{"id":41176,"date":"2026-01-29T17:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadianspeakers.org\/?p=41176"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:50:09","slug":"a-message-from-the-caps-president-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadianspeakers.org\/fr\/a-message-from-the-caps-president-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from the CAPS President February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"PqyST7AFgpZC4djiJO2Hlv6cGQzVenKn3RWi6YxHluDfTsN5OAwR0ofU3dGBC2spQrE7bthS59LtagwPcMIFErquWyxkJobkB\"><div class=\"responsive-video\"><div class=\"wpbf-responsive-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026-02 February President Video NPT\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1159863243?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour entendre la vid\u00e9o en fran\u00e7ais, choississez FRANCAIS dans les r\u00e9glages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey CAPS members,<br>It\u2019s Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas, your 2026 President, with your February President\u2019s Message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>CAPS PRESIDENTS\u2019 WISDOM<br>Let\u2019s start with our CAPS President\u2019s Wisdom. As I mentioned last month, I will be featuring tips from past presidents throughout the year. Since February is often considered a \u201cfamily month\u201d in Canada, with Family Day, I thought it would be fitting to share insights focused on family and friendship.<br>Our first wisdom comes from past president Deri Latimer, who shared two powerful tips. First, she said: \u201cIf you\u2019re not a meditator, explore that. Do one-minute meditations throughout your day. You are very busy and have a very busy brain, so these micro-meditations can bring you back to the present and slow things down.\u201d I have to admit\u2014this is definitely something I need to do more for myself.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her second tip was: \u201cHave friends on the board that you can go to. It matters to have those people, or that person, you know will be there for you.\u201d Thank you, Dery. I think this applies far beyond board service. Whether it\u2019s in your business, a mastermind group, or trusted friendships within your professional circle, having people you can lean on truly matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Next, we have a tip from past president Lorne Kelton. Lorne shared: \u201cFind balance in friendship to support you this year. There are lots of people that can help you. You simply need to ask.\u201d How true is that? Most of us have people around us who are willing to help, yet we sometimes forget to ask. Thank you to our past presidents for sharing such meaningful wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianspeakers.org\/news\/\">GO HERE<\/a> to watch the Wisdom from the January President&rsquo;s Message: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianspeakers.org\/news\/ \">https:\/\/www.canadianspeakers.org\/news\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>CAPS SUPPLIER FEATURE<br>Now let\u2019s move on to our CAPS Supplier Feature. Each month, I\u2019ll be highlighting a few of our amazing supplier members.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, we begin with Terry Barkman, who says, \u201cYou are the renewable resource.\u201d Terry coaches sustainability through radical self-care.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next is Tammy Johnston, who puts it this way: \u201cI hold your hand and kick your ass to achieve results.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally, Gillian Parlane, who says: \u201cI make your message the one they remember and repeat long after you speak.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can learn more about all our supplier members by visiting the CAPS website. Simply go to Connections, then Suppliers, Sponsors, and Partners. From there, you\u2019ll see our CAPS Supplier Members. Click on \u201cExplore\u201d to access the full list, then click on any supplier\u2019s name to view their individual page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>CAPS NEWS<br>Let\u2019s move on to CAPS News. You\u2019ve heard about it, we\u2019ve had a town hall, and the vote is in\u2014it\u2019s official. CAPS now has new membership categories.