Category Archives: Regular meeting

We started the year right with a meeting Beyond of this world. Shivashree Vysali led a wonderful meeting as Chairperson and Toastmaster. Sonia Gaona, our Area Director was our Advanced Timer. DTM Aamir Chamim Choudry gave a humorous speech titled … Continue reading →

After a bit of a snooze (more like an extended hibernation!), we are back to fondly reminiscing our meetings again! We had the first meeting of the new Toastmasters year and it was a complete blast. Meeting at a temporary … Continue reading →

RICK CHANDLER, District 61 champion and Beyond Words member extraordinaire, is in the house! Great to have him back from Kansas, especially as Toastmaster. An exciting day of speeches … Bonnie Mak – CC5, Humerus not Humorous And when a … Continue reading →

I can say without a doubt, but quite happily, that you never know what to expect at a Beyond Words meeting … Our speakers were: Gaétane Ferland – CC4, How to Say It – “Born this Way!” … very, very … Continue reading →

Thanks to the Toastmasters who braved the snowstorm to come out to join us! We had a small quality meeting focusing on “How to be Top Dog at Table Topics” (aka, how to win the upcoming contest!), which allowed everyone to … Continue reading →

We welcomed Concordia Toastmasters to help them kick off their educational tour, “Concordia Represents” a project initiated by Beyond Words member, Giridhar Raghunathan, under the guidance of his mentor, Bonnie Mak. (Beyond Words is the place to go for advanced mentoring!) … Continue reading →

It is always a pleasure to start a meeting with the induction of a new member.  I still remember the induction I had years back at my home club, Dorval, it brought tears to my eyes … Welcome, Epitace Nobera, … Continue reading →

Another fun meeting which started out with our Chairperson, Marie-Chantal Côté, introducing a first for the club … a wonderful Moment of SLAM POETRY! Thanks, Dumindra Kandana Arachchige for your beautiful words. Rick Chandler, our Toastmaster, led an exciting educational … Continue reading →

AWESOMENESS happened today! Giridhar Raghunathan got inducted as a member of Beyond Words. Dorval City Toastmasters became our official parent club sponsor, yaay! Dorval is my home club … so nice that several of my peeps came out to support us, Joseph … Continue reading →

What fun! Artem Ploujnikov, our VP Education, decided to Halloween our meeting up a bit, hence the creepy giant spider and the scary witch … BOO! Rick Chandler was our enthusiastic Toastmaster, especially delightful when he joked that “arrogant American” … Continue reading →