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						<img width=”1400″ height=”934″ data-src=”https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Toastmasters_tomleson-1400×934.jpg” alt=”Tom Leson credits Sea to Sky Toastmasters with helping him rebuild his communication skills after a stroke in 2018. He now serves as the club’s division director.” src=”data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==” class=”lazyload” style=”–smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; –smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400/934;”/><div class=”post-header-img-caption”>Tom Leson credits Sea to Sky Toastmasters with helping him rebuild his communication skills after a stroke in 2018. He now serves as the club’s division director. Photo: Owen Spillios-Hunter</div></div>
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					<div class=”entry-meta”><div class=”blog-author”>Owen Spillios-Hunter</div><div class=”blog-date”>March 12, 2026 1:14pm</div>
					</div>					<div class=”blog-content”><p>In 2018, Tom Leson had a stroke. In the months and years that followed, he found himself struggling with something most people take for granted, holding a conversation. He credits <a href=”https://seatosky.toastmastersclubs.org/”>Sea to Sky Toastmasters</a> with finding his voice again.</p>
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<p>“It may sound simple,” Leson said, “but it gave me a place to practice talking. That’s exactly what it was.”</p>
<p>Today, Leson is one of the most active members of Sea to Sky Toastmasters. He started as the sergeant at arms, working his way up to division director, overseeing clubs across the Sea-to-Sky corridor and up the Sunshine Coast.</p>
<p>For those unfamiliar with the organization, Toastmasters is a nonprofit built around two pillars, public speaking and leadership. Members attend regular meetings, take on structured roles, and work through the Pathways educational program, a curriculum that builds from introductory speeches toward complex projects in communication and leadership.</p>
<p>“The tagline is ‘where leaders are made,’” Leson said, “because the two things really do go hand in hand.”</p>
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<p>A typical meeting runs about an hour and includes roles like timer (who track speech length), grammarian (who tracks word choice and sentence structure), and two to three members delivering prepared speeches. Club members give detailed feedback about everything from delivery, to hand gestures, to posture.</p>
<p>In Squamish, meetings are held every two weeks at the <a href=”https://brackendaleartgallery.com/”>Brackendale Art Gallery</a> at 6:45 p.m., their <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/groups/seatoskytoastmasters/”>Facebook</a> page is updated regularly with meeting dates.</p>
<p>Austin Neill, a Squamish resident who attended the open house on March 9, said the atmosphere struck him right away.</p>
<p>“Everybody was there to make it work. Everybody was there to grow and practice the skills they had worked on in their own time. People were there to just really support,” Neill said.</p>
<p>For Leson, the rewards extend beyond his own recovery. He described the challenge of leading volunteers, where the usual workplace tools simply don’t apply.</p>
<p>“When you’re a manager at work, people are paid to do what you tell them. In a volunteer organization, you have to muster the troops with motivation alone. It’s quite a bit more challenging.”</p>
<p>He finds it rewarding all the same. He spoke about watching newer members arrive nervous and hesitant, but get more confident over time.</p>
<p>“You see it all the time. They come in shy, they don’t really do tabletop discussions, and then they have that breakout moment where they really nail a speech. It’s cool to see that evolution.”</p>
<figure id=”attachment_253620″ aria-describedby=”caption-attachment-253620″ style=”width: 540px” class=”wp-caption alignleft”><img decoding=”async” data-attachment-id=”253620″ data-permalink=”https://www.squamishreporter.com/2026/03/12/squamish-toastmasters-builds-confident-speakers-and-leaders/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n/” data-orig-file=”https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320.jpg” data-orig-size=”1580,1433″ data-comments-opened=”1″ data-image-meta=”{";aperture";:";0";,";credit";:";";,";camera";:";";,";caption";:";";,";created_timestamp";:";0";,";copyright";:";";,";focal_length";:";0";,";iso";:";0";,";shutter_speed";:";0";,";title";:";";,";orientation";:";0";}” data-image-title=”638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n” data-image-description=”” data-image-caption=”<;p>;Tom Leson awards the courage award to participants of the tabletop discussion on Feb. 24. Photo: Sea to Sky Toastmasters<;/p>;” data-medium-file=”https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320-540×490.jpg” data-large-file=”https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320-1400×1270.jpg” class=”wp-image-253620 size-medium lazyload” data-src=”https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320-540×490.jpg” alt=”Tom Leson awards the courage award to participants of the tabletop discussion on Feb. 24. Photo: Sea to Sky Toastmasters” width=”540″ height=”490″ data-srcset=”https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320-540×490.jpg 540w, https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320-1400×1270.jpg 1400w, https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320-768×697.jpg 768w, https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320-1536×1393.jpg 1536w, https://www.squamishreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/638521956_3960661520893204_2634547638090797160_n-e1773346272320.jpg 1580w” data-sizes=”(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px” src=”data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==” style=”–smush-placeholder-width: 540px; –smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540/490;”/><figcaption id=”caption-attachment-253620″ class=”wp-caption-text”>Tom Leson (Centre) awards the courage trophy to participants of the tabletop discussion on Feb. 24. Photo: Sea to Sky Toastmasters</figcaption></figure>
<p>To encourage and celebrate this participation, the club awards one participant each meeting, the courage award for doing tabletop discussions (a non-prepared speech on a random topic).</p>
<p>This year carries particular significance for the club. The Toastmasters International Conference, held each August, is coming to Vancouver this year. The path there begins locally, with the speech contest season starting at the club level in December, then moving through area, division, and district rounds over the following months. The division contest will be held in North Vancouver.</p>
<p>“You can take it as far as you want to go,” Leson said. “You can come and just be a member in a club, or you can work toward being a district officer. The opportunity is there.”</p>
<p>The club is always looking for more members, and those interested can attend a session as a guest at no cost. A year membership costs around $120 USD.</p>
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					<p>So grateful for Tom and Sea to Sky Toastmasters – I have improved my speaking skills skills, gained confidence, worked on leadership and met some incredible people. I feel honoured to be a part of this club</p>
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													<div id=”jp-carousel-comment-form-commenting-as”>
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																<label for=”jp-carousel-comment-form-email-field”>Email (Required)</label>
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																<label for=”jp-carousel-comment-form-author-field”>Name (Required)</label>
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															<fieldset>
																<label for=”jp-carousel-comment-form-url-field”>Website</label>
																<input type=”text” name=”url” class=”jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field” id=”jp-carousel-comment-form-url-field”/>
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																											</div>
													<input type=”submit” name=”submit” class=”jp-carousel-comment-form-button” id=”jp-carousel-comment-form-button-submit” value=”Post Comment”/>
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											</form>
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						<div class=”jp-carousel-image-meta”>
							<div class=”jp-carousel-title-and-caption”>
								<div class=”jp-carousel-photo-info”>
									<h3 class=”jp-carousel-caption” itemprop=”caption description”/>
								</div>

								<div class=”jp-carousel-photo-description”/>
							</div>
							<ul class=”jp-carousel-image-exif” style=”display: none;”/>
							<a class=”jp-carousel-image-download” href=”#” target=”_blank” style=”display: none;”>
								<svg width=”25″ height=”24″ viewbox=”0 0 25 24″ fill=”none” xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/2000/svg”>
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								<span class=”jp-carousel-download-text”/>
							</a>
							<div class=”jp-carousel-image-map” style=”display: none;”/>
						</div>
					</div>
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