Monday, February 27, 2012

Toastmasters in Winnipeg Challenge Obstacles


What a wonderful meeting we had today – February 22nd, 2012.  We had 10 members and 1 guest in attendance.  Our Toastmaster Deb chose the theme Creating Challenge and she shared with us how she challenges her clients to enter into the 100 day Challenge where you pick something you will do everyday for 100 days. 

Our speaker Selena was working on her fifth speech in the Competent Communicator manual.  The objectives of this speech were focused our body language and using effective gestures.  The title of Selena’s speech was “Why I came to Canada”. Selena is originally from England and it was fascinating to hear what enticed her to come over to Canada.  Apparently she came for the snow in the winter and the excitement of canoeing in the wilderness of Canada in the summer.

Julia led us in an intriguing session of Table Topics where Andrea shared what the color green in her mood ring meant.  Tom did an excellent job of explaining all about the color burnt charcoal, relating it to a winter fishing expedition.

I found the quote on the bottom of the agenda to be interesting.  It read:  “Most people rust out due to lack of challenge.  Few people rust out due to overuse – unknown”.

The gold star was awarded by June our General Evaluation.  Selena was the recipient this week. 

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 Dianne Winser at
dianne_winser@umanitoba.ca, phone 204-256-7550.

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