First Burlington Toastmasters Club

10/19/2026

100% agree that at Toastmasters you improve your listening skills 😊 this is also tested at every meeting by our quizmaster who captures details of the meeting and quizzes the attendees 🤔📝

👂Communication isn't just about speaking well. It's about listening well, too.
The best speakers are often the best listeners.

10/09/2026

What a great turnout at our open house!
Many guests and our club members enjoyed the meeting and most importantly learned how to write a speech in 15 minutes! We were all impressed by Lou Mulligen’s workshop!
Thank you Lou and thank you to everyone who participated 🥳🤩 til next Thursday!

10/07/2026

Hey friends! It’s almost time! 🥳 tomorrow evening we will host our open house! Everyone is welcome and there will be refreshments before the start of the meeting.
We’re excited to have you 🤩🙏 info below or feel free to DM!

10/04/2026

What an eventful meeting this past Thursday!
Starting with our club’s humorous speech contest where Giulia Bortoletto, Mary Ann Wagstaff and Judi Deverlie, DTM competed by telling their funny stories and entertained the audience! Giulia and Mary Ann won the contest and they will move to the Area D84 Humorous Speech Area Contest! 🥳 We thank all the participants of the contest and all the club members who took on roles.
We also celebrated the receipt of the ribbon for the “Smedley Distinguished Club” award that FBTM received for the year 2025-2026. The current and past club president proudly pinned it to our FBTM banner. 👏
Very well done First Burlington Toastmasters!
Looking forward to next week when we will host our open house and workshop by Lou Mulligen “How to write a speech in 15 minutes”.

09/25/2026

Toastmasters Club members work on their prepared speeches and present them to the club. How will they know though if their speech was effective or if there’s room for improvement? 🤔 thanks to the evaluator! Every prepared speech has an evaluator who attentively listens to them and give them constructive feedback!
This week our Judi evaluated Alyssa’s speech and shared her thoughts and suggestions!
What a great teamwork 🤝💪🏻
See you next week everyone! We will host a humorous speech contest 😂

09/18/2026

“Pause and “punch” ”. That’s what Guy Tripp taught us with his speech tonight. When speaking, pauses are important to grab one’s attention. Once you grabbed it, “punch” the word that you want your listener to remember! One way of “punching” the word is raising your voice when you are saying the word.
Thank you Guy for your effective speech, we can all always learn something from you!
Interested in learning more tricks to improve your public speaking?? Join us as a guest at our next meeting!

09/14/2026

What an amazing first meeting back at Tansley Woods 😎 the energy was unreal and we had so many guests that evening!
And guess what?? We are here every Thursday from 7:30pm to 9:30pm - GUEST ARE WELCOME! 🥳
The theme for the upcoming meeting is “Little things”. Come out and hear what are the little things that we appreciate at Toastmasters. 🫶🏻

09/10/2026

Interesting world of the month! 🤔
Often though we associate “bold” with a groundbreaking act, something out of the ordinary… guess what! At Toastmasters everyone is bold when they start speaking. Whether is to introduce themselves as guests or to perform a role… WE ARE ALL BOLD! 💪🏻 Because we are one step ahead in conquering our fears and improving our skills.
Are you bold too? Join us this Thursday and every Thursday at our First Burlington Toastmasters meetings… where leaders are made!

📅 It’s September 1! Time for a new Word of the Month.

Take embolden for a spin and start using it in your conversations, emails and everyday life. 🗣️✨

09/07/2026

Hello Burlington! We are excited to bring our meetings back to Tansley Woods Community Centre - room 3😀
We look forward to another successful year of personal growth, empowerment, laughter and success stories 🤩
Join us at our Thursday meetings from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Guests are welcome and encouraged to arrive 15 mins earlier to familiarize with the meeting agenda and meet the club members.
We also have a new and improved club website! Visit us at: https://firstburlington.toastmastersclubs.org/
Please contact us if you have any questions, see you there 🥳

Toastmaster is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills. First Burlington Toastmaster is one of the 15,800 clubs of Toastmasters. We've been in operation since 1960 & the oldest Toastmaster in Burlington

09/01/2026

Meet Sana - her story is an incredible one! Do you see the small orchid next to her? This is to celebrate her first year with FBTM and her first time taking up the Toast Master role to lead a whole meeting!

She was (and may still be) very shy when she joined First Burlington TM, but we’ve witness her grow and gradually come out of her comfort zone.

Over the year she’s learned to tame her fears, well a bit, so she says - taking on new roles and challenging herself every step of the way. Though she claims she still has a long way to become a confident public speaker, we sure are impressed with her growth!

🥳🤩 Congratulations Sana, you are a true inspiration!
Do you want too to gain more confidence and improve your leadership skills? Join us as a guest!