Congratulations CST Club!

Great job, Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters for achieving the President's Distinguished Award (highest distinction/award)!!

Here's how we did it!

Thank you to the following club members who made it happen:

• Kyla Werrett: CC Award
• Euna Son: CC Award
• Raf Qutub: ACB Award
• Odecca: ACB Award
• Supriya: CL Award
• Odecca: ALB Award
• All 26 new members who joined from July 2013-June 2014
• All executive officers (Odecca, Raf, Euna, Kyla, Jinky, Jason, Nadia, and Connie) who were trained
• Euna, out Treasurer, who submitted the membership renewals on time
• Nikita who submitted the list of officers on time

CST's outgoing officers also would like to extend its deepest gratitude to Toastmasters Jocelyn Vezina (DTM) and Nikita Pchelin (ALB, ACB) who were always very supportive and helpful to the club. A big thank you to Toastmaster Kathleen Wong (DTM) who presented an evaluation workshop to all the new members.

Special thanks to Toastmasters Jocelyn, Nikita, Kathleen, and Supriya who helped me behind the scene and guided me all the way, You made me strong because of your guidance. You gave so much energy and you added so much value to the club.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge the great efforts of Toastmasters Raf and Euna for all the sacrifices that they had given to the club! Your time and efforts meant a lot to the club (FYI, they tried so hard to finish their speeches for the sake of our club's goals before June 30th. And yes, they made it to the TOP!). I also would like to share with you some "cute" moments that happened with Raf. Raf was unable to make it initially because of his responsibilities at home and work. But with Nadia's help (for those who do not know Nadia, she is our VP of PR and also a member of our club but she had to be away for a moment because of their newly-born beautiful Jineen), she encouraged Raf to finish his award! Nadia helped Raf to research Raf's topics. I highly appreciate both of your efforts, Raf and Nadia!

To everyone, we are so lucky that the next officers are too eager to make our club better and more amazing! Please continue to support the club by regularly attending to the meeting, participating in the club's Distinguished Club Program, and taking some roles to enhance your communication and leadership skills.

Good luck to the next team!

Sincerely,

Odecca Ordonez

Outgoing President

Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters

June 21st Club Activities

New Members Induction Ceremony

Installation of Incoming Officers

Scaddabush Italian Restaurant Lunch Date

Please send RSVP here on or before June 18.

May-August 2014 Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters Social Events

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Special Presentation (Evaluation) by Toastmaster Kathleen Wong

Mississauga Halal Food Fest

Mississauga Celebration Square

12 pm-11 PM

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Bread & Honey Festival

Streetsville Memorial Park

Friday, June 6, 2014 - Sunday, June 8, 2014

http://www.breadandhoney.ca/

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Induction Ceremony for Incoming Officers and Club’s Thanksgiving Ceremony

Lunch Date: Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar

209 Rathburn Rd W, Mississauga, ON L5B 4E5 (Rathburn Rd. W and Duke of York Blvd)

11:30 am/RSVP: Odecca at president-1120086@toastmastersclubs.org

http://www.scaddabush.com/

Saturday, July 19, 2014

(No regular meeting due to the availability of the library. Our regular meeting will be on July 5 & 12)

Amacon Mississauga Rotary Ribfest

Celebration Square

Thursday, July 17, 2014 - Sunday, July 20, 2014

http://mississaugaribfest.com/

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Port Credit’s Busker Fest

Port Credit Memorial Park

Friday, August 15, 2014 - Sunday, August 17, 2014

http://portcreditbuskerfest.com/ 

May 3rd Recap

Hello Fellow Toastmasters!

I want to say thank you to all that attended today`s Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters' meeting.

Just a little re-cap of what went on:

The theme for today was ``Never, never, never give up!``

We had 15 members in attendance today. We had Odecca, Rafiq, Hamza, Jinky, Saji, Linda, Venkatesh, Nikita, Jocelyn, David, Roshan, Connie, Euna, Peter, Terrence.

We had a great turn out for guests also. They were Judith, Segun, Suha, Melissa, Sukhana (spelling?), Vidya, Shirley, Magee.

Chair/Toastmaster: Rafiq

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Odecca, with word of the day being `Tenacious'. It was used 3 times

Quizmaster: Hamza

Timer: Roshan

General Evaluator: Nikita

We had two speakers:

1. Euna delivered her speech #7 from her Competent Communicator Manual. The title of her speech was "Letting go of Worry". Her time was 5 minutes 27 seconds.

2. Odecca delivered her advanced communicator speech #2. Title of her speech was "Conversation Matters". Her time was 14 minutes and 48 seconds.

Our two evaluators were:

1. Terrence evaluated Euna's speech. His time was 2 minutes and 25 seconds.

2. Jocelyn evaluated Odecca's speech. Her time was 5 minutes 54 seconds.

The awards went to:

Best Evaluator - Jocelyn

Best Speaker - Euna and Odecca

We didn't have the usual meeting format today since we had our club executive members election. I'd like to make note that we reached quorum of 15 active members for the election today.

The results of our election is below. Please help me to congratulate and welcome our incoming executive members for 2014-2015.

President: Rafiq

VP of Education: Kyla

VP of Membership: Richard

VP of Public Relations: Roshan

Treasurer: Peter

Secretary: Saji

Seargent at Arms: Venkatesh

The meeting started a little bit late at 9:20 am, and finished right on time at 11:15am.

We hope to see you on our next CS Toastmasters meeting on May 17.

For those who have taken up roles at the meeting and didn't get evaluated, please bring your CL manuals on May 17 and we will be happy to complete your evaluation for you.

