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Edmond
Gets Published
December
28, 2006
-- Yours truly is in the latest issue of The Link. Far
out! If you wondered what it was like being in the Humorous
Speech Contest last fall, you can read all about it in my
article (requires a pdf reader). If you do not have a pdf
reader, you can find a copy in the resources
section.
Last
Meeting of the Year
December
7, 2006
-- The only December meeting of the year! We had an excellent
speech from Gladys and a fantastic evaluation from Brian.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. The next meeting is
January 4. Remember to let Gladys know if you would like to be
on the waiting list for a position on January 4. And please
bring ideas for Toastmasters Week!
Snow!
November
30, 2006
-- Flying Toastmasters is snowed out this week. Our weekly
meetings will continue on December 7.
More
New Guests
November
16, 2006 --
Flying Toastmasters extends a warm welcome to guests Ravi, Tina,
Janet and Kevin.
New
Members and Guests
November
9, 2006 --
Flying Toastmasters is pleased to welcome S.K. and Peter, who are
among our latest members. We also extend a warm welcome to
guests: Barbara and Ivy.
Let's
Get Blogging!
November
9, 2006 --
Flying Toastmasters launches a
blog! This is Flying's latest flight into cypberspace.
It is a public relations campaign that will keep existing members
and potential members informed about the latest techniques in public
speaking and details about Flying Toastmasters that we did not have
enough time to discuss during the meeting. It is manned by two
fictional characters, Mr. Toast and Lady Butterworth. If you
have a question about Toastmasters or public speaking, ask either
character and they will answer. Blog on!
Speech
Contest Winners Revealed
November
1, 2006 --
Drum roll please. After an exciting round of speech contests
(club, then area, then division level), there are now two speakers
to represent Division E (Richmond and parts of neighboring cities)
in the District 21 (British Columbia) speech contest at the Fall
Conference on from November 17 to 19. Richard Edwards will
compete in the humorous speech contest and Kurt Preinspurg will
compete in the table topics speech contest. Both competitors
are from Area 52. That is our area! Ken, our Area
Governor, must be very pleased, or he would be if he were not in
London right now. For a riveting account of the speech contest
process, be sure to read Edmond's article in the next issue of The
Link newsletter.
Laughter
is the Best Medicine and Table Topics is the Best Revenge
October
12, 2006 --
Make
'em laugh or make 'em cry. We need someone to represent Flying
Toastmasters at the Area 52 Speech Contest (see below). To
qualify, you need to have paid your dues on time and you need a
burning desire for some fun.
Area
52 Speech Contest: Come One, Come All
October
12, 2006 -- Are you putting on fat from the
lazy, hazy, crazy days of winter? If you are, or aren't, what
better way to burn off some fat than laughing it off at the Area 52
Speech Contest! The Area 52 Speech Contest will be held on
October 12 at 8660 Ash Road, Richmond. Registration is at
6:30PM and the contest starts at 7PM. There will be a Humorous
Speech Contest and a Table Topics Speech Contest. Oh
yeah. Yours truly will be competing in the Humorous Speech
Contest on behalf of Flying Toastmasters. So come on out and
cheer our club on! Just follow Irene's car after the meeting.
More
New Members
Sept
28, 2006 -- Flying Toastmasters welcomes the latest
additions to our fleet: Jon, Justin, and Joyce. Jon, West
Richmond's Youth Coordinator, is an accomplished theatre sports
athlete. He is affiliated with Tickle Me Pickle. Their
next show is on November 2 at the West Richmond Community
Centre. Justin is a student, a future doctor, and hopes to get
his pilot's wings in the near future. Joyce is a loving mother
who never seems to tire from driving her kids around for Taekwondo,
golf lessons, swimming lessons, ski lessons, and so much more.
Flying Toastmasters also welcomes new guests Matt and Steve, and
returning guests Linda, Alan, and Trevor.
Jon
and Justin Complete Icebreakers, Dorothy Chairs
Sept
21, 2006 -- What an exciting meeting today. We
heard a couple of great icebreakers and had our resident songbird
chair the meeting. Flying Toastmasters also welcomed four new
guests: Linda, Alan, Joyce, and Trevor.
