 Atama. Sae, gadi raki, anaran, perega. Ako mania, kai maww. Maia na karina kai i maw. Auu maia maia maia pa kτani. Maia mami Roby Farrell. Maia mami Farrell. Ia maia i carinatunów kambatua kata수가 4 perega. Angeni angi perega. Maia maia maia dania pa ka wün. Maia mami Diyeara. Maia maia maia maia maia maia kutuo. Maia maia maia maia maia makata awn mwaisi. Maia maia maia maia maia mwaisi. I have my stroke 70 years ago. On the first of January 2013 I suffered a stroke, which made my right side paralysed, which means I could not talk. My speaking has gone from trying to say one word to being able to say full sentences. Aphasia is a communication disorder. It's a loss of language. It most often happens after an acquired brain injury. Most of the time it could be a stroke, it could be after a traumatic brain injury or a brain tumor. And it results in a loss of language in all domains of communication. That's your speaking, your listening, your reading and your writing. And one of the hallmark features of aphasia is word finding difficulties. People with aphasia are still very confident. They know what they want to say. They just can't get the words out. Public speaking is challenging for merely everybody, but it's particularly demanding for people with aphasia. I would like to introduce Ruth, our table-tocket master. When the gavel club first started, the members came with huge fear and self-doubt, but they captured the hearts of the audience with every speech that they gave, and they literally showed that communication is about connection, not perfection. My best friend is another guy called Tony. When I had the stroke, doctor said to me, he won't be able to speak. And out of the Tony guy, I thought, oh, thank God for that. I love the gavel club. I really, really love it. When we have had aphasia, everybody supported us. There's lots of love and lots of laughter. Give a lesson, guests, and, of course, in particular, Tony, with your entertaining speech. Toastmasters volunteers provide invaluable mentorship and guidance at the meetings, and they also teach us how to give evaluations, which are considered to be the cornerstone of Toastmasters. This is where you learn how to become a better speaker. One thing that Tony is the master of is humour, and so I was very glad to learn, Tony, that you were doing an entertaining speech because I knew it would be a nice one for me to evaluate. So thank you. It's been brilliant to see how the members have developed. Some people started out not being able to speak at all, and now they can spontaneously say things. One member, in particular, I remember the first time that we met. He didn't say anything. He just basically cried because it was just so hard. And now it's really, really fantastic to be able to see that person stand up and fluently speak. They might only say four or five words, but that's enough for everybody to understand what they're saying. The Masters of Speech Science students come along to all of the meetings, and they provide extra communication support to those who need it. The more-than-words gavel club are designed for the needs of adults with aphasia. It gives members a unique opportunity to improve their speech, build their confidence, gain leadership skills, and make new friends. Everyone in there, in your students, and yes, it really does help. What is the biggest Easter egg you have ever seen? Before Ian had his strokes, he would never have stood up to give a formal speech, and now he's feeling really good about himself because he's done that, and it's almost like every week he's putting up his hand, I'd like to do a speech. You know, there's no stopping him now. It was quite, quite there. Three years down the track, they clearly are communicating with confidence and as Roger Brown, the president of the club, has eloquently said, we're excited by the gavel club, our lives have changed, and we are excited about what we can do in the future with it.