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Master Public Speaking at Goodyear Toastmasters

Master Public Speaking at Goodyear Toastmasters

Thu, Jul 9, 10:45 PM
From Goodyear Toastmasters: Speak. Lead. Inspire.
4.6

Join us this week as a guest to overcome your fear of public speaking and speak with confidence! We hold weekly meetings on Thursday nights to facilitate impromptu speaking, debates, discussions, and prepared speeches to practice our skills and give each other constructive feedback. We are a friendly group of all ages and backgrounds in the GTA, where we help our members and guests in their personal and professional development. We typically meet at the Etobicoke Civic Centre with lots of free visitor parking. You can join us as a guest anytime you want, for as long as you would like, to see what Toastmasters is all about! Come and join us this Thursday to become the best version of you. The theme for this week's meeting is TBD! Join us to practice your improv. speaking skills, debating skills, and to improve your public speaking abilities. If you're interested in attending this meeting, please contact us through our "Contact Us" form on http://goodyeartoastmasters.com/ See you there! ABOUT GOODYEAR TOASTMASTERS \*NOTE\* We are now back in-person at the Etobicoke Civic Centre! Visitor Parking is free. Simply let the Security Person know you're here for a Toastmasters meeting. • Our meetings start at 6:45 PM and lasts for about 2-hours. We suggest you arrive earlier to settle in and network before we begin. • It's free to attend as a guest and you can join us as many times as you would like. For the full access to the Toastmasters Pathways Programme, however, you will need to join as a member and pay a membership fee. • Don't worry about the low attendance numbers on Meetup. Members do not RSVP here. We use the club website instead. Meetup is primarily a place for us to reach out to newcomers such as yourself!

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[CAS] Japanese 🇯🇵& English🇚🇊 Language Exchange🊄🌱

[CAS] Japanese 🇯🇵& English🇚🇊 Language Exchange🊄🌱

Mon, Jul 6, 10:15 PM
From CAS Meetup Community
4.8

⚠日本語の案内は䞋にありたす⚠ 🎟Fee: $5 🌱Payment: Cash or E-transfer If you choose E-transfer, we recommend sending it **before** arrival to: ✉canasianstation@gmail.com 🗣Event Style ・This event is 18 + only ・Group-based language exchange ・Small groups of 3–4 people ・Use both Japanese and English to communicate 🕒Schedule 6:15 – 6:30 Check-in 6:30 – 7:10 Round 1 7:10 – 7:15 Seat change 7:15 – 7:55 Round 2 7:55 Wrap-up 💫Friendly Guidelines • Participants with 2 no-shows may be removed from future events • This is not a dating or matchmaking event. You cannot request specific people to talk to. If you have an NG (someone you prefer not to be matched with), please let us know in advance • Photos may be taken for Instagram and event pages. If you do not wish to appear in photos, please inform the organizer beforehand • Harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, solicitation, or inappropriate behavior is strictly prohibited. If you notice any issues, please inform the organizer 🀝About This Event (Important) This is a group-based Language Exchange event. • One-on-one conversations with Japanese participants • Conversations with participants of a specific nationality ➡are not guaranteed. 🎟参加費5ドル 🌱支払い方法珟金 or E-transfer ※E-transferをご利甚の方は、到着**前に** ✉Canasianstation@gmail.com ぞ送金しおいただくこずを掚奚しおいたす 🗣むベント圢匏 3〜4人のグルヌプで、日本語ず英語を䜿った囜際亀流🌏※本むベントは18歳以䞊限定です。 🕖タむムスケゞュヌル 6:15 – 6:30 Check-in 6:30 – 7:10 第1ラりンド 7:10 – 7:15 垭替え 7:15 – 7:55 第2ラりンド 7:55 解散 💫参加にあたっお ・2回以䞊のNo-showキャンセル無しの無断欠垭があった堎合、以降の参加をお断りしたす ・本むベントはデヌト・マッチング目的の堎ではありたせんので、特定の「話したい人」の指定はできたせん。 ※NGの方がいる堎合は、事前にお知らせください ・Instagram・むベントペヌゞ甚に写真撮圱を行う堎合がありたす。写りたくない方は事前にお知らせください ・セクハラ、差別的発蚀、嫌がらせ、勧誘行為は固く犁止しおいたす。もし芋かけた堎合は、䞻催者たでご連絡ください 🫶むベントに぀いお 本むベントは Language Exchange蚀語亀流を目的ずしたグルヌプ圢匏のむベントです。 ・カナダ人ずの䞀察䞀での䌚話 ・特定の囜籍の参加者ずの䌚話 →これらを保蚌するものではありたせん。

