Category: Meetings
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Meeting – Elements of Nature
Sep 11 2024 Toastmaster Akila introduced our meeting theme by inviting us to experience and appreciate nature directly, rather than through a digital filter of photos or recordings. Leena gave her speech titled “If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now”. She spoke about job rejections and the feeling of dejection, but persevering and…
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Meeting – Healthy Habits
Sep 4 2024 Word of the Day: destress Kirti gave her speech titled ‘Language: The Bridge of Human Connection‘ Kirti’s speech highlighted the significance of language in fostering human connection. She shared personal experiences of learning multiple languages and forming bonds with people from different cultures. For Table Topics, Table Topics Master Chandana asked questions…
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Meeting – Emotional Intelligence
Aug 28 2024 Leena gave her speech titled ‘A Magical World of Words: Lessons from the Toastmasters Championship‘ Leena spoke about the excitement of listening to the best speakers at the International Toastmasters Conference as well as observing the importance of a strong opening, humor, and “practice, practice, practice”. Abhijeet gave his speech titled ‘5…
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Meeting – Exploring the World
Aug 21 2024 Next to travel, one of the best ways to explore the world is through storytelling. So aren’t we lucky that the amazing Abhijeet led a storytelling workshop for us this meeting? Here are the main points: Why do stories matter? 7 secrets to a Compelling Story (they spell out Passion!) For Table…
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Meeting – The Great Outdoors
Aug 14 2024 This is the Bay Area. Who doesn’t love the outdoors? The Word of the Day was avid, chosen by our Grammarian Monica. Jian gave her speech titled ‘The Adventure Beneath the Meteor Shower‘ Jian shared with us her amazing experience of seeing beautiful stars and meteor showers with her friends. She even…
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Meeting – Olympics
Aug 7 2024 A very apt theme for this week! The Word of the Day was celebratory, chosen by our Grammarian Audrey. Ramona gave her speech titled Embracing the Journey Ramona shared with us her personal journey of ups and downs through life, from starting and shutting down her own company to moving to a…
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Meeting – Book Club
July 31 2024 I do love a good book club 🙂 The Word of the Day was an interesting twist today: literally and figuratively, chosen by our grammarian Sarah. Audrey gave her speech titled It’s Okay to Not Be Okay She shared her honest struggles with being a caregiver for her mother while managing her…
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Meeting – My Favorite Pet
July 24, 2024 Awww, what a cute theme. The Word of the Day was exuberant, chosen by our grammarian Snehitha. First up was Sarah for the Leadership Profile! She did a very unique topic where she chose not a person but three animals: a lion, bear, and tiger who were rescued together and lived inseparably…
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Meeting – Celebrations Around the World
What a fun theme for our July 10th meeting! The Word of the Day was jamboree, chosen by our grammarian Kirti. Now on to our one and only speech! Chandana gave her speech titled… Communication Styles: Lessons Learnt. She shared some key lessons in effective communication, giving real-life examples of how she had to adapt…
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Meeting – Evaluation Workshop
Once again, we had a surprise theme for our July 3rd meeting. Read on below to find out more… Our one and only Abhijeet led an Evaluation Workshop for us! Part 1: The Workshop He started off by sharing the principle of Radical Candor as well as some personal anecdotes, including one encounter with his…
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