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Archive for November, 2018

Reaction Times

 

Anyone able to reflect on this, based on years of personal experience or through research, knows that one of the biggest evolutions since the latter half of the twentieth century has been the speed of communications. Technology has become an indelible, intrusive catalyst of delivery; combined with more recent omnipresence of the internet and social media, has meant being part of a revolution in daily life around the world. (more…)

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Art of Communication, Behaviour & Relationships, Lifestyle & Travel, Opinion, Personal Development, Uncategorized

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TOP 10 Ways to Improve Elections

With the Canadian provincial and municipal elections earlier this year and recently, plus a major biennial election south of the border earlier this month, one cannot help wondering what can be done to make the process, impact, etc. more interesting… (more…)

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Art of Communication, Behaviour & Relationships, Humour, Social & political humour, Top 10, Uncategorized

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What’s in a Name?

One of the rotating features of many clubs is a theme for the meeting.

A few years ago, our Toastmasters club evolved from periodically featuring a meeting theme to making this a regular part of the weekly agenda.  It should be noted it serves as a backdrop influencing some components, such as the Toast or Table Topics, but core roles such as formal speaking or evaluating follow their own course and may or may not intersect with the theme. (more…)

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Art of Communication, Behaviour & Relationships, Humour, Lifestyle & Travel, Social & political humour, Uncategorized

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