PMI Vancouver Toastmasters Club
2009-2010 Distinguished Club
2010-2011 President's Distinguished Club
2010-2011 District 21 (British Columbia) Top Ten Clubs
Good communicators tend to become good leaders, according to Toastmasters International. Extraordinary communication skills are especially important for the project manager. The CWCC is pleased to provide an opportunity for you to join other local project managers in our own PMI Vancouver Toastmasters Club!
Meeting Information:
Date: Every Thursday Night
Time: 7:00 or 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - (contact Rick Hancock, VP Public Relations - hancri@telus.net to confirm the start time).
Location: The TELUS Building - 3777 Kingsway, Burnaby (located on the corner of Kingsway and Boundary) - "The Burnaby Room", 6th floor.
Parking Information:
Free parking in the locked underground parking lot, press the button and inform security you are attending a Toastmaster's meeting.
Location:
Take the elevator to the 5th floor and sign in with security. Take the escalators to the 6th floor, turn right and you will note the cafeteria. Walk towards the cafeteria and “The Burnaby Room” will be on your right just before entering the cafeteria. Occasionally “The Burnaby Room” may be unavailable for the use of our meetings, when this happens we will hold our meeting in the cafeteria.
Join us as a guest and see how you can take your communication skills to the next level!
Membership Information:
If you are a Project Manager and interested in joining the PMI Vancouver Toastmasters club, the cost is $85.00CAD for your first 6 month membership (if you are brand new to Toastmasters) and $60.00 every 6 months after. CWCC members receive a special rate of $75.00 for the first 6 month membership (if you are brand new to Toastmasters) and $50.00 every 6 months after.
To sign up you can fill in a membership application and submit it electronically by email or physically at the meeting.
For more information contact Rick Hancock, VP Public Relations - hancri@telus.net.
For Toastmasters District 21 (Serving all of British Columbia) information visit: www.d21toastmasters.ca
For Toastmasters International information visit: www.toastmasters.org
PERKS:
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Save $20 annually with your PMI CWCC membership! If you would like to become a chapter member, contact the CWCC membership team at membership@pmi.bc.ca.
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PMP's earn PDUs at the PMI Vancouver Toastmasters Club. Take on meeting roles and perform speeches to earn PDUs. For more information you can contact Rick Hancock, VP Public Relations - hancri@telus.net or join us and find out in person!
Meeting Roles
About Toastmasters
Toastmasters International is a worldwide organization dedicated to helping people become more effective communicators. Toastmasters helps men and women learn the art of effective speaking and listening, the two most vital skills that promote better self-esteem and enhance leadership potential.
A Brief History of Toastmasters International
Since the Toastmasters organization began in 1924, more than three million men and women have benefited from the communication and leadership programs that are constantly being revised to suit its membership.
The first club was formed in October 1924, when a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the Santa Ana, California YMCA practice to train in the art of public speaking. The group decided to form a club and the name 'Toastmasters' was decided upon. A year later, a second club was started in Anaheim, California, followed by a third in Los Angeles.
By 1930, there were a dozen Toastmasters clubs on the west coast, all operating within the YMCA movement, and their members were starting to think of organizing a federation. A meeting was held during the Y's Summer School in Whittier, California that summer, and Frank Paulding attended with the idea of affiliating his Spokes Club in New Westminster (though they never actually applied for a charter). Apparently it was on Frank's suggestion that the new federation chose the name "Toastmasters International." Rotary International may have had some influence on the name too, because many of the men were Rotarians!
In 1932, the federation was incorporated as Toastmasters International. By that time, Frank Paulding had taken charge of the Victoria YMCA, and had brought the "Spokes Club" with him. The Victoria Club seems to have been included among the original 18 clubs when T.I. was incorporated in December 1932, but there is no record of a separately chartered Toastmasters Club in Victoria until October 24th, 1935, when fifteen members of the Victoria Speakers' Club became charter members of Club No. 38. The second club to be formed in British Columbia was formed in Vancouver and is now known as Vancouver 59. The beginning of District 21 had begun. It now comprises of over 260 clubs in 10 Divisions spread across British Columbia.
The forerunner of today's Communication and Leadership program, the basic training manual, was introduced in 1942. It is constantly modified and updated.
By 1954, the number of Toastmasters clubs had approached 1,500. Today there are over 210,000 Toastmasters worldwide, in over 10,500 clubs in over 90 countries. Toastmasters International continues to make effective communication a worldwide reality.