Monthly Archives: February 2011

Liberty Village Toastmasters Newsletter #2

Welcome to the 2nd Edition of the Liberty Village Toastmasters Newsletter! For this issue we worked hard fishing and sorting the best message-bottles from our overseas members…Check out the new and exciting stories here!

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Kudos to our new members!

We are thrilled to announce that on February 16th we inducted six new members – one of the largest groups of people inducted at the same meeting in the history of our club: Rolando, Francisco, Tonia, Mike, Alireza (Ali), and … Continue reading

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Club-level Speech and Evaluation Contest Results

“Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.” – General Douglas MacArthur Congratulations to those who got up to open the door of success in public speaking: ► Nick: target … Continue reading

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Message in a bottle from Jay: My visit to Kunwalia Public School

Our fellow friend and Advanced Speaker, Jay, has been travelling around the world to spread his wisdom. While in India, Jay was offered the opportunity to be a chief guest and speaker on the Republic Day at the school of … Continue reading

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Message in a bottle from John: Good-bye, but keep in touch!

With the beginning of the New Year, one of our strongest mentors and dearest friends has decided to start a new professional journey in the U.S. John has had an impressive Toastmasters career, leading our club as both VP of … Continue reading

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Liberty Village Toastmasters meeting summary – Feb. 23

Hello Liberty Village Toastmasters, What an inspiring Club Speech contest we had! Our target Speaker – Nick from the Beaches Speeches club gave us an excellent education on our internet usage and how to be more mindful of the amount … Continue reading

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Liberty Village Toastmasters meeting summary – February 16

We kicked off the February 16 Toastmaster meeting by inducting six new members – a club first! Welcome Rolando, Michael, Keith, Tonia, Ali and Francisco! Toastmaster Simon seamlessly bridged the evening’s theme of body language nicely with last week’s pronunciation … Continue reading

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Join us for our Feb. 16 meeting: “Your Body Speaks – What’s it Saying?”

Continuing in the theme begun at our last meeting, this Wednesday will feature another “back to basics” lesson in communication. While last week touched upon the importance of pronunciation, this week we’ll focus on the fundamentals of body language. Join … Continue reading

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Liberty Village Toastmasters meeting summary – February 9

Andreea was the toastmaster at our February 9 meeting. The importance of pronunciation was the theme of the evening. As toastmasters it’s paramount that people understand what we’re saying, so Andreea suggested the technique of saying tongue twisters to reduce … Continue reading

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Pronunciation, your strongest asset when speaking

Is pronunciation your strongest asset when speaking? English has a reputation for being a difficult language to speak, in part because certain sounds are hard to pronounce. Do you want to practice a fun technique to improve your pronunciation? Then … Continue reading

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