If you’re a Toastmaster, you know about speaking contests, not just the ones in the club, but beyond them too. A club hosts a contest, and members participate as contestants (if they’re a little bit crazy and a lot brave) … Continue reading →
This morning in Jeff Goins’ blog post, his guest writer, Anne Peterson, poet, author and speaker, wrote about how people offer up excuses to get out of doing things, and avoid failure. Her mother sounds just like mine. In fact, … Continue reading →
The daily prompt from WordPress: You have to learn a new skill.Do you prefer to read about it, watch someone else do it, hear someone else describe it, or try it yourself. As much as I enjoy reading about something … Continue reading →
Last summer we went camping with our daughter and son-in-law, and on that trip, a grandchild learned about fishing. Here she looking out at the lake after the caught fish was … Continue reading →
Contest winners at the Fall District 86 Toastmasters conference in London, Ontario, 2011. February, for those who aren’t familiar with Toastmasters, is a contest month, one of the two times in the year that Toastmasters hold speaking contests. For the … Continue reading →
Once a month, approximately, I blog over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian. It’s a place to be inspired and challenged by others. Sometimes you’ll laugh too. We are Canadian writers with a Christian worldview. Today my post is titled, … Continue reading →
The beginning of a new year is a good time to reflect on accomplishments and look forward to the next step—the next contest season and a speech for the International speech contest particularly. As I prepare to take a next … Continue reading →
Yesterday I chose my own topic, to commemorate someone I knew. Today I’m going back to the WordPress Daily Prompt, The Early Years: Write page three of your autobiography. Photo: My one-room school was converted to apartments by the time I … Continue reading →
The Christmas tree is just one thing I love about Christmas. The tree can be tall and stately outdoors, the right size for your living room, or even a tiny tree with a few ornaments to bring some décor … Continue reading →
The students who went to Ecuador volunteered their time and energy to help children in Ecuador. While they were there, the youth volunteers also had the opportunity of a trip to the Amazon, which Alex was looking forward to, except … Continue reading →
