Do you wish to improve your speaking ability and have more impact in your next presentation? Or are you simply looking for continuous improvement in your leadership and communication skills? 

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Here is the programme for the St-Lawrence Toastmasters meeting of October 14, 2014.

Félicitations à tous les participants qui ont assisté au Concours Toastmasters de l’autome du secteur 53, édition 2014.  Le concours de discours humoristique et d’évaluation a eu lieu hier au Club CN Collaborators.

Voici les heureux gagnants :

Daniel Gélinas (Président du concours) avec les participants du concours de discours humoristique, Tommy et Benoit

Concours de discours humoristique :

1. Benoit Ménard (Club Toastmasters CN Collaborators)

2. Tommy Lebel (Club Toastmasters St-Lawrence)

Daniel avec les participants du concours d’évaluation, Christine et Alex

Concours d’évaluation en français :

1. Alex Chan (Club Toastmasters St-Lawrence)

2. Christine Multidor (Club Toastmasters CN Collaborators)

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Humorous Speech Contest (left to right): Daniel, Galit, Benoit, Elodie

English Humorous Speech Contest:

1. Benoit Ménard (CN Collaborators Toastmasters Club)

2. Elodie Magni (St-Lawrence Toastmasters Club)

Speech Evaluation Contest (left to right): Daniel, Oren, Hepta, Christine, Alex

English Speech Evaluation Contest: 

1. Oren Weintraub (NDG Leaders Toastmasters Club)

2. Hepta Deslandes (Westmount Toastmasters Club)

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Les gagnants participeront ensuite au concours au niveau de la Division F, qui aura lieu le vendredi 24 octobre 2014 au Collège André-Grasset. Les détails suivront sous peu.

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Aimeriez-vous en savoir plus sur Toastmasters?  Venez nous rendre visite!

Voici le programme Toastmasters pour la soirée du 7 octobre 2014.

Last week Emma Watson (well-known actress for her role in Harry Potter movies) delivered a powerful and moving speech at the United Nations, inviting men to join in the fight for gender equality. 

The Huffington Post mentions that in her role as the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, she spoke about how impossible it is to achieve equality of the sexes if only one sex participates in the fight.  It quotes, “I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.”

What can we as Toastmasters learn from Emma Watson’s speech?

Her speech actually meets several of the objectives that we Toastmasters give ourselves when preparing speeches based on the Competent Communication manual.  Here are just a few examples:

Some objectives from Project 10: Inspire Your Audience

• To inspire the audience by appealing to noble motives and challenging the audience to achieve a higher level of beliefs or achievement.

Some objectives from Project 9: Persuade with Power

• Persuade listeners to adopt your viewpoint or ideas or to take some action.
• Appealing to the audience’s interests.
• Use logic and emotion to support your position.?

Some objectives from Project 7: Research Your Topic

• Carefully support your points and opinions with specific facts, examples, and illustrations gathered through research.

Some objectives from Project 6: Vocal Variety

• Use pauses to enhance your message.

Some objectives from Project 2. Organize Your Speech

• Select an appropriate outline which allows listeners to easily follow and understand your speech.
• Create a strong opening and conclusion

We particularly enjoyed hearing her own personal anecdotes, for example her experience when she was 8 years old, being told she was “bossy” because she wanted to direct the plays that they would put on for their parents. Personal stories such as these help to reach out more effectively to the audience.

Next time you come across an interesting speech, try to think of what it is that made the speech so effective. This can help you more effectively learn how to apply similar techniques that we learn at Toastmasters for your own speeches.

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Interested in knowing more about how Toastmasters in Montreal can help you communicate more effectively in public and become a more effective leader?  Feel free to come visit us.

Nous aimerions chaleureusement accueillir deux nouveaux membres à notre club Toastmasters. 

Émilie nous explique ce qui l’a motivé après nous avoir visités à quelques occasions :

J’ai décidé de me joindre à Toastmasters pour m’aider à être plus confortable devant un auditoire et apprendre à gérer ma nervosité. Je suis en charge d’un groupe en évaluation sensorielle à mon travail, donc je devrai animer des formations dans les prochains mois. De plus, je dois parfois faire des présentations à des clients. Plus précisément, j’ai choisi le club St-Lawrence car il est bilingue et les membres sont respectueux.

Club president Nicholas Kepper welcomes our new members.

Zache has also decided to join our club. Here are some of the motivating factors for him:

I wanted to improve my public speaking in English and French so I joined the St. Lawrence club.  I was surprised to learn that it is the first club in Eastern Canada and one of the most rewarded with several of its members winning international tournaments. Although, that may sound daunting, the welcome certainly was not.  The encouragement and friendliness of this varied group of interesting people is amazing.  Great place to learn!

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Aimeriez-vous en savoir plus sur Toastmasters à Montréal? Venez nous rendre visite.

Voici le programme pour la soirée du 30 septembre 2014.

Aimeriez-vous en savoir plus sur Toastmasters à Montréal, afin de connnaître comment cela pourrait vous aider à communiquer plus efficacement ainsi que comment Toastmasters peut vous aider à devenir un meilleur leader?

Si c’est le cas, venez nous rendre visite. 

Voici le programme pour la soirée du 23 septembre 2014.

St. Lawrence Toastmaster Montreal is back for another amazing year! Come and join us this Tuesday at 7 pm as we will hold our second meeting of the year.

New to Toastmasters? Toastmasters is an excellent way to improve your communication skills and make new friends in the process. You will be able to learn at your own pace, and benefit from our experienced members. Come and see for yourself how Toastmasters can help you achieve your goals! Get details and directions here. 

Here is the programme for the Toastmasters meeting of September 16.

Après une pause d’été, notre club Toastmasters reprendra le 9 septembre ses activités pour la session 2014-2015.  Venez nous rendre visite pour savoir comment Toastmasters peut vous aider à devenir un meilleur orateur et un leader plus efficace.

After a nice summer break, our Toastmasters meetings resume on September 9.  Please feel free to come visit us to find out more about how Toastmasters can help you become a more effective communicator and a better leader.

Time magazine published an interesting article in November 2013, “The Real Reason New College Grads Can’t Get Hired”.  This article has been making the rounds in various discussion forums, including LinkedIn. 

It mentions a survey finding that:

more than 60% of employers say applicants lack “communication and interpersonal skills”

It cites another survey mentioning that:

nearly 1 in 5 employers worldwide can’t fill positions because they can’t find people with soft skills. Specifically, companies say candidates are lacking in motivation, interpersonal skills, appearance, punctuality and flexibility.

So how can Toastmasters benefit college grads?

By helping members to improve both their communication skills as well as their leadership skills, which is exactly what employers are looking for!

If you’d like to get an edge, and be better prepared for your next job interview in Montreal, find out how Toastmasters can help you.  Come visit our Toastmasters club in Montreal!

(Thanks to our member Jacques for having sent this in!)

Vous souhaitez améliorer vos capacités à communiquer dans un environnement accueillant et amical? 

Venez assister à la dernière rencontre avant la relâche de l’été du club St. Lawrence Toastmasters Montréal. 

Nos rencontres rependront en septembre 2014. 

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Voici le programme pour la réunion Toastmasters du 17 juin.