International Speech Competition Winners

First place - Alan Warburton – Just Pro Toastmasters Club #1703259

Second place - Mark Desvaux – Arbutus Toastmasters Club #5750

Third place - Sharookh Daroowala – Advanced Aurators Club #1709

 

Evaluation Speech Contest Winners

First Place – Joshua Sprague

Second Place – Sharookh Daroowala

Third Place – Katherine Leong

Follow the thermometers as we track District 21’s progress towards achieving distinguished status! Every single membership payment, distinguished club and new club nudges us closer to our goal. Come on District 21, we only have until the end of June to get growing!

Drum roll please!

By District Governor Margaret Page

I'm thrilled to announce the list of contest winners chosen at the 2013 Spring Conference in Nanaimo:

International Speech Competition Winners

 

First place - Alan Warburton 

   Just Pro Toastmasters Club #1703259

Second place - Mark Desvaux

   Arbutus Toastmasters Club #5750

Third place - Sharookh Daroowala

   Advanced Aurators Toastmasters Club #1709

 

As first-place winner, Alan Warburton will represent District 21 at the Regional Finals in Cincinnati on August 22.  

 

Evaluation Speech Contest Winners

 

First Place – Joshua Sprague

   Comox Valley Toastmasters Club #3984

Second Place – Sharookh Daroowala

   Quay Speakers Toastmasters Club #6155

Third Place – Katherine Leong

   Aurora Toastmasters Club #757

It was a truly memorable event!

Another landmark event was the election of the 2013-2014 District Officers at the District Council meeting held on May 4, 2013 in Nanaimo. Congratulations to all. We thank you for your willingness to serve our great District and wish you much success in the 2013-2014 year.

Paula Howley demonstrates a "power pose," recommended for enhancing self-confidence

By Linda Wegner                                                 

As every committed Toastmaster knows, it takes far more than emotion and enthusiasm to become a good public speaker.

Table Topics require no less effort and, like speeches, learning to think on your feet demands planning, research, and practice. According to Paula Howley, they’re also an important part of becoming an accomplished emcee.

First, she says, you must be able to roll with the changes.

“You’ve got to keep the event rolling, no matter what happens. Someone may come in at the last minute or worse, not show up. You have to be prepared to go with anything.”

Controlling the room, as Paula puts it, is all about conveying energy and warmth to the entire audience while you set them up for the main act. If you were not given a prepared agenda, create one.

By Linda Wegner

When it comes to guests at a Toastmasters club meeting, there is no question that they are always welcome; after all, we all began our Toastmasters journey with that first visit. But as Area 81 Governor Audrey Yan well knows, there are visitors and then, there are visitors from SPACE. It all began when Audrey was approached by a Toastmasters club associated with Hong Kong University: the HKU SPACE Toastmasters Club.

“These are students in the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) who wish to visit this summer,” Audrey tells The Link.

Visiting other locales is not a new idea for the group of approximately 20 students and one advisor; in fact, for the past six years members traveled to Singapore each year. What is different, however, was the length of time, five to six days, as opposed to this upcoming trip which is expected to be 12 days in duration.