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SDD in the Park

SDD in the Park

Fri, Jul 24, 10:30 PM
From Service Design Drinks Toronto
4.7

Summer's here. We're taking it outside. Join us at Trinity Bellwoods for an evening of good company, fresh air, and the kind of conversations you actually remember. We'll have a couple of design games to get things going — fun, low-key, no prep needed. Then we let the evening do its thing. **What to expect** ✅ A couple of SD-flavoured games to warm things up ✅ Good conversation with people who get what you do ✅ Potluck vibes — bring enough to share with a few people ✅ Light snacks and pop, on us **What to bring** \- A blanket to sit on \- A snack or drink \- something from home\, a favourite\, a memory\, something with a story behind it \- If you want\, a friend or guest can be added as part of your ticket 📢 RSVP here so we can plan snacks & drinks accordingly Sorry, no refunds for this event. Join the Discord group: https://discord.gg/x9uRrxp9n,

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蚀葉の架け橋 : Toronto X Japan    #2

蚀葉の架け橋 : Toronto X Japan #2

Sun, Jul 5, 4:45 PM
From Za Shikkusu「ザ・シックス」
4.8

~Notice to all participants ~党参加者ぞのお知らせ *****Event seating guidelines / rules for Native Japanese speakers, and non-native Japanese speakers are entirely different ***** むベントの座垭に関するガむドラむンルヌルは、日本語ネむティブスピヌカヌず非ネむティブスピヌカヌで党く異なりたす **** This is an entirely free event for everyone! **** これは、党員にずっお完党に無料のむベントです *** Everyone will be in a waitlist and gradually moved into the going list to balance Venue seating availability and ratio of native/non native Japanese speakers *** 党員がりェむトリストに入り、䌚堎の座垭の空き状況やネむティブ非ネむティブの日本語話者の比率を調敎するために、埐々に参加リストぞ移行されたす. **Please carefully read the lengthy event description below and fill out the questionnaire to participate. ** 以䞋の長いむベントの説明を泚意深く読んで、参加するためのアンケヌトに蚘入しおください ———————————————————————— ~Event guideline for Native Japanese speakers 日本語ネむティブスピヌカヌの皆さん、こんにちは このむベントでは、参加する゚リアやテヌブルを遞ぶこずで、䜿甚したい蚀語を遞択できたす。合蚈2回のテヌブル移動がありたす。最初は45分で1回目、2回目は90分で行われたす。むベントの合蚈時間は2時間15分です45分で移動、90分で再床移動、2時間15分で終了 座垭配眮のテンプレヌトは以䞋の通りです3぀の座垭 A日本語重芖。このテヌブルではほが完党に日本語でコミュニケヌションを取りたす。蚀語比率の目安は日本語80英語20日本語が非垞に堪胜な孊習者ずコミュニケヌションしたす Bミックス亀流。このテヌブルでは英語を緎習し぀぀、日本語でもコミュニケヌションを取りたす。蚀語比率の目安は日本語50英語50䞭玚初玚の日本語孊習者ずコミュニケヌションしたす C英語重芖。英語を緎習したしょう蚀語比率の目安は英語90日本語10英語話者ずの気軜な亀流や文化亀流 泚意すべおの゚リアに座る矩務はありたせんどの゚リアやテヌブルに参加するか、どのように時間を過ごすかは完党にあなたの遞択です。ただし、テヌブルを倉えお新しい友達に出䌚うこずをお勧めしたす *テヌブルのサむズは、その時の状況や䌚堎の収容人数によっお倉動したす. むベントの質を皆さんのために保぀ため、特別な状況では䞻催者が別のテヌブルぞ移動をお願いする堎合がありたす。可胜な限り、男性が先にお願いされるこずになりたす **暎力、ストヌカヌ行為、ハラスメント、いじめは䞀切蚱容されたせん。違反者には譊告が䞎えられ、重倧床によっおはグルヌプから即時氞久に排陀される堎合がありたす。