Flying
Toastmasters Welcomes New Member: A Songbird
Sept
2, 2006 --
Flying Toastmasters heartily welcomes Dorothy, the newest
addition to our fleet. Dorothy is joining us just as Aaron is
leaving. But who is she, really? Well, for starters,
Dorothy is a true songbird. She will be singing this afternoon
at the "PNE Star Discovery" semifinals from 4-5PM in the
Rogers Amphitheatre. She will greatly appreciate your support
for being out there. I can't wait for the results.
Aaron
is Leaving
August
24, 2006 --
Today was Aaron's last meeting with Flying Toastmasters. For
almost two years we have seen Aaron soar into the
stratosphere. And over the past several weeks Aaron has been
rushing to finish his CC designation before leaving us. He
finished just in time. Aaron issued the following statement to
say thank you and goodbye:
Dear
Fellow Toastmasters
I would like to say thank you to all fellow Toastmasters, certainly
including all those who attended tonight's (24 Aug 2006) meeting,
for supporting me all along. I am leaving Vancouver for Hong Kong on
Saturday to pursue my graduate studies in Juris Doctor (law) for
couple years, and I am definitely going to miss Flying Toastmasters.
Indeed, I feel that I have been a bit rushing through my projects
during the past couple months, as I did not have much chance to
serve the other roles in the agenda which I've always wanted to do.
Nevertheless, it's in here that I discover that I can actually make
a speech in front of people! I wouldn't have believed this before
I've joined. I have always been trying to encourage my friends and
colleagues to join Toastmasters. Anyways, I do hope we can stay in
touch from time to time, for I might think of a table topic next
time but I have nowhere to apply it! Again, thank you, and I hope
everyone succeeds in all their endeavours and take good care.
Regards
Aaron
Congratulations
Aaron on attaining your CC designation. We will miss
you. Good show!
Leading
Edge Toastmasters
July
21, 2006 --
There is no Flying Toastmasters meeting this week, but this is
certainly no excuse for not Toastmastering! Join me, Edmond
the webmaster, as I visit Richmond's only advanced club: Leading
Edge Toastmasters. The meeting runs from 7:30 - 9:00 PM on
July 21 at the Brighouse Park Pavilion, 7840 Granville Avenue.
Flying's next meeting is on July 27.
Ken's
Inaugural Visit
July
13, 2006 --
What an eventful meeting today. Our new Area Governor, Ken,
and his wife, Margaret, made their first visit to Flying
Toastmasters. We also had our club's first outdoor meeting
this year. Ted, the meeting's chair, deserves bonus points for
saving the meeting when the doors to the meeting room were locked by
suggesting an outdoor meeting. I am sure that Ken was mightily
impressed with Ted's quick thinking.
Summer
Programming
June
29, 2006
-- Today is the last regular meeting before Flying Toastmasters
takes off into our annual summer programming. Please come to
this meeting as we will be discussing the programming for July and
August.
Officer
Training
June
25, 2006 --
We
had a hot officer training today at the WCB. Irene, Anne,
Gladys, and Edmond were present. It was hot for two
reasons. Firstly, we discussed lots of new ideas for improving
our club, and we are very enthusiastic. Secondly, there was no
air conditioning.
Puppy
Love
June
9, 2006 --
Nadia will be back next week after her short leave to take care of
her new puppy. We all look forward to seeing pictures.
Can anyone say "Awwh?"
Welcome
Guests!
June
8, 2006
-- Flying Toastmasters welcomed many new guests this week: Joseph,
Justin, Jacqueline, Joyce. We were delighted see you
all. Welcome!
Region
1 Conference
June
2-3, 2006 --
Also known as "Hollywood North," this event will be held
in Vancouver. You will be entertained, educated, inspired (by
world-renowned speaker Peter Legge), and awed (by the regional level
of the International Speech Contest). You can register online
at region1tm.org
A
Toast to Many More Firsts
June
1, 2006 --
Flying Toastmasters has much to celebrate as the Toastmasters year
comes to a close at the end of this month. Gladys has become
our club's latest CTM and is now in retirement, while Aaron has just
graduated from UBC. Both have bright and exciting futures to
look forward to.
We
have elected new club officers for the coming year. Irene
remains our beloved club President. Gladys and Anne swap
positions with Gladys taking Education and Anne taking
Membership. Yours truly stays put with Public Relations.
