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Congratulations Vancore for the wonderful contest!
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
Vancore Speech and Evaluation Contest Next Week
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
Thank you Vancore!
This post is going to serve two purposes… First, I did not really have the chance to say goodbye properly as circumstances made it impossible for me to be at the past couple of meetings. I am having trouble coming … Continue reading
Travel Advisory
Heather had never give a speech before at a VanCore meeting, but she instinctively knew a good way to start: with a question. “Let me ask you this,” she said. “When in your life do you feel most free?” She … Continue reading
Toast of the Club
The “toast” is becoming a lost skill, almost a relic from another era, like the battle’s-eve speech to the troops or a sales pitch for gaslight. Toasts are still part of Toastmasters, of course — we’d have to change our … Continue reading
Breaking the Ice
VanCore’s newest member, Patrick, thought he had the perfect title for the Icebreaker he delivered this week: The Polar Bear. Turned out Patrick’s speech didn’t have much to do with polar bears. Please explain, Patrick. “Have you ever heard of … Continue reading
Shuffling the deck
It’s good to do a different job now and then. People get slow and sleepy in the same role for too long; they need a new challenge to wake them up and make them stretch. You see this principle in … Continue reading
2013: Year of Conquering the Fear
The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while the fear of public speaking kept them there. That was last year. Time to deploy the New Year’s Resolutions, folks! If fear of public speaking is one of yours … Continue reading
Tide Coming In
“Imagine yourself,” said Alison, “on your favorite ocean beach.” Be there now, in your mind. Feel the warm sand. You’re watching the waves lap up. The waves keep coming, one direction only. But what about the tide? Is it coming … Continue reading
What’s the Good Word?
Not every Toastmasters club features a “Word of the Day,” but VanCore does. Each week, one member floats a relatively uncommon but useful word, with a view to building everybody’s working vocabulary. The challenge is then for people to use … Continue reading
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