<br>We now have the Certified Professional Speaker category, which includes members who hold their CSP designation. We also have a new Associate Membership category, and we\u2019re already welcoming new members into it.<br>To find these categories on our website, simply click on \u201cMembership.\u201d Scroll down and you\u2019ll see the categories listed: Professional and Certified Professional, Supplier Member, GSF Dual, and Associate Membership. This is brand new. When you click \u201cApply Here,\u201d you\u2019ll see different pathways to join. In short, you can qualify by registering for the Business Starter Track, having completed it previously, or by demonstrating prior paid speaking experience with at least ten documented paid presentations in the past twelve months. I encourage you to review all the details on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>WELCOME TO NEW CAPS MEMBERS<br>Now, let\u2019s welcome our new CAPS Professional Members: David Fisher, Heather Beck, Krista Hill, Robert McLeod, Stacey Olson, Liz Doyle Harmer, Lesley Calvin, Jordan Nahmias, Theresa Lauricco, and Nicole Paquet.<br>Let\u2019s also welcome our new CAPS Associate Members: Sarita Parmar, Kevin Alderson, Sean Clarke, Shauna Fagundes, Jabulani Mangena, Janet Omstead, Yvette Raposo, Maruta Meering, and Vatsal Sood.<br>We also have one new CAPS Supplier Member. A warm welcome to Akshat Suri from Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>CAPS EVENTS<br>Now, let\u2019s talk about CAPS Events. This month, we have our national Behind the Mic online event on February 17: Protecting Your Livelihood. This session focuses on intellectual property law for professional speakers and is presented by our own Norm Bowley, along with his colleague Marcus Gallie. This is going to be a very valuable and timely session.<br>To access our events, simply go to the Events section of the CAPS website. From there, you can access the event calendar, click directly on Behind the Mic, Chapter Events, or the CAPS Convention. You can also scroll down to view the calendar, choose a list view or calendar view, and move between months to see what\u2019s coming up.<br>This month\u2019s Behind the Mic event is titled Protecting Your Livelihood: Intellectual Property Law for Professional Speakers. Be sure to add it to your agenda. While you\u2019re there, you can also explore all the other events happening this month. If you prefer, you can scan the QR code provided, which will take you directly to the events page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>CAPS BOARD MEMBERS\u2019 FEATURE<br>Lastly, I\u2019d like to introduce a few of our board members. Each month, I will highlight one portfolio, and this month I\u2019m pleased to introduce our Executive Committee.<br>Please take a moment to thank these incredible volunteers whenever you see them. Mark Black, our immediate past president. Denny Boudreau, our President-Elect and future President for 2027. Michael Flint, our Treasurer, who has served for many years and continues to ensure our association remains viable and sustainable. And Shari Brick, our Executive Director, who works tirelessly behind the scenes, often accomplishing what seems impossible, to keep CAPS moving forward.<br>Thank you all so much. This concludes your CAPS President\u2019s Message for February, and I\u2019ll see you next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VERSION FRANCO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonjour aux membres de CAPS,<br>Ici Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas, votre pr\u00e9sidente 2026, avec votre message pr\u00e9sidentiel de f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>LA SAGESSE DES PR\u00c9SIDENTS DE CAPS<br>Commen\u00e7ons avec la sagesse des pr\u00e9sidents de CAPS. Comme je l\u2019ai mentionn\u00e9 le mois dernier, je mettrai en lumi\u00e8re, tout au long de l\u2019ann\u00e9e, des conseils partag\u00e9s par nos anciens pr\u00e9sidents. Comme f\u00e9vrier est souvent consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un \u00ab mois de la famille \u00bb au Canada, notamment avec la Journ\u00e9e de la famille, j\u2019ai pens\u00e9 qu\u2019il serait tout indiqu\u00e9 de partager des r\u00e9flexions ax\u00e9es sur la famille et l\u2019amiti\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Notre premi\u00e8re sagesse nous vient de l\u2019ancienne pr\u00e9sidente Deri Latimer, qui a partag\u00e9 deux conseils puissants.