Category Archives: Special event
Area 64 Contest
On January 29th, 3 members of Beyond Words represented the club in the Area 64 Contest. Nathalie Lucas won first place in Speeches in French. Hélène Vincent won first place in Table Topics in French. Aamir Shamim Choudry won first … Continue reading
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Meeting #084 – Club Contest
November 30th was our club contest. We had the chance to see experienced members participate in the International Speech Contest and the Table Topics Contest. Aamir will be representing Beyond Words at the Area Contest on January 29th 2020 at … Continue reading
We shared a joint …
… meeting with NDG Leader Toastmasters! (Ha ha, we had you!). On July 25, 2019 Beyond Words came together with NDG Leaders Toastmasters to conduct a joint meeting. Held at NDG Leader’s charming meeting venue at St. Thomas Church, it … Continue reading
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Meeting #019 – Building & Rebuilding a Club – February 25, 2017
Chairing our meeting was Ivan Mose, past president of Dorval City Toastmasters, our parent club. Thanks for coming by! Next, we were honoured by a visit from Laurence Péchadre Lenoir, District 61 Club Growth Director, who presented an informative workshop “Building … Continue reading
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Meeting #016 – Ready, Speak, Win! – January 21, 2017
If you’re going to have a delayed start to the new year, you might as well start it off with a BANG! 30 people attended Beyond Word’s contest prep workshop,”Ready, Speak, Win!” Thanks to our two extraordinary presenters with their … Continue reading
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Meeting #015 – Beyond Words Holiday Party – December 17, 2016
What a vivacious get-together … Enthusiastic meeting followed by an amazing party! So many stories, so many laughs … and such good food … We had a speech by Sapandeep Randhawa – Storytelling #1: The Folk Tale – “Crow Brings the … Continue reading
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Get Your Game On! Evaluation Workshop with Rick Chandler – Meeting #008 – September 10, 2016
YOWZA! What a workshop! Rick Chandler, a multi-time District Champion (in ALL categories) and Beyond Words member, kicked off a fabulous Evaluation Workshop with a bang of a presentation … biggest take-home, SELL THE BENEFIT! We then launched into two contest-style … Continue reading
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Raymond Brisebois Battles Washington – Meeting #006 – August 13, 2016
What an incredible meeting! We were honoured to have Raymond Brisebois, 2016 International Speech Contest Champion, District 61, present his two contest speeches as he prepares for the Toastmasters International Convention in Washington, DC. All of District 61 will be … Continue reading
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Let’s get intimate! – Meeting #004 – July 16, 2016
What an exciting meeting! This special event held at the President’s home was designed to get to know each other better … and get to know each other better we did! We enjoyed a scrumptious frittata, bagels and cream cheese, fresh … Continue reading
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Improv in the Park – Meeting #003 – July 2, 2016
To put it simply … this special event was SO. MUCH. FUN !! Thanks to all who who braved the unusually cold summer temperature and high winds to make it out! Three awesome Toastmasters were inducted as members: Rick Chandler Marie-Chantal … Continue reading
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