gTM Hybrid Meeting #1257: International Speech Contest

Wed Feb 11 2026 at 05:45 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

OISE Building | Toronto

Grosvenor Toastmasters
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gTM Hybrid Meeting #1257: International Speech Contest
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Grow with Grosvenor Toastmasters! Attend as a guest in our biweekly 2-hour club meeting & learn to be an engaging communicator and leader.
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Guests must attend our club meeting once before applying as a Grosvenor Toastmasters member.

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Theme for the meeting: Club Level International Speech Contest

International Speech Contest is a BIG annual affair at every #Toastmasters club. A little #healthy #competition propels everyone to bring out their A-game.

Join us & cheer them on as they take their first step to the World Championship of Public Speaking.

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About Toastmasters Meeting:

Toastmasters is a self-directed peer-learning experience, centered around the club meeting.

Each meeting has 3 parts: impromptu speaking, prepared speeches and evaluations, tied together by a stimulating theme.

A member of the club will lead each part of the meeting,

Bring an open mind and a beverage of your choice. (Spoiler alert: we will be making a toast!)

Guests are welcome to visit us before signing up as a member. Join us as we hone our communication and leadership skills together.

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About This Hybrid Event:

Guests are limited to online attendance to our hybrid meeting in the time being.

Please register to see the Zoom link from this event page. Reminder emails with the Zoom link will also be sent to all pre-registered guests.

To avoid disappointment, please ensure your screen name in Zoom matches your registration name from Eventbrite.

To protect the integrity of the meeting, Zoom lobby is in effect.

Zoom Master will only admit members and pre-registered guests on the guest lists.

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About Us:

Grosvenor Toastmasters (gTM) is a greenhouse for you to nurture your communication and leadership skills regardless you are looking to apply these skills in your personal or professional lives or both! As a high-calibre fully-hybrid community club rooted in Toronto and facing the world, we provide a safe, supportive and positive place to learn-by-doing. Our members are encouraged and empowered to experiment at every club meeting. Watch your skills and confidence grow and flourish as you attend and actively participate in the meeting.

We are a culturally diverse and dynamic, friendly and fun group. Our hybrid meetings run every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 6 to 8 pm EST. For those who attend in-person, it is a grand Grosvenor Toastmasters tradition to head out for some food and drink together after each formal meeting adjourns in order to keep the conversation flowing.

Follow us to be notified whenever we post event next. Everyone is welcome to visit as a guest before joining us as a member!

To learn more about Grosvenor Toastmasters, or should you have questions / queries / concerns prior to the event, please email the Vice President of Membership at [email protected] or visit us on:

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About Our Venue:

OISE Building is accessbile from St. George Subway Station, Bedford exit. When you register for an in-person ticket, the confirmation email will have the room number where our meeting is held.


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Agenda

🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Meet & Greet
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Meeting Begins: Chair's Opening & Impromptu Speaking
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:10 PM
Networking Break
🕑: 07:10 PM - 08:00 PM
Meeting Reconvenes: Prepared Speeches & Evaluations
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

OISE Building, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada

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