Category: Meetings
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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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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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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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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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Meeting – Have Fun
Oct 2 2024 The meeting was indeed a lot of fun 😀 Word of the Day: Celebrate Audrey gave (or technically re-gave) her speech titled “Confessions of a Bookworm”. This was her original Icebreaker speech about how she rediscovered her love of reading, reworked after feedback was given. Table Topics Master Leena introduced a fun…
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Meeting – Share Your Passion
Sep 18 2024 We had our Open House today! A LOT of guests came, which was super exciting to see. Word of the Day: Ignite, to fuel a fire or enthusiasm. Eg. Today we come together to ignite our passions and share them with others. Ignacio gave his speech where he shared his experiences in…
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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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