Tag: Toastmasters
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Member of Davis Toastmasters wins Evaluation Contest
BY CONNOR RIDLEY Davis Campus was brimming with charisma last Thursday when it hosted the Toastmasters Speech Evaluation and International Speech Contests. Matthew Bergeron of Sheridan Davis Bruins Toastmasters took first place in the evaluation category while Sebastian Acosta won the speech contest. About 50 representatives from the GTA were present, including Cheryl Bates, director…
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Davis Toastmasters hosts dual speech contest
BY CONNOR RIDLEY Davis Campus hosted the annual Davis Bruins Toastmasters speech contests March 10. Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization that operates clubs devoted to education in communication and leadership skills. Participants in the Speech Evaluation Contest observe a speech before presenting a two- to three-minute evaluation, while contestants of the International Speech Contest present…
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Toastmasters club talking proud at Davis Campus
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY “It’s standing room only at Davis tonight. Woo,” exclaimed Judith MacKinnon, as people tried to find a seat last week at Davis Campus’ first Toastmasters meeting. The meeting last Thursday was packed not only with students and Hazel McCallion Campus Toastmasters, but also some faculty members. The club ran…