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Meeting – Share Your Passion
Sep 18 2024 We had our Open House today! A LOT of guests came, which was super exciting to see. Word of the Day: Ignite, to fuel a fire or enthusiasm. Eg. Today we come together to ignite our passions and share them with others. Ignacio gave his speech where he shared his experiences in…
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Meeting – Elements of Nature
Sep 11 2024 Toastmaster Akila introduced our meeting theme by inviting us to experience and appreciate nature directly, rather than through a digital filter of photos or recordings. Leena gave her speech titled “If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now”. She spoke about job rejections and the feeling of dejection, but persevering and…
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Meeting – Healthy Habits
Sep 4 2024 Word of the Day: destress Kirti gave her speech titled ‘Language: The Bridge of Human Connection‘ Kirti’s speech highlighted the significance of language in fostering human connection. She shared personal experiences of learning multiple languages and forming bonds with people from different cultures. For Table Topics, Table Topics Master Chandana asked questions…
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Meeting – Emotional Intelligence
Aug 28 2024 Leena gave her speech titled ‘A Magical World of Words: Lessons from the Toastmasters Championship‘ Leena spoke about the excitement of listening to the best speakers at the International Toastmasters Conference as well as observing the importance of a strong opening, humor, and “practice, practice, practice”. Abhijeet gave his speech titled ‘5…
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Meeting – Exploring the World
Aug 21 2024 Next to travel, one of the best ways to explore the world is through storytelling. So aren’t we lucky that the amazing Abhijeet led a storytelling workshop for us this meeting? Here are the main points: Why do stories matter? 7 secrets to a Compelling Story (they spell out Passion!) For Table…
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Leader Profile – Christiane Amanpour
There are some walks of life in which a single human being actually affects the lives of millions of people. Sometimes, it’s an event and not a human who brings in that kind of impact. There is a subtle cradle-of-civilization like profession which focusses on such people and events with a noble purpose of making…
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Meeting – The Great Outdoors
Aug 14 2024 This is the Bay Area. Who doesn’t love the outdoors? The Word of the Day was avid, chosen by our Grammarian Monica. Jian gave her speech titled ‘The Adventure Beneath the Meteor Shower‘ Jian shared with us her amazing experience of seeing beautiful stars and meteor showers with her friends. She even…
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Meeting – Olympics
Aug 7 2024 A very apt theme for this week! The Word of the Day was celebratory, chosen by our Grammarian Audrey. Ramona gave her speech titled Embracing the Journey Ramona shared with us her personal journey of ups and downs through life, from starting and shutting down her own company to moving to a…
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Meeting – Book Club
July 31 2024 I do love a good book club 🙂 The Word of the Day was an interesting twist today: literally and figuratively, chosen by our grammarian Sarah. Audrey gave her speech titled It’s Okay to Not Be Okay She shared her honest struggles with being a caregiver for her mother while managing her…
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Leader Profile – Dorothy Parker
This week’s Leader Profile is about Dorothy Parker, a pioneering librarian. She served as the librarian of Howard University’s Moorland Foundation (1930), a small collection of anti-slavery books that she expanded into a globally recognized collection of black history and culture. Dorothy fostered a more inclusive, less Eurocentric way of cataloging and organizing books. The…
Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters
A women-led public speaking club
Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters 