Félicitations à notre membre (et présidente actuelle du club) Martina Kugler, qui a gagné le concours français d’évaluation Toastmasters au niveau de notre division F.  Voici le détail des résultats :

Concours d’évaluation en français :

1. Martina Kugler (club St. Lawrence Toastmasters)
2. Sophie Pascal (club Ville Marie)
3. Anne-Marie Jelen (un club du West island)

Concours de discours humoristique :

1. Louis-Simon Poulin (Le Club modérateur)
2. Benoit Ménard (CN Collaborators)

English evaluation contest:

1. Vinay Nawani (Ericsson Club)
2. Mark Lin (Westmount Club)
3. Todd Gatien (somewhere in the West island)

English humorous speech contest:

1. Vinay Nawani (Ericsson Club)
2. Ryan Kenick (Beaconsfield Club)

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Êtes-vous intéressé(e) à en savoir plus sur Toastmasters?  Venez nous visiter.

Voici le programme pour la réunion de la soirée Toastmasters du 22 octobre 2013.

We would like to wish a warm welcome to our new Toastmasters member Andrew.

Martina (our club President) welcomes Andrew to St. Lawrence Toastmasters

Andrew visited our club a few times and finally decided to join us. As he mentions, “I joined Toastmasters because I felt that it was a conducive environment to improve public speaking skills. The atmosphere is friendly, the quality of the speakers are exceptional, and the feedback you receive is great as well. I found myself quickly gaining a lot of confidence and improving within a few weeks as a guest. I just knew this was the right place for me.”

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Are you looking for a Toastmasters club in Montreal?  Feel free to come visit us.

Here it the agenda for the Toastmasters meeting of October 15, 2013.

Congratulations to our winners at the Toastmasters Area 53 Contests that were held on October 2, 2013 at the Donald Berman Maimonides Toastmasters Club.  Here are the rankings for our club members.

English Humorous Speech Contest:

• John Fowler – 1st place

Concours d’évaluation en français :

• Alex Chan – 1^ère place
• Martina Kugler – 2^e place

English Evaluation Contest :

• John Fowler – 1st place

The contestants will go on to compete at the Toastmasters Division F level.  The contest will take place on Friday, October 18, starting at 6 p.m. Stay tuned for the location…

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Are you interested in finding out more about Toastmasters?  Please feel free to visit us.

Here is the St-Lawrence Toastmasters programme for October 8, 2013.

Félicitations aux gagnants des concours du club St-Lawrence Toastmasters Montréal, qui ont eu lieu la soirée du 24 septembre 2013.

Voici les heureux gagnants des concours :

Concours de discours humoristique Toastmasters :

1. Michel Gadbois

Concours d’évaluations en français Toastmasters :

1. Alex Chan

2. Martina Kugler

Nicholas Kepper (Président du concours), Michel Gadbois, et François David (Gouverneur – secteur 53)

Nadine Walicki (Présidente du concours), Alex Chan, et François David (Gouverneur – secteur 53)

Les premiers et deuxièmes gagnants iront donc au Concours du secteur 53, qui aura lieu le mercredi 2 octobre au Toastmasters Donald Berman Maimonides. 

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Êtes-vous intéressé(e) à assister à une de nos rencontres? Voici le programme pour la réunion qui aura lieu à notre club St-Lawrence Toastmasters le 1 octobre 2013.

Congratulations to all the participants of the Club Humorous Speech Contests as well as the Club Evaluation Contests, held on September 24, 2013.

For the English contests, the winners were:

Toastmasters English Humorous Speech Contest:

1. John Fowler

Toastmasters English Evaluations Contest:

1. John Fowler

2. Martina Kugler

3. Alex Chan

Nicholas Kepper (Contest Chair), John Fowler, and François David (Area 53 Governor)

Nadine Walicki (Contest Chair), Martina Kugler, and François David (Area 53 Governor)

The first two winners will go on to participate in the Area 53 Fall Contest that will be held at the Donald Berman Maimonides Toastmasters Club. Should one of these two winners not be available for the contest, then the third winner can compete instead.

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Are you interested in coming to meet us?

Here is a copy of the evening programme for October 1, 2013.

Après une pause d’été, notre club Toastmasters reprend maintenant ses activités pour la session 2013-2014.  Venez nous rendre visite pour savoir comment Toastmasters peut vous aider à devenir un meilleur leader.

Voici le programme Toastmasters pour la soirée du 3 septembre 2013.

Our Toastmasters meetings resume on September 3rd.  Please feel free to come visit us to find out more about how Toastmasters can help you become a better leader.

 

Dear friends and members,

Please note that our club is currently in its yearly summer break, and we will be back to our regular Toastmasters meeting schedule starting in September 2013.

This allows us to enjoy the wonderful things Montreal has to offer during the summer, such as the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal Complètement Cirque, the Montreal International Fireworks Competition, the Just for Laughs Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, and many more!

For other suggestions of activities in Montreal this summer, we suggest Montreal Festimania, as well as Bonjour Québec’s comprehensive list of upcoming special events in the Montreal area.

See you again in September!

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P.S. Some of our members actually take this opportunity to visit other fine toastmasters clubs in Montreal.  There are several clubs throughout the Montreal region, each with different meeting times and different club culture.  Many are unilingual (meetings held only in English or only in French; ours is a bilingual club).  However, we all follow the Toastmasters typical meeting programme (some clubs more than others).

Chers amis et collègues,

Veuillez noter que nous sommes présentement en relâche d’été, et nous reprendrons nos activités régulières en septembre 2013.

Nous espérons que vous pourrez profiter au maximum des belles activités qui ont eu lieu à Montréal durant l’été, telles que le Festival de Jazz de Montréal, l’International des Feux Loto-Québec, Montréal Complètement Cirque, les Francofolies de Montréal, le Festival Juste pour rire, etc.

D’ici notre prochaine rencontre, si vous recherchez encore d’autres activités pour profiter de l’été, voici des sites que vous pouvez consulter: Montréal Festimania, le Guide d’évènements Festiv’été du site La Toile du Québec, et le répertoire des festivals et événements à Montréal du site Bonjour Québec, et La route des festivals.

Au plaisir de vous (re)voir en septembre!

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P.S. Certains de nos membres profitent de cette période de relâche pour visiter d’autres clubs Toastmasters à Montréal. Chaque club a sa propre culture de club et des horaires de rencontre différents. Notre club, par exemple, est un club bilingue, tandis que la plupart sont soit en anglais uniquement, soit en français uniquement. Par contre, nous suivons tous le programme général de Toastmasters.

The St-Lawrence Toastmasters Club in downtown Montreal would like to wish a warm welcome to Julie.

Marie-Paule Gagnon (Club Treasurer) formally welcomes our new member Julie.

Julie actually came to Toastmasters through a suggestion from her professor.

As she puts it, “The reason I chose to attend Toastmasters is, not only improve my public speaking skills, but also to better myself as a person in all aspects of my life.
Since I am majoring in marketing, I am confident the skills learned will help me now and in the future when I start my career. My only regret is not joining Toastmasters sooner.”

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