極端な状況䞋では、法執行機関に連絡する矩務が発生し、法の最倧限の範囲で察凊したす ~Non native Japanese guideline Hello all non native Japanese speakers. In this event , we ask that you seat yourselves at your Japanese language PROFICIENCY level. There will be NO seating ROTATIONS for non-native Japanese once the event begins. You will remain at the same table for the entirety of the event. Only Japanese native speakers will be OPTED to change area / tables at 45m into the event and also at 90m, in which they can participate at whichever table they desire. Total event duration 2H 15m. ~Seating arrangement template is as follows A: Nihongo focus. Practice your Japanese! Only sit at this table if you have high language competency and able to almost fully communicate in Japanese. (Language Ratio approximation. Japanese %80 / English %20 B. Mixed social. Communicate in both English and Japanese. Language ratio approximation. Japanese %50 / English %50 Only sit at this table if you can somewhat socialize in Japanese (at the very least you must have decent Japanese listening skills and/or understand when spoken to in Japanese) C. English Social. Anyone and everyone is welcome to sit at this table. Just chill, culture exchange and facilitate English learning for our Japanese friends. Language ratio approximation. English %90 / Japanese %10 ATTENTION: This seating arrangement template is formed to show gratitude to our friends from Japan, and respect how they would like to use their time, so they can maximize their energy and efforts in whichever they desire to do. *Table sizes will range and vary on what’s available at the moment and by the venue occupancy. To sustain the quality of the event for everyone, event hosts may switch tables and/or place you at another table under special circumstances to help balance and supplement other tables that need more participants. **** No acts of violence, stalking, harassment and bullying will be tolerated. Violators will be given a warning, and depending on severity may be swiftly removed (permanent) from the group. Under extreme circumstances, there could be obligations to reach out to law enforcement in which we will pursue to the fullest extent of the law.

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Port Credit Toastmasters Club - Mississauga, ON

Port Credit Toastmasters Club - Mississauga, ON

Mon, Jul 6, 11:00 PM
From Toastmasters Division D & F District 86 So Mississauga, ON
4.8

Have you ever wondered what happens at a Toastmasters club? Visit us Monday’s @6:50pm and learn more about what Toastmasters can help you with. We will be having a special joint meeting with Trafalgar Toastmasters this week. Come see two, two clubs in one. We meet in person at the Lorne Park Library , 1474 Truscott Dr, Mississauga. OR join us via Zoom. contact us for the meeting link. contact-1474@toastmastersclubs.org

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🇚🇊Japanese and English Language Exchange  (Page for everyone)

🇚🇊Japanese and English Language Exchange (Page for everyone)

