Win that job interview? Ignite your career? Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our membership is 280,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 13,500 clubs in 116 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations. Membership in Toastmasters is one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself. At $36 every six months, it is also one of the most cost-effective skill-buil …

The Vancouver chapter of Canadian Association of Professional Speakers is hosting this speakers school event in April. It only happens once a year, so I thought I'd share with a few strategic people in my network that I think on a professional level should be there. Please pass along to any others that you know who may have shown an interest in developing the speaking/presenting side of their business as well! It's a two day conference - but can be attended in its entirety, as a single day or a …

Learning Mandarin is more than learning a language, it enables you to explore one of the most ancient culture of the world. It can easily become a life involvement. Knowing the Chinese language will enable you to communicate better with Chinese speaking people and provide you with a better understanding of Chinese culture. By learning Mandarin you will be able to speak with more people than any other language- including English. I know many people want to learn mandarin in Canada . Also many peo …

Seymour Speakers Toastmasters is Vancouver's ONLY high-energy morning Toastmasters club! We strive in providing: *A friendly, encouraging and enthusiastic atmosphere *Continued education through evaluations and leadership opportunities *Supportive relationships through mentorship Seymour Speakers is a dynamic and exciting downtown Vancouver Toastmasters morning club that prides itself on its sense of humour and energy. You'll find bankers, realtors, marketing executives, life coaches, entreprene …

This conversation club is sponsored by Blue Ocean International Consulting Inc.. It's divided into two types of meetup, Conversation Class and Culture/Language Exchange Conversation Class: It provides an English speaking environment for Asian ESL students who doesn't have enough chance to speak English in their daily life in Vancouver. This is an organized but casual meetup that each meeting is planning by the organizer. The students level should be between lower to upper intermediate. If you w …

Building your CONFIDENCE from within! OUR VISION is to promote positive growth and communication excellence in a relaxed, organized and supportive environment. We lived in a fast-paced society where everything is done in a rush, rush manner. A tough businessman would not listen long so will your kids, as they rather you-tube or hang on the internet or their phone. Time constraint is a concern when it comes to communications I have seen careers rise and fall on the spoken word. The employee wh …

This group is for anyone interested in learning better communication and leadership skills in a friendly, fun-filled meeting format where people can practice public speaking in a safe environment. Open to everyone!

Hi everyone, Would you like to practice all the languages you speak during a same night? If so, you should check out this group. Come and meet people interested in learning languages! Each table will be equipped with a flag representing the language spoken at the table. The idea is to switch tables or to just stand and chat with whoever you meet. Don't worry if you speak only one language fluently, I am sure, you will find people happy to practice this language with natives. We are more a polygl …

Let’s immerse in Spanish language in a social environment with an inclusive and interactive dynamic!! We aim to integrate a group of people interested in speaking Spanish where social interaction, improvement in the use of the language and the interest in Latin culture will be privileged. Our group is for anyone (Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced) who wants to practice and share their knowledge and experience in Spanish language. This will be achieved in a friendly Spanish environment through t …

Welcome to the Headliners Toastmasters club. Our members include professional communicators, writers, marketers, fundraisers, PR specialists, agency owners, entrepreneurs, and more. Despite our diverse backgrounds, we share a common goal – to become more polished public speakers. We guarantee you’ll learn a lot. Everyone is welcome. Including you! We welcome anyone who wants to round out his or her professional toolkit and have a great time doing it! So drop in and check us out. You might even l …

Building on the success of Presentation Excellence Group, Possibilities is a group to help people identify and move forward with personal, creative, and career goals.  Meet or re-connect with other writers, artists and professionals and explore your strengths, values, and goals through fun and interactive writing and speaking activities.  Share your dreams and aspirations in a supportive environment, and gain tips and strategies for overcoming obstacles like fear, avoidance, and writers block.  …

What is Story Lab? Story Lab is like an incubator for creative self expression when it comes to presenting to groups. People love when you tell stories rather than talk in concepts. Stories unlock understanding at deep levels, arouse emotional interest, entertain and motivate people to action in ways concepts never can. But, stories can be tricky to find, craft and deliver---so this event was designed to help you skill build over time. Who is Story Lab for? business owners wanting to present t …

NOTICE: The Friendly Little English Conversation Cafe Group will not accept new members after Wednesday, May 22. This *temporary* action is to help make it easier for our existing members to be able to attend our events.   Currently our events often have long waiting lists. === === Join us for English conversation practice. It's friendly, relaxed and the groups are nice and small. A native English speaking facilitator / tutor is there to talk with and help everyone. There are regular conversati …

At Kitsilano Toastmasters we help each other to improve our public speaking, communication and leadership skills in a friendly environment. Kitsilano Toastmasters is unique in that we have an environmental focus which is displayed at each meeting by having one of our members give an Environmental Update speech. We meet most Mondays between 7:30 and 9 P.M.  Note that there is a fee for joining the club, but guests are most welcome to attend free of charge.

