Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters

This time of the year again: Intenational Speech and Evaluation Contests!

2012-01-21T15:47:00.001-08:00

A message from our president: Fellow Toastmasters, It is again time for international speech and Evaluation Contest. This morning we have decided to have our club contest on February 18, 2012. Please remember that taking part in a contest is always a joy! We know only one member from our club will go to the next level. But I can assure you that whether or not you go to the next

Interview with Susan Lamb-Robinson

2011-12-30T09:27:00.000-08:00

Two CC10 speeches today!

2011-12-17T15:11:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Kunal and Nikita on completing the requirements for the Competitive Communicator award today!

Area Humorous Speech Contest -- Support Julie!

2011-10-16T18:47:00.000-07:00

Dear all, This year's Area 45 humorous speech & table topics contests will be held on: Monday October 17, 2011 Room CL3, Mississauga Central Library From 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Our VP of Education, Julie will be representing our club for both contests, come out and support her! Tickets are only $5 to cover the cost of the room rental. Good luck, Julie!

Congratulations to Mike and Supriya!

2011-10-16T08:16:00.000-07:00

We are please to announce two most recent awards our members have achieved: Mike M. has achieved his DTM status, while Supriya H. has received her CC award. Congratulations!

Susan Lamb-Robinson Won District 86!!!!

2011-04-15T19:13:00.000-07:00

Wow! We are so proud that Susan won the District 86 Contest. We have greatness in our club. Go for the world Susan!If you haven't been to our club - you're missing out! Exciting things are happening!

Congrats Susan!

2011-03-10T16:50:00.000-08:00

Susan won the Division "C" International Speech Contest. She will be representing us at the District Level!

Happy New Year!

2011-01-27T21:23:00.000-08:00

AnnouncementsPlease be advised that several of our sister clubs are looking for guest speakers. Please email Susan Lamb-Robinson our past President to reserve your spot (susanlamb12@rogers.com)Our club International Speech and Evaluation Contest on Feb 5th at 9:15 a.m. Please contact Roxine or Julie to participate. Visitors welcome!Come support your club champion at the Area 45 International

November 20, 2010

2010-11-20T13:36:00.000-08:00

We only had about 10 people at the club meeting this week! Several people went to the District Conference.I gave my fourth speech today and Jocelyn then gave us a presentation from the Better Speaker series about giving evaluations – it was very helpful!Hope to see you next week - check the website for extra speaking opportunities for our members

November 6, 2010 Summary by Marcia

2010-11-07T08:51:00.000-08:00

I am sure glad I didn't miss the meeting on November 6. Just some highlights! Siobhan, set the tone for the meeting with her humourous story about her ambitious preparation efforts to get to the meeting on time, only to find out there was no meeting. :lol: You see, meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month. She attended Saturday #4. Siobhan, that was too funny, because I think it

Upcoming Meeting

2010-10-11T08:03:00.000-07:00

I've missed our last two meeting so I'm looking forward to completing my third speech and catching up on news. If you have a newsletter submittal for October - please let me know!

Canadian Motivational Speaker Always Accessible To Toastmasters Clubs

2010-09-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

It was really fun chairing the special club meeting we had this Saturday with Raj doing a very interesting Table Topic-advanced manual project and Jocelyne with her workshop. We also had time to do a special Quebec style Table Topics session on top of that since it was a good preparation for the October club contest. Because of other duties as a Canadian Motivational speaker, I haven't chaired

September 4, 2010 Meeting

2010-09-06T10:13:00.000-07:00

We had another great meeting on Saturday. I saw quite a few people trading their CL manuals – working towards their CLs. Have you given your Competent Leadership manual to someone recently? I have almost completed the first project but perhaps I could participate more often. I could grab a role even when I have a planned speech. What is your plan in attaining your CL?Also, I’m hoping that we have

Club Meeting Recap August 21, 2010

2010-08-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

Had a good club meeting today. Kunal did a speech on success with a story about his school basketball team tryout. Supriya did one on interpersonal relations while Roxine did one on her latest passion, wines. Nikesh did an advanced speech on how to become a better speaker.Everyone did their meeting roles well and in particular, Cheryl did a pretty good job as a first timer in the Toastmaster

What Toastmasters Skills Can Result In

2010-08-10T05:02:00.001-07:00

Here's a real treat today. I started my Toastmasters career in Montreal when I was living there and the president of my Montreal TM club at that time always had a lifelong goal of writing and starring in her own live theatrical play. Well, looks like this summer, she finally did it. Tali Brady, a DTM now, was captured in action on stage as well as interviewed in the video below. This just

Different Type Of Toastmasters Meeting Today

2010-08-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

Today was a different type of Toastmasters meeting. We had two members, Ame and Leonard, do manual speeches. I got to evaluate Leonard and I must say that he has been developing nicely. Leonard did a speech on the important of saving money while Ame did one on culture shock from the new immigrants's point of view.We also had Gregory Smith from Hanover, Ontario as a special guest. Gregory will

Announcements ... or maybe tomorrow

2010-08-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

WOW! We REALLY disappointed Clint with our non-blogging activity!!! Maybe we’ll make it up to him tomorrow … or the day after … wait … that’s procrastination! Well, we have our meeting on August 7th … but I won’t be there! Maybe someone else will be able to fill us in. Here’s a few announcements since I won’t see you all this Saturday. Have a fun meeting!New Comfortably Speaking Website - Check

Effective Solution For Procrastination

2010-07-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

Okay, I thought that for sure, we would be seeing some posts about the last club meeting, especially for those of us who missed the club meeting.It would have been great to read about some of the speeches or table topics from that meeting. Here's a video that will help just in case procrastination has been sinking in.

