays!

Filcom International TMC
359th Meeting Summary
27 July 2019
“Happy Holidays!”

Sergeant-At-Arms Afajal started Filcom's 359th meeting by sharing the club mission and meeting protocol. Right after, President Joseph formally opened the meeting for the first time and warmly greeted all the guests. He then gave the floor to Ayman as the Toastmaster of the Day, who introduced the theme "Happy Holidays!" where he shared his stories and personal take on the theme. Ayman introduced the role players for the night: Michelle as the Timer, Asmaa as the Ah-Counter, and CJ as the Grammarian.

💼 PREPARED SPEECHES

Four charismatic Filcomites took up the challenge to deliver their respective speech projects. Nadim, in his speech entitled "In the Motion", delivered a mind-stimulating speech and encouraged everyone, in conclusion, to be extraordinary. Sahar, on her Research and Presenting Speech "There are 7 Things" rendered a creative delivery that surely captured everyone’s attention. Jessie once again moved and entertained the crowd with her speech "54”, where she talked about her journey towards fitness and how she was able to attain her desired weight. Leo, on the other hand, touched everyone’s hearts as he presented a toast in recognition of the efforts and dedication of all the club members.

💼 TABLE TOPICS

Tag, the Table Topics Master gave her own twist for this segment. She asked the audience if who amongst them wants to volunteer to answer her thought-provoking-questions. Dr. Farooq, Sahar, Guest Raffy, Stella, Alaa, and Guest Amit willingly volunteered and gave their meaningful thoughts on their respective questions.

💼 EDUCATIONAL SESSION

President Joseph delivered a Moments of Truth – The Successful Club Series – 1 where he walked through all the members and guests regarding how to create a positive first impression of the club and recognize and deal with situations critical to club success. Right after, he facilitated live feedback from members and guests where an instant result via online was shown. It gave everyone in the club an idea on which aspect do they need to improve the most.

💼 EVALUATION

Diana took charge in the Evaluation Segment. She introduced and called the evaluators, Fouad, Vidal, Gino, and Rechell, who gave their evaluation on their assigned speeches. Shyam also evaluated the Table Topics Segment and Table Topic Speeches. Thereafter, the role players delivered their reports and Diana rendered her GE Report.

🏆Best Speaker – Jessie
🏆Best Table Topics Speaker – Stella
🏆Best Evaluator – Rechell