“¿Cómo seducir a un hombre/mujer?”

Sesión en español, 23/03/2016

El pasado miércoles 23 de marzo asistimos a una nueva y brillante sesión de toastmasters titulada “¿Cómo seducir a un hombre/mujer?” Fiel a los preceptos de Toastmasters, la sesión contó un inicio inesperado, un cuerpo estructurado y un final apoteósico.

El inicio lo protagonizó nuestra risueña presidenta de BCN TM Club Jelena.

De manera inesperada, Jelena fue sometida al siguiente table topic minutos antes del comienzo de la sesión. Puesta en escena: (i) la sala habitual no estará disponible, (ii) los utensilios del toastmasters tampoco lo estarán y (iii) los asistentes a la sesión no están avisados y ya están en camino. La sesión debe comenzar puntual a las 20.00. Tienes 30 segundos para pensar como resolverlo desde ya. …Tic-tac, tic-tac….

Y vaya si lo resolvió. Como una campeona, con la ayuda de Ramón (sargento de armas), Laia y Emilie (guardiana del tiempo).

A las 20.00 todos estábamos en la nueva sala y con un nuevo sistema alerta para controlar el tiempo basado en improvisadas tarjetas de colores. Fue entonces cuando Ramón dio comienzo oficial a la sesión Toastmasters.

La seductora Rayane fue la maestra de ceremonias (toastmaster) de la sesión “¿Cómo seducir a un hombre/mujer?” Con sus armas de seducción consiguió sonsacar a los participantes 11 trucos para seducir, que María contara un chiste y que una servidora esté escribiendo este post. Ahí es nada.

El cuerpo técnico estuvo formado por Emilie (guardiana del tiempo), Marc (contador de muletillas) e Isabel (evaluadora gramatical). De manera muy discreta, Emilie consiguió que los oradores fueran conscientes del tiempo empleado en sus discursos y que no lo sobrepasaran. A consecuencia de ello, el resto nos quedamos con las ganas de conocer su talento como palmera. Con Marc, nos dimos cuenta de un vicio muy común y muy feo al hablar, el “…nnnt…” Si no os ha quedado claro no le preguntéis. Afortunadamente para él, no lo sabe hacer y mejor que no lo aprenda. Preguntadme a mi que no lo sé escribir pero lo hago muy bien, sin pensar. Por su parte, Isabel proporcionó la palabra estrella de la sesión “coquetear” y creedme, no dejó de coquetear con las palabras en todas sus evaluaciones. Tremenda, qué hábil.

Los discursos y los discursos improvisados fueron realizados por toastmasters noveles y veteranos. Juan hizo su primer discurso “Contracorriente” y Olga su discurso número 60 “El futuro es de los valientes”. Pero antes de iniciar los discursos, Paul y Jorge (evaluadores) recordaron los objetivos que debía alcanzar cada orador con su discurso. Este recordatorio nos vino muy bien al resto de asistentes para poder escribir nuestros comentarios a sus discursos. 

Laia presentó su discurso educacional “Evaluaciones para crecer”. En menos de 2 minutos ya sedujo y persuadió a la audiencia. A través de ejemplos cercanos, de la invitación a la participación y de una amplia sonrisa, Laia logró comunicar la información y los procedimientos para elaborar una evaluación constructiva y dinámica. 

Seguidamente, Sean condujo el discurso improvisado. Con su natural simpatía puso a prueba las armas de seducción de Miguel y de Nacho. Dicho sea de paso, ambos salieron muy airosos de la situación.

El final de la sesión fue protagonizado por el discurso de Ramón.

Ramón nos regaló una original y divertida evaluación de la sesión en verso. Una autentica y detallada crónica de la sesión que fue ovacionada con un largo aplauso y numerosas sonrisas.  

Ante tal derroche de talento, humor y agudeza, esta aprendiz de blogger se quita el sombrero y se despide de este post con la transcripción del discurso de Ramón que tan amablemente ha cedido para que lo disfrutéis. No os lo perdáis!!!

