Sweet Success!

On Oct 14, our Toastmaster Trevor had a sweet idea! His theme “Desserts” had everyone’s taste buds tingling and creativity flowing. Members shared what was sweet in their life including Lenore (adored her family), Slav (nephews and Lego) and Emma (celebrating her Brainaversary - 18yrs since her operation)

Congratulations Darlene! Way to go! She achieved Level 4 on her Engaging Humor Path. As our past VP Public Relations, she shared how much fun it was to craft posts on the Igniters blog — proof that writing can be just as satisfying as eating chocolate! Dairy Milk of course! She offered advice it is ok to ask for help when you need and to take notes at the meeting about recognition, achievements, and opportunities for the members.

 Meanwhile, our VP Membership Yvonne  made it even sweeter by inducting a brand-new member Bola into our club. We added an extra scoop of joy to the meeting by welcoming her into our Toastmasters family! 

As she took her pledge, members promised a generous serving of support, encouragement, and cheer. Our Mentoring Coordinator Mona will soon sprinkle on more goodness by pairing her with a mentor to help her rise and shine on her Toastmasters journey. Here’s to new beginnings - as delightful as the first bite of dessert!

Diane offered tasty feedback to Darlene - using the BLOG evaluation method. B-best, L-liked, O - opportunities to grow, and G - grand.

VP PR Nandini

Membership Continues to Grow

Ralohn was inducted into Igniters by our VP Membership Rob. We affirmed out commitment to each other's progress and mentoring is available as coordinated by Mona.  Check out our new online mentoring resources!

New Member Induction

Malcolm was inducted into Igniters tonight.  It is an important occasion for new members and existing members to acknowledge their responsibilities of positive mentorship to everyone in the club.  Rob as VP Membership and Marion as President coordinated the induction ceremony.

Welcome New Members !

Ksenija, Heather and Jason were inducted into Igniters.  We encourage their ongoing growth as public speakers in pursuit of their professional goals.  Tonight's meeting theme was "Grab Bag" in which all of us had to be prepared for a surprise role...Public speaking can be "like a box of chocolates in which you never know which one you are going to get".

New Member Inductions

Thanks again to Marion, our VP of Membership, for inducting three new members, Michelle, Casey, and Partik.  It was great to have Reed, Matt and Yvonne, members that have only been with Igniter's for a few months, step up and  introduce them to us.

New Member Induction - Welcome Clemens

The members of Igniters were excited to welcome Clemens to our club.  Marion performed the inductions and we stood recited the oath.  It was great to come to the meeting and see the room decorated so as to get us in the Christmas spirit.

Welcome to Three New Memebers

Marion arranged the new members induction with Ayanna presenting a short history about Marmadou, George,  and Vic and Marion presenting the pledges for new and old members to agree.

We are excited to have three new members with varying backgrounds to add interesting speeches to our agendas.  We look forward to their Ice Breaker presentations.

New Member Induction

Marion, our VP of Membership, lead us through the induction of two new members, Lisa and Laura.  She also welcomed Sterling back to Igniters as he has been away.  It is terrific to watch our club grow in numbers. 

Marion inducts our newest member Edward.

Our Vice President of Membership Marion, completed an induction ceremony on Tuesday for our newest member Edward.

Edward brings with him a lot of interesting experience having lived and completed schooling in China, and applying for work and having children in Canada.

We are very happy to have Edward join our club and hope that he will find the resources he needs in Igniters to reach all of his goals!

Welcome Edward.

Igniters Sizzle This Week!

You could feel the energy! Great turnout! Marion VP of Membership - inducted three new members Ayanna, Margaret, and Mark in a warm and friendly ceremony. Igniters pledged their support to help our new members grow!

Two more members had a great time and are also joining! Diane as Toastmaster radiated warmth, smiles, and energy. Members had fun with her theme on authors and actors. The members couldn't wait to share their favorite books made into movies. Bren gave a heartwarming tribute to Robin Williams.

Guest speaker Asghar from Westhills Toastmasters shared "My Recipe for Peace" through the 3 P's - Plan, Play, Persist. Who knew we would find the recipe for peace tonight at Igniters?!

Creative Marvin brought props and new members sizzled sharing 1 - 2 minute impromptu speeches. Bren picked the stuffed dog and gave a touching story. Silvia wore colorful leis and  shared her love of dance. Cat wore a sports helmet and creatively related to being a nurse. Margaret used a lantern  as mediation lights up the soul. Newest member Anne used a magnifying glass to share her passion for geocaching and looking for treasure.

This week - a twist with two evaluators giving them feedback. Chris G gave helpful tips on their introduction, body, and conclusion. Michel gave tips on delivery on body language and movement. Thanks Bob for visiting from Westhills and sharing helpful tips. Michael had two teams to see who were the better listeners! Imagine leaders who could listen better?!! Looking for a fun place to work on your goals and learn. Igniters is the place to be!

Communication Award and New Member Induction

Congratulations Chris on achieving your Competent Communicator Award! This is a wonderful achievement - first ten speeches! The first speech manual covers various objectives including organization, get to the point, vocal variety, body movement, and using props.

Some of the benefits he gained from joining Toastmasters was more confidence, a willingness to take more risks, and practising new skills. Chris has now started his own business!

Igniters celebrated with standing ovations, President Nandini gave a speech honoring Chris, and Mona the Mentoring Coordinator baked treats for us all to celebrate. For every award, a member brings treats on behalf of the club to show our support!

Marion our VP of Membership gave a warm and welcoming induction to our newest member Michael. Great to have you at Igniters and looking forward to your first speech in January!

The theme was Movies and the members munched popcorn and every time the challenge word of director was used the members would knock on the tables. It was a fun evening of learning.

Induct Michael

VP Membership Marion completed an induction ceremony tonight to welcome our newest Igniter Member Michael!

We are looking forward to learning more about Michael in January when he completes his Ice Breaker speech.

Micheal is a new addition to the Toastmaster arena and we are very happy that he chose to join Igniters. Welcome Micheal. we know you will learn a lot from being a member of Igniters!