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...

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...

Toastmasters is about learning while having fun. Toastmasters is also about having fun while learning. Each year, the last meeting in...

Our founder Ralph Smedley said wisely: "We learn best in moments of enjoyments". That saying alone pretty well summarizes my experience...

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...

That is the theme for tonight's Toastmasters meeting. It also makes a perfect title for my blog. As eloquently defined by a Psychologist,...

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...

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...

If you have read my previous articles about Toastmasters, you will understand why I said that Toastmasters is a journey, A Journey Like...

Tuesday is my favorite day of the week because it has one of my Weekly Highlights: the Toastmasters meeting. I have been with McGill...

According to Your Dictionary: Talk-the-talk has two meanings: first, to speak like an expert; to exhibit one's knowledge of a subject;...

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...

Part 1 can be found here. This article talks about the major part of any Toastmasters meeting: The education session. Toastmaster leads...

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...

What are your proud moments? Do you remember how you felt in those proud moments? Being an active member of Toastmasters has brought me...

"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...

Today is Tuesday and you guessed it right, this entry is about my Toastmasters journey. From 2003 to 2020, the most predictable,...

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...

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...

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...