Category: Meetings
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Meeting – Healthy Humanity
May 22, 2024 The theme for our May 22 meeting was Healthy Humanity. Grammarian Kirti introduced our word of the day: Zing! Vandana delivered a Leader Profile of Ratan Tata, also known as India’s Pride. Pooja shared her Icebreaker speech, “From Golden Shores to Concrete Dreams: A Journey of Love and Resilience,” a story about…
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Meeting – Interconnections of Nature
May 15, 2024 Grammarian Priya introduced our word of the day, “Countryside.” Audrey Liu delivered her icebreaker speech, “Rediscovering My Inner Bookworm” about how she discovered reading. She encouraged all of us to download an ebook, visit our library, or browse in our local bookstore. Abhijeet shared his inspiring speech, “Conquering the Narrative,” about how…
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Meeting – Mother Earth
Photo by Kasturi Laxmi Mohit on Unsplash May 8, 2024 The theme of our May 8 meeting was “Mother Earth”. The first prepared speech titled “Paralysis by Analysis” was delivered by Ramya where she explained how overthinking has the self fulfilling prophecy of pulling us towards the scenario we are trying to avoid by overthinking…
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Meeting – May Day
May 1, 2024 The theme of our May 1 meeting was “May Day,” and we celebrated the vibrance and blossoms of Spring. Grammarian Audrey announced our word of the day, “Brilliant.” VP of Membership Ramya led our new member induction. Ramona shared the leader profile of Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese monastic and peace activist. Vandana…
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Meeting – Favorite Trip
April 24, 2024 The topic of our April 24 meeting was “Favorite Trip,” and Toastmaster Gail brought us on a journey together! Grammarian Pooja introduced our word of the day, “Verve.” Audrey shared an inspiring leader profile of Angela Merkel, Former Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. Aneri’s speech, “Cardinal Sin” was about finding…
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Meeting – Dream Big
April 10, 2024 For our April 17 meeting, Toastmaster Himakshi shared our topic, Dream Big. Grammarian Vandana introduced a fitting Word of the Day, Audacious. Jian shared a Leader Profile of Dr. Catherine Mohr, President of the Intuitive Foundation, the organization that makes the Da Vinci surgical robot. Naina’s Icebreaker speech, “Soulmates: The Unbreakable Bond…
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Meeting – Live Your Best Life
April 10, 2024 For our April 10 meeting, Gloria started by introducing our theme, “Live Your Best Life.” Jian, serving as the grammarian, introduced the word of the day, “serendipity.” Vaibhav’s speech “Find Your Spark: Hobbies for Happiness“ highlighted the importance of hobbies outside work and how they contribute to personal growth. He shared that…
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Meeting – New Challenges
April 3, 2024 It was a good evening to discuss new challenges! We began with VP of Membership Ramya inducting new members. Jian shared her icebreaker speech, “It’s All Good in the End,” a moving story about losing her father and building her financial independence. Himakshi’s speech, “Can I Do It?” outlined Toastmasters as part…
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Meeting – Know Yourself
March 27, 2024 We had a special workshop this week. Distinguished Toastmaster Lindy MacLAane led us in her workshop entitled “Emote,” and she helped us stretch our emoting muscles. She shared helpful tips in getting the emotion out, like moving your body, imagining breath coming from our bellies, relaxing our face. Toastmasters got to practice…
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Meeting – Freedom
March 20, 2024 Gloria began our March 20 meeting with the Leader profile of Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan. Grammarian Aneri shared word of the day, Tranquility. Gail spoke about The Transformative Power of Kindness. “ Kindness is tool that knows no boundaries.” We learned that it’s also a two way street: acts of kindness trigger…
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