Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.
Last week, we were delighted to return to our familiar and cosy home – the Imagitech Theatre on the ground floor of the Rakaia building. The vibe was instantly welcoming, and the energy was high as we kicked off another fantastic Toastmasters session. Our Toastmaster for the meeting, Helen, chose a theme that had everyone ... read more.
Recently at Boaters Toastmasters club we held a brainstorming session to help with planning for the upcoming Toastmasters’ year. Expertly facilitated by Louise Landess, Lucie Harrison and Dan Vann, club members were encouraged to contribute their thoughts through an interactive Mentimeter quiz. The results of the quiz give some great insights into why people join ... read more.
The theme of the meeting was Road Trips and Dean, our Toastmaster, described members’ road trips throughout the session. This brought us all together with a common theme where everyone had a story to tell. It was an opportunity for a great deal of laughter with Dean’s dry delivery. The session kicked off with Dan, ... read more.
Sergeant at Arms for today was Alana Bogart who got us underway right on time. Dan Vann, Toastmaster of the day introduced the theme for the morning, Survivor, this saw us split into two teams, in Fiji, with not much to eat. Grammarian was Shaun Jacob who set everyone the challenge to use “Boggle” for ... read more.
Toastmaster of the day Thomas Bernard lead our meeting with the theme of April Fools, revealing himself as a consummate prankster. Three of our newest members stepped up to the stage with Hayley Ching, introducing our word of the day – bamboozle. Then Tsarina Dellow and Lucie Harrison delivered two great introductions. Our first two ... read more.
This week’s Toastmasters meeting was nothing short of inspiring, engaging, and full of humor—an excellent reflection of the theme, The Art of Nurturing. With Thomas Bernard as Sergeant at Arms kicking things off, we were set for an energetic session filled with learning, laughter, and self-improvement. A Theme Close to the Heart The theme, chosen ... read more.
This week’s Boaters hui was themed ‘harvest time’ and we certainly harvested plenty of fun and laughter from the proceedings. Our Sergeant at Arms, Shaun, did a fabulous job of starting perfectly on time and opening the floor for our toastmaster, and shining star, Louise. Grammarian Hannah set the standard with the word of the ... read more.
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.