UMMasters Meeting September 25th, 2013

Our Toastmaster Charith opened the meeting with humour, a great strength of Charith.  He was quick to incorporate  and made the meeting theme word as   
the word of the day "Attitude".   Dinish did his ice breaker speech where he introduced himself in a dynamite way, revealing that he does not know if his name
is really who he is, but since his parents named him Dinish, then he must be Dinish and that he started out as a small molecule in a large world.  He  demonstrated
many strong points as a speaker, he was fluent, smooth flow and with humour.   The Table Topics Session reflected the meeting theme, it was effective and full of humour.
Table Topics participant Cathy was given the challenging question, "How would she compare attitude to a flat tire".  Cathy was quick and to the point with her reply.  

We had 3 guests at the meeting and both had positive comments about the meeting.  Another meeting with all members full of excitement to be present.  

 Blog by June LaRonde


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If you would like to take part in a UM Masters meeting, we’re located in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba. Our meetings are held every Wednesday from 12:05 –12:50 PM in Room 111 at St. John’s College (which is part of the University of Manitoba).

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 Catherine Plouffe at Catharine.Plouffe@umanitoba.ca

UM Masters Meeting - September 18th, 2013

Another great meeting today. Toastmaster Dianne opened with enthusiasm and gave a  detailed explanation of the word of the day "Support" based on  her experience a couple of days before.  Roles and clapping were explained for the benefit of guests.  We were fortunate to have 2 guests at the meeting.  Nicole as grammarian  demonstrated her good listening skill by giving a thorough  report on the word of the day - Initiate.   Zenon for the first time  took up the role of Table Topics Evaluator and did an awesome job  by giving  TT master Randy and participants a great evaluation, using the sandwich method.  

The highlight of the meeting  went to Danielle with a power point presentation on wolfs and deers in different  areas in Manitoba. Bev evaluated Danielle's speech with vigor and vitality, she made great reference to the overall charts displayed with specific points to grow and suggestions for improvement.

Horah for members of UMMasters for another wonderful meeting.

Blog by June LaRonde


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

If you would like to take part in a UM Masters meeting, we’re located in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba. Our meetings are held every Wednesday from 12:05 –12:50 PM in Room 111 at St. John’s College (which is part of the University of Manitoba).

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 Catherine Plouffe at Catharine.Plouffe@umanitoba.ca

UM Masters Toastmasters meeting -September 4, 2013

Congratulations to Nicole for stepping into the role of Toastmaster for the first time.  Nicole lead the meeting with confidence, style and humour.  

We are so proud of Nicole as we watch her grow by leaps and bounds with steadfastness. Nicole did an exceptional job in her role.   Speakers Irina and Teagan kept  members on their toes as  they gave 2  wonderful speeches.  Irina talked about her culture before coming to Canada and, Teagan as usual took his audience to another level as he explained a well researched experiment on the seven deadly sins in order from strongest to weakest as they affect us.   His handout helped to better understand the process.  

Both June and Dianne used the sandwich method in evaluating the speeches giving  lots of positive feedback and points to grow.  General Evaluator Charith was right on target  as he gave an overall evaluation of the meeting with the gold star going to Nicole.  Thanks to those members who stepped in  and volunteered for roles that needed to be filled.

Overall it was  a great meeting.

Blog  by June LaRonde 
Sept 4/2013

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

If you would like to take part in a UM Masters meeting, we’re located in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba. Our meetings are held every Wednesday from 12:05 –12:50 PM in Room 111 at St. John’s College (which is part of the University of Manitoba).

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 Catherine Plouffe at Catharine.Plouffe@umanitoba.ca