UM Masters Toastmasters Blog for November 6, 2013 - Remembrance

Our Toastmaster was Dianne and our Theme was Remembrance.

Zenon was our Grammarian and challenged us to use the word Reflective throughout the meeting. He provided 3 different uses of the word.

During introductions Dianne asked that we speak about Remembrance and in particular what Remembrance Day means to us.  We were all reflective as we spoke about our Family and Friends that were in the war or are at war today and how we are all grateful for our freedom and pursuit of world peace.

Randy gave an interesting speech,  and drew many laughs, titled “Diplomas, Dawdlers and Dropouts” which explained how the University is a business and depends on student growth, (numbers and knowledge). This was Randy’s 8^th speech and he was successful in his delivery looking quite comfortable using his visual aids. Way to go Randy!

Cathy (moi) was our Table Topics master and asked Irina to discuss Victory in her life.  Irina spoke of her Grandparents and their many victories after surviving the war. Then Ru got up to speak about how she “pays it forward” with small kindnesses and their importance to peace.

Cathy presented 2 new TM pins to our newest members Ru and Graham (MIA) but we’ll get Graham his pin next week!

We welcomed 3 guests, Michael,  first Toastmasters meeting ever  and Amy who joined us for a second time, and then there was  Tiernen, my fourteen year old son, who accompanied his mother om “Take your kid to work day”.

Congratulations again to Charith who placed 2^nd in the Humour Speech Contest.

Have a wonderful long weekend everyone and take time to reflect on the peace we share in Canada and  remember those that are fighting for theirs.

Blogged by Cathy

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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– October 30th

Danielle was Toastmaster for her first time and did a fabulous job.  Her theme for the meeting was “Nonsense” having us think about making sense of nonsense.  “Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.” – The Mock Turtle.  It was so interesting to listen to our members and guests give their impressions of the theme.  We welcomed 4 guests to our meeting – Amy, Chris, Ru and Graham.  Welcome to Ru and Graham who joined our club at this meeting.

Pegah (our newest member before this meeting) spoke on “Saving Lives One at a Time, or Not”.  She was inspired to apply to Medicine through both her love of animals and people – to make a difference in people’s lives.

Dianne shared the consequences of consuming too much Red Meat – heart disease, cancer and type 2 Diabetes in her AC (Competent Communicator) Gold speech which challenged her to speak on a controversial topic.

Our Area Governor attended our meeting and presented a District pin to Dianne for completing her CL (Competent Leader) award.

Jennifer (our Area Governor) was also the General Evaluator and presented the Gold Star award to Danielle for her excellent job as Toastmaster.

It was another great meeting.

Blogged by Dianne.

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