Liberty Village Toastmasters Toronto

FEB 1, 2017 International and Evaluation Contests (Club Level)

Posted on January 29, 2017 by libertyvillagetm

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.

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Trust – January 18 Meeting Recap

Posted on January 21, 2017 by libertyvillagetm

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!

img_20170118_183108 Toastmaster Luke landed smoothly on his feet because of his trust in his sky diver trainer.
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James posing as Tommy, advocating for our nation’s health!
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Cara and Silvio – both respected and fierce debaters.

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Our guest, Adam with his winning smile!

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5 stars sushi eaters.

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Commitment – Jan 11, 2016 Meeting Recap

Posted on January 16, 2017 by libertyvillagetm

This past week our Toastmaster Jay started the meeting off with a great speech about commitment. This was Jay’s last week with us for a while, as he is heading back to Vietnam.

The rest of the meeting was busy, with three unique speeches in very different styles. Mireille, in just her second speech, left us with a wonderful New Years message, with her new mantra of loving more and judging less. Next was Olga with her 4th speech. Olga spoke about how difficult challenges make us better. Great job Olga! And last but not least, Mark spoke from an advanced manual about being an effective salesperson. In the end, WES ended up buying a solar powered toaster! To end the evening, our big Table Topics winner was our guest, Camila! Congrats!

Overall, it was a lot of fun!

If you miss the meeting, check out Mireille’s speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH88inLCNvQ

Next meeting, Luke is our toastmaster with 2 speakers, Louise Bark and James Tran.

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2016 Christmas Party

Posted on January 13, 2017 by libertyvillagetm

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Following Through – January 4, 2017 Meeting Recap

Posted on January 5, 2017 by libertyvillagetm

Welcome back.

Don’t make 2017 another year of unfinished resolutions, make it a year of revolution! In our first meeting of the year, Toastmaster Wes, encouraged us to commit to our goals and follow through. This way, we can turn our resolutions into achievements not just wishes..

We had two speakers, Sarah and Jill. Each presented a thought provoking speech about a common unavoidable fear: people and death. Whether our fear is real or in our imagination, they both agree the best way is to face it.

Our Table Topics Master, Mark, tested our impromptu skills and commitments at the same time by asking us about our New Year’s resolution. Everyone did phenomenal but it was Kelly who knocked our socks off! Congrats Kelly!