Tag Archives: Speak with confidence

Community Connection with Public Speaking

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Vancore Toastmasters

Public speaking is all about connection, and that’s hard enough when your audience is right there in front of you. It’s crazily more difficult when they’re also online, as the pandemic taught us all. Vancore Toastmasters — and many other … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Meetings, Members | Tagged Business community, Career building public speaking, communication skills, community connection, confidentspeaker, connecting in community, connecting with people, Downtown Toastmasters, hybrid meetings, Joys of public speaking, Learn to speak in public, Overcome fear of public speaking, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Education, Public Speaking Vancouver, Speak with confidence, speakconfidently, speaking confidence, Speaking education, Toastmasters Club, Toastmasters Downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Impromptu Speaking Helps You Grow

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Vancore Toastmasters

“Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way.” — Michael Scott, The Office. Now you know why the head of Dunder Mifflin paper company is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged communication skills, Downtown Toastmasters, Fear of public speaking, Impromtu speaking, Learn to speak in public, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Vancouver, Speak with confidence, Speak without fear, speaking confidence, Speaking education, Toastmasters Downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Sharing Stories: A World Journey Icebreaker

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Vancore Toastmasters

“At the end of every road you meet yourself.” So said the playwright S.N. Behrman. Fortunately, introductions also come at the BEGINNING of the road. In Toastmasters we call it the Icebreaker. And it’s one of the best part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Meetings, Members, speeches | Tagged confidentspeaker, Downtown Toastmasters, Learn to public speak, Learn to speak in public, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Vancouver, Speak with confidence, speakconfidently, Speaking education, Toastmasters Downtown, Vancouver Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Let’s Talk Food Stories

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Vancore Toastmasters

“Make your favourite meal for us!” If you’ve ever been asked to do that — in words, not beans and butter — you know how hard it is. But the folks who took on this week’s Table Topics question rose … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Fascinating Stories, Meetings, Members, speeches | Tagged communication skills, confidentspeaker, Impromtu speaking, Learn to speak in public, Overcome fear of public speaking, pubic speaking, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Vancouver, Speak with confidence, Speak without fear, speakconfidently, speaking confidence, Speaking education, Speaking in public, Tell stories in public, Toastmasters Downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Category 5 Toastmasters Tornado Meeting Hits Vancouver!

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Vancore Toastmasters

One of the most common questions children often hear is, What do you want to be when you grow up? A child who grew up in a family of doctors might say, “I want to be a doctor like my dad.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascinating Stories, Meetings, Members, speeches | Tagged Career building public speaking, careerchoices, careerinfluences, confidentspeaker, Fear of speaking in public, Learn to public speak, Overcome fear of public speaking, personal development, professional development, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Education, Public Speaking Vancouver, Speak with confidence, Speak without fear, speakconfidently, storytelling, Toastmasters Club, Toastmasters Club Downtown Vancouver, Vancore Toastmasters, Vancouver Toastmasters | Leave a comment

How to Build Your Expertise with Public Speaking

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Vancore Toastmasters

When you have a professional meterologist on the roster, things heat up quickly. Heeeeerrrrree came….Giselle, capping a summer of weather like no other. A summer when Lytton, BC smashed the record for highest temperature in Canada ever — for three … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged buildexpertise, Career building public speaking, confidentspeaker, Downtown Toastmasters, Learn to public speak, Learn to speak in public, Overcome fear of public speaking, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Education, Public Speaking Vancouver, Speak with confidence, Speak without fear, speakconfidently, speaking confidence, Speaking education, speech, Toastmasters Club, Toastmasters Downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Wednesday Recap: Public Speaking is Infectious!

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Vancore Toastmasters

Funny thing about public speaking: it’s infectious! In Toastmasters, sometimes a theme comes up and everyone seems to “catch it,” like a cold. And next thing you know everyone’s talking about it one way or another. Case in point: this … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings, Members, Uncategorized, Vancore General | Tagged confidentspeaker, Downtown Toastmasters, Impromtu speaking, Learn to speak in public, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Vancouver, Speak with confidence, Speak without fear, speakconfidently, speaking confidence, Speaking education, Toastmasters Club, Toastmasters Downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Public Speakers, Vancouver Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Wednesday Meeting Recap: Rocking Our Speaking Skills!

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Vancore Toastmasters

Vancore was founded by mining folks — hence the name! — and Jonathan Buchanan, former club president and current treasurer, gamely carries the industry’s gem-like flame. It takes a talent to make rocks interesting! At the September 1, 2021 meeting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged confidentspeaker, Downtown Toastmasters, personal development, professional development, Public Speaking, Speak with confidence, speakconfidently, Toastmasters Club | Leave a comment

The Right Tool for the Job

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Vancore Toastmasters

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 →

Posted in Guests, Members, News, Vancore General | Tagged Downtown public speaking education, Downtown Toastmasters Club, Joys of public speaking, Overcome fear of public speaking, Public Speaking, Speak with confidence, Toastmasters Downtown, Vancore Toastmasters | Leave a comment