Just go and do it! That’s all you need to know to go after your goals. Olga certainly demonstrated it when she got out of comfort zone and stepped into the light as a test speaker at Shellbusters’ club contest. This year, be like Olga and just go for it!
Thank you Olga for representing our club!
International Contest Recap:
Feb 1 2017 was a night of fun and passion- and our International Speech Contest! Thank you everyone for making it such a fun evening. Our wonderful competition Chair Mireille Tchatchouang ran the show without a hitch. 
Our International Speech contest was first, with Bob Stewart and Mark Pilkington going head to head. In the end, Mark won for his third year in a row. Congratulations Mark!
Next was the Evaluation Contest. Everyone began by having their seats set on fire and minds blown by a powerful speech by Kelly Parke. Thank you Kelly for bringing your A-game. It will not be forgotten.
Our Evaluation Contest Speakers faced off in a 7 way battle. The results were as follows: 3rd place – Mark Pilkington, 2nd place- Wes Vick, and 1st place – John Krissilas.
A big and special thanks to all the Judges, Speakers, and volunteers, this contest couldn’t have happened without you!
The next round, the Area Contest, is in about a month, hosted by Liberty Village Toastmasters!
Sushi always
See you next week, or at sushi!
Meeting Recap January 25th 2017
We had a busy and fun meeting, and if you were a lucky attendee, you definitely had a good time! Our Toastmaster James started us off with a speech about the compound effect, which was very motivating, and got us fired up and ready to run!
Our Evaluation Guru Andrew led an informative and interactive workshop on giving a great evaluation! Thanks Andrew!
We also had a lot of “volunteers” for Table Topics, led by Bina for the first time.
Our first time guest Jaden came away with a winning speech! Congrats!!!!
Our Winner!
THIS WEDNESDAY is our INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST and EVALUATION CONTEST!!!!
Don’t miss it, or you’ll be full of regret!
See you next week!
We’re excited to host our International and Evaluation contests (club level) on Wednesday, February 1, 2017.
Doors will be closed at 6:30 PM.
Contestants and volunteers, please come at 6:00 PM to be briefed. Any contestant arriving late (after 6:15 PM) will be disqualified.
Members and guests who do not have a role, please come at 6:15 PM or before our door closes at 6:30 PM. If you are late, you will be asked to wait until our break to join.
This is a day you would not want to miss. Competition is going to be fierce but fun.
Contest details:
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: our usual meeting location – Assembly Room C at the Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre, located at 627 Queens Quay West at Bathurst St., Toronto.
See you all there!
Contests hosted by contest chair – Mireille and chief judge – Be.
This week we had speeches, table topics and debates! Oh my! Off we go, becoming speaking wizards, releasing our wonderful messages and all.
First, we learned from Toastmaster Luke not to micromanage but to trust people in order to develop them.
And from speaker James, we learned where our national healthcare came from. It was thanks to Tommy Douglas for being a rebel with a cause.
Finally, keeping with the theme, Table Topics Master Sarah encouraged us to speak about trust in others. It was Adam who gained our trust with his winning message. Congrats Adam!
Next week, Jill will be hosting our meeting and Andrew will be leading a valuable workshop on evaluation!
Toastmaster Luke landed smoothly on his feet because of his trust in his sky diver trainer.
James posing as Tommy, advocating for our nation’s health!
Cara and Silvio – both respected and fierce debaters.
Our guest, Adam with his winning smile!
5 stars sushi eaters.
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