{"id":898,"date":"2020-11-29T12:55:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T19:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calgarypacesetters8170.com\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:10:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:10:39","slug":"president-vesna-ivkovic-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/index.php\/president-vesna-ivkovic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT VESNA IVKOVIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"898\" class=\"elementor elementor-898\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79728179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79728179\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29e208c2\" data-id=\"29e208c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5fca7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f5fca7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Vesna.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-593 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Vesna-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Vesna-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Vesna-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Vesna-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/calgarypacesetters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Vesna.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>My name is Vesna Ivkovic and I have been a standing member of the Calgary Pacesetters since April 2013. I joined together with my daughter Jovana to improve her self-confidence and overcome her shyness. After our first visit to the club, I liked it so much that I decided to keep her company.<\/p>\n<p>I had some previous public speaking experience as a Master of ceremonies at a cousin\u2019s wedding, as well as public events organized by a cultural heritage society that I belong to. I must have done better than I thought since I was voted in as president this year. I guess this means that I\u2019ll have to do more public speaking. Regardless, this was a very nerve-racking process for me so I thought that Toastmasters was an opportunity to improve my public speaking skills and get rid of the nervousness that haunted me. So here I am.<\/p>\n<p>I have been part of the executive board for the last 3 years, including VP of Membership and VP of Education, and President. I believe this experience has improved both my leadership and speaking skills.<\/p>\n<p>I must mention that \u201cTable Topics\u201d helped me tremendously at a job interview with West Jet. I was so confident and impressed with myself that, to this day, I don\u2019t understand why I didn\u2019t get the job.<\/p>\n<p>However, I did complete my Competent Communication, Competent Leadership, Advanced Leadership Bronze, and Advanced Communicator Bronze awards. I also represented our club in a Humorous Speech Contest and acted as judge and timer in other contests. Every role we take on outside the club helps in building our leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p>I love being part of Calgary Pacesetters and consider the members my toastmaster family. Helping others get their goals done is very rewarding. Please visit our Toastmasters family in September as a guest and experience all the great things that we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Email me at\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ivkovic@shaw.ca\"><strong>Vesna Ivkovic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:social-links {\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links alignleft\"><!-- wp:social-link {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vesna18388\",\"service\":\"facebook\"} \/--><!-- wp:social-link {\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/18388\",\"service\":\"twitter\"} \/--><!-- wp:social-link {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ivkovic.vesna\/\",\"service\":\"instagram\"} \/--><!-- wp:social-link {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vesnaivkovic\/\",\"service\":\"linkedin\"} \/--><!-- wp:social-link {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCdklOxk47owPvJmE4NkdpmQ?view_as=subscriber\",\"service\":\"youtube\"} \/--><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:social-links --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\",\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:media-text --><!-- \/wp:group -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Vesna Ivkovic and I have been a standing member of the Calgary Pacesetters since April 2013. 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