tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:40:30 +0000MeetingsEventstable topicsChristmasGeneralcommunicationelectionsmeditationserenityClub 2959 - Area 2 - Division A - District 61 - Region VI <br>Meetings: Every 2nd &amp; 4th Tuesday <br>505 4th Street East <br>Cornwall Ontario K6H 6H8http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-5938452831879839495Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:11:00 +00002010-06-26T23:14:02.435-04:00EventsMeetingsAnother year has come to an end for the Seaway Toastmasters Club of Cornwall.&nbsp; We held our banquet dinner this past Thursday at the Best Western Parkway Inn here in Cornwall.&nbsp; The theme was A Celebration of Quality, and 17 people were in attendance which, compared to last year at our 50th anniversary, made it more of an intimate gathering. Our master of ceremonies, Teri Kingston DTM, http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/06/banquet-night-june-24-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-2311852598275744316Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:13:00 +00002010-06-04T16:34:37.552-04:00electionsMeetings13 members were in attendance for our club officer elections.&nbsp; All but one post was filled, but more on that later. The word of the night provided by Francis, one of our newest members was ur·bane/ɜrˈbeɪn/ Show Spelle[ur-beyn]–adjective 1. having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner. 2. http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/06/election-night-may-25-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)2Cornwall, ON, Canada45.0275 -74.7444.906176 -74.97345949999999 45.148824000000005 -74.5065405tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-1296146371219533639Mon, 03 May 2010 19:28:00 +00002010-06-04T16:36:16.476-04:00Generaltable topicsGetting conversation out of our family can sometimes be quite challenging.&nbsp; Especially the kids.&nbsp; I know first hand how frustrating it can be when asking a child how his day was, or what he did at school generates at best a one word answer or at worst a grunt or two. I came across one woman's story of how she used table topics to get her family talking at the dinner table, and I http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/sparkling-dinner-conversation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-83459231154364764Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:17:00 +00002010-10-04T21:54:32.655-04:00MeetingsOur guest poster today is Teri Kingston who filled in for our Secretary Brigitte Walker.&nbsp; But first, a word from our grammarian, Denise Paquette: The word of the night was indelibly - from&nbsp; in·del·i·ble [in-del-uh-buhl]&nbsp; –adjective 1.&nbsp; making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink. 2.&nbsp; that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-13-20-10-what-inspires-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-8751783041734389552Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:04:00 +00002010-06-04T16:37:01.250-04:00MeetingsA full house and a full agenda set the stage for our March 23 meeting.&nbsp; The theme was "Weclcome to Our Home".&nbsp; Each member was asked to bring a guest, and we were fortunate enough to see 7 new faces around the table.&nbsp; We also gained one new member!&nbsp; Welcome Roseanne. The word of the night was: fick·le /ˈfɪkəl/ [fik-uhl] Show IPA –adjective adj.&nbsp;&nbsp;Characterized byhttp://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-23-2010-welcome-to-our-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-1471994682910423378Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:35:00 +00002010-06-04T16:37:38.169-04:00MeetingsOur guest&nbsp;blogger is John Anderson.&nbsp; John is the Sargeant at Arms for the Seaway Toastmasters Club of Cornwall.&nbsp; This was John's first time as Toastmaster for the evening and from all accounts he did a great job.&nbsp; Bravo John! Our meeting theme was an educational on introducing a guest to a meeting.&nbsp; The word of the night was: im·bro·glio /ɪmˈbroʊlyoʊ/ Show Spelled[http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/03/introducing-guest-09-03-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-1993139328328074972Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:48:00 +00002010-06-04T16:38:00.200-04:00EventsThe International Speech and Table Topics contest was held at the Seaway Toastmasters Club of Cornwall on February 23, 2010.&nbsp; The meeting was well attended and the contest was a great success.&nbsp; There were two participants in the International Speech contest; each with great life lesson speeches.&nbsp; Harry Kingston, DTM who took first place with his speech The Kitchen of Life, gave http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/03/international-speech-table-topics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-1062260967799477424Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:41:00 +00002010-06-04T16:38:21.965-04:00MeetingsCoverage of our Feb 9 meeting is presented by our guest blogger, Carole Anne Levac. Hello Everyone! The 2010 Olympics arrived at Seaway Toastmasters on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. 6 Members competed in what proved to be a delightful evening of firsts! 3 Evaluators completed their first Evaluations in Style - in a team format no less. Ian Cowan led the Table Topics with a wealth of information http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-9-2010-winter-olympics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-2610302110371099199Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:10:00 +00002010-01-23T21:19:52.009-05:00Events The Seaway Toastmasters Club of Cornwall and Smart City Toastmasters (also of Cornwall) came together in a combined effort to build public awareness of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Toastmasters in the area.&nbsp; Claudette Pilon (Left in photo), Public Relations Officer for Smart City and Kimberley Thompson, Public Relations for Seaway Toastmasters thought it might be a good idea to jointly promote the http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2010/01/toastmasters-clubs-in-cornwall-join.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-6639803240244768081Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:47:00 +00002010-03-17T17:42:42.753-04:00ChristmasJust a short post to say that our Christmas party was a huge success! Abandoning the restaurant idea this year we opted for Christmas at the Armoury, our home, and a more relaxed agenda which created more opportunity for mingling and just being ourselves. A few of us shared childhood Christmas memories and Mrs. Claus roasted our club President ;-) We ate Turkey and poached salmon with all http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2009/12/family-christmas-at-seaway-toastmasters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-9160442493951747524Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:35:00 +00002010-06-04T16:38:50.833-04:00serenityTonight's theme was serenity and the word of the night was jovial.&nbsp; The introductions:&nbsp; Our President and Distinguished Toastmaster Harry Kingston led the introductions by posing the question:&nbsp; If you could take off tomorrow, where would you go to feel serene?&nbsp; We heard about everything from a mountain in the Adirondacks to just curling up in bed and shutting out the world.&http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-8-2009-serenity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026302902358124049.post-1026091179822873931Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:35:00 +00002010-03-17T18:02:28.568-04:00communicationmeditationMeetingstable topicshe Introductions What is communication? This was the theme for last night's meeting of the Seaway Toastmasters Club of Cornwall.Each of us had the opportunity to stand up and share what communication means to us. I think for the most part people talked of how communication was not only about putting forth one's own ideas, but of the necessity to receive ideas. Full communication happens when http://seawaytoastmasters.blogspot.com/2009/11/meeting-of-november-24-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seaway Toastmasters)0