Guests are always welcome! Our weekly meetings alternate between In person and Zoom at:Parkdale Nifty Fifties - 3512 5 Ave NW. ** Please contact us first at info@igniterstm.ca.
Friendly members to help you reach your goals.
Zoom Meetings - Sept 10, Sept 24, Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 5, Nov 19, Dec 3
In Person Meetings - Sept 3, Sept 17, Oct 1, Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, Nov 26, Dec 10
Resume Jan 7, 2025
Monday, November 18, 2024
Time to Laugh!
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Dust Off Your Funny-bone
Is there anything more fun than laughing with your friends while you listen to a hilarious speech?
Being the one to help them laugh!
Give the gift of a smile, a chuckle, or a guffaw to your fellow members in our upcoming club Humorous Speech Tournament on November 26. Start now. Dust off your funny-bone, and start writing your funny 5-7 minute speech. We will be glad that you did!
More details are coming soon.
Sunday, November 03, 2024
Halloween Spooktacular
A man with an eerie black cape banged a gavel on the lectern. Suddenly there was order and the meeting began. It was Toastmasters after all! We were happy to welcome six guests to our Open House event and welcome our new member, Jeremy to our club.
Ali was our Toastmaster. Darlene shared humour tips to help us tell funnier stories. David and Chamila inspired us with their Pathways speeches on rising like a Phoenix and coping with traffic in Calgary.
Best costumes were: Bentley the gangster, guest Rebecca the Pikachu, and Nandini and Marvin the friendly pirates. Scary Table Topics was led by Wizard Trevor.
Next Open House Event: Tuesday Nov 5 Games night on Zoom and our inspiring guest speaker Meghna Bhagat who will share tips on how to be a stronger speaker.
To come as a guest, please RSVP info@igniterstm.ca.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Toastmasters 100th Anniversary
With our 100th anniversary backgrounds and some brilliant smiles, our members sparkled in our Zoom celebration. Jeff gave a speech about how he found his courage to speak in public, Marvin shared highlights of Toastmasters 100 year journey, and Nandini gave a thoughtful toast to an organization that has helped us all to learn and grow.
Our table topics led by Ali revealed interesting facts about our members: we have two couples who met and fell in love in Toastmasters meetings, a member whose name means a flower blossoming, someone who has a shoe collection. Welcome to our guest Jeremy who cheerfully participated in table topics!
Congratulations to Chamilla who partnered with Marvin to take on the role of Toastmaster for the first time. Other members taking on a role did so demonstrating great listening skills, insight and a dash of humour.
An inspiring evening! Next week is the Halloween Party! :)
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Special events coming
Fun, fellowship, and great learning opportunities!
Toastmasters is celebrating its 100 Year Anniversary - October 22, 2024!
To mark the occasion, Igniters Toastmasters has planned a number of special events in October and November. We look forward to seeing everyone. Guests are very welcome, please just let us know ahead so that we can welcome you. Details are in the poster below.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Tuesday, October 08, 2024
Igniters is Thriving and Growing
Thank you for
joining us and thank you to all the members who renewed before the Oct 1
deadline. Many thanks to our treasurer, Petra, for gently reminding us to pay
our dues. Igniters is a strong club with 30 members who love to learn, grow,
encourage and have fun.
Ellen as Area
Director for A27, Fola as Area Director for E6, Marvin as the District Online
Chief Judge. Many other members are doing presentations at the District level
in leadership and communication. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your
skills and knowledge.
During the
October 1 meeting, Bentley gave a thought-provoking speech on leadership
styles using those imaginative and aquatic terms. It certainly got us talking! Our
master Toastmaster Ksenija asked to share aha moments in our introductions
which led to some beautiful insights and funny stories.
On Tuesday, October 22, we will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Toastmasters! Stay tuned!