Amy and Irene become our new Co-Treasurers, just as we welcome
Renée as our new Sergeant at Arms. Laileen remains as our
dear Secretary. Ted, who is no longer an official club
officer, is still Flying Toastmaster's Table Topics Master
Master. (Bring on your toughest questions Ted!)
Flying
Toastmasters also has new members. We welcome Susan, Brian,
and Sabrina. Sabrina has also just been Table Topics Master
for the first time, and she did it with spunk. Everyone
wishes to welcome our guests to Flying Toastmasters: Jonathan, Jon,
Jenny, and Sophia. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves
immensely and wish you visit our club again.
Our
meeting on June 1 also saw Lisa take on the role of Grammarian and
Aaron take on the role of Chair for their first times. Susan
also gave her first speech. A
toast to many more firsts.
Gladys
is Now a CTM
May
26, 2006 --
A well-deserved congratulations goes to Gladys. On May 26,
2006, she officially became Flying Toastmaster's latest CTM.
The Competent Toastmaster Award (CTM) is the first level in
Toastmasters International's education program. Her
achievement coincides neatly with her recently announced retirement
from the medical profession. Gladys will no doubt spend every
moment of her newfound freedom celebrating her new CTM.
Talk
Up Toastmasters Award
May
19, 2006 --
I've just received word from The Link Newsletter (available online
at toastmasters.bc.ca) that our club has won the Talk Up
Toastmasters Award! We had 5 new members join before March 31,
2006. Congratulations everyone, and a special welcome to our newest members.
Let's keep welcoming new members and make it to the big 20 member
mark!
Aaron
is Graduating
May
11, 2006 --
We have some exciting news for everyone. Our very own Aaron is
graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor
of Science. His specialization is biochemistry. "I
just got word last week that I had passed my last final exam,"
gushed Aaron. I am sure he is very relieved.
Congratulations Aaron, from all of us here at Flying Toastmasters!
District
21 Spring Conference in Prince George
May
5-7, 2006 --
You do not need to be a speaker to attend! It has recently
come to my attention that there is a misconception about speech
contests and conferences. Toastmasters allows non-speakers and
even non-Toastmasters to attend events as guests to be a part of the
audience. Toastmasters does not turn people away and is in the
habit of welcoming one and all, strangers and neighbours.
That
being said, those who will be attending the District 21 Spring
Conference will be in for a real treat. The keynote speaker is
J.A. Gamache. His speech, "Verbum Vitam!" (The
spoken word brings life!), will be about the lessons learned from
being twice a finalist at the World Championship of public
speaking. You will learn how he worked the topics of his
winning speeches. In his unique way, he reveals the struggles,
the victories and the struggles turned into victories that he
encountered on this way to the international finals.
Spring
Has Sprung
May
1, 2006 --
And we have the pictures to prove it: SpringPhotos2006
Beat
the Clock
May
1 - June 30, 2006
-- Finish the Year With a Bang! Clubs adding five new, dual or
reinstated members during these two months receive a Beat the Clock
ribbon to display on the club's banner. The club will also
earn a choice of one module from The Better Speaker Series,
The Successful Club Series or The Leadership Excellence Series.
Five
Out of Ten Goals Met
April,
2006 --
Congratulations everyone. Flying Toastmasters is now a
Distinguished Club! Let's try to get two more goals and become
Select Distinguished. We need more ATMs and CLs before June
30. We are flying high!
Toastmasters
Week in British Columbia
February
5-11, 2006 --
Toastmasters clubs all across British Columbia will be holding open
houses, special meetings, and speech marathons this week.
What's in store at Flying Toastmasters? You'll have to come to
our meeting this week to find out! Also, a special welcome
goes to our latest members: Tim, Juan, and Aaron.
Makeover
Madness
January
3, 2006 --
First message
this year! The website has a new, simplified look. That
long awaited airplane is finally in our banner. Don't forget,
our next meeting is this Thursday, January 5 and the theme is
"New Years' Resolutions." Laileen has already
announced her resolution not to make new years' resolutions.
On January 12, the theme is "Birthdays." Happy
Birthday to all January members and congratulations to Anne for
reaching the CTM level!
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