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 Members for Igniters

We are so excited to have our VP of Membership Marion, induct Reid and Deb into Toastmasters.  Marion is always enthusiastic when introducing new members to the opportunities that are available to them.  We are looking forward to their upcoming Icebreaker speeches.


 

Four New Igniters

Rob, one of our newer members, did an excellent job introducing Matt and Frode and helping Marion, our VP of Membership . It was exciting to hear Paul share his story before Marion lead us through the three Toastmasters Inductions.
We are pleased to welcome Ellen back to Toastmasters and are thrilled that she has decided to join Igniters.

New Members for 2016

Our VP of membership Marion, inducted two new members at our meeting on January 19, 2016. We are very pleased to call Kenneth and Yvonne Igniters and look forward to their first speeches. 

Welcome to Igniter's Deborah

 Marion, our VP of Membership,  had the pleasure in inducting Deborah to our club.  It is always exciting to have new members and we are looking forward to Deborah's icebreaking speech.


Deborah surprised us by bringing tasty muffins for all to share. Michel, our VP of Education is seem here helping to pass them around.

Welcome to Igniter's Deborah

 

Three New Members for Igniters

Marion, our VP of Membership, and the entire club are excited to welcome Rob, Rick and Mel to Igniters.   We look forward to hearing their icebreaker speeches.    

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.

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!

Igniters Induct four new members!

We held a very exciting meeting this week. We inducted four new members! From left to right: Jason, Bren, Chris, and Sylvia.

Our club is getting stronger as a result of our new members. We are able to hold our skills well we help them to grow. Marion and Marvin were available to complete a formal induction ceremony for our new members. We have welcomed them into the fold, and we know that they will be as happy with their choice to join Igniters as we are to have them!

Meeting recap.

We had a fun meeting with our members joined by our newest Igniters Adam and Sylvia.

Diane shared in her inspiring speech 3 key tips from Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut.

Going  after your dreams.

1) Attitude - be prepared.

2) Be a 0!

3) Negative Thinking

What do 2 and 3 mean?! Come to meeting next week and talk to Diane or an Igniter. :)

The New District 42 Prairie Horizons newsletter is out. Link below. Great tips and fascinating Toastmasters.

Igniters are in the issue. Picture of Michel who along with another Toastmaster Dave who helped during the flood. Michel kindly nominated Dave for an award.

http://issuu.com/district42/docs/ph_-_volume_3_final_copy

Check the link to read Inspirations 2 by Shaila- stories and tips about Toastmasters achieving their DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster). We were honored to be included.

Marvin  - great tips for new toastmasters among other stories

Nandini - how joining TM helped her as a leader and lessons along the way.

Hope to see you next week!

Nandini

VP PR Igniters

The most recent member to join Igniters.

Please help us at Igniters to extend a warm welcome to our newest member Silvia!

Igniters induct our newest member!

Please help us to warmly welcome Steven to our toastmasters club.

Left: Area Governor for J41, Chris
Middle: New member Steven
Right: VP Membership Adam

Igniters' new member.

We are very excited to introduce one of our new members at Igniters Toastmasters. Adam led a formal induction of Marion at our meeting on November 5th. Please help us to welcome Marion!