Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.
This week’s Toastmasters meeting was inspiring, expertly led by our Toastmaster of the Day, Ian Thornton. Ian set the tone for an evening with the theme Embrace Change. Coincidentally, it was also Valentine’s Day, and Ian kicked things off with a hilarious story from one of his past Valentine’s Days in Gore, involving flowers and ... read more.
Yeah, we had flow! Another fantastic Boaters meeting. Our table topics were thoughtfully crafted with the theme of ‘water’ for our meeting. It was a highly entertaining session with lots of laughs and hilarity throughout. Cars driving up banks due to high heels, professional criminal relations, drinking water in Fiji – what could possibly go ... read more.
Toastmaster of the Day, Louise Landess put together a meeting with a theme 2025 and the Next Five… What’s Your Vision? as we are approaching the end of the year and so it’s a perfect time to welcome a spirit of optimism for the coming year. Serving as Grammarian, Thomas Bernard recited a heartfelt poem ... read more.
Sleep is the suspension of bodily function. As the word of the day, Grammarian Natalie explained how sleep was detrimental to every living being, from humans to flowers, as we all slumber without care and unalert. Finding Purpose in a Pandemic was the topic presented by Erika. She described her experience during the pandemic days ... read more.
Whāia e koe te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe, me he maunga teitei Pursue excellence – should you stumble, let it be to a lofty mountain This week’s blog is a reflection on our Open Day meeting, or – because in reality every meeting is open to anyone who’s curious to see what ... read more.
Starting from a chilly morning of -2, it was nice and warm in the Rakaia room. Sergeant at Arms Roydon got us started with the matter of facts interspersed with a bit of humour. Toastmaster Kori welcomed us, along with new member Aaron and visitor Julian, with the theme of “Childhood Dreams: When I grow ... read more.
A cold Friday morning got a vibrant splash of colour at the recent Boaters Toastmasters meeting. The theme of ‘Loud Clothing Friday’ was led by Richard Smart, who donned the Toastmaster’s hat for the first time. The meeting was entertaining with stories of Boaters members fashion mishaps… you had to be there. Shaun Jacob revisited ... read more.
Ever wondered what goes in to completing a Pathway? For his final speech as a Boater, outgoing member, Gerald Hartley gave us a stunning overview of the projects completed and lessons learned throughout the course of his Dynamic Leadership Pathway. Here’s a transcript of his speech, along with the timings he used as a guide. ... read more.
Imagination flowed through this meeting led by Dee with some extremely interesting speeches. Louise had a six minute speech talking about neurodiversity and the autism spectrum. Just like there is vast diversity in the way humans look, there is also vast diversity in human minds. I think this is great! Life would be boring if we all ... read more.
Member blog by Rachel Walton. Thank you to our Toastmaster of the morning – David Cooper, who successfully interwove the “look to the stars” theme throughout our meeting We had such a stellar meeting today – what a great word choice from today’s Grammarian, Cam Parsonson. We were challenged to weave this word into our ... read more.