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Meeting – National Honesty Day
Apr 30 2025 Happy National Honesty Day! Our word of the day chosen by Grammarian Joscel was “alignment.” Toastmaster Eduardo kept our meeting in alignment with the agenda, and started us off with a joke as usual. Dawn presented a leader profile on Sarah Wynn-Williams, who had the courage to call out Meta/Facebook’s unethical practices.…
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Meeting – World Book Day & Shakespeare’s Brithday
Apr 23 2025 In celebration of World Book Day & Shakespeare’s birthday, our Toastmaster Abhijeet opened with a famous Shakespeare quote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women simply players.” He asked for books that inspired us — he and Joscel highly recommended Michael Singer’s Untethered Soul . Then we heard…
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Meeting – Earth Matters
Apr 9 2025 The Word of the Day was anthropogenic. Dawn gave her speech ‘Good Grief’, a moving story in honor of her deceased father but also a reminder of how we can find beauty in grief as it reminds us of how much we loved the person. Leena gave her speech ‘Understanding Agentic AI’.…
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Leader Profile – Yayoi Kusama
Infinity and Illusion: The Art of Yayoi Kusama April Fool’s Day is the one day a year when deception is not only expected—it’s celebrated. We prank, we jest, and we twist reality for a moment of surprise and laughter. So today, I’d like to profile a woman who made illusions not just her art—but her legacy. Her name…
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Event – Karaoke Night
Apr 4 2025 Huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it unforgettable, and special shoutout to Kirti for organizing! There was food, great singing, and even impromptu dancing. Hope to see even more of you at our next event!
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Meeting – “Exploring the Cosmos” Debate Workshop
Apr 9 2025 This Wednesday we had a debate workshop led by our member Ignacio Guerra Lorenzana! Ignacio will first introduce the structure of a debate, and then facilitate several rounds of debate between volunteers from our members, either as 1 versus 1 or in teams of 2 versus 2. The debate topics will follow our…
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Meeting – Fool Me Once
Apr 2 2025 The Word of the Day was jest. Kirti gave her speech ‘Beyond the Will: The Power of Mentorship’. She recounted her initial fear of driving, which was alleviated by a mentor-like driving instructor who not only taught technical skills but also provided emotional support and encouragement. This mentorship experience led Kirti to…
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Meeting – International Day of Happiness
Mar 26 2025 Today Dawn delivered her ice-breaker speech on how difficult an ice-breaker speech is — talking about herself is not easy, even though she has done it multiple times in her Toastmasters journey. Andrea shared her story of switching careers, from the grueling long hours of accounting to pursuing the rewards of social…
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Meeting – Spring Equinox
Mar 19 2025 Word of the Day: Growth Preetha gave her speech titled “Not Walking Alone”. She discusses the myths of leadership, emphasizing that it is a learnable set of behaviors and attitudes. She introduces shared leadership, defined as collective, autonomous, and collaborative practices. Using examples from Toastmasters, she illustrates these tenets: collective practices through…
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