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Meeting – Imagination
Oct 23 2024 “Use your imaaaaaagination” – Spongebob Word of the Day: Ingenuity We had three speeches at this meeting! What a treat. Chandana gave her speech titled “Overcoming the Fear of Failure”. She highlighted the challenges in the current job market, particularly in tech, and shared her personal journey of overcoming communication issues and…
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Meeting – “Storytelling” In House Contest
Oct 16 2024 Our meeting today had an exciting twist! We had not one, not two, but FIVE speeches. We also had round-robin evaluations instead of the usual format. First up was Gail who re-gave her “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work” speech as part of completing her pathway. Next we had the contest! Participants below:…
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Event – Potluck
October 5 2024 So much fun! Thanks to Akila and her husband Ram for hosting. See below for Women Lead’s original rap lyrics (video in WhatsApp). Honestly, if this tech career thing doesn’t work out for you guys…
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Leader Profile – Maria E. Redo
(1925 – 2024) Activist and founder of Community Concern for Senior Citizens Lobbied door to door unpaid Result: several thousands of retailers agreed to offer reduced prices for people 65 and over “There’s got to be someone who is able to do something about it” — Audrey Liu
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Meeting – Friendship
Oct 9 2024 A fitting theme for a group of friends 🙂 Word of the Day: Steadfast Gail gave her speech titled “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”. She recounted her story of facing a daunting task of organizing an event for a large multi-family community with a tight deadline. Initially adopting an authoritarian approach failed,…
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Meeting – Have Fun
Oct 2 2024 The meeting was indeed a lot of fun 😀 Word of the Day: Celebrate Audrey gave (or technically re-gave) her speech titled “Confessions of a Bookworm”. This was her original Icebreaker speech about how she rediscovered her love of reading, reworked after feedback was given. Table Topics Master Leena introduced a fun…
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Leader Profile – Billie Jean King
(Nov 20,1943 – ) born in Long Beach CA First female athlete to receive the Congressional Gold Medal Greatest Tennis Player of all Times Turned Pro in 1968 Retired in 1990 39 Grand Slam titles, with a record 20 victories at Wimbledon. World’s No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis for six years in 1966 to…
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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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