Discurso de evaluación general. Sesión TM 23/03/2016

Autor: Ramón Matabosch Grifoll

Tengo que evaluar

una sesión singular:

Dos discursos y un educacional

han hecho de hoy  un día especial.

Por esta razón, en verso

voy a hacer la evaluación,

poniendo a prueba

mi capacidad de seducción

Inicio la evaluación general

y la voy a hacer como un mariscal

Al sargento de armas

dirijo mis primeras proclamas

A pesar del cambio de sala,

a las ocho estábamos

preparados para la batalla.

Con todos los inconvenientes,

la sesión ha sido convincente.

Un área de mejora:

Los powerpoint deben enviarse,

Dios mediante, unos días antes.

Felicidades Rayane,

Has sido una gran toastmaster,

conduciendo la sesión del día

con eficacia y alegría.

Tu elegancia y distinción

han dado brillo a una sesión

llena de seducción.

Hablaré de los discursos

no sea que nos hayan dado algún disgusto

Juan ha hecho su rompehielos a contracorriente,

y nos ha dejado a todos

con la sonrisa entre los dientes.

Si bien más que un “Erasmus”, creo

a Praga fue a buscar un “orgasmus”

Entre transexuales y profetas

Olga ha cumplido sus objetivos,

dejándonos a todos la mar de sorprendidos

Laia nos ha enseñado a evaluar,

y  sus consejos

seguro nos van a ayudar:

Si usamos una plantilla,

haremos una evaluación de maravilla

¿Qué decir de las evaluaciones?

Que no se hacen para tocar los cojones...

Se hacen para ayudar, y

para que el orador pueda mejorar

Paul ha sido incisivo,

y no sé si Juan

seguirá siendo su amigo

Olga, por Jorge se ha dejado evaluar,

nuestro medico particular,

y más que una evaluación

parecía una autopsia por su precisión

Sólo comentar o mejor recordar,

que no os olvidéis del público al evaluar,

pues evaluar no deja de ser un discurso

y a todos nos interesa su curso.

Sean ha preparado los discursos improvisados,

con poco tiempo lo ha explicado,

y los participantes muy bien

lo han desarrollado:

Algún participante parecía

más un veterano que un principiante

Pero siempre hay cosas a mejorar...

Por favor, esperar para entrar

a que los aplausos empiecen a sonar

no sea que vuestro ardor

despiste al orador.

También sería interesante

que la palabra del día

la usáramos con más alegría

Nada más amigos,

espero que os haya agradado esta evaluación

donde he utilizado mis armas de seducción.

Os dejaría con nuestra Presidenta,

que está la mar de contenta...

pero hoy, con su autorización,

cierro yo mismo la sesión.

(Blogger: Cristina)

“The Truth Is Out There”

I don’t know why, but I always admired people who give (or gave) great speeches, such as Steve Jobs or Martin Luther King.

There’s some kind of magnetism on them, difficult to describe.

As a blogger (yes, I am), I have several blogger friends here in Barcelona. One of them, a social skills expert, recommended me to go to Toastmasters.

When I first came to the Club, I didn’t think there was also the possibility to have meetings in English, in order to be able to give speeches in the language of Shakespeare.

There had been so many months since I was not talking to people in this language, and I think the best way to learn is to practise, not Reading, listening or writing (the three of them help, of course).

Before I atended the first meeting, I was thinking something like: “ok this is one of these silly things people do to spend some time out from home, but not really worth it”.

After the meeting I was totally shocked. It was exactly what I was looking for!

The meetings were funny, and I learned a lot on the first meeting.

I discovered that the truth was not as I thought.

Actually, like in the TV show “The-X Files” that was the topic of last Wednesday’s meeting “The Truth Is Out There”.

1.- Introduction

Jelena Vetockina, our president, started the sesion very inspiring, as usual. He said ‘choose people who make you better person”, quote which I absolutely agree.

