East Ottawa Toastmasters

East Ottawa Toastmasters There is a place to develop and improve public speaking skills. This place is East OttawaToastmasters. What about having had to critique a work colleague?

At every East Ottawa meeting you will have the opportunity to learn leadership skills, and impromptu/off the cuff speaking skills. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had been asked a question and didnโ€™t know how to reply? Or maybe you had to organize a meeting or event and didnโ€™t know where to start? The great thing is that you get to tackle these skills at your own pace. And we

must never forget that Toastmasters is also about speaking. We have 2-3 speaking opportunities at every meeting. Our speakers vary from beginners to advanced speakers and we all receive excellent feedback in order to assist us in our future speeches and speaking endeavours. So whether you are looking to be a better leader or a better speaker, East Ottawa Toastmasters is for you. Drop by for a free visit. Please check our schedule for meeting dates. You will be warmly greeted and welcomed with open arms. I truly look forward to seeing you. East Ottawa Toastmasters is more than just a speech.

08/21/2026

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐โ€”๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ?โฃ
๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ: ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ?โฃ
Hello, my name is Jocelyn, and I'm a member of East Ottawa Toastmasters.โฃ
I have no problem with using speaking notes. If you're delivering an important presentation with lots of details, notes can help ensure you don't miss an important point. Politicians using teleprompters are a good example.โฃ
However, if you're giving a theatrical speech where building drama and connecting with the audience are important, constantly looking at your notes can become a distraction for both the speaker and audience.โฃ
If you use notes, ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญโ€”๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ. If you need to look down, strategically use vocal emphasis so your delivery still sounds natural and engaging.โฃ
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค? Myth or fact? Tell us in the comments.โฃ
Save this public speaking tip for your next presentation! www.EastOttawa.orgโฃ

08/19/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ?โฃ
For one East Ottawa Toastmasters member, the answer went far beyond becoming a more confident public speaker.โฃ
Through practising public speaking, presentation skills, and leadership, he became more organized, more confident sharing his ideas, and more comfortable taking on leadership responsibilities.โฃ
๐€๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐๐ข๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค.โฃ
He was trusted with more responsibilities, while colleagues began commenting on the clarity, confidence, and professionalism of his presentations.โฃ
The transformation wasn't simply about becoming a better speaker. Developing stronger communication and leadership skills helped him become a more confident and capable professional.โฃ
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ: ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ.โฃ
๐Ÿ‘‰ What could stronger communication skills help you achieve in your career?โฃ

08/17/2026

Waiting to feel confident before you speak?

Hereโ€™s the catch: confidence usually comes after you practise, not before.

Start small.
Speak once.
Try again.
Get better.

Confidence follows practice.

You don't need to walk onto a stage feeling fearless. You just need a place where you can practise, learn, get feedback, and try again.

At East Ottawa Toastmasters, that's what we doโ€”help you build communication skills one step at a time.

So, if your confidence is still waiting backstage... ๐ŸŽญ

Don't wait for confidence. Practise it.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Scan the QR code and find your place to start.

07/23/2026
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06/12/2024

Meet our soon to be new execs!

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Hello lovely people!Come join us tonight for an amazing meeting from 5:30 to 7pm. Listen to a member's speech and meet b...
06/10/2024

Hello lovely people!

Come join us tonight for an amazing meeting from 5:30 to 7pm. Listen to a member's speech and meet beautiful people.

Feel free to join us online (Zoom) or in person at Overbrook Community Centre, Ottawa.

Looking forward to welcoming new guests and members amongst our EOT family.

You can write to [email protected] for the meeting URL or send a message to this page. I will be more than happy to assist you!

Hello everyone Happy snowy Sunday.This is a reminder that we will not be holding a meeting tomorrow due to the Family Da...
02/18/2024

Hello everyone Happy snowy Sunday.

This is a reminder that we will not be holding a meeting tomorrow due to the Family Day holiday. We hope you enjoy this day with your loved ones and look forward to reconvening on Monday 26.

Have a great Sunday!

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