Sunday, June 3, 2012

Winnipeg Toastmastes at UM Masters talk Fireworks



Our Toastmaster this week was Andrea who chose the theme of Victoria Day.  During introductions we were asked to share how we spent the holiday.  We had 9 regular members out and 3 guests.  We were also excited to have Bonnie, our Area Governor visiting our club.  June was the Grammarian and she chose the word  “Fireworks” as the word of the day to go along with the theme of Victoria Day. 

Charith entertained us with his speech number two entitled “Why we use Technology”.   He shocked us when he explained that the first time they sent a man to the moon there was less power in their computer then there is today in a cell phone.  Wow, that is amazing.

Cathy challenged Trevi with an interview question.  She was asked “what mistakes have you made in your job and what did you learn from them”.  Trevi sparkled as she told us about three mistakes and gave us examples of what she learned from them.

One of our guests was brave enough to answer the second question “tell us about one of your most rewarding experiences on the job”.

Bonnie, our Area Governor was our General Evaluator and she awarded the gold star award to Cathy for her innovative interview questions as Table Topics Master.  The gold star is awarded to a person who the General Evaluator felt contributed the most to the meeting or challenged themselves the most.  A trophy is awarded and you can enjoy it for the remainder of the meeting.

If you are in Winnipeg and are interested in dropping by and visiting our club, we meet Wednesdays from 12:05 – 12:55.  We have currently “moved house” for the summer to room 125 St. John’s in the University of Manitoba but please do drop by and see what our members are up to next week.

If you're in Winnipeg and interested in sitting in on a club meeting to see if Toastmasters is right for you , please feel free to contact Dianne Winser at
dianne_winser@umanitoba.ca, phone 204-256-7550.

Toastmasters – the proven way to grow your communication and leadership skills. 

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