Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters

November 22, 2023 Our November 22 meeting theme is Family. Our President Preetha tied our Family theme for Thanksgiving week to the Debate workshop, noting that debates often come up with family over Thanksgiving dinner. Our word of the day, Grateful, was also timely. Preetha shared a speech, “2 Minutes on Skis,” on her experience…

November 15, 2023 Toastmaster Himakshi guided us on our quest (our word of the day) to have an awesome meeting, themed “Exploration.” 🔎 Ignacio spoke about his quest for a good mentor. Snehitha described her relationship with her brother which transformed from constant fights to a close friendship. Sarah delivered a toast to her brother…

Nov 8, 2023 We held our “Tranquility” themed meeting on a tranquil Wednesday evening, though we had a frenetic start in getting to the meeting room. Grammarian Snehitha picked our W.O.D., “frenetic.” Toastmaster Parag kept us on track with not two, but three prepared speeches. Our first speaker Linda shared a story about integrity —…

Nov 1, 2023 Our theme for our 11/1 meeting was Resilience. And unofficially we also celebrated Halloween and the Day of the Dead with costumes and candy. Our word of the day was Eerie. Vice President of Membership Ramya led the New Member Induction. Alice Ou shared an icebreaker speech, “Women Empowerment.” She shared her…

Oct 25, 2023 Boo! In anticipation of Halloween, our Grammarian Jagan chose SKITTISH as the word of the day. Akila presented her leader profile on Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the celebrated fantasy author. Our first speaker Himakshi led us through her haunted house experience. Then Preetha taught us about distributed leadership. Parag led an entertaining round…

Our October 11 meeting topic was Myths and Fairytales. Helen shared her speech, Gardens Nurture Us, about the many ways gardens benefit our communities. Abhijeet led an Evaluation Workshop, starting with a speech about how to approach evaluations with Radical Candor. Then participants each evaluated Helen’s speech and received feedback from Abhijeet. With this practice,…

The theme of our meeting on October 4 was Harvest Festival. We started with our Vice President of Membership Ramya welcoming our new members Akila, Akshita, Deepthi, Himakshi, Parag, and Aneri with a collegial game. The Leader Profile led by Roshani was on Steve Jobs and provided insights into his drive and creative genius. Akila…

September 27, 2023 Our 9/27 meeting theme was “Who Do You Trust?” We began with two icebreaker speeches, with both speakers trusting the audience with their personal stories. 🤝 Parag shared “Living with a Monster,” 👾 with insights about the challenge of public speaking. Monica’s speech, Cleaning the Lens, 👓also explored the purpose of clarity…

September 20, 2023 Our theme this week was Justice. ⚖️Toastmaster Ramya began with a reminder for us all to be conscious about injustices and to speak out against all forms of injustice and to be a good example of justice for others. Priya shared a leader profile of Gordana Comic, Minister for Human and Minority…