Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters

July 2, 2025 Today’s “Voices of Freedom” meeting, led by Toastmaster Dawn, explored themes of identity and authenticity. Joscel presented this week’s Leader Profile, featuring Disney heroine, Mulan. We reflected on questions like, “Is the person we see in the mirror our authentic self, or who society expects us to be?” Joscel’s discussions touched upon…

June 25 2025 This workshop, led by Abhijeet, first taught us the structure of a speech evaluation; then we listened to our brave volunteer speaker Ignacio, and volunteers practiced giving evaluations. Key points in the workshop included the use of radical candor, I statements, and ideal feedback. Radical candor involves balancing caring personally with challenging…

June 18 2025 In anticipation of the summer solstice on June 20, let’s celebrate inner light, optimism, warmth, and personal power. Eduardo practiced his work presentation with his called ” AI Chatbot or Maintenance Engineers to Accelerate Production Equipment Recovery”. In this proposal, he outlined the implementation of an AI-powered maintenance chatbot designed to support technicians,…

June 11 2025 It’s Pride Month! Let’s celebrate authenticity, individuality, and self-acceptance — because everyone has a unique voice. In preparation for the upcoming club officer election, our Sergeant at Arms Eduardo and SAA Tech Sarah explained their roles. Nitin gave his icebreaker speech where he shared a personal story about a haircut mishap that…

June 4 2025 On June 4, 1919, the U.S. Congress passed the 19th Amendment, which recognized women’s right to vote. In preparation for the upcoming club officer election, our Events Coordinator Kirti and Secretary Audrey explained their roles. Leena gave her speech “Beneath the Iceberg: A Lesson in Leadership”. She shared her experience of taking…

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…