Olga Coscodan was the Toastmaster this time and described the program in a very particular way. She was afraid of Table Topics last week, but assumed from no won that it’s a very good way to learn though. The Theme was, as I said: “The Truth is Out There”. How would you life be is you were abducted by aliens? Have you ever though so? That one was funny J

Actually, like Olga said, the subject of abductions is quite interesting in countries such as Germany or USA, since a lot of people believe in aliens.

The Technical team was composed by Jorge Egea, Miguel Escobar and Emilie Jacquetton.

2.- Speakers

The first speech of the night was Sean Palit’s “Building Castels in the Sand”. I fully agree with Sean when he said passions is overrates and exagerates. Society and Media has brainwashed us in that sense. The meaning of passion has evolved (lathin “endure/suffer”).

When we were kids, we were excited to build castles in the sand, even though they could be destroyed by the sea water, the wind, etc. We united energy, effort and commitment just by the unconditional love we put in the action of building it. As adults, we give up easily so it’s different. We shouls recover the passion for living as kids once had. Let’s make the world the best castle in the sand!

In my opinion, Sean gave a very good speech and succed in his goals.

The second speech was from Rayanne, “Scared in the Mountains”. This was a very interesting and frightning true story from Rayanne when she was on holidays at Pucayacu, Ecuador.

Fog, breakings not functioning, a car passing along…

They just had the front light of the car but they couldn’t see anything…

They didn’t even know where the precipice was.

A story full of fear and confussion…

Finally the fog disappeared and a car told them that they needed to stay until the breakings get cooler (they were so hot they didn’t function).

3 lessons for the audience: be careful with the breaks, also with the mountain roads, and beware of the time you want to get somewhere if you don’t know the place.

The third speech was Jelena’s “Meeting in the nutritionist conference”. It was one of those interesting speeches due to the deepth of its content.

First, Jelena mentioned Mychael Hyatt, saying that a conversation should be like a game of ping pong, giving and receiving. You wait for the ball over the net, then you hit it back to the persono n the other side.

She also talked about 5 strategies to become better conversationalist:

1.- Listen with your heart

2.- Be aware of how much you are talking

3.- Hit the ball back over the net

4.- Ask follow-up questions

5.- Provide positive feedback

I think the most important strategy is the first one, although it doesn’t imply the fact of talking. But in order to improve your communication skills, there’s no doubt that you have to really listen, not faking it.

The second part of the speech was a role-play with Isabel Montero, when they simulated to be strangers and meet in a conference, initiating the conversation to find a place and using open-ended questions. The talk was quite long and they had time enough to talk about topics related with nutrition, veganism, health and even Feng Shui at the end.

3.- Evaluation & Table Topics

Marc Majoral, Beatriz Garcia and Paul Conde were the evaluators of the three speechesm giving positive feedback to the speakers and also some things to improve.

Hugo Perez, as the Table Topic Master, introduced the volunteers. The topic of the night was ‘Extreme Sports’ such as downhill running, running with hills and Major League Combat with juggling. The ones who dared to be the volunteers were Amros, Juan Rubio and Maria.

The three of them did it funtastic!

At the end of the session, Jelena received from Rayanne her first ribbon advanced speech and announced the Toastmasters contest in April, which will take place in Alicante.

Finally, the meeting was over and as usual we ended up havind a beer at the bar, See you next week! J

(Meeting of the 16th of March- Blogger: Edu)

Si fueras un anuncio de televisión ¿cuál serías?

¿CUÁNTOS TALENTOS hay todavía por descubrir?

Así inició la sesión JELENA; acordándose de un Ice Breacker que ella misma tilda de discurso de casi 10. El secreto está en conectarse con lo que a uno realmente le apasiona.

Como siempre, un comienzo muy motivador de la presidenta. ¡Y sólo fue el principio!