We encourage you all to also sign up for roles and sign up to do your speeches for our upcoming meetings. If you have any questions, please feel free to email any of our executive members.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Jinky

We're Looking for Awesome Members to be Part of the 2014-2015 Executive Team!

If you are interested in becoming part of the next executive team from July 2014-June 2015, here are the roles that are available:

• President: As president, it’s your responsibility to provide leadership for the club whenever it’s required. This includes creating a nurturing learning environment and enhancing club quality by conducting well-run, energetic, interesting meetings; actively seeking and connecting with club members and officers; listening patiently and offering assistance; and resolving conflicts as they arise.
• VP of Ed: As vice president education, you schedule members’ speeches and projects and serve as a resource for questions about education awards, speech contests, and the mentor program.
• VP of Membership:  You promote the club and manage the process of bringing in guests and transforming them into members
• VP of PR:  You publicize the club to the outside world and are in charge of notifying the public about the club’s existence and benefits it provides. You promote the club, update web content, and safeguard the Toastmasters brand identity. It’s your job to notify the media whenever your club does something newsworthy.
• Secretary:  You maintain all club records, manage club files, handle club correspondence, and take the minutes at each club and executive committee meeting. You are also in charge of updating and distributing a roster of the current paid membership, and keeping the club officer list current at World Headquarters
• Treasurer:  You are the club’s accountant. You manage the club’s bank account, writing checks as approved by the executive committee and depositing dues and other club revenues. You are also in charge of submitting membership-renewal dues to World Headquarters.
• SAA: You keep track of the club’s physical property, such as the banner, lectern, timing device, and other meeting materials. You arrive early to prepare the meeting place for members, and you stay late to stow all of the club’s equipment. You are also in charge of the meeting place itself, obtaining a new space when necessary, and maintaining contact with the people who allow you to use the space for your club meetings.

Election Day/Process (From SAA to President)

• Election Day: May 3rd
• Nomination Committee: Odecca and Nikita
• Accept nominations for the office of _____. A member of the nominating committee should nominate the committee’s candidate(s) for the office.
• Any member may stand and second the nomination 
• Ask the nominee if he/she will accept the position if elected. Allow the nominee two minutes to speak on his/her behalf. 
• Ask for additional nominations for the office of _____.  If others are nominated, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 for each nominee.
• Entertain a motion to close the nominations for the office of _____ . This requires a second and a vote.
• Instruct everyone to cast their ballots. If there is only one nominee, entertain a motion that the secretary be instructed to cast a single ballot on behalf of the candidate. This must be seconded and voted upon. If more than one candidate is nominated, hold a secret ballot.
• Two people will tally the votes.
• Announce the winner. 

If you would like to run for an executive position, please email  Odecca at 

president-1120086@toastmastersclubs.org on or before April 30th.  

We've Been Snapped

Comfortably Speaking members: Odecca, President, Euna, Treasurer & Kyla, Meeting Chairperson

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Open House Event

The Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters Club held a semi annual open house at the Mississauga Central Library early in February. Presented as a regular meeting, the open house demonstrated the activities and opportunities to learn provided by the club. Members conducted the meeting, introduced speakers, provided information, gave speeches, prepared and presented speech evaluations and mingled with guests. Guests included two Area Governors, who both spoke at the meeting, and a Distinguished Toast Master (DTM), the highest level in Toastmasters. The DTM's speech illustrated the effectiveness of Toastmaster training. The club meets at the library the first and third Saturday each month. Guests are always welcome! For more information, visit cst.toastmastersclubs.org.

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Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters Hosts Open House

Media Contact:

Nadia Qasmieh

905-782-8840

vppr-1120086@toastmastersclubs.org

January 20, 2014

Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters Hosts Open House

Event is free to the public

Mississauga, ON – Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters  invites residents to its Open House to meet members and hear them talk about how to become comfortable public speakers and effective leaders.

“Toastmasters helps you develop your public speaking and leadership skills, and boosts your self-confidence,” says Euna Son, Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters Treasurer and Open House Organizer. “You will find like-minded people who share your vision of personal and professional growth, and meet members who can help you achieve your goals.”

Members and guests will enjoy a regular Toastmasters meeting that will include prepared speeches, table topics (impromptu speeches), and evaluations. Members will share their experience in Toastmasters and how the club has helped them achieve their personal and professional goals. There will be a mix-and-mingle period where finger foods and refreshments will be served.

“The members of our club are professional and ambitious. We are very fortunate to have strong club mentors to guide our members on their journey to becoming great leaders and public speakers,” says Odecca Ordonez, Club President of Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters. “You will never regret getting out of bed early on a Saturday morning to come to our fun and educational meetings. It’s also amazing to know that we always have a great turnout. This only shows how dedicated our club members are.”

Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters Open House

Date: February 1, 2014

Time: 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Location: Mississauga Central Library, Meeting Room CL 2

For more information, email Vice President Public Relations Nadia Qasmieh at

vppr-1120086@toastmastersclubs.org

Comfortably Speaking Toastmasters meets every first and third Saturday of the month from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in Room CL 2 at Mississauga Central Library, 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, L5B 3Y3. For more information about this event and the club, please visit http://cst.toastmastersclubs.org/.

About District 86

District 86 comprises more than 200 corporate and community clubs in Ontario. To learn more about District 86, please visit http://toastmasters86.org/.

About Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 280,000 members in 13,500-plus clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education level and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org. Follow @Toastmasters International on Twitter.

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