There will be two meetings in December before we pause for the Holiday Season. Then we will be back in session on January 9, 2024.

Exceptionally, the meetings of December 5 and December 12 will be special contest meetings, and will be held at the following location:

999 Maisonneuve Blvd W
Montreal, QC H3A 3L4
Suite 1250 (i.e. 12th floor)
(corner of Metcalfe, Peel metro station)

• Please arrive around 6:30 PM (meet at the lobby, and one of our members will escort you to the 12th floor).
• The meeting starts at 7:00 PM.
• Latecomers must wait at the lobby until the break (around 7:35 PM).

  Problems? – Call Marc at 514-360-2190

IMPORTANT

Veuillez prendre note des changements suivants à l’horaire de nos réunions du 5 décembre 2023 et du 12 décembre 2023.

Ce seront des soirées de concours au club, et elles se dérouleront à l’emplacement suivant :

999 boulevard Maisonneuve ouest, suite 1250
(coin Metcalfe, métro Peel) (12e étage)

Arrivez vers 18h30 (attendez au RdC), la soirée débute à 19h,
les retardataires doivent attendre au rez-de-chaussée en attendant notre pause.

Problème? – téléphoner à Marc 514-360-2190

Our upcoming meetings on December 5 and December 12 will be unique and different from our regular weekly gatherings. These sessions will feature club contests, including the Toastmasters International Speech Contest and the Table Topics Contest.

These meetings might deviate from our typical Toastmasters format, but they promise to be captivating experiences. Let’s take a closer look at the Table Topics Contest:

Table Topics is designed to sharpen your skills in organizing thoughts swiftly and addressing impromptu questions or topics, as outlined on the Toastmasters International website.

During the contest, participants will be challenged to respond to an unexpected topic within 1 to 2 minutes. Here’s a summary of the key rules:

1. Each contestant will be given the same general topic.
2. The topic will be concise, not requiring specialized knowledge, and should prompt an opinion or conclusion.
3. Contestants won’t know the topic until their turn, announced by the contest chair.
4. All contestants, except the first, will leave the room at the start of the contest.
5. Contestants will be introduced by stating their name, the topic, and then their name again.
6. After each speech, the next contestant will be invited in.

What makes this contest particularly engaging for the audience is observing the variety of responses to the same question. It prompts us to reflect on how we might have answered and appreciate the unique approach of each contestant. This exercise allows us to learn indirectly how to refine our own impromptu speaking abilities.

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REMINDER
Exceptionally the meetings will be held at a different location:
999 Maisonneuve Blvd W
Montreal, QC H3A 3L4
Suite 1250 (i.e. 12th floor)
(corner of Metcalfe, Peel metro station)

Un petit rappel pour mentionner qu’exceptionnellement, la réunion du mardi 28 novembre 2023 sera repoussée au mercredi 29 novembre 2023.

Please be reminded that, exceptionally, the meeting of Tuesday November 28, 2023, has been moved to Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

Le club St-Lawrence Toastmasters à Montréal aimerait souhaiter la bienvenue à Thuy.

Thuy accueillie par Yanick (président du club)

Nous encourageons chaque personne qui se joint à notre club à partager ses motivations. Voici ce qui a inspiré Thuy à devenir membre…

Je me suis inscrite à St-Lawrence Toastmasters grâce aux rétroactions de nombreuses personnes qui ont de l’expérience. J’ai toujours hâte d’y aller, car j’adore l’ambiance chaleureuse et les gens du club! J’aimerais par le fait améliorer ma confiance et communiquer clairement, ce qui est critique dans mon rôle dans la gestion de projets.

Aimeriez-vous savoir comment Toastmasters peut vous aider à devenir une meilleure leader? N’hésitez pas à nous rendre visite.

Can you believe that our club is now 75 years old! We had a chance to celebrate in great style.

In case you missed it, or if you’re interested in revisiting some of the evening’s speeches, here’s a video (thanks to our member Frédéric and his son Florent!).

Here is an album with select photos of the evening:

Here are some fun trivia facts… Did you know that:

– St. Lawrence Toastmasters Club is the oldest Toastmasters club in Canada east of Winnipeg!

– When it was founded in November 1948, it was the only Toastmasters club in Eastern Canada.

– Our club’s number is 606, a rare three-digit identifier. (Club numbers are given in order.) Today’s new Toastmasters clubs are now receiving seven-digit numbers.

Click here if you are interested in knowing more about our club’s history.

If you would like to know more about our club, feel free to come visit us.

Please note the following changes for our meetings

• Tuesday, Nov 21
  Meeting in L’Espace Canal aka “Salle des banquets” (across the parking lot)
• Tuesday, Nov 28 –> Moved to Wednesday, Nov 29 
  (in our regular meeting room)

Note: No meetings in December for now – we are looking for other possibilities.

Le Club St-Lawrence Toastmasters Montréal aimerait souhaiter la bienvenue à Marc-Antoine.

Marc-Antoine accueilli par Yanick (président du club)

Nous avons l’habitude de demander à nos nouveaux membres de nous partager les raisons pour lesquelles ils se sont joints à notre club. Voici ce que Marc-Antoine mentionne :

J’ai décidé de joindre St-Lawrence Toastmasters, afin d’améliorer mes capacités à l’oral me permettant ainsi de performer davantage dans le cadre professionnel. L’équipe se distingue de par la qualité de l’organisation, de ses membres et des évaluations. Les membres ont su créer un environnement de confiance et de support mutuel.

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Aimeriez-vous en savoir plus sur comment Toastmasters peut vous aider à maîtriser l’art oratoire dans un environnement de confiance et de support mutuel? Venez nous rendre visite.

Voici le programme pour la réunion du 31 octobre 2023.

We would like welcome our newest members, James and Salomez, to the St. Lawrence Toastmasters Club in Montreal.

Yanick (current club president) formally welcomes James and Salomez

Although James has already been a Toastmaster for several years back in Ireland, we are always eager to learn about the motivations that bring new members to our club. Here are their thoughts on joining:

My Toastmasters journey over the last ten years has been enriching and enjoyable. I am privileged to continue my journey with St. Lawrence Toastmasters because of the genuine welcome and encouragement I received when I first visited the club. I am enthusiastic to contribute to a club that celebrates 75 years and I am motivated by the commitment to the use of both French and English in every club meeting.
– James

I love the bilingualism concept of the club. I would like to reach a great level of fluency expressing my thoughts both in English and French in any given circumstances.
– Salomez

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Are you interested in joining a bilingual Toastmasters club in Montreal? Feel free to come visit us.

Here is the programme for the meeting of October 24, 2023.

Le club Saint-Lawrence Toastmasters à Montréal aimerait souhaiter la bienvenue à son nouveau membre Jean-Rock.

Jean-Rock accueilli par Yanick (président du club)

Comme à l’habitude, nous aimons demander à nos nouveaux membres ce qui les a incités à se joindre à notre club. Voici ce que Jean-Rock nous partage :

J’ai choisi St Lawrence Toastmasters en raison de la richesse que ce club comporte en termes d’expertise et de passionnés surtout bilingues, donc la possibilité de se surpasser dans les deux langues. Mon objectif est simple : améliorer ma communication orale , m’amuser dans ma créativité et devenir un bon orateur.

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Aimeriez-vous aussi améliorer vos capacités de communication orale? Venez nous rendre visite.

Voici le programme pour la réunion du 17 octobre 2023.