Al dar la palabra a los invitados del día descubrimos que dos de ellos han sabido del club por un libro. Sí, el mismo libro: “Engineer your own success” de Anthony Fasano. ¡Y los chicos ni se conocían! Empieza la sincronía del momento…

Por cierto, el sargento de armas, HUGO, dio al principio el mazazo de salida.

Y empieza ISABEL, una excelente toastmaster que tiene que acudir al comodín del público para que cuente el chiste (Enrique).

Eligió como tema de la sesión los ANUNCIOS DE TELEVISIÓN, que como ella dice,”puede que no nos gusten pero forman parte de nuestra cultura”.

Parece que solicitó a todos los participantes que le enviaran un vídeo respondiendo a dos preguntas: qué anuncio recuerdas con especial cariño y si tú fueras un anuncio cuál serías.

No pudimos verlos en directo pero las respuestas fueron de lo más variopintas. Al final os he dejado un pequeño collage con el anuncio que a cada miembro participante le gustaría ser.

EL EQUIPO TÉCNICO:

SEAN, CAMILLE y BEATRIZ, que augura una buena evaluación final (si no, ya lo veréis un poco más abajo). Y a la bloguer, una verdadera novata que se presenta en menos de 15 segundos y la pillan después con 2 muletillas… ¿qué hará cuando la dejen sus primeros dos minutos seguidos?

A continuación MARIA con su Icebreaker :

“Tres frases que marcaron mi vida”; #1 del manual de comunicación competente. Tres aprendizajes de los que todos podemos aprender.

Éste es mi resumen:

-        Si te tienes que comparar con alguien, que sea contigo mismo años atrás.

-        Puedes haber estudiado algo concreto, pero puedes ser quien quieras ser.

-        En el amor conseguirás lo que tu mente crea que mereces.

Siguió SANDRA con un discurso que

tocó la fibra de muuuuchos de los asistentes y cuyo cuerpo habló, pero bien: “De cazador a casado”; #5 del manual de comunicación competente.

Nada más empezar pidió que alzaran las manos los que tienen pareja: bastantes. Después los que se sentirían mejor solteros: aquí sólo los desvergonzados la volvieron a levantar. Y a continuación animó con todo su cuerpo instando a la sinceridad. Y lo consiguió: se alzaron casi todas las manos de los vergonzosillos.

Risas y risas con el exhaustivo repaso de las situaciones cotidianas por las que pasa un soltero que intenta conseguir pareja (o ligar): situaciones en el trabajo, el gimnasio, las citas a ciegas, la disco, la no retirada a tiempo… y el día después.

Su conclusión: hay que besar a muchos sapos antes de que uno se convierta en príncipe.

Yo añadiría, y animo a los que estéis en esta situación: cuando consigues al príncipe se te olvida que una vez fue sapo.

El tercer ponente vino con una variedad vocal a todo volumen y

desnudándose ante la audiencia, JORGE,

con “Médicos al destape”; #6 del manual de comunicación competente.

Como médico de profesión profesó que está en la fase de capullo (que en un momento le llamó crisálida, pero no nos despistó para nada).

Nos explicó las 3 fases de formación de un médico, pero que bien podemos aplicarlas a todo profesional obsesionado con su trabajo: 1/gusano (renacuajo empollón), 2/crisálida (estudiando la carrera), 3/ mariposa (profesional).

Como conclusión, que comparto enormemente: si tienes a un amigo absorto en su trabajo, llámale e invítale a una cerveza. Y añado: ¡pero llámale ahora mismo!

DESPUÉS VINO LA PARTE DE LA QUE MÁS PODEMOS APRENDER: LAS EVALUACIONES.

HUGO a Maria. Destaca:

-        La buena estructura de un discurso y las buenas transiciones.

-        La confianza que se transmite cuando hablas como si lo hicieras a unos amigos.

-        Lo positivo que es hacerlo con entusiasmo para transmitir bien el mensaje.

Pero también remarca que: hay que hacer pausas, mantener el contacto visual y moverse un poco por el escenario.

