Author Archives: Vancore Toastmasters

Vancore is very proud of Bruce Grierson for seizing the opportunity to deliver a speech at the upcoming Area 96 Spring Conference education workshop. Bruce is a long-standing Vancore member and an accomplished author of “What Makes Olga Run”.   Bruce took time out to answer a … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Kate Hallanzy (left in photo) for winning the Vancore International Speech Contest, and to Connie Hubbs (right in photo) for winning the Vancore Evaluation Contest on March 23rd. Connie later went on to compete at the Toastmasters Area 70 … Continue reading →

Join us this Wednesday, March 23, 2016 for Vancore’s International Speech and Evaluation Contest. Listen to contestants deliver some great speeches and evaluations as they try to qualify for the district contest. You’re sure to be entertained, informed and inspired! Kate … Continue reading →

One of the benefits of speaking at a Toastmasters meeting is having a designated person record your ums, ahs and overused words or filler sounds used as a crutch while speaking. Words may be inappropriate interjections, such as and, well, but, … Continue reading →

How is your new year resolution going so far? A new year means changing things up a bit so we have a new location for this upcoming meeting: Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Time: 3:00 – 4:15 pm Where: The Network … Continue reading →

What an inspiration to be part of the Art of Effective Evaluation workshop! Longtime member and workshop speaker, Jonathan Buchanan, presented an interactive workshop held on November 18, 2015 on how to use evaluation as an important feedback and improvement tool. … Continue reading →

Come and attend a special edition of Vancore Toastmasters on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Listen to some funny and crazy stories from a few accomplished speakers in the Tall Tales contest and listen to other speakers deliver a spontaneous response to … Continue reading →

Hello Vancore, Thank you to all our wonderful contestants and contest helpers for making this year’s speech and evaluation contest a success! I hope all of you enjoyed the speeches, evaluations, and atmosphere as much as I did! As for … Continue reading →

Hello Vancore! This is a reminder that next week’s meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 is contest day! Come on out and support our fellow club members as they deliver some great speeches and evaluations as they try to qualify … Continue reading →