These notes were presented to the Rotary Club of West Ottawa by club member Keith Fraser

 YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SAY GRACE

 Meaning - to give thanks for our blessings and the opportunity to serve.

NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS

We have been called to order.  We have sung O Canada.  We are all hungry.  Keep it short.  If you want to make it inspirational, humourous, topical or read a poem, OK.  But keep it short.  Definitely - keep it non-denominational, like Rotary.

This took 30 SECONDS

 
These notes have been culled from a talk, several times repeated, by my brother whose career was in advertising and public relations and included lecturing on public speaking at Carleton University.  I have timed this presentation to give you and idea of how long one or two minutes takes to talk.