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Speaking on complex topics

In the last meeting our talented speakers delivered fantastic speeches. Jon shared the story about himself as a person and his journey from childhood to date! On the other hand, Neelam skillfully informed the audience about the work that is done by a business analyst and strategies to make it easier to explain complex matters ... read more.

Making the best out of bad situations

Last Monday, 1st of November, was another online meeting with first-time Toastmaster of the Night, Neelam at the helm. We think Neelam did an impressive job organising and running the online meeting. She was helped by Timer Claire, who used some Squid Game references for her role, and Grammarian Jafar who introduced us to the ... read more.

On loneliness, careers, and deep thinking

Last Monday, 4th of October, we had another fantastic online meeting. Our Zoom master for the night was Clarence who brought some creative ideas into the meeting. The meeting was put into colours by our Timer Hani, while Grammarian William brought the word of the day “EXHILARATING”. Lulu gave a speech on the benefits of ... read more.

Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests 2021

Tonight, 20th of September 2021, we held our Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests. Though our meeting was held online, we are very pleased that the contests ran very smoothly! The Humorous Speech Contest was ran by Contest Chair, Claire. The first speaker, Jafar, delivered his speech, where he aired some of his complaints. (The ... read more.

What do you meme?

Tonight’s meeting, the 6th of September, had to be conducted via Zoom again due to Auckland still being on Alert Level 4. However, a Zoom meeting does not mean boring as our Toastmaster of the Night, Cindy, affably conducted us through the evening.  We had two speeches– Clarence delivered a speech reflecting on his Toastmasters path, while Danielle talked ... read more.

Informal Meeting Night

Due to the lockdown situation, we decided to postpone our contests schedule for today, and instead held an informal online meeting via Zoom. Michael graciously agreed to be the Toastmaster of the Night and scheduled four short speeches (2 to 3 minutes). Hani started off by talking about the situation in Afghanistan. Jon shared the ... read more.