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By Amy Campbell, DTM, Club Growth Director It was a Friday night, mid-January, when my phone rang. It was Kimberly… with an idea. Speechcraft. In a day. I was all in! This took some ingenuity to understand how it could work, while still adhering to the policies of Toastmasters International, but I’ll admit I thrive in the middle of a …
By Tanya Hall, DTM, Program Quality Director Throughout life, we are exposed to a variety of leadership lessons. There is learning in almost everything we do, and even in the things we should not do, but it is these lessons that shape us and mold us into the people and leaders that we are today, and the leaders we will …
By Izza Masud COVID flipped us all upside down! This year was all about change, and it forced us to look at things in a completely different way to cope with this tragedy. As COVID hit, I was newly elected as the Public Relations Manager (PRM), and I had to find a team that could help us get through a …
by Kimberly Dueck, DTM, D61 District Director Do you know that the most difficult lesson I learned was to set myself ahead of the conflicting priorities of work, Toastmasters, family, friends, etc? It seems counterintuitive, but if you don’t have any energy left in your tank, you can’t look after anyone else. My story begins the day after a nasty …
Incentive Awards – Talk Up Toastmasters! Program Dates: 2021-02-01 to 2021-03-31 Toastmasters love to connect! The Talk Up Toastmasters membership program is an opportunity to encourage your members to invite guests to your club meeting to learn the many benefits of Toastmasters. To Qualify: add five (5) new, dual or reinstated members with a join date between 2021-02-01 and 2021-03-31. …
By Max-Emilien Robichaud, DTM Introduction Let’s imagine for a moment a speaker presenting his speech. According to the rule of 7-38-55, you can appreciate 100% of his presentation in his presence both verbally (7% for words), vocally (38% for vocal variety) and visually (55% for body language). Moreover, your friend Louis, listening to him on the radio and although deprived …
By Gisèle Ménard, DTM Toastmasters has completely turned my life upside down. Twenty-one years ago, I was a legal secretary at the Centre jeunesse Chaudière-Appalaches in Lévis. When I had to answer a call in English, a friend of mine came to me and said, “You’d like that, Toastmasters.” I answered, “What is it?” I had never spoken in public, …
By Amy Campbell, DTM Desmond Tutu once wisely said, “There is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” That phrase has always made me giggle, as I visualize someone pulling up a kitchen chair, tying a red and white checkered napkin around their neck, fork and knife in hand, starring wide eyed, scared, and stunned …