OLGA, cuya emoción no puede contener por verse ampliamente reflejada en el escaneo que hizo Sandra:

-        Aplaude un buen inicio con preguntas que hacen participar al público.

-        La excelente preparación.

-        El movimiento de su cuerpo por todo el escenario.

Pero recuerda la importancia de: la gesticulación facial y hacer alguna pausa entre chiste y chiste para poder saborearlos mejor.

PAUL se emocionó con Jorge (eso pareció) y remarca:

-        Cuando se usa una metáfora correctamente, puedes meterte al público en el bolsillo con facilidad.

-        La importancia de un mensaje final o moraleja.

Y a la vez destaca la consideración de jugar con el tono de voz para conectar con lo que se está diciendo (correspondencia con la emoción) y repasar el discurso con un poco de tiempo.

TABLE TOPIC DEL DÍA… ALGO DIFERENTE.

FELIPE hace salir del aula a 3 voluntarios, pobres desventurados, y da instrucciones a la sala para que aplauda enérgicamente y continuamente a sus discursos. LAIA se lo tomó con simpatía, EDU con perplejidad y RAMÓN sumó buen oído y tablas. Ninguno pudo articular más de 10 segundos seguidos, pero el último consiguió que ya que le aplaudía toda la sala, que lo hicieran de pie.

La toastmaster, ISABEL, concluye su cometido haciendo una comparación entre los anuncios y el club, que entre otras cosas, aportan personalidad y enganchan, y da paso a:

RAYANE que hace una extraordinaria evaluación general, recuerda algunas normativas del club e insta a las chicas para que la próxima semana se “arranquen” con un chiste (lástima que es en inglés, pero en la siguiente me animo yo misma).

En el equipo técnico, al contador del tiempo, SEAN,  se le va el mismo de las manos y corta rápido, la contadora de muletillas, CAMILLE, no deja pasar ni una y la de gramática, BEATRIZ, encantada con la cantidad de frases y expresiones coloquiales que han utilizado muchos oradores, por el valor que aportan. Y también por las 5-7 personas que utilizaron la palabra del día.

Y aquí el prometido collage:

Por Montserat Beltrán

GUILTY PLEASURES NIGHT

Everything is ready and on time as usual.

Maria Luisa comes with a hammer.

She welcomes the audience.

Jelena starts very energetic as she always does to introduce members and guests.

First victims of the night fall into her questions. First raw, easy targets.

Jelena starts by making a few points on “how to connect with our audience”

-       It’s important to connect with the best part of yourself.

-       You have to know what you are talking about.

Here are a few similar points on this same topic:

1. Speak to your target customer directly.

2. Create unique, valuable insights that can only come from you, not your competitors.

3. Use humor, compassion, and empathy.

4. Pick a side and make your case. Be the expert of what you present.

5. Ask the right questions to make them think.

In conclusion,

If your audience are apples don’t talk to them about bananas. You’ll lose them right away.

Now it’s time for first time commers (guests) to start to sweat. Jelena asks them to stand up and present themselves.

Marc goes first (a new Marc). He makes a short presentation.

He survived.

Now the turn to a french girl called…. “the frenchie”. Bonjour.

Her english is very good.

Then Carlos from Barcelona.

And finally John Doe from Barcelona also (sorry, forgot to write your name down)

They all made it.

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M.A. starts introducing the program.

He is using a cheat sheet in his phone while presenting. Or watching funny cat pics, who knows.

He now talks about the part where volunteers will be asked to stand in front of the audience for the improvisation part.

He lied about the volunteers thing. They are selected by finger... no true volunteers :)

The topic of the day that M.A. chose is “Guilty pleasures”

Wikipedia definition: (something, such as a film, television programme, or piece of music, that one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard.)

He previously collected information from the members who are appearing today so we can know each member’s Guilty Pleasure. (not sure the participants are going to be totally honest on these ones)

M.A.’s Guilty Pleasure “listening to party in the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus while running”.

