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How do we hold a hybrid Open House that looks effortless?

 By: Tu Long  Published on: Nov 3, 2021
Open House Season is upon us, District 96! Many of you are wondering, "How do we hold a hybrid Open House that looks effortless?" The Hybrid Committee is here to help! In this blog post, we list a…

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Pathways

Pathways Level 1 Updated October 2021

 By: Janice Parkinson  Published on: Oct 29, 2021
Pathways Level 1 has been updated as of October 27, 2021.   Any path purchased after the 27th will have the updates. Paths purchased before October 27th will retain the original projects.  VPE Alert…

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General Welcome to the PQD Team!

Welcome to the PQD Team

 By: Lily Laverton, DTM  Published on: Oct 6, 2021
Please help me welcome Cindy Shen to this year's PQD Team! As the event assistant, Cindy will be helping with several events in development for the district. If you don't know her, you are in for a…

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General

The Summer of Toastmasters

 By: Cheryl Bayle  Published on: Sep 29, 2021
For the last three months of summer, I've plunged myself into learning how to step out of my comfort zone and present a speech in front of an audience. However, due to a long pandemic, it was done…

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D96 Hybrid Meeting Committee and Resources

 By: Tu Long  Published on: Aug 26, 2021
The District 96 Hybrid Meetings Committee was created to help clubs become comfortable with hybrid meetings. Douglas Bottrill, PM2 from HSBC Toastmasters & Speaking for Success Christine Giusti…

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District 96 Club Bingo - What you need to know

 By: Tu Long  Published on: Aug 26, 2021
To support ALL clubs in achieving excellence, we have designed a game of Bingo Card for this Toastmaster Year 2021-2022. We encourage you to strategize with your club to see which squares your club…

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Across The Miles

 By: Vincent Li  Published on: Aug 9, 2021
In the past year, as virtually all clubs around the world met online, countless members have taken advantage to visit other clubs, not only across cities or across districts, but across countries and…

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July 2021 TLI Chat Transcript Highlights

 By: Janice Parkinson  Published on: Jul 29, 2021
So, you missed the TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) and are wondering what you missed... check out these highlights from the morning CHAT.  Questions, answers, sharing, learning.  Some was in…

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How to Submit a D96 Calendar Event

 By: Timothy Chui  Published on: Jul 24, 2021
Head to the main page https://d96toastmasters.ca/ and click “Log in” (top left). Login with your D96 Username and Password.  If you don’t have a D96 account (note: this is NOT your toastmasters.org…

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Message from District Director 2020-21

 By: Janice Parkinson  Published on: May 31, 2021
Fellow Toastmasters, 2020-2021 Will be remembered in the history of District 96 as the year we survived the pandemic. We set out at the beginning of the year creating our District Success Plan in…

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Don't Settle for the Highlight Reel

 By: Michael Gurney  Published on: Feb 21, 2021
“Speech has power. Words do not fade.
What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.”
— Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972), rabbi, theologian & philosopher Among the dismal voids of the…

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Practice Makes… Plasticity

 By: Michael Gurney  Published on: Feb 14, 2021
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
— Albert Einstein (1879–1955), German-born theoretical physicist One of the most-rehearsed forms of performance art is musical theatre,…

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