We are a friendly and enthusiastic group of people who share a love for Canada, its language, its culture and people. We are based in the heart of Vancouver with events on Commercial Drive, Downtown at Stanley Park, The Renfrew Community Centre and other neighbourhoods throughout the city. You will find it easy to acquire language partners and make friendsat one of our weekly social events. When you join us you will be able to speak, read and write in English and meet English native speakers fro …

Have a fun evening speaking German and meeting new people. Everyone is welcome, Germans and people who want to practice their German.  Please click on the "Pages" tab above and read about our group and what we are about before you join or come to a meetup. Schau doch mal vorbei!

We are a friendly and enthusiastic group of people who share a love for Italy, its language, its culture and people. We are based in the heart of Vancouver with events in Little Italy on Commercial Drive, Downtown at Stanley Park, The Renfrew Community Centre and other neighbourhoods throughout the city. You will find it easy to acquire language partners and make amici at one of our weekly social events. When you join us you will be able to speak, read and write in Italian, meet Italian speakers …

We are a group commited to making it fun and easy to speak publicly. We have been a club for 25 years and are East Vancouver's only general Toastmasters' Club, Come and join us on the first and third Wednesday of each month at Kensington Community Centre, 5175 Dumfries (Knight and 37th) at 7 pm in the upstairs boardroom.

This is a group for people in Vancouver who want a fun comfortable environment to practice speaking English. We think it is important for ESL students to connect with Canadian friends, so we will be inviting along Canadians that are interested in learning about your cultures as well. Our venue is a very cool cafe/ gallery. Everyone will love this place. You can sit at the tables and chat or walk around and look at art while chatting. This is a cafe so you are required to purchase a drink when if …

Effective communication is the key to success and happiness ... at home, work and play. Evergreen 973 Toastmasters Club is over 60 years old. We continue a fine tradition as a not-for-profit organization that helps those who wish to improve their public speaking skills. We also teach leadership and meeting management. Evergreen is people helping people in a safe, gentle atmosphere of practice and fun. Guests can drop by for free. When you become a Member of Evergreen 973, you automatically becom …

Cancelled Feb 14, 21 and 27, check out your weekly notices Our website is: www.actorsdropin.wordpress.com We are the only cold read scene drop-in in Vancouver. We are celebrating our 6th year in the studio at Cineworks and are now welcoming performers with stage, tv or public speaking experience. Drop in to act out a scene and/or bring in a scene to watch or direct it. Monologues are welcome as well. Performers often hook up with independent filmmakers present. You are also welcome to watch. Whe …

Telespeakers Toastmasters Club is a registered club with Toastmasters International. We meet Friday mornings from 7:30-9am at "The Boot" (the Telus building) at Kingsway and Boundary in Burnaby. Our club is open to all people - you don't need to be an employee of Telus to join us!

Bonjour! Le but de ce groupe et de nous réunir de temps en temps pour jouer au Scrabble francophone.  J'apporterai des jeux de Scrabble francophone "deluxe", ainsi que des dictionnaires (L'Officiel du Jeu Scrabble). The goal of this group is to get together once in a while to play French Scrabble.  I will bring French Scrabble "deluxe" games, as well as official French Scrabble dictionaries (a couple of copies per game). Au plaisir! Brian Note regarding what language(s) are spoken at the events …

This group is for everyone who is interested in the Klingon language, as portrayed in Star Trek movies and television episodes. It is totally non-profit, with no membership fees and free personal instruction. We just want to learn and practice tlhIngan Hol. Every meeting has a theme and things to practise and role-playing so you will pick it up very quickly. We don't encourage sitting back and observing, You WILL be speaking it from day one in a supportive, positive, and FUN atmosphere! Our mee …

Would you like to practice speaking English? Speaking – Grammar - Listening - Conversation **This is not a language exchange - it is English only** You are very welcome to join our meetups. It is a great chance to practice your English. Our meetups are free and we have native Canadian English speakers always helping out. Many people find it difficult to speak English after school or after work. Our meetups help you to practice your English. This meetup is really good for: People who just ar …

If you are Italian, Canadian Italian, or non-Italian who speaks some Italian, the Vancouver Italian Meetup is for you! Join us for some informal talks around Vancouver. We speak Italian at the meetups or at least we try to! The level is intermediate and up. We are not a group for a beginner to learn the language. We normally meet at least twice a month in Vancouver: every second Wednesday of the month at Café Rustico on Main Street and the fourth Thursday at a location Downtown. You will recei …

This is a peer support group for people with social anxiety issues including but not limited to discomfort speaking with strangers, talking in groups, public speaking, agoraphobia, and panic attacks.  It is absolutely free and open to everyone. We will have regular group meetings to talk about whats on your mind, to share our coping strategies, do exposure exercises, and just to hang out and get to know one another.

This group is open to anyone who wants to practice their conversational English in a comfortable and relaxed, yet fun environment. (laughter is almost guaranteed!) An interesting topic will be provided, along with some vocabulary and several points to get you started. For more information about who we are, visit us here: http://presentsimpleesl.wordpress.com https://www.facebook.com/Present.Simple.ESL https://twitter.com/_PresentSimple