(horrible, unacceptable, shameful. He should feel big remorse for that…. just kidding. That was just so I could use the word of the day REMORSE (remember that you can get big applauses by the audience if you remember to use the word of the day).

M.A. Introduces the technical team (or DJ mix table as Juan calls it).

 

1st technical member:

Enrique. Guilty pleasure: He likes “Salvame”. (He definitely should be saved from that).

The audience enjoyed this guilty pleasure revelation.

Now he has to stand up and face the audience to present his role. Tough moments… He is not finding his words, pressure is rising, the room is feeling hotter, breathe.

Don’t worry, we all know what the role is...

Enrique finds the words and tells us his role.

His role is to warn the speaker using lights so he/she knows how much time he/she has left.

If the speaker exceeds the time limit, a bell will be heard.

Turn to Olga. She is from Moldavia.

The first time I heard about this country long time ago I thought it was another invented one like Syldavia from the Tintin comic books that I read as a kid.

Her guilty pleasure is Jamón. After being a vegetarian for many years!

She fell into the dark side. 

Her role is Grammarian. She has to tell people how to talk proper english.

And she introduced the word REMORSE to the audience. She will be listening for the word to be said.

She might be feeling remorse herself now.

DJ Juan.

Juan is the Ah-counter. He has to listen carefully to any ah eh oh eu or any weird sound that’s not a word, being said by the speaker. Seems easy but it’s a tough job.

I don’t know where this came from but Nacho’s guilty pleasure was revealed:

“Sleeping with his best friend’s wife”. RESPECT. (for more details ask him personally).

M.A. now introduces the blogger. I think they don’t know my name so here it is:

 

The blogger’s role is to write what happens during the session.

Now time for the joke of the night.

Ramon’s name came out but it is Juan who stands up voluntarily.

It’s going to be a big battle between Ramon and Juan for most laughs and best jokes during the Toastmasters sessions.

Juan asks the audience to think in Spanish. Today is the english session but for the joke to make sense it has to be told in Spanish.

It’s something about monkeys

And how to call a huge monkey…

And then: “Monaco”! (not the city)

Sorry I couldn’t follow the joke. But it was fun.

SPEECH TIME

Now the turn for the 1st speaker of the night.

Sean. 1st speech. Ice Breaker.

“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”

Guilty pleasure: “drinking red wine while listening to the song RedRed Wine by UB40 after a night of hard work”.

He starts by showing us a book about Paulo Coelho. A book I haven’t read.

He is explaining the book! Spoilers! Spoilers!

he likes the book because he found it very inspirational.

He links the synopsis of the book with his life journey since childhood moving from Indonesia to USA and growing up there. No wonder his english is so good.

Then going back to Indonesia as a request from his mother, and some time later away again to the Netherlands. He was confused about the Netherlands as he until that moment thought PeterPan’s city was fictional.

There he met a girl who talked to him about Barcelona so he decided to come. Here he is now enjoying this beautiful cosmopolitan city.

He made a powerful statement at the end to conclude:

learn how to EMBRACE Change. Change is inevitable, it’s constant, and ubiquitous in our lives. But as human beings we are capable of adapting, surviving & thriving through Change.

 “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”

Book:

The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist.

I’m hearing some voices from other members behind me saying how good the speech was.

i agree. Great Icebreaker speech.

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Speech nº2 for Cristina.

“Barcelona Brand”

Guilty pleasure: she loves cheating at playing cards. (she might know how to win in casinos…)

her speech is about Barcelona’s history.

She divided the speech in 3 (magic number 3)

Industrial revolution

Urban transformations

Opening the city to the sea

1.Industrial revolution

here a more extended description of Barcelona’s history

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/barcelona/history

2.Urban transformations

Map of the neighborhoods of the city of Barcelona and project for its improvements and enlargement, 1859.

During that period many walls were taken down to expand the city.

3.Opening the city to the sea

Barcelona started expanding as a city towards the sea line when she was chosen to hold the 1992 Olympics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics

She concludes by saying that Barcelona has become a great city thanks to

it’s geographic location.

