Podium Toastmasters
85 Parkwoods Village Drive M3A 2X9 Toronto, ON, Canada

Thank you all for attending our Open House yesterday! We had 30 people in attendance and look forward to hearing from our guests for their valued feedback and seeing you all at our next meeting on November 10th at 7:00pm! Reach out to [email protected] for more info. If you haven't already done so, please take the time to fill out this survey so we can improve! Survey link here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSemMfjkdolaI2uG-/viewform

When Saadia Zafar started at Podium Toastmasters, she was very nervous and yet clearly committed to growth. Over her membership, her speaking and writing style has vastly improved, and she is one of our fastest growing members! We invite you to grow and learn and level up TONIGHT at our Virtual Open House! This is your LAST CHANCE to register. Registration is FREE on Eventbrite here:... Register via Eventbrite to receive ZOOM link to the meeting https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/podium-toastmasters-open-house- Visit our website and get to know us! http://www.podiumtoastmasters.com #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Our Open House schedule is LIVE! See what you'll be missing if you don't register for this FREE and incredible event! We'll show you the ropes and answer YOUR questions on what it's like to be a Podium Toastmaster. Join us on Tuesday, October 27th at 6:55pm for our Virtual Open House! Registration is FREE on Eventbrite here:... Register via Eventbrite to receive ZOOM link to the meeting https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/podium-toastmasters-open-house- Visit our website and get to know us! http://www.podiumtoastmasters.com #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Tip of the Week: Be Specific Have you ever listened to someone attempt to present a thought or idea only to get distracted by tangential thought? It's a common experience to carry the flow of a conversation, but when giving a speech, and you are the sole person presenting your topic, straying too far and too often from the topic muddies your message. Toastmasters recommends trying to keep your speeches and discussions to the topic on point. Don't convolute your ...message with too many stories that stray from the original purpose. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our open house tomorrow! #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Word of the Day: Fastidious At Toastmasters we constantly seek improvement and growth through all areas of our life. We challenge our members to use a new word at each meeting as often as they can to help increase their vocabulary as well as encourage them to think on their feet. This week's word is fastidious. Fastidious (adjective)... Definition: Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please. Example: Their fastidious nature allowed them to be keenly organized and aware of the kinds of details most of us miss.. Fun Fact: Although often used in a negative connotation, fastidious can also be used to describe someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and high-achieving Interested in learning more? Join us for one of our meetings where we practice our public speaking and leadership skills! Podium Toastmasters meets via Zoom every other Tuesday evening from 7:00pm until 9:00pm EST. All are welcome! Our next meeting is on October 13th, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Tip of the Week: Embrace Your Unique Style. We all come from different backgrounds and different experiences. In doing so, we all have naturally different ways of communicating. This adds to the diversity we all bring and we cannot expect that we will present the exact same way as someone else. Toastmasters recommends not copying the style or gestures of other speakers, as your audience will sense a lack of authenticity. Be yourself; no one does that better than... you can. Interested in learning more? Join us for one of our meetings where we practice our public speaking and leadership skills! Podium Toastmasters meets via Zoom every other Tuesday evening from 7:00pm until 9:00pm EST. All are welcome! Our next meeting is on October 13th, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Tip of the Week: Use Humor When Things Go Wrong. As much as we practice, things can still go wrong. Sometimes an audience isn't receptive to something we've said or we fumble on our way across the stage. Using humor to help diffuse any tension helps bring your audience back on your side. Toastmasters recommends telling a quick joke when something goes wrong to put you and your audience at ease. For example, if the lights go out, a good joke might be: ""Who forgo...t to pay the electricity bill?"" Interested in learning more? Join us for one of our meetings where we practice our public speaking and leadership skills! Podium Toastmasters meets via Zoom every other Tuesday evening from 7:00pm until 9:00pm EST. All are welcome! Our next meeting is on September 22nd, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Tip of the Week: Enjoy Yourself. Public speaking isn't meant to be scary. It's meant to give you the opportunity to share your knowledge and your ideas with others in a way that enlightens and inspires them. When speaking, no matter the topic, make it personal so you enjoy it and your audience connects with it. Toastmasters recommends choosing a topic on something that is important to you and that you feel passionate about. Your commitment to the topic will help... sell the speech to your audience. Interested in learning more? Join us for one of our meetings where we practice our public speaking and leadership skills! Podium Toastmasters meets via Zoom every other Tuesday evening from 7:00pm until 9:00pm EST. All are welcome! Our next meeting is on September 22nd, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Word of the Day: Pejorative At Toastmasters we constantly seek improvement and growth through all areas of our life. We challenge our members to use a new word at each meeting as often as they can to help increase their vocabulary as well as encourage them to think on their feet. This week's word is pejorative. Pejorative (adjective)... Definition: having negative connotations; tending to disparage or belittle; depreciatory Example: Their pejorative analysis of the company's decline didn't help to lighten the mood. Fun Fact: Pejorative derives from the Late Latin adjective pejoratus which comes from the Latin verb pejorare meaning "to make or become worse". Interested in learning more? Join us for one of our meetings where we practice our public speaking and leadership skills! Podium Toastmasters meets via Zoom every other Tuesday evening from 7:00pm until 9:00pm EST. All are welcome! Our next meeting is on September 8th, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership #podiumtoastmasters #podium

