Category: Meetings
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Meeting – Fresh Start
January 3, 2024 Our theme for the first meeting of the year was Fresh Start. Preetha shared a Leader profile of Claudia Goldin, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Her work includes investigation of women’s economics and the gender pay gap. Priya shared “Networking in the modern world!” with her DARE framework for networking:…
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Meeting – Winter Solstice
December 20, 2023 Our theme for our December 20 meeting was Winter Solstice. ❄️ Akila Nagamani started the meeting with a Leader Profile of Taylor Swift. She was inspired by Taylor Swift’s resilience as a young artist and the community of Swifties. 🎵 We played a creative game of white elephant 🐘 as a hybrid…
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Meeting – Gifts & Presents
December 13, 2023 Our theme for our December 13 meeting was Gifts and Presents. Himakshi shared a Leader Profile of Muniba Mazari, the inspiring “Iron Lady of Pakistan”. Jagan shared “The 10-90 in Life”, with an engaging and humor-filled story using a ski trip to illustrate how our approach to life makes a huge difference.…
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Meeting – Charity
December 6, 2023 During this season of giving, our meeting theme was Charity. VP of Membership Ramya led the new member induction with three new members. Karen led a workshop about mindfulness and creativity in business and shared an inspiring story of her creative transformation and her journey as an artist. She brought the audience…
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Meeting – Inclusion
November 22, 2023 The holiday season is the perfect time to think about including others, and Inclusion was the theme for our November 29 meeting. The word of the day, Equality, goes hand in hand with an inclusive environment. Snehitha introduced a Leader Profile of Ratan Tata, the business leader who made Tata brand go…
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Meeting – Family
November 22, 2023 Our November 22 meeting theme is Family. Our President Preetha tied our Family theme for Thanksgiving week to the Debate workshop, noting that debates often come up with family over Thanksgiving dinner. Our word of the day, Grateful, was also timely. Preetha shared a speech, “2 Minutes on Skis,” on her experience…
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Meeting – Exploration
November 15, 2023 Toastmaster Himakshi guided us on our quest (our word of the day) to have an awesome meeting, themed “Exploration.” 🔎 Ignacio spoke about his quest for a good mentor. Snehitha described her relationship with her brother which transformed from constant fights to a close friendship. Sarah delivered a toast to her brother…
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Meeting – Tranquility
Nov 8, 2023 We held our “Tranquility” themed meeting on a tranquil Wednesday evening, though we had a frenetic start in getting to the meeting room. Grammarian Snehitha picked our W.O.D., “frenetic.” Toastmaster Parag kept us on track with not two, but three prepared speeches. Our first speaker Linda shared a story about integrity —…
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Meeting – Resilience
Nov 1, 2023 Our theme for our 11/1 meeting was Resilience. And unofficially we also celebrated Halloween and the Day of the Dead with costumes and candy. Our word of the day was Eerie. Vice President of Membership Ramya led the New Member Induction. Alice Ou shared an icebreaker speech, “Women Empowerment.” She shared her…
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Meeting – Ghosts and Goblins
Oct 25, 2023 Boo! In anticipation of Halloween, our Grammarian Jagan chose SKITTISH as the word of the day. Akila presented her leader profile on Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the celebrated fantasy author. Our first speaker Himakshi led us through her haunted house experience. Then Preetha taught us about distributed leadership. Parag led an entertaining round…
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