●      identity value

●      creative city

●      and it’s comfort and wellbeing

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3rd speaker Gerard. Speech nº6

“Travel, but SOLO”

guilty pleasure “I like to sleep with long socks”. I think that was it.

I prefered Nacho’s guilty pleasure

Gerard talked about his trip on his motorbike going from barcelona to Italy and up to Albania.

They have Terminators in Albania. But they are nice terminators.

And they also have beautiful girls who like to sing spanish songs and take you to the beach and do stuff.

He encourages us all to think about a trip like that and just make it happen. Don’t look for excuses and go for it. The experience is amazingly fulfilling.

It was a funny speech with many interesting anecdotes on this adventure.

Time for evaluations

1.Nacho evaluates Sean

Nacho’s Guilty pleasure: (I think that’s the second one): “I go to the toilet with my phone and send work emails from there”.

Right after starting the evaluation he went for a high five with sean.

Nacho gave a very positive feedback.

And Sean included the word of the day! That impressed Nacho a lot.

So many positive points for Sean’s first speech and just a few things to correct like some eye contact and hands/body movements.

Sean looked too many times at the floor and his hands were often together in front of his chest. Better be open and away from your body, occupying space to make oneself “bigger”.

2.Marc evaluates Cristina (too many Marcs already)

Marc made a big list pointing out the good points Cristina did and some to improve.

He recommends Cristina to make the different points of the presentation at the beginning more clear as it was difficult to follow the structure.

Maybe some specific years and dates could be written on the power point as it is a presentation with historical information, and sometimes it’s not easy to hear clearly this kind of info.

Marc transmits his ideas very clearly but at a slow pace. Lights at the table are changing fast. The bell is near…Enrique is ready.

Marc keeps giving tips to Cristina but the bell rings. End of speech. Game Over.

3.Paul evaluates Gerard Vidal.

Paul’s guilty pleasure: “I enjoy listening to Mexican music”.

Gerard used the word REMORSE right away.

Bonus points for Gerards voice. Very high and characteristic.

Gerard was invited to join the contest in May and participate. Paul thinks he is ready.

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M.A. Takes over to introduce the funny part of the night with the improvisations.

Time for “volunteers”

Hugo is in charge for “the funniest part of the session”. Practice improvisation.

30 seconds to think about what to say. 1-2 min to improvise.

First volunteer is being asked to show.

Paul is inciting Miguel who is sitting next to him. Miguel is willing to go but his legs say no. Body is not functioning properly now (I know the feeling. it’s painful).

Paul is giving a push to Miguel… and he raises his hand. Paul is persuasive.

Miguel has to explain what he likes about dancing alone at home as a guilty pleasure.

Miguel starts explaining why he likes dancing at home when he is alone and that his guilty pleasure is doing it while naked.

That was Miguel’s first time going up as a volunteer. Congrats. The hard part is done. 

Hugo now asks for another guy to go as a volunteer. Catalina raises her hand and stands up.

Paul just choose the next guy for us (Peter). Careful volunteers, Paul is dangerous.

Peter has to explain why he likes to wear makeup and women’s bra.

We discover it’s his passion since he was a kid.

Now Catalina can go.

She has to explain why she likes spying on people.

*This part is censored*

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M.A. goes for the wrapping up

“if it’s immoral and il·legal, embrace your guilty pleasure!”

(or it might be the way around…)

Sandra comes to the stage to close the session and evaluate how the whole thing went.

She asks the table team to give the results of the day regarding time, ah-coutings and grammar corrections.

Now “Jelena for president” comes again to give Sean his fist badge for his first speech. Congratulations!

Isabel comes to the stage with Hugo to talk about the event (contest) that will take place the 13th March. The more the merrier! So everybody can join. talk to them for more information. They say the event it’s a lot of fun.

Maria Luisa comes back with the hammer and this is over.

...NEXT WEDNESDAY 9.

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