Sat, Jul 18, 9:30 PM
From Toronto Japanese English Exchange (TJEX.ca)
4.7

English description below むベント参加費ずしお、日本人の方(日本で生たれ育ち、珟圚英語を勉匷しおいる方)は2、日本人以倖の方(日本語を勉匷しおいる方)は5頂いおおりたす。 皆さんから頂いたお金は、こちらのサむトの維持費や将来のランゲヌゞ゚クスチェンゞ斜蚭利甚料や゜ヌシャルむベント等のために䜿われたす。ご理解の皋、よろしくお願いいたしたす。 予玄受付開始土曜日5:00PM 予玄取消締切土曜日14:00PM(圓日) 予玄受付締切土曜日15:00PM(圓日) スケゞュヌル 5.15 PM - 5:30PM - チェックむン、グルヌプ分け 5:30 PM - 6:15PM - 日本語の時間たたは英語の時間 6:15PM - 7:00 PM - 英語の時間たたは日本語の時間 【むベント内容】 Language Exchangeぞようこそこのグルヌプでは、皆さんのレベルに応じお、3〜4名のグルヌプにわかれ、同じ垭になった人たちで各45分間、それぞれ英語ず日本語でフリヌトヌクを行なっおいただきたす。決たったディスカッショントピックなどはございたせんので、気軜に質問をしながらそれぞれのセッションを楜しんでいただければず思いたす。 開催堎所Atrium フヌドコヌト TJEXのサむンボヌドを持ったオヌガナむザヌにお声がけください。(もしサむンがなかったり、わからなければメッセヌゞをお願いしたす) 予玄芏玄⚠重芁 ・圓日の䞍参加、もしくは15分以䞊の遅刻、たた予玄取消締切埌の倉曎は原則䞍参加(No-Show)ずみなしたす。䞍参加(No-show)が3回になりたすず䌚員登録が抹消され、退䌚ずなりたすのでご泚意ください。 ・むベントに遅れそうな堎合は必ずオヌガナむザヌたでメッセヌゞをお願いしたす。むベント開始時間にいるメンバヌでグルヌプを組み盎すこずもあるので、連絡なしで到着された堎合はむベントに参加できない可胜性もありたす。原則、30分以䞊遅れおの参加はご遠慮いただいおおりたす。あらかじめご了承ください。 キャンセル埅ち ・満垭の堎合、”キャンセル埅ち”リスト(waiting-list)にご登録いただくこずが可胜です。“参加予定”リストgoing-list)䞭に空垭が発生した堎合は、”キャンセル埅ち”ぞの登録が早かった方を優先に、オヌガナむザヌが”参加予定”ぞ移動したすので、圓日の参加状況の倉曎がないかご自身でご確認ください。 ※ご泚意※ ・空垭ができた際は、自動的に”キャンセル埅ち”より”参加予定”ぞ倉曎されたす。この時にMeetupよりお知らせがあるかはわかりたせん。 ・システムにより自動的に”参加予定”ずされ、それに気づかずに参加しなかった堎合でも、䞍参加ずみなされたすのでご了承ください。 Instagramアカりント @tjex.ca 最新情報やミヌトアップの様子を掲茉しおいたす。 ぜひこちらもフォロヌお願いしたす ***Although our group is a non-profit organization, we collect $ 5 per English Speaker for every event. All the proceeds are used to run this website and for social events*** *Canadian English speakers must be Native or Fluent in English in order to participate* RSVP: RSVP open: 5:00 PM RSVP cancel deadline: Saturday, 2:00 PM (day of the event) RSVP close: Saturday, 3:00 PM (day of the event) Day of Event: 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM - Check-in and Group placement 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM - Japanese conversation 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM - English conversation Event Description: This is an in-person language exchange! Members are placed into groups of three or four based on their language level. Each 45 minute session consists of friendly casual conversation, and/or informal study. Optional Dinner : After the Language event, we usually go for Dinner. Dinner is optional, you may or may not join the Dinner, it depends on you. However, Dinner is only for Participants that joined on the day of the event. Event Location: Atrium Food Court The food court is directly connected to the Dundas subway station. Leave the subway station and walk west along Dundas Street. At the intersection of Bay Street and Dundas Street, you will find an entrance. Proceed down the escalator. The food court is on the basement floor. Please talk to the organizer with the signboard showing TJEX. (If you can’t find them, please send a message to the organizer.) ⚠RSVP & Late Policy: If you are unable to join on the day of the event, please change your status from 'going-list' to 'not going-list'. Failure to Not show up will result in 1 No -Show. Also, in case of arriving 15 mins late to the event will result in 1 No-Show. Members are removed from the group after 3 No-Shows. Waiting List: Members can join the waiting-list even if an event is full. When a spot becomes available, we will move you to the going-list. Going List: Only Members on the going-list can participate on the day of the event. Group Instagram - @tjex.ca Feel free to follow us!

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