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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? Engages people Provides clarity & understanding Allows for relatability when explaining a…
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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…
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Event – Potluck + Improv
July 21, 2024 Preetha generously invited the club to her home for delicious food, enjoyable company, and fun times all around. Thank you Preetha, and those who helped organize and cook! And great job with the improv games, Elaine 😀
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Event – District 101 Luncheon + Abhijeet Roast
July 13, 2024 CONGRATS to our fearless District 101 Director, Abhijeet Joshi, for completing such a successful term! With your leadership and everyone’s hard work, Women LEAD got a well-deserved President’s Award (oh like we’re gonna be humble?) And now…on to the roast >:) Leena kicked off the roast, Gail and Priya warmed up the…
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Meeting – My Favorite Pet
July 24, 2024 Awww, what a cute theme. The Word of the Day was exuberant, chosen by our grammarian Snehitha. First up was Sarah for the Leadership Profile! She did a very unique topic where she chose not a person but three animals: a lion, bear, and tiger who were rescued together and lived inseparably…
Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters
A women-led public speaking club
