Toastmasters Winnipeg: UM Masters

Wednesday - January 16/13 - meeting

UM Masters had a great meeting on Wednesday, January 16^th.  June was the Toastmaster and her theme was “Put to the Test”.  June chose the word “Persistence” as the Word of the Day.  Nicole did her Ice Breaker speech (my favorite speech to listen to).  She shared with us three aspects of her life that have shaped who she is today.  There are school, music and skiing.  Dianne as her evaluator was impressed with Nicole’s organizational skills and improved eye contact and encouraged her to present a speech in the near future.  Dianne presented Nicole with her Ice Breaker ribbon.  Kelsey led us in an exciting Table Topics session where she asked Dianne to speak on one aspect of 2012 that was challenging and how she over came it.  Dianne talked about her new business and how she was attempting to put together her website.  She has decided to hire someone to assist her.  Kelsey then challenged one of our many guests to speak and Durdana gave a very inspiring talk on how she overcame asthma by turning to meditation and spirituality.  We all wanted to hear more so we are hoping that she joins our club in the future.  Al, one of our guests took on the role of ah-count and showed us that he has good listening skills.  Christian, who just became a member at our meeting, did an excellent job as Table Topics evaluator.  We are thrilled that Eranga, who joined last week will be doing his Ice Breaker speech next week – so exciting.  Eranga received his Toastmaster’s pin at 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 meet in room 111 St. John’s College at the University of Manitoba; 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 Selena Randall at 204-891-1287 or email randall@umanitoba.ca.

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

Dianne Winser

Vice President of Education

UM Masters Toastmasters Club