Saskatoon Toastmasters - Early Risers

One of James's hobbies that actually sometimes involves public speaking is
Japanese "taiko" drumming.

Fun to perform and sometimes requires spoken introductions.

Toastmasters skills in real life!

Recap on previous meeting at Early Risers Toastmasters! 🌅🎤

Congratulations to our award winners:

🏆 Best Speaker: Mike recognized for a well-structured and impactful prepared speech.

💬 Best Table Topic Speakers: Elliot and Arron -awarded for quick thinking and engaging impromptu responses.

👏 Best Evaluator: James -for delivering constructive, balanced, and encouraging feedback using the classic “sandwich” method.

Great job to everyone who participated and helped make the meeting supportive, energetic, and full of growth.

Congratulations to our two members for winning the Area 2 International and Humorous Speech Contest! 🎉

From fear to confidence -we are proud to see Toastmasters Early Risers shining on the stage.

Awards from today’s meeting:
best Table Topic to guest Noel,
best evaluator to Lenny,
and best speaker to Val!

A true rite of passage in Toastmasters Early Risers getting that real plastic name tag!
Big congratulations to our member, Mike McDonald officially leveling up!

Our guest, Noel, was asked to share his impressions after attending the meeting and impressively, he walked right up to the lectern and delivered his thoughts from there! Definitely future member material!

Throwback to our previous meeting

Great energy from previous meeting Early Risers meeting with 8 members and our guest Sandra joining us!

A special welcome to Sandra, attending her very first Toastmasters meeting — and leaving with an application in hand 👏

🏆 Today’s Winners
• Best Table Topic: Sandra
• Best Speaker: Natali
• Best Evaluator: Brad

🎤 Speaking Highlights

Ole guided us smoothly through the speaking portion. Natali took on double duty — leading Table Topics with the theme Love’s Many Forms and delivering a speech about her career journey and the challenges she’s faced. Members and our guest all stepped up to speak, making for an engaging and thoughtful session.

Our Winners from the Previous Meeting!

Let’s give a big round of applause to our outstanding members:

Best Table Topics: Lenny
Best Speaker: James
Best Evaluator: Matt

Special applause to James for his engaging and educational speech explaining why we can’t see certain colours. It sparked curiosity, learning, and great discussion among our members!

Official Welcome to Our
Newest Member!

Please join us in congratulating Mike McDonald, who was officially inducted as the newest member of the Early Risers Toastmasters Club!

We're excited to have you with us, Mike, and look forward to seeing your growth, speeches, and leadership journey ahead. Welcome to the Early Risers family!