We experimented with the new program that I had suggested. We cut cards - Dick got the high card and was designated to speak for 3 minutes; Cathy got the next highest card and gave him the subject "Sharks" to speak on. Terry kept time and reminded Dick when each minute had passed.

It went so well that we decided to have a similar evening on 20 February with the same above rules plus:

No one person could be chosen twice to speak until all the others present had spoken. It won’t be necessary to cut the cards for the last speaker in a round since only that one person can win (or lose). At this time, the person who spoke last will provide the subject.

It is important to remember that the speaker can lie! And, if the listeners have difficulty discerning truth from fiction - all the more better. He must only speak - hopefully, coherently - for 3 minutes.

Michelle suggested that the speaker be given 60 seconds to organize their thoughts around the assigned subject but this was not accepted since the disorganized nature of the speech might be the funnest part!

Remember, a good ‘speech’ - even one as short as 3 minutes - should have a beginning (introduction), a body (the basic information that is presented about the subject) and a conclusion to tie everything up together into a neat package. And, in order to succeed in this, the speaker should complete his speech ON TIME - or as near to ‘on time’ as possible.