For our first meeting of the brand new year, Qaya lead us through three speeches, associated evaluations and the very competitive Table Topics session with her customary enthusiasm.

Qaya’s warm up had us thinking about how we experienced lockdown measures as we enter a new year. Responses focused on how we had learned to cope; stay positive, stay resilient, be adaptable, optimistic, positive with bouncebackability, use physical exertion including walking, dancing, and singing, enjoy the simple things, and remember that ‘there’s always a way.’

Steve, Steph, and Ron delivered our three prepared speeches. Steve focused on describing the considerations for government, companies, and individuals to help enable a more human focused future. Steph meanwhile, used the secret stress of chefs to describe the challenges of matching perfectionism with personal expectations. And Ron spoke about the requirements to manage projects successfully. 

Evaluations were delivered by Craig, Marie, and Chris. Congratulations on all your evaluations.

Topicsmaster Imogen chose interview questions as the Table Topics theme. It proved to be a crowded leader board but our Table Topics Champion for the week was Sania, who revealed that her family and her own ambitions were crucial motivators.