Public Speaking in Vancouver!
Posted in Meetings on May 11th, 2010
What would you say to a person who told you chess was a waste of time?
What is your first association when you hear the words “chess player”?
See you Thursday.
Sinisa
Posted in Meetings on May 4th, 2010
Greetings,
“Truth” is the theme of our meeting this Thursday.
- Is truth absolute or relative?
- How do you know if what you believe is true?
- Is there something you previously believed was true, but now realize is not?
- What is the ‘truest’ thing you know? How do you know that?
See you all on Thursday!
Truthfully yours,
Graham
Posted in Meetings on Apr 25th, 2010
Have you ever asked yourself, what is the significance of colour in your life? Whether it’s fashion or food, rainbows or rhinestones, history and herbage, colour is all around us, and colour influences us in many ways that we don’t normally think about. And of course not only us — colour is an integral physical […]
Posted in Meetings on Apr 19th, 2010
It’s that time of year again; have you filed your 2009 tax return?
In this week’s meeting, we shall be taking a light-hearted look at taxation in Canada.
What did you spend your last tax refund on?
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Peter MacKay: “There has never been a single, solitary proven allegation of abuse of a detainee, a Taliban prisoner, transferred by […]
Posted in Meetings on Apr 10th, 2010
Hello Everyone:
Let’s talk about Facebook! Whether you love it or hate it, I am sure you have an opinion about the popular networking site.
My latest Facebook status (yet to be publicly posted) reads: “Due to a lack of cyber-social skills, I am phasing out from Facebook.” The truth is that, in ‘real’ […]
Posted in Meetings on Apr 2nd, 2010
Back in the 1950s, the visionaries told us that by the year 2000 everyone would be commuting to work in flying cars. (Remember The Jetsons?)
But, despite some valiant efforts by the engineers—even giving them an extra decade to get everything humming smoothly—it didn’t happen. So, how do you get around? Is it working for you? […]
Posted in Meetings on Mar 31st, 2010
How to give feedback that is motivating, encouraging, supportive, and effective, yet organized, honest, and useful. Following different structures that help guide you through the process will form part of the Toastmaster presentation of this theme.
Lori
Posted in Meetings on Mar 22nd, 2010
Alan will be presenting his Area Contest speech “What You Think Is What You Get”
Posted in Meetings on Mar 21st, 2010
Most of us cringe when we hear the name. After all, the Downtown Eastside (DTES) has the highest rate of HIV infection in the Western world, as well as being Canada’s poorest area by postal code.
Drugs. Poverty. Prostitution. Mental illness. Crime.
The DTES is a social-issue hotbed in our beautiful city of Vancouver. Can the area […]
Posted in Meetings on Mar 14th, 2010
I went to the Paralympics Opening Ceremony last Friday. As some of you
may have seen, it was quite a spectacle and very enjoyable.
It also raised a number of questions with me regarding the future of
the Olympics for people with disabilities. At this meeting I’d like us
to spend some time talking about the Paralympics & Special […]