<br>Le premier :<br>\u00ab Si vous ne m\u00e9ditez pas, explorez cette avenue. Faites des m\u00e9ditations d\u2019une minute \u00e0 diff\u00e9rents moments de votre journ\u00e9e. Vous \u00eates tr\u00e8s occup\u00e9(e) et votre cerveau l\u2019est aussi; ces micro-m\u00e9ditations peuvent vous ramener dans le moment pr\u00e9sent et ralentir le rythme. \u00bb<br>Je dois avouer que c\u2019est quelque chose que je devrais moi-m\u00eame pratiquer davantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Son deuxi\u00e8me conseil :<br>\u00ab Ayez des amis au sein du conseil vers qui vous pouvez vous tourner. C\u2019est important d\u2019avoir ces personnes \u2014 ou cette personne \u2014 dont vous savez qu\u2019elles seront l\u00e0 pour vous. \u00bb<br>Merci, Deri. Je crois que cela s\u2019applique bien au-del\u00e0 du service au conseil. Que ce soit en affaires, dans un groupe de cod\u00e9veloppement ou parmi des amiti\u00e9s de confiance dans votre r\u00e9seau professionnel, avoir des personnes sur qui s\u2019appuyer fait toute la diff\u00e9rence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Nous avons ensuite un conseil de l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident Lorne Kelton, qui partage ceci :<br>\u00ab Trouvez un \u00e9quilibre dans vos amiti\u00e9s pour vous soutenir cette ann\u00e9e. Il y a beaucoup de gens pr\u00eats \u00e0 vous aider. Il suffit de demander. \u00bb<br>Comme c\u2019est vrai! La plupart d\u2019entre nous avons des personnes autour de nous dispos\u00e9es \u00e0 aider, mais nous oublions parfois de simplement demander. Merci \u00e0 nos anciens pr\u00e9sidents pour cette sagesse si pertinente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>MISE EN LUMI\u00c8RE D\u2019UN FOURNISSEUR CAPS<br>Passons maintenant \u00e0 notre mise en lumi\u00e8re des fournisseurs CAPS. Chaque mois, je mettrai en valeur quelques-uns de nos extraordinaires membres fournisseurs.<br>Ce mois-ci, nous commen\u00e7ons avec Terry Barkman, qui dit :<br>\u00ab Vous \u00eates la ressource renouvelable. \u00bb<br>Terry accompagne les gens vers la durabilit\u00e9 gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des pratiques de soins personnels radicaux.<br>Ensuite, Tammy Johnston, qui le dit ainsi :<br>\u00ab Je vous tiens la main et je vous pousse \u00e0 agir pour obtenir des r\u00e9sultats. \u00bb<br>Et enfin, Gillian Parlane, qui affirme :<br>\u00ab Je fais en sorte que votre message soit celui dont on se souvient et que l\u2019on r\u00e9p\u00e8te longtemps apr\u00e8s que vous ayez quitt\u00e9 la sc\u00e8ne. \u00bb<br>Vous pouvez en apprendre davantage sur tous nos membres fournisseurs en visitant le site Web de CAPS. Il suffit d\u2019aller dans Connexions, puis Fournisseurs, commanditaires et partenaires. Vous y verrez nos membres fournisseurs CAPS. Cliquez sur Explorer pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 la liste compl\u00e8te, puis sur le nom de chaque fournisseur pour consulter sa page individuelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>NOUVELLES CAPS<br>Passons maintenant aux nouvelles de CAPS. Vous en avez entendu parler, nous avons tenu une assembl\u00e9e publique, et le vote est maintenant officiel : CAPS a de nouvelles cat\u00e9gories de membres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Nous avons d\u00e9sormais la cat\u00e9gorie Conf\u00e9rencier professionnel certifi\u00e9, qui regroupe les membres d\u00e9tenant la d\u00e9signation CSP. Nous avons \u00e9galement une nouvelle cat\u00e9gorie de membre associ\u00e9, et nous accueillons d\u00e9j\u00e0 de nouveaux membres dans cette cat\u00e9gorie.