In celebration of a relatively new provincial holiday in Ontario, I have been denied my Monday HNTM / SRTM meetings. It was actually nice having the day off – no mad dashing around from city to city; simple relaxation. However, I suspect that I chatted at my significant other enough to make up for it [...]
Organizing a contest is challenging when:
You don’t have enough competitors
You don’t have enough volunteers
Despite my initial fears, the Royal City International Speech / Evaluation contest was a success.
With some gentle prodding, contestants stepped forward. With some gentle bribing persuading, I was able to recruit an adequate number of volunteers to fill the roles required for [...]
I enjoy speech competitions. However, with my pending appointment as Area 62 Governor (*knock on wood*) I am now ineligible to compete in any contests for the next 1.5 years. Disappointing, yes, however there is so much opportunity within the Toastmasters spectrum that there will always be something to keep me stimulated. This coming week, [...]
Over. I am not planning on delivering any speeches for awhile.