Yearly Archives: 2016
Meeting #005 – July 30, 2016
Meeting #005 was a speech bonanza! What fun, it was our own “Festival Just for Laughs!” with an amazingly diverse *United Nations* audience. I love how inclusive Toastmasters is! A little something about our club … In-depth speech evaluations are the … Continue reading
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Let’s get intimate! – Meeting #004 – July 16, 2016
What an exciting meeting! This special event held at the President’s home was designed to get to know each other better … and get to know each other better we did! We enjoyed a scrumptious frittata, bagels and cream cheese, fresh … Continue reading
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Improv in the Park – Meeting #003 – July 2, 2016
To put it simply … this special event was SO. MUCH. FUN !! Thanks to all who who braved the unusually cold summer temperature and high winds to make it out! Three awesome Toastmasters were inducted as members: Rick Chandler Marie-Chantal … Continue reading
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Meeting #002 – June 18, 2016
Always an exciting meeting … we were a small but very fun group of intrepid Toastmasters members! Highlights: Majeda Haidar as Chairperson describing the vision of Beyond Words. She actually went through our entire website and read the blog posts … Continue reading
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First Official Meeting – June 4, 2016
Woohoo, Beyond Words Advanced Toastmasters is officially alive and kicking! Meeting #001 was held recently on June 4 and it was a blast. Let me cover some highlights, a picture paints a thousand words … (Special thanks to Philippe Augustin for … Continue reading
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Demo Meeting – May 14, 2016
Wild. Wacky. Wonderful! What an incredible demo meeting! At 9:30 am on May 14, 28 enthusiastic people gathered in the Théâtre aux Écuries practice space and MAGIC happened. How could we have expected anything different, what with so much talent and know-how … Continue reading
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April 22 – 24: District 61 Spring Conference
What a wonderful weekend in Montebello! Great workshops and fantastic speeches (keynote & workshop) presented by the 2005 World Championship Speaker Lance Miller. Representing Beyond Words was Bonnie Mak (President), Pierre LeBlanc (VP PR), and Artem Ploujnikov (VP Ed). We … Continue reading
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