<br>Pour trouver ces cat\u00e9gories sur notre site Web, cliquez simplement sur Adh\u00e9sion. Faites d\u00e9filer la page et vous verrez les cat\u00e9gories suivantes : Professionnel et professionnel certifi\u00e9, Membre fournisseur, GSF double adh\u00e9sion, et Membre associ\u00e9. C\u2019est tout nouveau. En cliquant sur Postuler ici, vous verrez les diff\u00e9rentes voies d\u2019adh\u00e9sion. En r\u00e9sum\u00e9, vous pouvez \u00eatre admissible en vous inscrivant au Business Starter Track, en l\u2019ayant compl\u00e9t\u00e9 auparavant, ou en d\u00e9montrant une exp\u00e9rience r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9e ant\u00e9rieure avec au moins dix conf\u00e9rences pay\u00e9es document\u00e9es au cours des douze derniers mois. Je vous invite \u00e0 consulter tous les d\u00e9tails sur le site Web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>BIENVENUE AUX NOUVEAUX MEMBRES CAPS<br>Accueillons maintenant nos nouveaux membres professionnels CAPS :<br>David Fisher, Heather Beck, Krista Hill, Robert McLeod, Stacey Olson, Liz Doyle Harmer, Lesley Calvin, Jordan Nahmias, Theresa Lauricco et Nicole Paquet.<br>Accueillons \u00e9galement nos nouveaux membres associ\u00e9s CAPS :<br>Sarita Parmar, Kevin Alderson, Sean Clarke, Shauna Fagundes, Jabulani Mangena, Janet Omstead, Yvette Raposo, Maruta Meering et Vatsal Sood.<br>Nous avons aussi un nouveau membre fournisseur CAPS. Souhaitons une chaleureuse bienvenue \u00e0 Akshat Suri, de Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u00c9V\u00c9NEMENTS CAPS<br>Parlons maintenant des \u00e9v\u00e9nements CAPS. Ce mois-ci, nous avons notre \u00e9v\u00e9nement national en ligne Behind the Mic, le 17 f\u00e9vrier : Prot\u00e9ger votre gagne-pain. Cette session porte sur le droit de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle pour les conf\u00e9renciers professionnels et sera pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par notre coll\u00e8gue Norm Bowley, accompagn\u00e9 de son associ\u00e9 Marcus Gallie. Ce sera une s\u00e9ance tr\u00e8s pertinente et d\u2019actualit\u00e9.<br>Pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 nos \u00e9v\u00e9nements, rendez-vous simplement dans la section \u00c9v\u00e9nements du site Web de CAPS. Vous pourrez y consulter le calendrier, cliquer directement sur Behind the Mic, les \u00e9v\u00e9nements de chapitres ou la Convention CAPS. Vous pouvez \u00e9galement faire d\u00e9filer le calendrier, choisir l\u2019affichage en liste ou en calendrier et naviguer d\u2019un mois \u00e0 l\u2019autre pour voir ce qui s\u2019en vient.<br>L\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement Behind the Mic de ce mois-ci s\u2019intitule Prot\u00e9ger votre gagne-pain : le droit de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle pour les conf\u00e9renciers professionnels. Assurez-vous de l\u2019ajouter \u00e0 votre agenda. Pendant que vous y \u00eates, prenez le temps d\u2019explorer tous les autres \u00e9v\u00e9nements du mois. Vous pouvez aussi balayer le code QR fourni pour acc\u00e9der directement \u00e0 la page des \u00e9v\u00e9nements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>MISE EN LUMI\u00c8RE DES MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D\u2019ADMINISTRATION CAPS<br>Enfin, j\u2019aimerais vous pr\u00e9senter quelques membres de notre conseil d\u2019administration. Chaque mois, je mettrai en lumi\u00e8re un portefeuille, et ce mois-ci, j\u2019ai le plaisir de vous pr\u00e9senter notre comit\u00e9 ex\u00e9cutif.<br>Prenez un moment pour remercier ces b\u00e9n\u00e9voles exceptionnels lorsque vous les croiserez.<br>Mark Black, notre pr\u00e9sident sortant imm\u00e9diat.<br>Denny Boudreau, notre pr\u00e9sident d\u00e9sign\u00e9 et futur pr\u00e9sident pour 2027.<br>Michael Flint, notre tr\u00e9sorier, qui sert l\u2019association depuis de nombreuses ann\u00e9es et veille \u00e0 ce qu\u2019elle demeure viable et durable.<br>Et Shari Brick, notre directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, qui travaille sans rel\u00e2che dans l\u2019ombre et accomplit souvent l\u2019impossible pour faire avancer CAPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Merci \u00e0 vous tous. Ceci conclut votre message pr\u00e9sidentiel CAPS pour le mois de f\u00e9vrier. 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