Toastmasters Tip of the Week: Visualize Success Sometimes our nerves can get the better of us. Our negative self-talk clouds over us and we imagine the worst of ourselves when we're about to go up on stage in front of a whole new audience. It's scary! Toastmasters recommends you imagine yourself giving your speech where your voice is loud and clear and confident. Imagine hearing the audience's applause - it will boost your confidence. Interested in learning more? Join us for... one of our meetings where we practice our public speaking and leadership skills! Podium Toastmasters meets via Zoom every other Tuesday evening from 7:00pm until 9:00pm EST. All are welcome! Our next meeting is on September 8th, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Meeting Update: Following a fantastic meeting last night we have some winners to celebrate! Best Table Topic: Cate Posner Best Evaluator: Cate Posner Best Speaker: David Gadallah... Sparkplug Award: Ingrid (guest) Interested in joining our next meeting? Podium Toastmasters meets via Zoom every other Tuesday evening from 7:00pm until 9:00pm EST. All are welcome! Our next meeting is on September 8th, 2020. Please email us at [email protected] for further information. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

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Toastmasters Tip of the Week: Pace Yourself. We've all felt the trembling nervousness that comes with early public speaking. Even seasoned Toastmasters can tell you they still get a little nervous. Learning how to pace yourself while nervous helps you stick to your allotted time and helps your audience clearly understand your oration. Toastmasters recommends practicing your speech at a calm steady pace as people tend to rush when they're nervous. Practicing in front of multiple and varied audiences also helps hone this skill. #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Word of the Day: Ambitious At Toastmasters we constantly seek improvement and growth through all areas of our life. We challenge our members to use a new word at each meeting as often as they can to help increase their vocabulary as well as encourage them to think on their feet. This week's word is ambitious. Ambitious (adjective)... Definition: Having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous; having a desire to achieve a particular goal Example: She had ambitious quarterly goals as CEO and we knew she'd achieve them. Fun Fact: Ambition used to be seen as a nefarious or negative word. Toastmasters prefer to see this word in the positive goal-setting light. See more

Toastmasters Tip of the Week: Time Yourself. There is a big reason we assign times to our toastmasters speeches. Often when public speaking you'll be given a set amount of time to present your topic. By rehearsing to specific times, your ability to understand exactly how long you are speaking increases. Event organizers always appreciate when a speaker stays within their allotted time. Toastmasters recommends timing your speech every time you rehearse it to ensure a timely speech. #toastmasters #selfimprovement #growth #publicspeaking #leadership

Toastmasters Word of the Day: Vivacious At Toastmasters we constantly seek improvement and growth through all areas of our life. We challenge our members to use a new word at each meeting as often as they can to help increase their vocabulary as well as encourage them to think on their feet. This week's word is vivacious. Vivacious (adjective)... Definition: Full of life; lively in temper, conduct, or spirit Example: When she started at Toastmasters she was so nervous to speak. She inadvertantly hid the imaginitive and vivacious speaking style we discovered she had as she became more comfortable with us as her audience. Fun Fact: Vivacissimo in music is a direction to the musician to perform in a very lively or vivacious manner. See more

Meeting Update: Following an incredible meeting tonight we have some winners to celebrate! Best Table Topic: Tied between Lawand Ali and Cate Posner Best Evaluator: David Gadallah Best Speaker: Fereshteh Davoud... Spark Plug Award: Saadia Zafar Congratulations to you all as you work towards your public speaking and leadership goals! We look forward to continuing to celebrate your successes at Toastmasters! We'd also like to give a shout-out WELCOME to our guest Lawand Ali who blew us away with his fantastic table topic speech at his very first Toastmasters meeting! We look forward to welcoming you again next meeting!