gTM Hybrid Meeting #1267: The Strange English Language
About this Event
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Guests must attend our club meeting once before applying as a Grosvenor Toastmasters member.
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Theme for the meeting: The Strange English Language
At this meeting, let's talk about the English language, a language that 1.5 billion people speak around the globe.
A language that is not just difficult—it’s also very strange and sometimes very funny.
Welcome to the stupendously strange world of English.
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About Toastmasters Meeting:
Toastmasters is a self-directed peer-learning experience, centered around the club meeting.
Each meeting has 3 parts: impromptu speaking, prepared speeches and evaluations, tied together by a stimulating theme.
A member of the club will lead each part of the meeting,
Bring an open mind and a beverage of your choice. (Spoiler alert: we will be making a toast!)
Guests are welcome to visit us before signing up as a member. Join us as we hone our communication and leadership skills together.
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About This Hybrid Event:
Guests are welcome to attend online or in-person to our hybrid meeting.
Order confirmation email will contain the Zoom link or Room number based on your attendance mode. Reminder emails will also be sent to all pre-registered guests.
To avoid disappointment, please ensure your screen name in Zoom matches your registration name from Eventbrite.
To protect the integrity of the meeting, Zoom lobby is in effect.
Zoom Master will only admit members and pre-registered guests on the guest lists.
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About Us:
Grosvenor Toastmasters (gTM) is a greenhouse for you to nurture your communication and leadership skills regardless you are looking to apply these skills in your personal or professional lives or both! As a high-calibre fully-hybrid community club rooted in Toronto and facing the world, we provide a safe, supportive and positive place to learn-by-doing. Our members are encouraged and empowered to experiment at every club meeting. Watch your skills and confidence grow and flourish as you attend and actively participate in the meeting.
We are a culturally diverse and dynamic, friendly and fun group. Our hybrid meetings run every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 6 to 8 pm EST. For those who attend in-person, it is a grand Grosvenor Toastmasters tradition to head out for some food and drink together after each formal meeting adjourns in order to keep the conversation flowing.
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To learn more about Grosvenor Toastmasters, or should you have questions / queries / concerns prior to the event, please email the Vice President of Membership at [email protected] or visit us on:
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About Our Venue:
OISE Building is accessbile from St. George Subway Station, Bedford exit. When you register for an in-person ticket, the confirmation email will have the room number where our meeting is held.
Agenda
🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Meet & Greet
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Meeting Begins: Chair's Opening & Impromptu Speaking
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:10 PM
Networking Break
🕑: 07:10 PM - 08:00 PM
Meeting Reconvenes: Prepared Speeches & Evaluations
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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