Category Archives: News
Higher, Faster, More Eloquent
Raise a glass to the Canadian Olympians! This week’s meeting of VanCore toastmasters began with a toast to the Olympic ethic: perseverance, courage, and extremely low body fat. That’s Toastmasters’ credo, too, of course. (Minus the body-fat part.) Cory, our … Continue reading
Vancore Toastmasters Becomes A Distinguished Club!
Congratulations! VanCore Toastmasters…it’s official. We are now a Distinguished Club. Thanks to dedicated member Mary Lou Miles, Immediate Past President of the Sunshine Rotarian Club in Richmond, she promised to have her 10th Speech done before the end of June … Continue reading
Downtown Vancore Club Quoted As “Charismatic” In Toastmaster Newsletter
Summary of Wednesday’s meeting, April 25, 2012. According to the President of Toastmasters International, Michael Notaro, DTM, VanCore’s Club is a CHARISMATIC CLUB with five of the qualifying hallmarks: Energy, Friendly, Fun, Surprise and Value. Great article, check it out … Continue reading
Vancore Attendance Up Again And Carla Wins Division H Evaluation Contest!
Attendance reached an all year high during our club meeting at Vancore in downtown Vancouver last week. And even more good news….wait for it….Carla Maftechuk won the Division H Evaluation Contest! We are very proud of her and this puts … Continue reading
Victor Gives His Ice-Breaker and Vancore Club Continues To Grow!
Hello Fellow Toastmasters and Prospective Guests, Seats at Club Meetings are filling up nicely with members, and guests responding to our attractive new “Vancoretoasters.com” site. It’s quite amazing that so many are finding our 3:15 to 4:30 PM meeting time … Continue reading
Two new members and Carla won the Area 75 Evaluation Contest!
Dear Fellow and Prospective Toastmasters, April has started to be a great month for VanCore Toastmasters Club. VP of Public Relations, Cory Forrest was in charge of the first meeting of the month and had the distinct pleasure of welcoming … Continue reading
Evaluation Contest at VanCore March 28th!
The excitement is building! Who will represent VanCore for our area as the best club evaluator? We now have three contestants, Loa, Carla and Borzo. You must be a member in good standing and be prepared to evaluate a test … Continue reading
The Right Tool for the Job
A good speech is like the right tool for the job. Which is to say, it’s transparent. You don’t think about the speaker up there, any more than you think about the wrench that’s turning a bolt. You just think … Continue reading
Familiar Faces & Happy Places
Hello Fellow and Future Toastmasters, For weeks we had sunny Wednesdays that brought out good attendance but last week, on March 14th, the rain just wouldn’t stop! Thankfully the members kept coming in, including long-time-missing, world traveler John W. with … Continue reading
Toastmaster’s Event, Keynote by Peter Legge and Vancore Meeting Update
The month of February was declared Toastmaster Month by both the Province and City of Vancouver. District 21 celebrated with a Real Life Toastmasters Event at the VGH on February 25th, in the Paetzold Auditorium. With membership building always at … Continue reading
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