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Congratulations to our long-time member Ann, who received the Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) recognition.
Pietro and our VP Education Martina present Ann her ACB certificate.
As explained on the Toastmasters International website, the Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) award is granted to members who have refined and enhanced their speaking skills by having:
- Achieved Competent Communicator award (or Competent Toastmaster award), and
- Completed two Advanced Communication Series manuals (each containing five speech projects).
Bravo à tous les participants du concours Toastmasters d’improvisations et de discours préparés du Secteur 53 (District 61, Division F). Le concours s’est déroulé à notre club Toastmasters.
Notre membre Jacques a préparé un excellent sommaire des résultats du concours avec des photos des gagnants :
Un gros merci et bravo aussi aux organisateurs.
Nous aimerions chaleureusement accueuillir notre nouvelle membre Geneviève, qui a récemment intégré notre club Toastmasters à Montréal.
Pier-Luc, président de notre club, accueille Geneviève
Geneviève nous partage sa motivation d’être devenue une membre de notre club :
Je me suis joint au club puisque c’est difficile pour moi de parler devant le public et je crois que par la pratique, je pourrai m’améliorer. J’aimerais non seulement pouvoir parler, mais être convaincante lorsque j’interviens devant un groupe.
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Voulez-vous en savoir plus sur comment Toastmasters peut vous aider à atteindre vos buts personnels de mieux parler en public?
Venez visiter notre club St-Lawrence Toastmasters à Montréal.
Nous aimerions souhaiter la bienvenue à Papy. le plus récent membre à se joindre au Club Saint-Lawrence Toastmasters à Montréal.
Pier-Luc, président de notre club, accueille Papy
Voici ce qui l’a motivé à se joindre à notre club.
La communication en public est une compétence qui est de plus en plus sollicitée dans mes activités professionnelles et associatives. J‘ai décidé de joindre Toastmasters pour aller au-delà du point purement rhétorique et améliorer des aspects tels que le langage corporel et l’intonation.
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Êtes-vous intéressés à connaître comment notre club Toastmasters à Montéal peut vous aider à atteindre vos objectifs de parler en public? Visitez-nous.
Voici le programme Toastmasters pour la soirée du 16 février 2016.
Club president Pier-Luc welcomes new member Stilian
We always like to ask our members to share why they join Toastmasters. Here is what Stilian had to say:
In a world of increasing challenges and competition, communication is becoming one of the key factors to differentiate yourself. Being able to deliver core messages effectively is essential to be successful in business and in your personal life.
My profession requires many presentations to management or to customers and, personally, I am very passionate about speaking in public. My objective for joining the Saint-Lawrence Toastmasters Club is to improve my communication skills, learn how to better present myself in public and to become a better speaker. My vision is to inspire and motivate people to make a positive change.
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Would you like to come visit us? Here is the Toastmasters programme for the meeting of February 9, 2016.
Félicitations à notre membre Pier-Luc Rouleau pour avoir gagné le concours d’évaluation en français au District 61. Pier-Luc a représenté notre Division F (qui regroupe 27 clubs Toastmasters) le 15 novembre dernier à l’hôtel Brookstreet à Kanata en Ontario.
Pier-Luc a d’abord gagné le concours qui s’est déroulé au niveau de notre club, pour ensuite gagner au niveau de notre Secteur (qui regroupe 6 clubs Toastmasters), puis le Concours de Division qui a eu lieu au Club Toastmasters HEC. Notre District 61 est composé de plus de 200 clubs Toastmasters.
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Souhaitez-vous en savoir plus sur le Club St. Lawrence Toastmasters à Montréal? Venez nous rendre visite!
The St. Lawrence Toastmasters Club Montreal would like to wish a warm welcome to two new members.
We always like to ask our new members why they joined Toastmasters and why they picked our club. Here is why Isabelle joined Toastmasters:
J’ai décidé de me joindre au club puisque je désire bonifier ma formation d’animatrice culturelle en développant mon leadership et devenir une meilleur oratrice. J’aime aussi l’idée de rencontrer des gens de partout et voyager afin de vivre au maximum l’expérience !
– Isabelle
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Want to join us at St. Lawrence Toastmasters Montreal this Tuesday? Get the directions here.
Here is the programme for the meeting of November 17, 2015.
Nous aimerions chaleureusement accueillir Andrés, le plus récent membre à se joindre au Club Saint-Lawrence Toastmasters à Montréal.
Pier-Luc, président de notre club, accueille Andrés
Voici ce qui l’a motivé à se joindre à notre club.
"Je suis venu chez Toastmasters pour améliorer ma communication orale en public. En particulier ma capacité à influencer et à bien gérer ma voix. En tant que gestionnaire de projets je dois mener des réunions et des appels tous les jours pour des clients et partenaires en Ontario et au Québec. Je pense que Toastmasters m’aidera à maximiser mes capacités comme leader.
Depuis ma première réunion, le club St-Lawrence m’a attiré par son ambiance chaleureuse et amicale et pour le haut niveau de ses participants. Chaque soirée est spéciale et amusante, je me suis senti très bien accueilli."
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Êtes-vous intéressés à savoir plus sur comment notre club Toastmasters à Montéal peut vous aider à atteindre vos objectifs de parler en public? Venez nous rendre visite.
Voici le programme Toastmasters pour la soirée du 10 novembre 2015programme Toastmasters pour la soirée du 10 novembre 2015.
We would like to congratulate Italo Magni for having recently completed his Competent Leadership (CL) manual.
Italo congratulated by Pier-Luc (St-Lawrence Toastmasters club president)
As you may know, at Toastmasters we follow two tracks in parallel: the Communications track and the Leadership track.
Competent Leadership features 10 projects to carry out while serving in meeting roles and participating in other club activities. Each of the ten projects in the CL manual focuses on a different leadership skill, such as critical thinking, giving feedback, planning and implementing, organizing and delegating, etc.
The end result? The members develop or strengthen the skills that allow them to me more effective leaders. And remember, leadership is not necessarily limited to a professional setting, but also to activities in our personal lives. Imagine needing to organize your next camping trip, family dinner over the holidays, or class reunion. Such activities all require planning and other leadership qualities that we can successfully acquire at Toastmasters.
Congratulations to our member Ilya for reaching “Competent Communicator” status!
Club president Pier-Luc salutes Ilya on receiving his CC award
When members join Toastmasters, they are given a Competent Communication manual that contains 10 speech projects each focusing on a specific area, such as organizing your speech, using body language, vocal variety, visual aids, etc. At each speech, an evaluator offers constructive feedback, thereby helping the member to improve and to build on those skills.
(Want to know more about the 10 Competent Communicator projects? Here is a brief description of each project, as presented by a fellow Toastmasters club.)
Finally, after completing all ten speech projects, the member is given a Competent Communication award, which is exactly what Ilya earned this week!
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What to know more about how Toastmasters can help you become a Competent Communicator? Come meet us!
Here is the St. Lawrence Toastmaters Montreal programme for the meeting of October 20, 2015.