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Event – Karaoke Night
Apr 4 2025 Huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it unforgettable, and special shoutout to Kirti for organizing! There was food, great singing, and even impromptu dancing. Hope to see even more of you at our next event!
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Meeting – “Exploring the Cosmos” Debate Workshop
Apr 9 2025 This Wednesday we had a debate workshop led by our member Ignacio Guerra Lorenzana! Ignacio will first introduce the structure of a debate, and then facilitate several rounds of debate between volunteers from our members, either as 1 versus 1 or in teams of 2 versus 2. The debate topics will follow our…
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Meeting – Fool Me Once
Apr 2 2025 The Word of the Day was jest. Kirti gave her speech ‘Beyond the Will: The Power of Mentorship’. She recounted her initial fear of driving, which was alleviated by a mentor-like driving instructor who not only taught technical skills but also provided emotional support and encouragement. This mentorship experience led Kirti to…
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Meeting – International Day of Happiness
Mar 26 2025 Today Dawn delivered her ice-breaker speech on how difficult an ice-breaker speech is — talking about herself is not easy, even though she has done it multiple times in her Toastmasters journey. Andrea shared her story of switching careers, from the grueling long hours of accounting to pursuing the rewards of social…
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Meeting – Spring Equinox
Mar 19 2025 Word of the Day: Growth Preetha gave her speech titled “Not Walking Alone”. She discusses the myths of leadership, emphasizing that it is a learnable set of behaviors and attitudes. She introduces shared leadership, defined as collective, autonomous, and collaborative practices. Using examples from Toastmasters, she illustrates these tenets: collective practices through…
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Leader Profile – Sharon Stone
My leader profile today is about someone who will make you all roll your eyes. By the end, I hope to get you all to applaud. I am going to talk about ……. Hollywood actress …. Sharon Stone. She is known for her roles in CASINO, BASIC INSTINCTS, SILVER, etc. Are we all inspired yet? ……..…
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Meeting – The Power of Green
Mar 12 2025 Word of the Day: Growth Eduardo gave his speech titled “The Mexicas: A Civilization of Strength, Spirit, and Values”. He took us on a journey into the history and values of the Mexicas, also known as the Aztecs, a powerful civilization that thrived in Mesoamerica from the 14th to the early 16th…
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Leader Profile – Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is one of the most remarkable figures in American history and is only fitting to talk about her during Black History Month. Rewinding to 1822: This was a time when slavery was still legal in many states, and Black people were considered property that were bought and sold. The Ross family was enslaved…
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Meeting – Women Who Inspire
Mar 4 2025 Word of the Day: Resolute Audrey gave her speech titled “Snow White and the Seven Freshmen”. She shared her experience leading a college IT team and what she learned about leadership from it. Monica gave her speech titled “Staying Calm in Bah Humbug Conversations”. She shared lessons learned from dealing with frustrating…
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Meeting – “Dream Big” Club Contest
Feb 26 2025 Our meeting format this week was a bit different because we had not one, but TWO contests! The first contest was a Table Topics contest, where the question was “Do you believe big dreams are meant to be achieved, or is the pursuit of them what really matters?” Thank you Ignacio, Chandana…
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