Susan Chew

Born February 1, 1927 in Victoria, BC, Susan passed away peacefully on September 26, 2021 in Vancouver after falling 2 weeks prior. Predeceased by 5 sisters: Helen Tom, Alice Hee, Mary Yip, Joan Bing, and most recently Diane Jones (at 98 on June 2/21), and 3 brothers: Sam, John and Maxwell Chew. She is survived by 2 sisters: Nancy Sing, Grace Yip and 34 nieces & nephews, 47 great nieces & nephews and 32 great-great nieces & nephews.

Opportunities

Kim H.

Toastmasters members have many opportunities to strengthen their leadership skills. Some members take on leadership roles within the club or district while others prefer to conduct specialized workshops to help their fellow members or their community. Some of the more common activities are listed below.

Note: Pathways has leadership opportunities built into the various Path projects.  

Credentials

Attention Club Executives: Make sure your vote counts! If you cannot attend the Business Meeting at the District 96 Annual Conference 2020 email your proxy’s to: Credentials Chair Doug Anderson at ppdp@direct.ca.

Here are the rules concerning the number of votes a member can carry to the business meeting.

How To Become A Great Public Speaker

Anyone can be an effective public speaker. Just ask Jim Kokocki. In 1981, he was a shy corporate IT guy who did little public speaking. A few of Kokocki’s colleagues noticed that he didn’t speak much at meetings, so they brought him along to a Toastmasters International event. The rest, as they say, is history.