Boaters Toastmasters

Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.

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Reflection

Member blog by Kori Jones: On a chilly Friday morning, amidst the crisp air, a group of eager individuals gathered for another enriching session at Toastmasters. The energy was palpable, and the room buzzed with anticipation. Led by a dedicated team of role players, each person in attendance was set for a morning of learning, ... read more.

Your favourite joke

Member blog by Louise: This week the blog spotlight is on our meeting’s supporting players; on the people and roles that give the meeting structure and the speakers, feedback. And while they rarely get the glory during the hour and a half we meet, their roles allow the speakers to shine. Every meeting starts with ... read more.

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Coming to you live from…

Member blog by Aaron Gale. “A television newscast” was the theme chosen for today’s meeting by our Toastmaster for the day, Alana. Alana bravely moved outside of the standard meeting format, to encourage each assigned role to be part of the newsroom team – whether in the studio or roaming. Gerald gave the meeting an ... read more.

The merry, merry month of May

Member blog by Louise Landess. Sometimes it would appear that the world conspires against the blog, or the bloggers, so in this post, to fill in some gaps I’m having a crack at summarising the Merry, Merry Month of May and a little bit of the tail end of April. Highlights and random memories 30 ... read more.

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Gratitude… thanks for that

Team tag member blog this week – Rachel Walton & Louise Landess Today’s theme is Gratitude – Great theme always love this one. Today’s Toastmaster is Helen MacLeod, which is based on her work and this theme is a protective practice for when life gets really hard. There is hope  (Through gratitude) Our Grammarian introduced the ... read more.

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Lessons learned… or not!

Member blog by Deb McAlpine. Another awesome Boaters meeting ably led by Toastmaster Gerald Hartley. Sergeant at Arms Brett had us singing in the aisles in the wake of his first musical improv session. Gerald made the meeting fun by sharing his darkest secrets of things he has learned in his new job (could have ... read more.