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Meeting – Adventure Time
June 7, 2023 Our new club emprise: a New Member Induction led by our VPM, Ramya. We officially welcomed Ruhina, Jun, and Gail as club members. Abhijeet led a workshop, “How to Craft a Speech” and told us to start in Media Res, bare our souls, and dig deep! Table Topics Master Liz asked two of our…
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Leader Profile -Mária Telkes, the Sun Queen
Dr. Mária Telkes was one of the first pioneers of solar energy. She believed the power of the sun could change human lives, and she was right! Dr. Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1900 and studied physical chemistry at the University of Budapest. She graduated with a B.A. in 1920 and received her…
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Meeting – Freedom
May 24, 2023 At our second hybrid meeting, Freedom was the theme. Ramya presented the Leader Profile on Maria Telkes, the Sun Queen. Priya taught from experience as a club mentor and sponsor how to set up a successful corporate Toastmaster club. Ruhina gave us a road map to help manage change in our lives. Table…
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(Hybrid!) Meeting – I Hope You Dance
May 17, 2023 We hosted our first hybrid meeting! Abhijeet invited members local to Santa Clara to bring their laptops to his workplace, Nvidia. From there we used our personal laptops to sign into our individual Zoom accounts, and designated one laptop at the front of the room for presenting. Our Toastmaster Liz welcomed both our…
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Event – Potluck and Mini-Auction!
May 6, 2023 On an unexpectedly rainy summer day, we met for food and fun. Karen graciously hosted us in her backyard, and then in her living room when the rain refused to be ignored. After filling our bellies with more dessert than lunch (Ramya’s gulab jamins!), the moms in the group entertained us with…
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Meeting – Stop & Smell the Roses
May 3, 2023 Our May 3rd meeting began with an interesting leader profile by Farryl who spoke about Indira Nooyi, the CEO who revolutionized Pepsico. Indira Nooyi’s goal was to improve the healthiness of the food manufactured by Pepsico and to support environmental sustainability. During her speech, Saumya described our increased dependence on smartphones by interweaving humorous encounters with…
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Meeting – Gardening
April 26, 2023 We had a succulent meeting full of plant friends and gardening thoughts led by Toastmaster Risa. Priya presented on Melanie Perkins, CEO of Canva — the reason why we have nice flyers. Liz gave a touching tribute to her mentors and role models. Abhijeet asked if himself and us “are you a…
Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters
A women-led public speaking club
Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters 