This coming week toastmasters members, friends and guests we will be holding our meeting at a different location, as our usual Harbourfront Community Centre location will be closed.
Wednesday March 14th, we will be holding our meeting at the ING Direct Cafe on 221 Yonge Street at Yonge St. and Shuter St. (just one block south of Dundas). Please join us there for a special LVTM “Speakers Cafe.”
Look forward to seeing you all there!!
Below are a few maps of the venue and the surrounding area:
“On Wednesday March 7th, Liberty Village hosted the Area 26 International Speech and Speech Evaluation Contest. Along with the winners from our club, Jay and Julian, who competed against winners of other clubs in our area.
The target speaker was our very own Arvind K. who delivered a speech about the Mobile Marketing Market with a speech entitled “Empowering MMM.” He received 3 fantastic evaluations from the competitors with tips we’re sure he’ll use in his future speeches.
From there, we moved into the prepared International Speech Contest, where we heard some brilliant speeches that were both engaging and inspiring with a little emotion involved. The judges must of had a hard job judging both contests.
When it was all said and done, Julian won the Speech Evaluation contest and Jay came in a very close second for the International Speech Contest with his speech “In a Snap!” We’re all very proud of our co-VP of Education representing our club at the Area 26 contest and look forward to cheering on Julian when he competes at the Division C contest.”
Way to go everyone!!
Huge applause to contestants of the International Speech and Evaluation Speech Contest which took place on February 29th, well done!
Big thanks to Mark Kiteley who participated in the evaluation portion. Could not have happened without you! Congratulations to Ian G, and John Kr. for competing in the evaulation contest and Rene M. for competing in the International Speech contest also.
The first place winners of both contests, Julian and Jay, will advance to the area 26 competition on March 7th! Please come out and support them!
Thank you everyone who came out for your participation and support!
Ted, Sean and Jay at the District 60 Toastmasters Leaders Appreciation Brunch!
Written by Maria Lalla
Toastmaster Julian kicked off the meeting with a personal story revolving around surveillance. His personal story on surveillance came about from a recent visit he had while looking into Montessori schools for his son and how instructors and students were on constant watch from behind a two-way mirror.
Some people believe in a god who is always looking down on them, and also alot of people think that this is just what modern society does online today. That everyone is watching everyone else, through mediums such as facebook and you tube. Julian stated that people often filter what they post online. That being news which is in a more positive and not negative light. As toastmasters we understand that we are being watched when speaking at meetings and we accept this as we understand that we are in a friendly and supportive environment. Tonight new member Vlad was also inducted into our club Liberty Village – Welcome Vlad to the team!
First Speaker: Francisco Speech #10
Title: The Evil Truth is Revealed
Francisco’s comedic twist on his final inspirational speech truly grabbed listeners attention. He showed his progression through his speeches by stating the meanings behind each speech and how each speech affected the audience. Francisco stated how toastmasters slogan is that they create leaders. Realizing that every misstep through his speech projects and speech contest only made him stronger.
Three very important and tough lessons Francisco learned through public speaking with toastmasters –
1- If the crowd hates your topic then you should just stop it.
2- Rehearse till it hurts.
3- If you do not know your crowd then the snoring will be loud.
Second Speaker: Andrew
Title: Hair: What is it good for?
Andrew’s humorous speech about how hair is a useless feature, had the audience bursting out in laughter. Andrew held the audiences attention with a flashback story to when he was a younger boy and discovering his mother in the kitchen waxing her legs. Going onto express the lengths women and men go through to rid our bodies of unwanted hair. Ultimately realizing how much we really don’t like hair exhibited through the time and money we spend on getting rid of hair on a daily basis. Andrew captured the audiences imagination leaving an impact on all listeners, having us looking forward to his next speech.
Table Topics by Jay
The speeches where followed by a table topics session lead by Jay. Following the theme of surveillance there was a variety of questions to challenge speakers ability to think on the spot. Table topics winner was guest Hala with her speech on what she thought about being able to videotape people anywhere at anytime. Cameras and technology have revolutionized the way we think and do business.
The meeting was concluded with a great evaluation session including weekly reports on grammar, filler words, John’s quizmaster questions regarding the content of presentations and meeting timing. Overall beneficial evaluations were delivered by Ted and Ian which focused on encouraging the speakers and offering advice for future improvement.
Speakers, guests and evaluators truly showed they were going for it tonight!
Liberty Village Toastmasters Toronto 