International Speech & Evaluation Contest Area Contest

(Area 45, Division C, District 86 Toastmasters)

When is the contest?

Monday, March 18, 2013

Where is the contest being held?

Mississauga Central Library, CL# 3

What time does it start?

Registration starts at 6:oo p.m.

Is there an Entry Fee?

Yes. $5

Why should you attend?

*You'll be able to see speakers from different clubs compete.
*You'll be supporting our clubs's representatives in the contest.

Meeting Recap: March 16, 2013

Meeting Theme: St.Patrick's Day- Go Green

Jocelyne, the chair for the meeting opened the meeting with a a few words on the theme “St.Patrick's Day:Go Green”. Some members wore green clothing and even brought green items to match with the theme. Bhushan, the toastmaster of the meeting, introduced our speakers.

SPEAKERS

Tiffany gave a speech “Talk about Bones” where she talked about Osteoporosis. She explained what it was, who it affected and how it can be prevented.

Since we were short on speakers, Jocelyne stepped up and gave an impromptu and brief educational talk about what made a good speech opening. (Remember that a good opening contains a Bang, Promise and a Roadmap)

Pearl conducted a St. Patrick's Day themed Table Topics session. All speakers who volunteered for the session picked a 4-leaf clover that had their question on it and kept the clover after they were done.

BUSINESS SESSION

Jocelyn and Bhushan will represent our club at the International Speech and Evaluation Area Contest which will take place in the Mississauga Central Library. More details will be available in a future post.

Meeting Recap: March 2, 2013

Elizabeth, the chair for the meeting opened the meeting with a a few words on the theme “We Create Opportunity”. Raj, the toastmaster of the meeting, introduced our guest speaker of the day.

SPEAKERS

We had a 40 minute seminar workshop from guest speaker, J.Brett Abbey. In his seminar titled, “Discover how to get your audience to buy into your message”, he talked about how we can get our audience to buy into our message and move them to action.

After his detailed talk, he held a brief Table Topics session to test how the club members would use the lessons from his talk when they were called upon to talk.

Elizabeth also held an additional Table Topics session in the form of a lively debate, where members were asked to debate over serious and even fun topics.

BUSINESS SESSION

Jocelyn informed members about a comedy presentation on March the 22^nd. She will be one of the opening acts for Judy Croon at the Speaker's Think Tank's 2nd Annual Showcase on March 22nd at the Noel Ryan Auditorium in Mississauga from 7:30-9:30 pm.

Visit http://speakersthinktank.com/member/?page_id=575 to more information. You can even buy your tickets online. Ticket price is $25 if you purchase online and $30 if you buy them at the door