Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters

May 28 2025 The WOD was fortitude. In preparation for the upcoming club officer election, our VP of Education Sarah and Mentor Chair Gail explained their roles. Monica gave her speech “An Unwelcomed Old Friend”. She shared a harrowing experience of dealing with a cockroach infestation in a New York City hotel, detailing the escalating…

May 21 2025 To start our meeting, our Sergeant of Arms Eduardo welcomed our many guests — we had almost as many guests as members present! Preetha, our Area Director (as well as our club Treasurer), congratulated us on our club’s President’s Distinguished status. Toastmaster Jagan introduced the theme, The Power of Curiosity, by asking…

May 14 2025 This meeting, we celebrated the birth month of Florence Nightingale (May 12), whose pioneering voice reformed healthcare. We kicked off the meeting with officer intros. Ramya talked about her role as President, and Jian about hers as VPPR. Joscel gave his speech “21st Century Pioneers”. He reflected on the concept of pioneers,…

May 7 2025 Happy Mother’s Day! The WOD was clairvoyant. Audrey gave her speech “How Audrey Got Her (Communication) Groove Back”. She described her communication style today and the bumpy journey she took to get there.  Helen gave her speech “Just Say Yes”, where she described all of the awesome opportunities she said yes to…

Apr 30 2025 Happy National Honesty Day! Our word of the day chosen by Grammarian Joscel was “alignment.” Toastmaster Eduardo kept our meeting in alignment with the agenda, and started us off with a joke as usual. Dawn presented a leader profile on Sarah Wynn-Williams, who had the courage to call out Meta/Facebook’s unethical practices.…

Apr 23 2025 In celebration of World Book Day & Shakespeare’s birthday, our Toastmaster Abhijeet opened with a famous Shakespeare quote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women simply players.” He asked for books that inspired us — he and Joscel highly recommended Michael Singer’s Untethered Soul . Then we heard…

Apr 9 2025 The Word of the Day was anthropogenic. Dawn gave her speech ‘Good Grief’, a moving story in honor of her deceased father but also a reminder of how we can find beauty in grief as it reminds us of how much we loved the person. Leena gave her speech ‘Understanding Agentic AI’.…