Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.
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.
Today’s meeting had a specific theme tied to the date on the calendar. This week marks the 100th Anniversary of the start of Toastmasters International in the back of the founder’s garage. Ian Thornton was our Toastmaster of the Day leading the meeting and injecting pieces of historical information on Toastmasters in New Zealand’s development ... read more.
What a meeting, today we had an exciting island escape themed meeting with colourful leis and funky sunnies to help us to get into a great mood for the day. Our toastmaster Jacqui Anderson led us in a colourful, exciting, and extremely entertaining morning meeting featuring two amazing speakers, Louise Landess, and Ian Thornton. ... read more.
Fraser Beckwith as Sergeant at Arms, was organised and welcoming Thomas Bernard, Toastmaster, led us with the Theme of Health and Wellness encouraging us to use exercise to add 5 to 7 years to our life. Stay hydrated, eating cucumbers, watermelon and oranges, getting enough sleep (7 to 9hrs), balanced diet, handwashing, music with exercise, ... read more.
Oops, it’s been a while since our last entry, but we’re back to share some of our remarkable experiences. As our regular meeting room is undergoing electrical renovations, we’ve had to adapt to a few meetings with minimal lighting. This unexpected twist turned out to be an intriguing challenge, allowing us to focus intensively ... read more.