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Liberty Village Toastmasters is one of Toronto’s premier public-speaking groups.

Upcoming Meeting February 29th – International Speech and Evaluation Speech Contest

Posted on February 23, 2012

Interested in seeing where toastmasters can take you? and what is possible with strong public speaking skills? Then join us on February 29th for the International Speech and Evaluation Speech Contest! Our club’s contest will take place on February 29th … Continue reading →

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Come out and join us for our February 22nd meeting on Surveillance

Posted on February 21, 2012

Is surveillance going too far? What should or shouldn’t be monitored? This week our toastmaster Julian will reflect on how being watched by others effects who we are. Come out to this weeks meeting and see some great advanced speakers … Continue reading →

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CBC-The Current-Interviews Liberty Village Toastmaster members

Posted on February 20, 2012

Written by Maria Lalla Recent insightful interview on CBC radio program The Current with Susan Cain author of “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”. Listen to selected club-Liberty Village Toastmasters members Arvind K., Maria … Continue reading →

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Meeting Summary – February 15th, 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012

Written by Maria Lalla Sincerity being the theme of the meeting was introduced by Toastmaster Andrew Valinskas. Andrew shared a interesting personal story from his youth related to his fondness for Star Wars figurines while at the department store with … Continue reading →

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Liberty Village Toastmasters Meeting Minutes Jan 11th, 2012

Posted on January 18, 2012

Written by Ted Blanchard ALB ACG The meeting was opened and the podium passed to the Toastmaster for the evening John Krissilas. John introduced the theme for tonight’s meeting and shared his thoughts on The Power of Design. John Launched … Continue reading →

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And on the January 18th upcoming meeting….

Posted on January 17, 2012

Our Toastmaster Luke will inspire us with an age old adage “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. Like Gandhi and many before him, even a small good act can add up to great positive change. It … Continue reading →

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Come on out and join us for our January 11th meeting: The Power Of Design

Posted on January 9, 2012

What is design? Is design a way of thinking, a behaviour or something more technical? This week, our Toastmaster John will be sharing with us his views and insights on the power of design. He will apply the principles of … Continue reading →

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Meeting Summary – January 4th 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012

By René with cooperation of Vivienne and Ted. We kicked off 2012 on the fancy facilities of the Centre for Social Innovation, with a robust, and energetic meeting, marked by the spirit of new year resolutions as explained by Sean … Continue reading →

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Liberty Village Toastmasters Meeting Summary – December 21st

Posted on January 8, 2012

Here is what happened on the last meeting of 2011… Written by Mark K. As if having Distinguished Toastmaster and speaker extraordinaire Ram open our meeting was not captivating enough, his message to all of us to “pay it forward” … Continue reading →

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Liberty Village Toastmasters meeting summary – December 14th, 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011

Meeting Minutes Dec 14th The theme for the meeting was introduced by Toastmaster Paul and essentially dealt with the idea that your direction is a result of your perception. Paul used three excellent examples to illustrate the message in the … Continue reading →

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