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Meeting – Independence
Nov 13 2024 In theme with “Independence” (especially for women), Kirti kicked us off with a leader profile about Savitrabai Phule, India’s first female teacher who opened a school for girls despite great opposition. Our meeting featured a panel discussion by Preetha Menon, who asked questions such as “How do you cultivate independence in your…
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Meeting – Interview/Moments of Truth
Nov 6 2024 We had a special structure today, starting with an interview with Abhijeet, who is running for International Director of Toastmasters. Key issues discussed were financial difficulties post-pandemic and member engagement. Proposed solutions included leveraging a subscription model for convention recordings and creating corporate training programs. Next we had “Moments of Truth,” a…
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Leader Profile – Dr. Jane Cooke Wright
Dr. Wright is best known for her pioneering work in chemotherapy. At a time when surgery and radiation were the primary treatments for cancer, she explored the potential of chemotherapy to treat the disease. Wright’s research involved studying the effects of various drugs on tumors and in 1951 with the help of her team she…
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Meeting – Halloween/Diwali
Oct 30 2024 Yiming gave his ice breaker about his love for soccer and the strategy of the game. Linda gave a fun but serious personal story that inspired us to “just say sorry” and take ownership of our mistakes. Patrice led Table Topics along the theme of Diwali and Halloween, asking us to describe…
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Event – District 101 Icebreaker Contest – “Your Story Matters”
October 26 2024 Congrats to Leena Ambekar and Audrey Liu for both placing 2nd in their respective Divisions! Leena: “Battling the Beast” – 2nd place Division E Audrey: “Confessions of a Bookworm” – 2nd place Division G
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Meeting – Imagination
Oct 23 2024 “Use your imaaaaaagination” – Spongebob Word of the Day: Ingenuity We had three speeches at this meeting! What a treat. Chandana gave her speech titled “Overcoming the Fear of Failure”. She highlighted the challenges in the current job market, particularly in tech, and shared her personal journey of overcoming communication issues and…
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Meeting – “Storytelling” In House Contest
Oct 16 2024 Our meeting today had an exciting twist! We had not one, not two, but FIVE speeches. We also had round-robin evaluations instead of the usual format. First up was Gail who re-gave her “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work” speech as part of completing her pathway. Next we had the contest! Participants below:…
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Event – Potluck
October 5 2024 So much fun! Thanks to Akila and her husband Ram for hosting. See below for Women Lead’s original rap lyrics (video in WhatsApp). Honestly, if this tech career thing doesn’t work out for you guys…
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Leader Profile – Maria E. Redo
(1925 – 2024) “There’s got to be someone who is able to do something about it” — Audrey Liu
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Meeting – Friendship
Oct 9 2024 A fitting theme for a group of friends 🙂 Word of the Day: Steadfast Gail gave her speech titled “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”. She recounted her story of facing a daunting task of organizing an event for a large multi-family community with a tight deadline. Initially adopting an authoritarian approach failed,…
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