Tag Archives: Public Speaking

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

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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

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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

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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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Mastering the Art of Laughter

With thanks for Toastmasters International for this article. You won’t croak if you tell a joke! Let’s face it. Humor is hard! Even experienced speakers struggle with knowing how to (appropriately!) tickle their audience’s funny bones. We all enjoy listening … Continue reading

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Three fantastic speakers and welcome to our newest member, Theodore

Greetings Fellow Members and Congratulations to all that came and contributed to a Fantastic Meeting yesterday (Feb 22) –three speeches:Ice Breaker by Theodore N, who only joined our Club two weeks ago; Noel M. ingeniously whittled his soon-to-be-delivered-hour-long speech, in … Continue reading

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Congratulations on Member Progress!

Hello Fellow and Prospective Members, It`s my great pleasure to announce that both Loa Fridfinnson and VP of Education–Connie Hubbs have just completed their Competent Communication Manual and will be receiving their Certificate of Accomplishment from Toastmasters International, soon. Each … Continue reading

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Chinese New Years Theme

Morning Fellow Members and Prospective Members, Hope to see you all at the Meeting  today–don’t forget to sign up for a Role on the sign-up Agenda that Jonathan sent out the other day. I’ll be the Chair, will be doing … Continue reading

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