Some Fun Facts and Benefits
Here are some fun facts about the amazing organization I belong to since 2003: It grew out of a single club founded in Oct. 1924 It began...
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Angela
Nov 3, 20201 min read
Are You a Dog or a Cat Person?
Last Tuesday we had a Halloween themed Zoom meeting. A few people dressed up. I put on a mask and disguised myself well. Nobody could...
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Angela
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Having Fun While Learning
Toastmasters is about learning while having fun. Toastmasters is also about having fun while learning. Each year, the last meeting in...
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Angela
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Learning While Having Fun
Our founder Ralph Smedley said wisely: "We learn best in moments of enjoyments". That saying alone pretty well summarizes my experience...
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Angela
Oct 15, 20201 min read
New Connections: New Sources of Joy
Did you know that new connections could be your unique sources of joy? Last week, I invited one of my new connections to my club to...
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Angela
Oct 6, 20201 min read
The Power of Grit
That is the theme for tonight's Toastmasters meeting. It also makes a perfect title for my blog. As eloquently defined by a Psychologist,...
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Angela
Sep 29, 20201 min read
The Olympics and Toastmasters
That was the title of an article I wrote in 2014 for McGill Toastmasters club's newsletter "Masters in Action". In that article, I spoke...
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Angela
Sep 22, 20201 min read
A Day Without Power
It doesn't happen often that we lose electricity in the house but today that happened. We didn't have power from 9:00 am to 16:00 pm as...
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Angela
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Toastmasters is a Journey
If you have read my previous articles about Toastmasters, you will understand why I said that Toastmasters is a journey, A Journey Like...
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Angela
Sep 8, 20201 min read
The Secrets of A Winning Club
Tuesday is my favorite day of the week because it has one of my Weekly Highlights: the Toastmasters meeting. I have been with McGill...
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Angela
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Walk the Talk, Lead by Example
According to Your Dictionary: Talk-the-talk has two meanings: first, to speak like an expert; to exhibit one's knowledge of a subject;...
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Angela
Aug 29, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: Cuba - My FIRST Winter Escape
Winter in Montreal can be very bitter sometimes. When I lived in Montreal, my work was a bit over 3 km away. I used Bixi to bike to work...
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Angela
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Some Elements about Toastmasters (Part 2)
Part 1 can be found here. This article talks about the major part of any Toastmasters meeting: The education session. Toastmaster leads...
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Angela
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Some Elements about Toastmasters (Part 1)
Did you know that you can join Toastmasters as long as you are 18 years old? Did you know that there are over 16,800 clubs with a total...
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Angela
Aug 11, 20201 min read
A Proud Moment
What are your proud moments? Do you remember how you felt in those proud moments? Being an active member of Toastmasters has brought me...
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Angela
Aug 4, 20201 min read
How Do You Learn?
"Tell Me and I Forget; Teach Me and I May Remember; Involve Me and I Learn". I don't know who said it. but it is a great quote. It is a...
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Angela
Jul 28, 20201 min read
A Journey Like No Other
Today is Tuesday and you guessed it right, this entry is about my Toastmasters journey. From 2003 to 2020, the most predictable,...
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Angela
Jul 26, 20201 min read
Living in the Present
One of my mentors asked about my view on living in the present. In her email, she shared her stories and insights on embracing the new...
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Angela
Jul 22, 20201 min read
The Charming Gardeners
Yesterday after I gave a talk at CATS corner, I received this email from one of the organizers: "I totally agree with Nayo, your session...
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Angela
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Masters in Action
It is the name of McGill Toastmasters Club's newsletter and the caption of the cover photo taken on October 7, 2008. In the earlier years...
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