Meeting Tomorrow!

2010-07-16T19:36:00.000-07:00

We have our regular meeting tomorrow and the executive team will be meeting right after. I'm looking forward to discussing ideas about this blog and the website. It will be a great tool for PR and keeping our current club members connected.I'll be sending out our first newsletter soon. It will have some great tips and information about the new executive team. See you tomorrow. I'll blog about

Carassauga Festival Of Cultures Video Highlights

2010-07-14T09:34:00.000-07:00

At the last club meeting for Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters, I was talking about the Carassauga Festival of Cultures which took place right here in Mississauga back in May. It was so surprising, at least to me, that hardly any of the club members attended this amazing event.We are quite a diverse group at Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters club and if we truly embrace diversity, we should be

Toronto Motivational Speaker To Pass On Toastmasters Duties

2010-07-04T07:42:00.000-07:00

I've been responsible for my Toastmasters club website and blog for some time now. In fact, I started this very blog here but as my Toronto motivational speaker career is starting to take up my time, I will have to pass on my duties for this blog to others at the Toastmasters club.I don't even attend the majority of my Toastmasters club meetings anymore so it makes sense for others who are in

Self Improvement At Mississauga Toastmasters Club Contest

2010-03-06T12:11:00.000-08:00

It was great to see everyone again at our Mississauga Toastmasters club contest today. I haven't been to the club since December and seeing familiar faces as well as new ones made my visit worthwhile. Congrats to all who participated and volunteered for a role in the contest today.For me, it was a real challenge to bring my usual 60 minute keynote that I usually present as one of my self

Clint Cora Launches Motivational TV Show

2010-02-04T07:55:00.000-08:00

Toastmasters DTM and motivational speaker Clint Cora has launched a new online Motivational WebTV show. It will be a fairly regular series discussing motivation, achieving success as well as diversity issues. The most current episode can be viewed right at the top of the Clint Cora website homepage.

New Motivational Audio Podcast Episode Is Up

2010-01-17T06:27:00.000-08:00

Motivational speaker and author Clint Cora has put up his latest episode of his Dose of Motivation audio podcast. This first episode of 2010 sets you up with the right motivational tone for the year helping you to achieve your goals. Interestingly enough, it is somehow related to a tuna salad -- curious? You will just have to listen to the motivational audio podcast to find out why.

Inspiration and Adversity Video Interview

2010-01-14T06:19:00.000-08:00

The Talking Purpose talk show with Michelle Vandepas is an online video show and martial arts world champion/motivational speaker Clint Cora was interviewed about inspiration and adversity. It's a short 16 minute interview using some interesting technology by Oovoo although at times, the audio does lag a bit but you can still get in the overall atmosphere of the interview just fine. Check it

Review of AWeber Auto Responder Email System

2010-01-07T12:46:00.000-08:00

For those of you who want to set up websites, an auto responder email system will be a must. Auto responders will capture your visitors' email addresses so that you can keep in touch with them via your newsletters and other announcements. Clint uses and recommends the AWeber auto responder system. He wrote an in depth article on how he uses AWeber for his various websites - just click on the

Toastmasters Member Launches Latest Of Dog Blogs

2009-12-31T16:47:00.000-08:00

Clint Cora, a Toastmasters DTM in Mississauga, Canada, has finally decided to launch a blog about his life with dogs. Since there are probably thousands of Toastmasters around the world who are also dog lovers, Clint has started his new dog blog to be very interactive, encouraging comments. His two lhasa apso dogs are the stars at the top of his new blog page. So check out the latest of dog

Business Leadership Expert Tom Cox Adds Clint Cora As Resource

2009-12-29T06:56:00.000-08:00

Business leadership expert and author Tom Cox added Clint Cora as a resource for beating procrastination in a recent blog post about halfway down. Tom has consulted on four continents.

College Speaker Clint Cora Enhances Campus Diversity Program

2009-12-16T07:03:00.000-08:00

College speaker Clint Cora enhanced his college campus diversity program to reflect the current needs of the audience. This is something that all speakers should keep in mind when creating or updating their speeches or speaking programs. The fact in the college scene is that many students worry about finding their first big career jobs after graduation. So Clint added a job hunting component

Final Episode of Dose Of Motivation Audio Podcast For 2009

2009-12-13T06:18:00.001-08:00

Clint Cora just uploaded the final episode of his Dose of Motivation audio podcast for 2009 and it contains one of the most inspiring stories you will ever hear - a great way to end the year.

Diversity and Personal Development

2009-12-05T11:10:00.000-08:00

Since our communities are becoming more diverse, one of the ways we can all grow as part of our own personal development is to expose ourselves to more diversity. Get to know people from other cultures, races and countries. We have great opportunities to do this right at our own Toastmasters club. When doing so, you will likely be faced with lots of foreign sounding names. So it's a great

Updated Motivational Speaker Video

2009-12-04T14:32:00.000-08:00

Clint's updated motivational speaker video is now online at the middle of his homepage. There are also diversity bits from both corporate and college audiences. Renu from our TM club is also featured in this video.

2009-12-03T13:23:00.000-08:00

Comfortably Speaking TM is hosting an exciting social event on the evening of February 6th that you are all invited to.